Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1919-11-05
..,,EF DRAWS
PEN SENTENCE.
CARTER W. O'NEH PLEADS GUIlTY
TO STEALING HOAG FORD
CAR.
HAS 4 CHECKERED CAREER

District Court Continues to Hea,
Equity Cases. Numerous Cases
Set for Hearing.
Manchester, in common with every
town and city in the country, has had
In its midst sneak thieves, who seem
Z to think it is their inherent right to
take an automobile, or accessories
that are not locked up In a safe, and
I not have to suffer; but thanks "a
our officers. one Of these "birds" that
has been operating the game is now
securely housed behind stone walls
and barred windows, at Anamosa
where he will probably spend the
greater part Of five years, for taking
the Will Hoag Ford touring car from
the Globe hotel corner one evening
recently. Fl
The young man III question Is :
Delaware County boy BY the name Of
Carter W. O'Neil. He win be twenty
one years old on February 10, 1920.
AZ q child he attended, the public
1 schools Of the city. and according 70
his own statement to oiKicefs, when
he was II he enlisted "A the army,
but was never sent overseas. He stat
en, In January. 1918. he deserted from
acamp IN Oklahoma, and he has been
fugitive from justice since that
time. After taking the Hoag car he
claims he drove to Colesburg. Straw
berry Point and Edgewood. where he
visited friends before starting for the
west. After driving about the ,coun-
" O'Neil started for Omaha, Nebraska,
and when passing through Dennison,
Iowa, he came across some young fel-
lows who rode with him for some
distance His conversation with the
young men who rode with him aroused
their suspicious and after they left
him they notified the Officers, who ar
rested the young man. but not until
he had gotten to Missouri Valley The
sheriff OF Hamilton county took him
IA charge and notified Sheriff Prides
Office In Manchester. Mr.. Hoag and.
Deputy Sherif II, ~ Dutton started
last Tuesday night for Logan, Iowa. III
identity the car, and bring hack the
prisoner. Mr.. H0ag wa sobliged to-
90 to Missouri VALLEY Tor the car and
arrived home last Saturday forenoon.
Mr.. DuttDn arrived hons With the
prisoner Mr. ,HOAg was Obliged to
him In the county Jail The young
man appeared to- show no concern
about his predicament. Ia ly5si
Tries 10 Break JAIL
Friday afternoon while Sheriff Pride
was attending to his duties IN the
court house, Mrs. Pride heard racket
ing about the jail, and sharp. snap
ping sound as though something had
been broken AS soon % her husband
came to the house she called his at
tention to this fact. When the sheriff
examined the paddock which holds the
small door through which the food
is passed to the prisoners, he found
that the lock had been broken, and
was left hanging loosely on the hook
Had Mrs. Pride not heard the noise
and called the sheriff's attention to
It, the prisoner NO doubt would have
made his escape during the hours
Of the night. Notwithstanding the
kindly treatment he was given while
In the custody Of the sheriff the pris-
onr maintained defiant attitude to-
wards the officers.
On Saturday afternoon he was taken
before Justice J. ], Pentony where he
entered plea Of guilty to the charge
Of stealing the Hoag car. On Mon
day afternoon he was brought before
Judge H. B. Boies, Of the District
Court, who sentenced him to an In
determinate term OF imprisonment not
to exceed five years. in the peniten-.
tiary at Anamosa. Sheriff Pride es-
corted the young man to the pen"
Monday evening. The young man, af-
ter receiving his sentence. showed not
the slightst remorse over his predica-
ment. 1t is hard to believe that q
boy not 81, can become SO thoroughly
calloused to the finer sensibilities,
and when caught at the stealing game.
show po signs Of regret over his
misdeeds.
Unless few young fellows In Man
chester, who have apparent regard for
law and order and the property rights
Of others mend their ways, and get
down TO work to earn an honest living,
the door Of the prison at Ananiosa
will some day swing open to receive
them, and then be closed to them for
. term OF years.
Other Court Matters.
On Monday Judge Boies opened
court again after a recess OF q week.
The trial jury was dismissed the prev
ious Monday. and after making the
following assignment Of cases for the
current week, the court adjourned:
Monday, Miller vs ROdies and Lvings-
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