The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1916-05-11
HEAVY SENTENCE
FOR ELKO WOMAN
Especial to the silver state)

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ELKO, May 11.-Mrs Ella Connell,
who yesterday plead guilty to an at
tempt to kill her husband by admins
tering poison, was brought into the
District Court this morning for SEN
tence. Judge Taber sentenced the wo-
man to a term in the penitentiary or
from ten years to life. Mrs. Conneil
took the sentence indifferently and re-
fused to make a statement.
Bishop, her alleged paramour and ac-
compliee, is in Jail awaiting a prelim-
mary examination.
Last night 3 Elko Free Press con-
tains the following account Of Mrs.
Connell's arrest and plea of guilty:
Joe Bishop was arrested at $3.50 this
afternoon charged with aiding and
abetting in the attempted poisoning of
Mike COnnell, and is now in the coun-
ty Jail. He is a we'll known character
about town, having at one time been
in the employ of Connell on the ranch
at North Fork. He was arrested on
evidence that came to the sheriff's Of
fee in their investigation of the case,
and il is alleged that he is the para
mOur of Mrs. Ella Connell, the wife,
who pleaded guilty to the charge this
afternoon.
ado you plead guilty or not gnil
ty2" asked the clerk Of the cou-t this
afternoon to Mrs. Ella Connell. aetes
he had read the information that haa
been fled against her by the district
attorneys office, charging her with
the crime of attempting to poison her
husband by giving him croton oil or
the morning Of May sth.
And in a voice pitched 50 low as te
be inaudible to everyone in the room
came the plea, guilty
The climax to the attempted murder
case that has reused the entire con
munity, came this afternoon when
Mrs. Connell entered a plea Of guilty
to the crime of attempting to po' o.
her aged husband. During the mo mig
she had called the officers to her cell
in the jail and without any preamble
told them that her conscience woul9
not allow her to remain silent, an
that she was guilty of trying to Kill
Mr. Connell and that she wanted te
enter plea Of guilty as soon as posi-
bic District Attorney Carville imme
diately started the wheels of justice,
and before the noon hour had filed
With the district court an information
nd the hearing was set for l O'Clock
Shortly after this hour Judge TabeI
opened court and addressing the pris
oner informed her that she was charg
ed with the crime of attempted mur
der and asked her if she desired an
attorney to represent her in court
"No," answered the woman, who
but few days ago was in possession
of a rich and comfortable home. She
was richly dressed in silk her face
partly hidden by veil, and sat alone
in the prisoners dock, deserted, fac
ing a long prison term with stoical in
difference. IL was plain that she was
under an almost unbearable strain
and several times her chin trembled
and her composure threatened TO break
When the court commanded her 10
stand while the clerk read the infor
nation, she nervously ehewed the cor
ner of her handkerchief And when
he plea of "guilty' had been entered
and the court informed her that sen
fence would be delayed several days,
she pleadingly asked that it be pro
nounced Gust as soon as possible. =
Time for passing sentence was then
Fixed by the court at nine O'Clock to
morrow morning
Nothing was said in the court room
regarding the evidence in the case,
and but one spectator was in the
room aside from the newspaper men.
the officers of the court and the at
torneys. The penalty for this crime
IS not less than ten years 20 life
sentence, and before another two days
has passed she viii be an inmate Of
2 he penitentiary, there to remain un-
I'll an indulgCnt prison board sees fit
either grant her parole or set her
at liberty.