The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-03-31
COURT Term OVER
Robert Carver Has Made Great
Record for Convictions.
Many Cases Disposed OF in
Judge WhitcOmbs Court.

The January term of the district
court was completed today and 1t
makes remarkable record for Rob
ert Carver, county attorney, and Judge
c. H Whitcomb before whom the
cases were tried Convictions or pleas
of guilty were obtained in forty-six
cases, involving everything from first
degree murder to infractions of the
bone-dry law. The January term was
the first term since Carver became
county attorney. The list of cases dis
posed of is as follows:
John Hill, highway robbery, con-
victed, sentenced to state reformatory
for from to 10 years.
Archie Lewis. burglary and larceny,
convicted, penirentiary Is years.
Houston Essex, burglary and lar
ceny, convicted. state reformatory Is
years.
Hank Smith, petit larceny, convict
ed, six months in jail
George Cole, grand larceny, pleaded
reforn1atory 1 to years.
Walter Petit, assault and battery,
pleaded, fine $50.
Claud Biggers> first degree murder
convicted, penitentiary for life.
D. w Stratton, arson. convicted,
not sentenced.
William suddeth. grand larceny.
pleaded, paroled.
Clifford Frost mansIaugf1ter.
pleaded, reformatory.
Frank Pollard, assault intent to kill,
convicted, refOrmatory.
Lucy A. Rhodes, assault and bat
terry, convicted, not sentenced.
Howard Goggins, grand larceny,
pleaded, not sentenced.
Ralph Matheney, petit larceny con-
victed, ten months in Jail
Ed Davis, bootlegging, pleaded, 4
months in jail and $500 fine
Fred LANCE, forgery. pleaded, pa
rolled
George Givens. grand larceny.
pleaded, paroled.
Arnie Mitchell, boetIegging, plead
ed, SO days in jail and $500 fine.
Joe Westerly, nuisance, pleaded 80
days and 500 fine.
Walter Herman, nuisance, pleaded,
not sentenced
Ella Buckner, nuisance, pleaded.
not sentenced.
Frank Prince, grand larceny, plead
ed, paroled.
Martha Orendorff bootlegging. con-
victed, 40 days in jail and s400 fine.
\. Robert OrendOrff, bOotlegging, con-
victed, thirty days in jail and 500
fine.
John Broweu. nuisance, pleaded.
sixty days in Jail and $500 fine.
( Mary Bradshaw, bootIegging plead
ed, thirty days in jail and 500 fine.
Jack Humason. Bookkeeping, plead
/ ed, not sentenced.
Mrs. Ida Humason, bookkeeping
pleaded, not sentenced
cecil Bravo, Bookkeeping, convicted
thirty days in jail and 500 fine
Jose Delgado, grand larceny, con-
victed. three years IN the penitentiary
/ Elsie Beverly, grand larceny, plead
ed. one to five years in the reforma-
tory.
Frank Doty, nuisance pleaded, thir-
/ ty days in jail and 500 fine.
! Leedy Baskins, assault with intent
/ TO kill, pleaded, reformatOry
DR.. W. H Look, obtaining money
under false pretenses, pleaded, pa
rolled.
! VIM. Scott, violating bone dry law,
pleaded 80 days and 800
Fred Mack, violating bone dry law,
pleaded, 80 days and 500
Frank Summerlot, larceny from
/ dwelling, pleaded, penitentiary 1 to !
/ years.
The following were convicted of or
pleaded guilty to violating the prohib-
itOry laws and each sentenced to 80
days in Jail and d fine OF 800:
Andy Dupree, Felix Dotson, Leila
/ Jackson, Goldie Hawker. Oscar Rey-
nolds, William King, Spencer Bridges,
Adam SchoenfeId-