The Greeley tribune., 1912-02-29
COUNTY PRESS
Sentenced to Pen

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Seven to nine years in the peni-
tentiary at Canon City.
This is the penalty f. j. Estes
former county commissioner, vii
have TO pay as the result of divert
| ing to his own ends approximate
s3.40O OF the county money. Dis
trict Jldge Neil Graham pronounc-
ed sentence Monday morning. and
Estes was taken to Canon City the
same evening.
Estes was indicted by grand
Jury last fall After a jury had
been secured and the trial begun in
the district court Tuesday of last
week. everything was running
smoothly. The most dramatic scene
of the trial eliminated with ad-
iournment of court last Friday al
ternoon, when like one lightning
flash after another the prosecution
hurled shot after shot into the de
the court that they we're taken by
surprise at the course the trial had
taken and asked fortune to consider
their future conduct of the case.
Before crowd that filled the court
room % Overlooking District Attor-
ney George A. Carlson continued to
cross examine E. c. Stevens, and
broke down the evidence on which
Estes expected to be cleared when
they charged Stevens. former
lumber man, with attempting TO
bribe a former business partner
and followed up their charges by
arresting him. Stevens was the
star witness for the defense. He
was to have had $500 for testi-
flying for Estes.
Following this dramatic ending
of the district court. and \ confer
ence between attorneys E. J. Estes
went into court Saturday morning
before the hour for convenfng and
entered a plea of guilty of forgery
as charged In case No. 1860. one OF
the j. H. Hansen warrants. A nolle
contendere was entered in the other
twelve cases. Estes was sentenced
to not less than seven nor ,a0go
than nine years in the state penf-
tentiary.
E. C. Stevens, the star witness,
also plead guilty Of perjury and will
receive his sentence next Tuesday.
The cases Of r. W. DeVinny and
p. C. Polander, the other TWO in
dicted county commissioner, will
come up for trial next week.
Platteville Herald.
From Seven to xiae Years
E. ]. Estes was sentenced Monday
by Judge Graham at Greeley to
from seven to nine years in the
state penitentiary, for forgery. fol-
lowing plea Of guilty Saturday
morning. Sheriff McAfee immedi-
ately took him to the train for
Canon City.
Few trials have taken place in
northern Colorado that have occa-
stoned such great interest as the
trial of E. j. Estes for forgery and
appropriating money belonging to
the county for his own use. A man
generally liked. having all the ap-
pearances OF manly man, he has
disappointed his friends and failed
in his duty to his fellows. That IL
putting 1t light 1t is probable that
his act of bribery, wherein f. C.
Stevens was to receive s3.4oO to
swear that he had delivered the
lumber which WAS a pretended pur-
chase. together with the fact that
he was public official that induc-
ed the judge to give him so long n
term. Most people in Longmont
seemed to think he would get from
three to FIVE years
commissioners DeVinny and Bo.
lander. indicted with Estes. will be
tried February 81 and %
Just here Wo Ho p,,
of place for few words in regard
TO fraternal societies. MIR Estee
was prominent in one of the great
est orders on earth Some peonle
really believe that such circum-
stance will help a man when he
commits crime. We have watchod
tnls fact for years. Fraternal or
uers VIII help man as the church
VIII help him to live an honorable
clean life before God and man mt
II ne is recreant to his trust and
Iaiis IN his obligations, these orders
VIII drop him as he deseryas IN he
, cropped. There is no false senu-
hehtallsm among the besl fratarnaI
! ORDERS. The fact that Nr E.tea
; was member of such an order ~.
no heip to him unless it was tn 4ive
nim the benefit of the donbt vh,Ie
. the doubt existed. Ii dld rnt .ho.t-
. ger. "'''' Leu-
I The Estes Case
z hIter months of sucr. =.