The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-21

Judge Dana to be sentenced for Sec
ond degree murder in the killing of
her husband, whom she stabbed at
their home in the bottoms one after
noon last summer after he had beat
her. She had pleaded guilty and. ask
ing only to be sent to her punishment
as soon as possible. told the court she
had nothing to say in her own behalf.
Sheriff L. L. Kiene and County At
torney Atchison Joined in a plea for a
light sentence.
What is the minimum sentence for
the offense ?" asked the Judge. The
statute providing a sentence of not
less than ten years at Lansing was
|. pointed out. The Judge decreed ten
years.
Two chicken thieves received SEN
tence. c. r. Johnson, a man of As,
who was convicted before a jury last
week of stealing load Of fowls from
a Shawnee county farmer, was given
an indeterminate sentence in the PEN
itentiary. His partner, August Thay-
er, was next called up for judgment.
Thayer is boy of 10 and he had
pleaded guilty. He asked for the re-
formatory, saying it was his first Of
Tense, that he is an orphan and had
wandered away from his birthplace,
Fort Wayne, Ind, four years ago.
or old friends showing what sort of
boy you used to be ?" asked the judge.
He had none, but Prosecutor Atchi-
son took occasion to mention a few
defects in the. lads character he
thought the judge ought to know
about.
HE is a bad boy. your honor" he
declared. HE has lied about this at
fair persistently and refused to be Of
any assistance to the county officers
pleaded guilty only after his partner
had been convicted"
Judge Dana ruminated. Your story"
said he, at length, lis exactly the story |
every boy who comes before me Tor |
sentence tells: no parents, no friends, |
a first offense and a plea for clemency.
Still, your partner, who is a man of
mature years. was doubtless the lead
er in this enterprise. If there is weight
Of blame it probably should rest on him.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt.
You are sentenced to confinement at
the states school for boys, the Re-
at Hutchinson, until dis
Thank you,' said the boy as he
sat down.
Silk Thieves.
Two Mexicans, thieves who stole silk
from a Topeka dry goods store. were
sentenced to indeterminate imprison-
ment at the penitentiary. One had
pleaded guilty while the other had been
convicted by jury.
Il don't See, commented the judge, |
why we should make fish of one and
fowl of the other. They are both
guilty and one is probably as much at
fault as the other
So Jose Delgado and Antonio Lopez
will take numbers and prison suits at
Lansing.
Mixed His Plea.
Charles Marion Brown, a good look
ing youth who was caught in the act
Of burglarizing the Rossville Cash
store a few weeks ago and charged
with the crime of burglary as we'll as
with the larceny of 35 cents, had sig
nified his willingness to plead guilty
and was brought into the court room
this morning.
Il plead guilty to burglary. but not
to taking 35 cents" said Brown.
Wen have to stop here" declared
Judge Dana, looking over at Atchison.
you'll have to take this case back.
We can't go outside the record and
accept that sort of a plea
1t is probable that Brown and the
attorney will agree on the ma
ture of plea to be offered next