Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-04-14
VERDICT OF GUILTY
IN CHERR|AN COURT
Culprits Given Full Penalty of
the Law, Whatever
That Is.
POOR DEFENSE is
OFFERED BY ACCUSED
Highball Robbery a Serious
Offense in Salem During
Drouth.

"Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye-ths
Cherrian court for the county OF MAJ
ion, state Of Oregon, is now in session
persuant TO adjournment. This was
the bailiff's cry in the auditorium Of
the promotion department Of the Salem
Commercial club last night when Chas.
l.. MeNary, justice Of the suprome court
walked forward to the bench where he
was TO preside in the case Of the
Kings High Court VS.. Stanly Barton,
Frank Spears and o. X. Dewitt, the de-
fendants having pleaded not guilty to
the charge in an Indictment returned
by the Cherrian grand jury Of highbaI
robbery.
Hi. Eminence, Judge McNary, opened
the ease with a short but Judicial ad-
dress to the parties present-about 10
Cherrians-and the prosecution Of tn,
three defendants began.
A Poor Defense.
There was practically no defense
made by the culprits. They were
charged with holding up with deadly
guns Of uncertain cslibres M. l.. Meyers
et al and taking away from them sew
eral thousand kopecks which were in
tended for the personal use Of the mai
nger, Of the renowned "Chsrringo,' a
circus Of monstrous equipment, and 3
reputation throughout all America. Ad
missions OF guilt were plain to be seen
on the faces of the three quaking de
PENDANTS. They turned . Sckly hu,
when the prosecuting attorney begar
seathing arraignment Of their pas
lives and the wretched hghwaymen al
but tainted away when Judge McNar)'
in a clear, cold voice, pronounced th'
words that held such . terrible con
sequence for tho guilty men.
The stern jurist doled out the hor
rible sentence without the quivsr of a
eve lash. " Defendants, each and 81
Of you, have you anything to say VII
sentence should not be pronounced up
on you at this timei" A profound y
lence followed and judge McNary, set
ting erect and looking straight int
the eyes Of the shivering criminals
said: 'sThe crime for which you hav
Dttu COuNlCNtu 10 oHc VI bho niS'e Oh
!, rageous known to civilization. Yo
have defied the laws Of the land opeT
; ly and with deadly intent. The eOnst
tuition will not permit me to condem
; you to death. / can simply give yo
: the full penalty Of the law Therefor
hereby sentence you to prepare an
submit to the Chersian members, at th
next meeting Of the serious body,
suitable song for them to consider.
have spoken let the law take il
course
Thus ended another worlds TRACED.
The prisoners hung their heads
shame and several in. the audience wei
as the court finished his sentence.
.Jury Stern.
The jury was composed Of men col
and stern. They we're: Rev. IL.
Marshall, S. G.. Sargent, Fred Erixo
~ d. Elliott, s. B Elliott and Georl
Graves.
The Cherrian court records in IL
case will appear rs follows:
In the Kings High Court from whiC
there is no appeal, sitting thrcughol
the world and our celestial posse
siops. Eternity term.
The Arcanum, plaintiff, .vs. Stanle
Barton, Frank Spears ami o. X. ID
Witt, defendants.
Stanley Barton; alias Grover Clev
hand, alias Woodrow Wilson, alias=A
ner Jordan, alias Princeton Univers
and Frank Spears, sliss John Wan
maker, alias Marshall Field, alias U.
Shipley; and okay Dewitt, alias
Rufus wallingford, alias Nelson Cror
well, alias Benson Hyde, are accus,
by Geo. Graves, the Kings jester.
crime, said crime being common
known az highbsll robbery commit,
upon the lowiey road from nowhere
tho capital, being . public thoroughfa
unveiled at regular intervals by To
Kay, Andy Mandy Crawford, and q m
lion other candidates. being then, thei
whore and how armed with horse pl