Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-10-18
COUNTY COURT I'M
POSES PRISON SENTENCES
Two Men Committed to Windsor
for Completely in the Ed
wards Case
Friday morning Henry Wells

Friday morning Henry Wells
found guilty of subornation, was sem
fenced to States prison at Windsor
by Judge Wilcox for a term not less
than two years or more thanfive years
and to pay fine of 500 and costs
of prosecution.
Harlie Shower who plead guilty of
perjury as a witness in the state
versus Ethel Edwards case was also
sentenced to States prison at Wind
sor for term not less than two years
or more than seven, and to pay fine
i of 500 and costs of prosecution.
Mr.. Wells came from Enosburg and
is the father of Mrs. Ethel Edwards
tried and found guilty of adultery at
the present term of County court,
Following her conviction Mr.. Wells
was held on the charge of suborna-
ton, that of producing a witness to
swear falsely. The case opened for
trial Wednesday afternoon and the
jury after being out about three
hours returned verdict of guilty at
! nine o'clock Thursday night. Mr..
Wells was represented by Walter III.
Cleary who asked for clemency of the
court on the grounds that the res
pondent was broken in health and
past 60 years of age and that he did
what he could to keep his daughter
from prison.
In doing so he committed a crime
for which he must be punished.
Judge Wilcox following imposing of
the sentence took occasion to impress
on his mind the seriousness of the
crime that he had computed, stating
that for such crime the laws of the
state fix a sentence of Is years at
hard labor and fine of$1000.
The court was of thel opinion that
the respondent failed to realize the
seriousness of the crime, but the SEN
tence of the court will tend to have a
wholesome effect on others who may
be tempted to commit crime of this
nature. Judge Wilcox said that the
court was as sorry as any one could
be to impose such sentence, but he
said the laws of this state will not
| tolerate such a crime as the jury
found the respondent guilty.
Judge Wilcox handed out some
good advice to Harlie Shower in i'm
posing his sentence and said he was
either victim of his own suggestion
or that of Mr.. Wells, in coming into
court and swearing to a falsehood,
that if the jury had believed his story
| a guilty woman would have gone
| free.
He further said that "the only
bright spark in your conduct while in
court was that you saw the error of
your way and told the truth and laid
bare your scheme which if it had
| worked out Mrs. Edwards would have
gone free.
He further said "Your life is before
you and | have given you the same
minimum sentence as the other res
pondent but have increased your max
| imum sentence. You must havelearned
some things while in the service of
your country and it should not be nee
! essary for some one to follow you
around and say don't do this or don't
do that, 1t is up to you to do that"
The court in pronouncing sentence
on the two respondent warned them
that it was up to them whether they
were paroled on the serving of the
minimum sentence or serving the en-
tire maximum term. If their conduct
during the time they were confined
warranted and they had no trouble
with the guards or attendants they
would get several days off eachmonth
from the sentence of the court, but if
released would be subject to certain
conditions until the expiration of the
maximum sentence.
States Attorney Farman is entitled
to much credit for conviction of these
two respondents. The charge of SUBJ
ornation being one seldom before the
courts here.