American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1914-04-16
DISTRICT COURT CLOSED
TERM TUESDAY MORNING
Case of the State Against C. Clark Charged With In
cest Was Last to Be Heard--Defendant Found Guilty
and Sentenced to Serve From Five to Ten Years in
the Penitentiary.

Court thought would in any way en-
tighten the jury, or enable them to
properly understand what happened
in reference to this transaction. Your
relationship with your daughters. anc
your family, as we'll as the relation
ship of your daughters with others
which possibly was not, or technical
ly might not have been material in
this case, but whenever there was a
doubt that arose in the mind OF the
court, the court always resolved that
doubt in your favor, hoping and trust
ing all the time that possibly you
might not be guilty of this awful Of
tense. During the years that / have
been acquainted with court procedure.
and the trial OF causes, have never
listened to anything that was 30
shocking and so terrible as the testi
mony that appeared to be true in this
case. This is one or the most revolt
and am at loss to understand why
the legislature of this state has failed
to fix the punishment more severely
than they have done l don't think
that any man who possesses ordinary
Intelligence and who is gifted with
sense of decency could look upon
an offense of this kind in any other
way than one of the most horrible, the
most revolving, the most wicked ano
Icruel offenses that could be perpetrat-
ed upon human being. 1t not only des-
troys the body, but it destroys the am
bition and the future of the person up
on whom such an offense is perpetra-
ted. Your little girls can no longer
walk through this life without feeling
the horrible consequences of this mos
, vicious, cruel and debauching act. All
their lives they will think about it,
r and those who know them will think
= about it, 1t is even worse than if you
} had branded them upon the forehead
l with a hot iron with a brand tha
, could never be erased by the hand o..
E with them, be with them; it is most
5 horrible to contemplate
r In my mind there is no question
about your guilt. In my opinion there
e is no question but that you have lee
e wicked, vicious and cruel life so fai
e as your girls are concerned. l sin
< cerely hope that am mistaken in this
2 case, but taking all things together
e and reasoning them out as a mar
S would reason from cause to effect
r There is absolutely no doubt in my
C mind that the verdict of the jury is
d Just. l am sorry for you, more sorry
T. for your wife and children who are
e certainly to be pitied. | am even
more sorry for your girls. l hope tina
v while you are in the penitentiary yO'
;. will lead an exemplary life and tina
4 after you leave that institution, if thi
% conviction is sustained, that you vii
e live a better life in the future thai
t you have in the past and do everything
l. in your power to atone for the wronl
Al that you have committed. How mucl
le you can atone>f for this wrong will b
le left entirely to your conscience, you
actions and your conduct in the fu
ture.
- The judgment OF the Court is tina
you, Calvin ]. Clark, be taken by tn
,s sheriff of this county to the count
~ Jail OF Power county. OF, in the eve.
10 that is not a suitable place for you
% detention, that you be taken to II
- county jail of Bannock county, Idah
80 at Pocatello. and that you be the
60 safely confined until the arrival OF &
10 officer from the state penitentiar
nv and that you be taken to the sta
ba penitentiary and there serve a ter
"A OF Imprisonment of not less than fl
n years nor more than ten years at ha
ON labor The court has imposed up'
&c you the maximum sentence and o.
% half of the maximum sentence is {
ha minimum sentence fixed in this cas-
ha That is all.