South Bend news-times., 1922-10-04
ROBBERS OF SHOE
STORE ARE GIVEN
SPEEDY SENTENCE
Glib Account Given BY One Of
Pair Also Brings Charge
of Perjury.

avenging hand in the circuit court
yesterday afternoon.
Just Il DAYS after James Mum
ford and JoseIn Moore. so and IS
years old. were indicted for burglary.
they We're found guilty and sentenc-
ed 10 serve sentences OF from two
10 a years IN state peuitentiaries.
Moore and Nunford. both coiorsd.
we're charged with breaking into
and robbing the Kuehn shoe store.
125 S. Michigan ST.. on Aug Is. this
year and stealing So pairs OF shoes.
valued at between $500 and $500.
The police nipped the burglary iu
the bud. recovering all but three
PAIRS Of the stolen shoes
Jury out 90 Minutes.
The pair was Indicted by the gand
Jury on Sept Is. and they faced
trial In circuit court Tuesday be-
fore Judge Walter A. Funk It re-
quired a jury but 90 minutes 90 ar
rive a. a conclusion OF suit.
Although the jury did not -eport
until $50 o'clock. Judse Funk im-
mediately pronounced sentence.
MUnford VIII go 20 Michigan city
while Moore must serve his time az
JefferSOnville.
NIoore's Determination 70 clear
himself resulted in his facing an
other serious charge. that of per-
jury. Pros Floyd O. JelUson was
instructed by the court 90 file en-
other sfGdavi, agnlnst Moore. which
VIII be waiting for him on his re-
turn from prison.
Describes "SpOtleSs" Record.
Moore was in the act OF rainting
a beautiful picture OF his record
His reputation was as spotless az
the driven Snow He was wrongly
accused of participation in the
crime and the confession against
him, ne testified under oath. was
wrung by third degree methods He
had never before graced a court
rom with his presence. he told
Judge Funk
But tile court patience was ex-
hausted The defendants denial
hat he had q police record was the
/ last straw for Il had previously
been shown that Moore had served
Ia term IN Michigan peniteutiary at
Jackson. His testimony was inter
rupted BY Judge Tunk who said:
/ There IS no use OF this court de-
meaning itself by allowing this man
! 10 continue his falslfying 20 IT, Mr..
! Prosecutor, 7 order you 20 prepare
an affidavit charging this man with
| perjury"
Arrested on Suspicion.
No. ,a r--- er.--r--H ~
/ George Younger were seen by Of
fcer Bates lettering in the alley
back OF Kuehns Shoe store last
Aug. 3rd and on being questioned in
sisted that they were going 20 a
nearby restaurant Their actions
were so suspicious however that
officer Bates took them 20 police
headquarters. Later he returned 10
the rear OF the Kuehn Shoe store
and found 81 pairs OF shoes piled
outside
on questioning Moore and Nun
ford. Bates claims that they admit
ted the attempted theft Of the
50 oes. on the witness stand Moore
excitedly told how the police had
treated him rough" by striking
him on the neck and in the face and
shooting past his nose IN an effor.
% force an admission OF guilt OF the
robbery.
Signed Confession.
The signed confession which vas
Obtained from the men az that time
showed no signs OF being false.
Judge Funk declared after canning
speciman or MO0re's writing al
though Moore declares he vvas
knocked unconscious by the police
and does no. remember signing q.
Since their arrest Aug. 3rd. Moore
and Munf0rd have been confined %
the county jail AIunford has gone
under several alias names local po-
lice declare. and is now or parols
frcm the 1Ilch-gan city state prison.
He has been Identified az one OF the
men who robbed the Vernon Cloth
ing store las year.
For -he first time during the pres
ent cour- term a jury was inpansl-
led and heard the case As final
ly accepted The ju-ymen were r.
r Fay. c. r Knlfln. N Aldr.ch. c.
r. Ann.s. I. Smith. Fred Tapan.
Teafi De Freese. 3 F. Deare. 7. 7.
Redmond. II 7. Fischer. II A. Lang.
and r T. Frame.