The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1922-02-03
ten TO TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS GIVEN I6>YER
ON STATUTORY CRIME
CHANGES PLEA TO GUILTY ON RAPE CHARGE
AND RECEIVES STIFF SENTENCE-STACk
PLEADS GUILTY N is SENTENCED FROM
ONE TO TWO TRANSFORMER ACQUITTED
ON BOOTLEG CHARGE, NO PEP" IN WARES.

District Court convened Monday
morning, January 3Oth, with Honor
able C. D. Borton on the bench nre-
siding. The roll Of the jurors was
called and about forty reported for
duty, the balance of the venire having
been excused for good cause shown,
OF having left Valley county sometime
previous.
The first case, No. 1876, State Of
Montana v. C. E. Thayer was called
and the defendant through his attor-
ney, G. H. Roberts, requested that he
be allowed to withdraw his plea, for
merly made, of not guilty and change
it to one of guilty. This request was
granted and the defendant pleaded
guilty to the charge in the informa-
ton, which was a charge of rape upon
the person of one Janet Armstrong, a
young girl about fifteen years of age.
The defendant stated in court that he
did not understand what rape was and
according to his understanding and
reading of the Bible he had done no
harm, and it was upon the Bible that
he justified his actions. The court
explained to him that it was a VIOLA
ton of the laws of this state, regard
less of the theories he got from the
Bible, and set Thursday morning for
passing sentence. On Thursday
morning the court sentenced him to
serve not less than ten nor more than
twenty-five years in the state peni-
Tertiary.
Tuesday morning, January 31st, the
case of State of Montana v. Frank
Stack was called and at that time the
defendant through his attorney, E. N.
Hill, requested that the defendant be
allowed to change his plea from not
guilty to one of guilty, which request
was granted. This was a case in which
the defendant was charged with steal
ing a horse. The court set Thursday
morning for passing sentence and on
that date sentenced the defendant to
from one to two years in the state
p~enitentiary.
Wednesday morning case No. $50,
State of Montana v. John Horner was
called for trial. In this Ease the de-
PENDANT Homer was charged with
possessing, selling, bartering, deliver
ing and furnishing intoxicating liquor
to certain parties in and about Baylor
The County Attorney and Norris,
Hurd, Rhoades & Hallett appeared as
counsel for the State, and T. J. Shea
as attorney for the defendant. A jury
was drawn and all Wednesday and
most Of Thursday was spent in taking
testimony and presenting the case to
the jury. This defendant Horner was
running a pool hall in the town Of Bay.
Tor in the fall of 1921 and was selling
liquid refreshments described by the
witnesses as moonshine, strong drink
and other names, having a bitter, fiery
and various other tastes. The defend
ant claimed it was something known
by the name of "Pep" which he pur'
chased from some travelling salesman
and that it was non-alcoholic. How
ever, the jury after being out n ane
one-half hours, evidently decided i
didn't have much "Pep" and brought
In a verdict of not guilty and the de
PENDANT was released from custody.
Thursday afternoon the court tool
up the trial of case Of State Of Mon
tana v. 2. j. Faust and same is nov
being tried. This is a grand ~larcen!
case and will probably take up the bal
ance of this week.