Arizona republican., 1916-02-20
HENRY'S TERM
 0F TWO YEARS.
Evident Disappointment of the Defendant When the Court Disregards Long Petition for a Suspension of Sentence

Completely crushed as the court pronounced the indeterminate sentence of not less than two nor more thar five years. Sid Henry turned to the :heriff ana without a word passed below to the county jail. Today he will be committed to the state prison at Florence.
 Henry was confident that he would receive suspended sentence With q petition signed by leading business rlen of the city. many of whom had been defrauded by Henry's real estate transactions, he appeared in the crowded court room yesterday He believed that under the jurisdiction O. the court he would be permitted to aid in straightening out the affairs of the United States Title and Legacy company, of which he Was president and of which the Phoenix Title and Trust company is now trustee. His belief was shared by many of his friends who were present It is un- derstood that after the sentence was imposed they held consultation and decided to bend every effort to secure parole for the prisoner
 Henry's activities in duplicating mortgages covered d period of year and a half He left here last August for California and the first knowledge that his affairs were not straight came in letter from him from the coast. During his absence, when of fIcers all over the country were searching for him. letters continued to come from various parts of the United States and Canada. He was generally believed to be in hiding in California, where his son resides. In January Henry announced his inten- tion of returning and of endeavorinS to right the wrong he had done. He arrived January 15 from Florida. He has been out on bail from that day until yesterday.
 That the man felt deeply was ap- parent when Ee took his place in the court room. As Judge Stanford read l! the charges against him he flushed and tightly grasped the petition he held in his left hand.
  peculiar case One of the strangest of it's kind in the United States, believe. I came back several thou sand miles to do what l could for the people l had harmed He then stated that he had petition signed by the leading citizens of Phoenix and that he humbly submitted it 10 the court He said hat he believed that : W. H. Piunkett, former trustee of the United States Title and Legacy com . panv, had appraised the assets of the company at S240,000 and the liabili- ties at $220.0O0. Though large ;tlnount of the assets were in real es- tate he thought that there would be a difference of $20,000 in favor of the creditors and to reimburse the county for it's expense in connection with the case.
 Judge J. C. Phillips made an earnest plea for Henr, He called the court s attention 10 the fact that the defend ant had returned in good faith. That it had required courage to come back and that he had come of his own volition. Judge Phillips asserted Those he wronged are the most for giving. The men who swore to the complaint. the men most VitalN inter ested, are me ones who now ask you to suspend the sentence" concluded Judge Philips.
 County Attorney Clyde NJ. Candy who represented the state. made 6 brief statement. -L am the public prosecutor. Leniency and clemercl are matters for the court when th' case warrants"
 Action vas only taken on one O the two charges against Henry. Jrdg' Stanford, in imposing the sentence said Tt is hard for the court t' discriminate. Every one who appear! before me has reason why he shoul' not be sentenced and l cannot giv' you suspended sentence. Henry. As he pronounced the term, Henr. bowed his head silently and awaite' the coming of the officers to plac'
 nim behind the bars