The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-09
SENTENCES IMPOSED
BY JUDGE RIzER
Pueblo chieftaIn:

aCA anu hohofAoehNNf -
spectiyely, in connection with the
Nlhying OF William F. Langdon, pri-
vate detective fer the Santa Fe rail-
road, in railway cut near Pueblo.
December 10. last year. Joe Kitterman
and Lige Higgins appeared in district
penitentiary sentences from Judge j..
Z. Rizer, after waving their right to
file a motion for new trial.
Kittermsn will serve from 25 to As
years and Higgins from to years.
The former testified in the trial that
he shot Langdon four times. but de-
clared that 1t was done in self-defense
as Langdon shot at him first Other
witnesses, however. testified that Lang
don did not shoot at all. Higgins
had his arms raised and was being
searched by the detective at the time.
Kitterman was apparently well
pleased with the verdict. as he smil-
ed and thanked the Judge when IL was
announced. He is now % years old
and 1t is estimated that with model
behavior he may be able to cut his
term down to Il years, which viii free
him at Al. II he proves unruly he
must remain until be is u years OF
age. y few minutes later after the
sentence was imposed Kitterman re-
marked to a bystander: "He gave ne
IS years.
Higgins. who could have received
a minimum sentence OF one year. com
mented afterward in the sherin's OF.
fioe: eIt's pretty tough to get jolt
like this when didn't do thing 10
deserve It. hadn't any more idea Of
hurting Lansdcn than had Of dying"
lie said, 4 Was doing just what he
told me to do. This 10 what I gel
for it Higgins is said to he -.
altho he appears 8 years yonser
The two men are wanted in Kansas
and okIahoma for several charges OF
bank and postoface robberies. accord
insto Sheriff !. H. Powell OF chautau-
qua. Kansas. who attended the trial
throughout in anticipation Of securing
them in case OF their possible release
on warrants which he had in his pos
session. Powell clsims tina, they VIII
be arrested on their release from the
penitentiary at Canon city.
Rit;erman,s wife has declared her
intention OF going, to cnon City and
living near him with Their two small
children. She displtyed no emotion
when Judge Rizer pronounced sen
fence in the court room. But later
in the sherln's ofaee. she rushed into
her husbands manacled arms AMI
!. wept for I'VE minutes.
The two prisoners were taken to
Canon City by Sheriff Mckee and I'm.
dersherin Sam Thompson at noon on
Friday.
kitierman's counsel. J. II. II. Low,
made brief appeal for leniency prior
to the pronouncing of the sentence
He declared IL TO be his belief that
Kitterman has learned a lesson. and
has an appreciation OF his ohlisat,on
to his fellow man such as he never
had before"
There was no legal excuse for the
killing Of officer Langdon.' said Riz-
er. This defendant. Kiterman.
ought 10 spend the rest of his life
trying to atone for his crime. Lang
don was an officer doing his sworn
duty when he was killed by this man.
.It rather occurs to me. however,
from the testimony OF the case and
other Information which have re-
ceived that Kltterman was raised in
condition OF outiawry. He never
was taught. 1t appears, that mans
first duty, in any organized society