The Alaska citizen., 1916-04-17

that you be confined in the United States penitentiary at McNeil's Island for a period of l2 years" You can make it 20 years if you want to. IL don't make no differ ence," said Callahan.
 To which the judge replied in eff feet, No. had made up my mind after careful consideration of the matter, just what the punishment In your case would be before I heard your statement of a moment ago And I want to tell you that the court cannot be bluffed into lessening your sentence Neither will give you the satisfaction of knowing that your remarks have made any impression whatever on the court by adding a comma to my last statement and continuing the sentence"
 T will meet some of you fellows down there later" were the parting remarks of Callahan as he was led away to jail
 SUTTON GETS OFF EASY.
 Al Sutton was sentenced to serve one year and one day in the peniten- tiary, which was the minimum sen tence which could be imposed under the statutes for the crime charged that of assault with intent to com init rape. on Wednesday morning Asked by the court if he had any thing to say concerning his sen tence, Sutton replied in the mega tive. His attorney $ H. Millwee however, made brief statement. reviewing the defendants record in his IS years residence in Alaska and speaking of his age, which was stated to be 59 years. He also pointed out that Sutton had been associated with natives a great deal during his life in Alaska, and that having, in a measure adopted their code of morals He further pointed out that the plea of guilty on the part of the defendant had saved the government great deal of expense and closed his remarks by asking that the minimum penalty be i'm posed.
 District Attorney Roth followed MT. Millwee, He also asked leni- ency of the court. stating that, in his opinion, the case was not as aggravated as were some of the others tried this term of court.
 The statement of Judge Bunnell in pronouncing sentence was short. He told Sutton that he had not been supplied with any of the facts in the case and had therefore to de pend upon the statements of the at torneys for guidance in the matter. He then passed sentence of one year and one day in the peniten- tiary at McNeil's Island
 Under the law Sutton may be pa roled when he has served about third of his sentence. or four months time Or if he serves his full sentence, less time allowed for good behavior, he will get out of the penitentiary in about 10 months,
 ROSE GETS EIGHT YEARS.
 ,1 in, 10 Sutton case was pronounced in court Wednesday morning, argument on the motion for new trial in the case of the United States ys J. P. Rose was commenced. When it was concluded the court rendered a de cision adverse to the defendant. sentence time being set for four o'clock the afternoon of the same day
 In pronouncing sentence, Judge Bunneu said that he considered that the defendant had had a fair trial and that h. believed him guilty. He further stated, however. and he told of jhe Callahan sentence, that he did not consider the case of Rose as aggravated as was that of Callahan, for the reason that evidence given at the trial of Gala han had revealed circumstances which were not to be fourd in the Rose ease And he further asserted that the court was therefore dis posed to deal less harshly with Rose than with Callahan. The sentence of eight years at McNeils was then imposed Neither the defendant nor his attorney, Louis K. Pratt made statement when asked by the court if they had anything to say before sentence was pronounced.
 After sentence was passed MT. Pratt gave verbal notice ot an ap- peal He asked for, and was given, SO days in which to prepare the matter.
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