The Mankato free press., 1922-06-16
THIRTY YEARPRISON
HOUSINGFORBRuTE
SENTENCE GIVEN TO CAR,
PENTER THIS MORNING
MEANS LIFE IN CELL
Wretch Dishonored Own Daugh-
ters And Pleaded Guilty
:s;sfs.:ss. To Charge. e, -

Thirty years of penal tservitude
at hard labor in cStllwaterS Speniten-
tiary is the price that John z Car
penter of Garden City and formerly
of Shelby win pay for. the crimes
that he has committed SagainSt his
own daughters, and which crimes he
admitted when heEpieadeds guilty 10
two informations and one indict-
ment, each charging him with an
individual crime of incest. Ar
raigned this, morning for pleading ION
the Indictment and for passing OF
sentence, Carpenter Swas given ten
years in the penitentiaryN for each
of the oftenses charged and then
was informed by Judge W. Com
stock that the sentences sare to run
continuously, the secmd to begin
at the expiration of the first and
the third at the expiration OF the
second. Asked If there was anything
that he had to say for himself, Car
penter replied there~was not thing
he would say.
Daisy Carpenter, wife of the man
sentenced, was brought into court
for pleading this morning 10 the in
dictment against her charging mur
der in the first degree and when
arraigned, entered a plea OF not
guilty. c. o. Daley apeared as
counsel for the prisoner who was
remanded to the custody OF the She
III pending further order OF the
court
Another Not Guilty Plea.
H. C. Hesse was another brought
into court for pleading to a charge
for which he was indicted and he
pleaded not guilty TO violation or the
iiouor laws. He was released on
bonds previously furnished. He VIII
be tried when the state moves the
criminal calendar next week.
Herman Spiett and Edward Tros-
kew. indicted by the grand jury on
a charge Of obtaining a part OF
their maintenance from the pronts
of a prostitute, entered pleas or not
guilty and were released until rur-
ther call of the court on bnods pre-
viously furnished. r
Thomas Clay and Ethel Clay
pleaded not guilty. to charges OF un-
toxicating liquor and when they did
not produce bond in tie sum OF $1,000
each In addition to bond already
furnished. In the joint Indictment
for possession, C. o. Daley. coun-
sci for the two, fdedfa petition with
the court asking that the state show
cause why certain personal; property
of the Gays should not be- returned
to them. The state notified to
appear to show cause Wednesday
afternoon.
James 3. Ryan charged with TAX
ing indecent liberties, was called for
his plea and also said not guilty.
Huenes & Bakeri represent the 'prls-
oner VINO was rernanded to the Gus
tody of the sheriff.
Additional indictments to those
already published were returned
against William. and George CottreiL.
They were indicted for mlawfully
selling intoxicating liquor and the
former this morning, asked until to-
morrow for pleading while the latter
pleaded not guilty.
Petit Jury Gets In Motion.
Members Of the petit jury for the
June term answered the call this
morning and Immediately at the
close Of the series of pleas that
were taken the case Of Dan L. VIII
liams against the Town OF Cambria
was called. The work of urawtng a
Jury to hear the ease was begun I'm !:
mediately after the roll call and
other routine preliminaries.