The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-01-13
MANITOU BANK RORBER
GETS LONG TERM IN PEN


Colorado Springs Telegraph:
Arthur ]. Hamilton, self confessed
robber OF the bank of Manitou, was
sentenced by Judge John W. Sheafor
in division one of the local district
court at 10 O'Clock Monday morning
to serve term OF from twelve to four
teen years in the state penltentiarX at
Canon City for his crime. Under the
information to which Hamilton plead
ed guilty fourteen years was the max
imum sentence that could be given
him.
After sentence had been pronounced
Hamilton agreed with the court that
the natural assumption was that if
Cashier J. Frank Campbell had offer
ed resistance when Hamilton covered
him with a 4I-calibre revolver and
ordered him to stand up and deliver.
he (HamiltonJ would have shot him.
Hamilton was brought into court
about IL O'Clock by Sheriff George
Birdsall and Deputy John Cast. Com
piete master of his emotions, he stood
before Judge Sheafor and listened to
the sentence which will deprive him
OF his liberty for at least a decade. He
made no comment after sentence had
been pronounced His statement. when
asked if he had anything to say. was
ever made in the local court.
Hamilton, on Dec. Z, unmasked, walk
ed into the Bank Of Manitou at 1890
O'Clock and covered Cashier Campbell
with revolver. After he had COM
PEELED the cashier to walk into the
vault and put $3.50 into a gunny sack,
Hamilton locked the cashier in the
vault and calmly walked away from
the bank. He hid himself on Red noun
tain until after dark. meanwhile ap-
plying ammonia and peroxide to his
hair to change 1t from a dark brown
to a red in color. He then walked
to Cripple Creek where he hid for
two days. Then he went by automo-
bile to Denver and thence to Kansas
City. St. Louis, Louisville and finally
to Indianapolis. Ind. where he was ar
rested. He had spent all of the
money.
When Hamilton was brought into
court for. sentence the -foiloxins -sia-
logue ensued:
The cOurt-Alr. Purcell. are YOU
readyf
Thomas l. Purceil-Yes. the people
are ready.
The Court Hamilton, are you
ready to receive sentence?
The Prisoner-Yes, sir.
The Court-You may stand up. Have
you anything to say why the sentence
OF the court should not now be pro-
nounced against Won. Mr.. Hamilton.
upon your plea OF guilty of robbery OF
the Bank of Nanitou?
The Prisoner-Yes sir. have some
thing TO say. Ii may be hard for you.
your honor. or anyone else in this
court room. to believe anything thar
l may say, after learning of my vicious
career. All have to say here this
morning comes from the bottom OF my
heart. and will be the truth only. AS
am here 10. take the punishment
THAT this court sees fit to mete out,
hope that when my term of penal
,seryitude expires will still feel some
of the energy of youth. for, with the
education that have and the educa.
lion that shall obtain while in prison
from my own resources, | will be a
man among men when my term ex.
pires. and not what the public eye
looks on me today. For see now. as
never before in my life. the injustice
that l have done myself and others
near and dear to me. and the public
in general. That is all have TO say,
your honor.
Il