The chronicle=news., 1913-03-21
NINE MONTHS AND
$500 FINE PENALTY
IN ELI GREEN CASE

Ell trss'N. 'nHsiV1cu III W" wv
'r!et rnutt last Saturday of b.ipg n
common gambler was denied n new
trial by Judge A. " McHcndri- this
morning and sen,cGc'd 10 serve min.
months In rhe -ouh,y Jail aud nay II
fine oi $500. He was r.mandod In
10 the hand. OF the sheriff. ANor-
n"y r.. r.. Cooley made application
for u stay nf execution advising III.
court that he would appeal the case
10 the supreme court Of the STATE.
IN. court granted a stay Of sNecu-
lion OF 20 days giving the counsel
for defense ample time 10 apply FOR
writ of sups'sc'!'Hs nom the SUI
prrine Court. Court fixed the bond
nt 81 600. The sentence Imposed
upon Ell Green today was the most
severe ever impoa-d upon a gambler
In III" history of tn. dis',ic' court Of
l.1S Nnimas county.
Ell Green was indicted ON nine
S.parai" charge, Tn" first Gas. was
tried last Saturday and n conviction
Resulted. Two CsscS tried early In
'h" week resulted IN ~ d!snRrc.
Of the jury and tho case tried on
Wednesday resulted in conviction
for keeping II grmblln- house. coun.
sci was allowed ilv" days to M. 4
motion for new trial
After ovcrruiins the motion OF At
torn.y Cooley for new trial and
afc. listening IN the remarks OF
counsel who asked the court to he as
Icni.nt as possible. Jihp. MrIcndric
Imp posed the sentence. The court.
addressing tho defendant. called al
tention To his previous violations af
the law and reminded him tha, at
III" tim" no entered = nl.a OF ;uil,y
In the county court that lcnient
judgment WIS pronounced at the
recommended ion OF IN" then district
attorney. You were advised" said
Judge Mclicndric. ''tha, tho court
would be more severe In passing up
on the violations OF III" law subsc-
ducnt TO that time You. and all
defendants charged wi:h this c,as.
OF Law violation. must und.rs;nnS
that This violation os tho law mus,
cca.. In this county
Ell Green has frequently been In.
slicted for gambling and about iour
years ago served ak months. his
gu umh!ing Join, over the Office i.ar
Was g4lded ~ thai. unc. Moro ihsA
= yenr ago hc was indicted on scy.
eral counts In the district court and
last fall was indicted ON three coun,.
In the county court. He wns fined
$50 and costs. Late In January Gf
this year hi. gambling room iG tho
basement OF the Corinado pool hall
was raidod and all gambling devices
and pa'aphcrnu'ia confiscafed ana
burned by order q! the court Tho
day before his trial was 10 come np
In the district court on January 81
hr fled the city. going TO Oklahoma
and was arrested Two weeks later at
Tlsn. Under Sheriff Z"kc Martin
went TO Tulsa and brought him NJ
fas as Newton. Kansas where Green
demanded reIuisition. IL required
u week to complete the cxtrndi,ion
between Governor Ammons and the
governor Of Kansas. The flight OF
Green caused a sensation aud result
cd In Sheriff GrIsbum being threat
ened with prosecution under the law
for his negligence In permitting
Green to escape.
by fixing tho bond on stay Of exc
cution at $1,000, tho total amount
OF the bond that will permit Eli
Green to be released pending the nc-
tion of the supreme court ia $500.
The bond for $1,000 was signed to-
day by Ben +. Springer. but the
sheriff refused to accept the bond
and Green is confined In the county
fail. The five remaining cases
against Green have been continued to
the May term on motion or the de-
Tense submitted Yesterday