La Junta tribune., 1916-01-08
DISTRICT COURT.
Court In Sexsl0a for Four Days-Sev.
cral PRISONERS sentcnceti-Ad.
journeti Until january 25ih.

The district court was In session
for four days this week. with Judge
Essex on the bench. After four
days session. during which there
were two Jury trials. the Jury was ex-
cused and court took an adjourn
ment until Tuesday. January 25th.
Cases have been Get for a two weeks
session when court convenes again.
The cases disposed OF during the
week were a. follows:
Robert Wilson. VITO swiped suit
case from the depot belonging TO q
lady traveller. was tried Wednesday
and sentenced to term In the peni-
tentiary OF not less than three years
nor more than six years.
Charles O'Connor and Lena O'Con-
nor. who were charged with making
an assault with q razor upon James
pearce. on the day before Christmas.
during which the latter had his phys
iognomy badly lacerated and more or
less cut up. we're convicted after a
trial. Lena. the female Of the color
ed species, was given sentence Of
two months In the county Jail at
hard labor and fine Of SO. Charles,
her husband. who welded the razor
In the affray. was sentenced to sixty
days In the county jail aud a fine of
$50 imposed. He will have an oppor-
1unIty to do some much needed work
on the county roads.
A. O'Malley. who was employed as
a nurse In the Santa Fee Hospital.
pleaded guilty to swipinE $50 In mon
ey from one Of the patients 1t that
Institution. and was sentenced to the
reformatory.
]. L. Clauson and Charles Clauson.
two beardelss youths. pleaded gull
" TO stealing two bicycles In Rocky
Ford. and were sentenced TO sixty
days In the county ~.
RAYMOND Moore (not our Ray
|mosdD ana pIoya- 1dDowsll. pleaded
guilty 70 acquiring cash on . bo36s
check and were also sentenced to the
reformatory.
Carl Gibson. who was formerly
employed ~ night clerk at the 81
CAPTAIN Hotel In Rocky Ford. enter
ed . plea Of guilty 70 the charge Of
having extracted $50 from the till Of
that hostelry. when Judge Essex
heard the story Of the young man he
decided 70 withhold sentence until he
found out something Of bis antece-
dents. notwithstanding bis plea Of
guilty. II had been the custom Of
the clerk 10 meet the westbound
train about midnight. and % he had
been notified when employed that he
would b. checked II each night aud
checked out the next morning and
held responsibls for all moneys con.
fided 70 hls care. be decided that lt
would b the safest courss 70 take
the money with hin while abssat
from the hotel. On this particular
night there was about ese 10 the till.
which be sxtractsd and took with hin
70 The depot - usual. Il happsaed
on this particular night that ths pro-
psistor made Q midnight visit 70 The
office asd sound that The cash draw.
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