The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-12
lee MAILMAN SENTENCED
TO 10 YEARS in THE PEN
Jury Finds Him Guiity of Assault
With Intent Il Rape After BE-
ing Our Eighteen Hours.
DEFENDANT TAKES Az APPEAL.

Fifteen years Ii tie penlfentiary
Al hald labor was the sentence i'm
posed yesterday b Judge t. b. Fin
ley upon Lee Hallmaa. wtll-known
Nashville man, after the Jury had
decided that he was guilty OF al as
sauit with intent 10 commit rape on
Miss Louise Tolbirt. Cabarrus county
school teacher. The jury was out
eighteen hours.
The verdict was returned al five
O'Clock. Mr.. ". A Huey of Jackson
township. speaking for his fellow ju-
rors; and following eloquent appeals
Ter mercy by Messrs. ]. C. Skies and
". B. Love. judge Finley gave the
defendant the maximum sentence of
fifteen years. The defense immedi-
ately gave notice Of appeal to the Su-
preme court. and young Hallman was
released on $4,000 bond signed BY
the following citizens:
Messrs. Z. c. Griffin, j. F. Hall
man. B. A. Hallman. Z. II. Moore, ].
+. Thomas. j. ". Thomas
Before imposing sentence. Judge
Finley asked ii the defense cared to
be heard. Mr.. j. C. Skies was the
first to arise: Your Honor" he
said, Il do not care to dwell upon this
case at length. You are familiar
with the testimony and the good char
acter borne by the defendant. and in
view of the iury's failure to find that
he rayished the prosecutrix. beg of
you to show him mercy. He comes
from good family. His grandfather.
the father of his mother. was one of
the best men | ever knew. He was a
leading citizen of the county In his
day, and Capt. j. +. Hallman. the ia
tier of the defendant. has lived an
honest, upright life ever since he
moved into the Marshville commune
ty Mr., Boyce Hallman. a brother of
the defendant, who was a witness in
the case, Is also one of our finest cit
liens, one of the leading young bust
ness men of his town. and man of
most excellent character.
The father. mother and the broth
er have suffered much. This has
tendant. too. has suffered torture.
Only the other day he said that his
three weeks In jail seemed longer
than the months he spent in the army
during the World War. For the sake
OF the mother. the father and the
brother. ask you 10 show leniency.
Mr. W. B. Love, declaring tina, he
70 {g MI ah u+if h.
permitting the prejudicial testimony
Df the prevalence of alleged immoral |
it, at Marshyille TO enter the case. !
lsked that young Hallman not be
forced TO pay the penalty for the sins |
of others" He thought Mailman |
should be JUDGED on the Individual |
merits of the charges. not for the
suits of dssolute young men. "There
5 nothing 10 be gained. he declared.
by severely furnishing him. II makes
10 example OF him. it means nothing
% the prosecution; but he should. in
~ co.nion. be saved to his family
md the state of North Carolina
The prominence OF the defendants
amily was stressed by Mr.. Love, and
he also eloquently plead the youth of
he defendsnt and the character that
lie has borne as making him fit OBJ
ect for mercy. Il have always
bought something was wrong with
ustce when "A first offender was
Iealt with harshly. but a repeated
,ffender' never arouseA my emo
ions" Deal mercifully with Lee
iallman," he concluded. only 20
ears Of age with his life before
i'm
Remarking that the jury could
ave well found Hallman guilty of
ape, Judge Finley said that he took
le lesser degree returned by them to
e a concession TO the priminence OF A..
he family. Therefore. he was dis !
osed to give the defendant the maxi
lum sentence. The fact that he is
rominent, he said, showed that he
ad not fully lived UP to the respon- :
bility of his position >
The case was handed to the jury :
bout IL p. M. Wednesday. the time
Icking but IL hours of being week /,
nee the selecting of the jury began. !.
Long addresses were made before =
lie jury by the following attorneys: !,
essrs. Stack, Parker. Craig, Maness, :
rocks and Brock, for the proseeu-
on; and Vann. Skies. Love and =
lnsler for the defense. !.