Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-17
OF MISS CARRIE PET,
ERsoN or CEDAR FALLS RE.
cEivEs SENTENCE.
SENT TO ANAMosA FOR
TERM OF TWENTY YEARS
Severely Scored by Judge Plat, Who
Declares Hanging is Better Punish
nent for Such Crimes Sentence
Would Have Been More Severe Had
Law Permitted.

Waterloo. May l..-Fred Darwin 81
following his written confession
plead guilty before Judge Platt to
the crime of attempting a criminal as
sauit upon Miss Carrie Peterson aged
y, OF Cedar Fails a week ago last
nlsht, anc was sentenced to serve
twenty years in the reformatorv at
-A!a1host. me court seevrely scored
lhe prisoner. who exhibited no emo
ton. and expressed his belief tina, men
VINO committed offeEses against poor
de1enseIess girls should be hanged !,
Alter specific questioning by the
court the young man admitted that ne
was sorry for his get
You nave been convicted by YOUR
own ccnte ssion of the most serious
crime ever conn! tteed N Slack Hawk
county, said the court That is
the CRIME showed the greatest crirni-
MARTY on the part Of the person VINO
committed il. One man may kill an
other IN Il moment Of passion. or alter
oetl5eratlon. hut that wou!t, Tot be
SO heiEous RS an assault such as you
mace dpon this poor, defenseless. I'M
susPsct!ES girl. Ii You had had
spark Of manhood about you. you
would have deefnaed the girl instead
OF attacking her. You did not give
her chance TO defend herself, but
struck her down in the dark, I'M
awares. II some states the law pro-
vides that such men shall he hanged.
and l think hanging IS too good fer
man who viii commit such das-
IN H.,
this crime Was that confession true
asked the court.
1T was" responded the prisoner,
with bowed head.
Prisoner Expresses Regret.
4 do rot propose To give you
lecture, for l feel that it would DO 10
good. feel that you are beyond
help by mere advice, and your only
hope Of reform is by punishment.
Ny only regret is that can not in
tiict a more severe penalty SEN
tence you to serve twenty years in the
reformatory at Anamosa, ard l only
wish l might send you for that length
Of time at the pel:tentiary- at Fort
Madison. But you may be transferred
later. l think there is where YOU be-
long.
Have you any excuse to offer .or
your crime?" asked Judge Platt Of the
prisoner who remained standing.
Il have none
You knew what you were about?"
Yes. sir"
And YOU have no regrets except
that You We're caught"
The prisoner did not understand
the question. and when it was re-
peated. he said he was sorry
did you know this girl:' continued
the judge.
Il diG not"
Then you ought to serve out the
full twenty years.
The prisoners father, who was in
the court room, asked the privilege Of
talking with the judge and did so for
short time.
Quickly Dispose Of Case.
The handling Of this case thruout
has been Of a nature to win new laurels
for the officers for their prosecution of
criminals.
The assault occurred week ago last
night at 1890.
Darwin was arrested by Marshal
Enicw last Monday afternoon.
Sheriff Shores and County Attorney
Hoxie Immediately went to Cedar
Falls and a confession was secured
that afternoon.
The prisoner was brought to the
county Jail Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock
Father Is Heart Broken.
boy, boy. boy, What in the world
were you thinking OF: Were you
crazy? Are you losing your mind?"
These EXPLANATIONS Of grief were ex-
pressed in the county Jail while the
tears ran down the face Of George Bar
win. of Staceyville, Iowa, father of
Fred Darwin
when the news was brought to me
in the field where I was working, l
wished that l might be struck dead.
Then I would not live to endure the
disgrace of your acts continued the
father as he wept convulsively.
IF mother had come down and seen
Fred" said the father. Il am sure she
would have fallen dead. She could
not have stood the disgrace. Fred
looks as il he hadn't had anything to
eat for weeks. 1 have learned that he
and his wife were in hard financial
circumstances. But did not know be-
fore Had I known, I would have
shipped them meat and potatoes
enough to last them for months"
Greeted Son With Kiss.
When Sheriff Shores brought the
prisoner to his private office the ia
| ther, with tear dimmed eyes, walked
over and kissed his son. His grief was
! terrible to witness.
| Just before the meeting Mr.. Bar
win said that he would be only too
! glad to take his son home in a coffin,
| dead, rather than to see him go to the
penitentiary. There would be sorrow
F, If the son were dead, but no disgrace.
This - the first time any member
of our family has been charged with
| crime for a hundred years. said Mr..
Darwin. My father, my grandfather,
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