Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-12-19
Re Richmond Daily Register Richmond Madison Tuesday,

"Huh! I can guess how" snarlcd
the prisoner. ''The Doodle is going to
be divided. What will lie ny share?
| can't understand how you got track
of it."
"Now, the first thing is to pronounce
sentence" said the judge, rising slow
ly and putting on his judicial face.
After that We can talk"
He stood, looking down at the pris-
Cner for some moments, and then said
"FOr the crimes of which you stand
convicted, John Battey, l sentence You
to twenty years in our state peni-
Tertiary"
He paused, and the prisoner col,
lapsed in a ludicrous heap, his eyes
bullying.
"Tw-twenty YET" he suffered
Il thought" -:
But, in view of certain things in
my mind the judge went on, calmly,
81 will suspend this sentence indefi-
nitely, the length depending wholly or
yourself. If you violate or fail to meet
In any particular the terms am about
to propose, the sentence will immedi-
ately go into effect and there will be
no later mitigation. Now. l pronounce,
as a provisional sentence, that YOU ex-
pend $1,000 of the money in doing
Christmas work the coming week. com
mencing tomorrow. There are hun
Of e
you are rev to the business. l might
suggest going through department and
other stores and studying the Christ
mas shoppers. There will he many
dimes or dollars they have to spend
Get in touch with the clerks so that
by nod or look, you can make them
understand they are to cut prices il
half, or put in extra goods. and yOU
meet the difference. Let the children
shulfling through the stores, wifi
eager, hungry eyes, who appear +
have no money, select something an
you pay for it. Do the same for thoS,
whose faces are pressed against til
windows outside. Talk with marl;p
men and have them send turkeys +
homes that can't afford one.
doesn't matter whether the father O
mother may he unworthy. 1t !
Christmas, and a taste of turkey an
cranberry sauce would not hurt tITn
And, besides, there are the children
You can find ways enough, and eacl
one YOU meet will open others. $1,000
"And after this week, Jack, you vii
eXpend $1,000 each month in sucl
work, until the whole is gone. 1t vii
take You nearly four years. We vii
allow TOu $40 from it each week 70
your personal needs-no more. Til,
very last $500-the dirty $500 left by
Your uncle and which may have start
ed you into that way of money get
ting, you will give to some poor won
an in memory of your wife Becaus
it is bad money, it should expiate II
self in good work"
The prisoner had been straightenin;
up. There was sullen defiance in hi
eyes.
Suppose I don't do it to the letter
tudge?' he queried. Suppose l save
out some? You never could know. It.
too much to ask me to give up ever!
cent. How could ' live afterwards?
There is the suspended twent!
years sentence, Jack" significantly
'If you deviate hairs breadth from
this work the sentence will be en-
forced. 1t would take the rest of you
life; and the money is not worth (;
thought in comparison. Besides, yU
must he purged Of the money for you
own good. As to not knowing, we shall
keep close watch of all your money
If yOu draw more. or take more thai
the sum allowed each month, thu
original sentence will 90 into effect !