Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
HAHN IS GIVEN
| 8-YEAR TERM
Nine Respondents in Rutland
County Court for Sentence
10 Years for Neri.

Rutland. April 1A-There was a very
unusual sight In Rutland county court
yesterday when nine respondents. some
OF them having been found guilty OF the
most heinous crimes known to mankind,
were taken into Rutland county court at
one time for sentence. Three were sent
to State prison and the balance to the
house of correction and county Jail. The
most important case was that Of Valen-
tine Hahn, who received a sentence OF not
less than Is nor more than % years at
Windsor for committing criminal as
sauit upon Miss Nellie Meehan. school
teacher at Sudbury. November 6. 1911.
Bartolomo Neri was sentenced to not less
than 10 nor more than IL years at Wind
sor for robbing Onofrio Covino of Poult-
ney Of SO at the point Of revolver In
January, 1910. 1t required three hours
TO dispose of the criminal cases. The
court soon after adjourned until Monday
afternoon at two O'Clock.
Attorney J. c. Jones argued for Ions
time In behalf Of Hahn. urging the court
not TO impose the maximum sentence be-
cause the sole Identification Of the man
with the crime depended upon the school
teachers statement. States Attorney b.
l.. Stafford. who represented the prosecu-
ton In all Of the cases. said there was
nothing to say as to his side Of the case
1, spoke for itself
When asked II he had anything TO say
as to why sentence should not DO pro
nounced, Hahn replied: Il am innocent
| Of the crime"
After hts sentence had been maze
known, he said, honorable Judge but
was interrupted by Judge Zed 8. stan
ton, who reminded him that the bus''
ness Of the case had been closed.
rENTON's SENTENCE DEFERRED
There was long discussion before
tho court OF the case Of Former
Overseer of the Poor Horace Fen
ton Of wailingford, who went te
North Carolina In February after
c ashing checks belonging TO the towr
larRregating 1891 and taking the
money with him. Tho court has re-
ceived a petition asking that the mar
be placed on probation. After hearing
a long plea BY Attorney Jones. Judge
Stanton said that he did not consider
the case one Intended for probation
When asked II he recommended pro-
bakion, tho States attorney said thai
az Mr., Fenton was a friend OF his hi
was placed in an embarrassing situa'
ton yet he could not say that ne be-
lieved tho case was one where II wa!
best to put tho man under the proba
ton officers care. After about a hal
hour consultation with the assiutan
judges. Judge Stanton announced tina
sentence would be deferred unit
Monday or later.
| The following other sentences were
imposed: Frank Rogers. burglarizine
q cottage at Shrewsbury pond, ls L
~ months In the house OF correction
George Marshall, receiving stoleI
goods. one to two months In count,
Jail; Frank ouandt. breach Of TIT
peace. by threatening a woman with
an axe. two to three years In tn
house OF correction; Charles Barrett
receiving stolen goods. two to three
months In the county TAIL; Edward
Cronin. burgiarising q cottage at LAX,
St. Catherine. Ave years In industrial
school: FN'd white, burglariz,n,
whitcomb & Bumps store at Forest
dale. four to Ave years In state
prison.