The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1930-01-02
HUMBERT IS GIVEN
SENTENCE FOR LIFE
est. Cloud Times. Dec 26)

est. Cloud Times, Dec. 26)
Leo c. Humbert, indicted by the
Stearns county grand jury on
three counts, two of bank robbery
and the other of Jail breaking, en-
tered plea of guilty Dec. 26 before
Judge j. A. Roeser, making his
plea on the indictment charging
bank robbery on October 16 at
Metre Grove. He was sentenced to
the Minnesota state prison at Still
water for the term of his natural
life.
The other indictments, one
charging bank robbery at Metre
Grove on Sept. II, and the other
charging Jail breaking on October
II, were dismissed by Judge Roes-
er upon motion to dismiss them,
made by James J. Quigley, county
attorney.
Humbert, 20 years, was repre-
sented before the court by Joseph
B. Himsl, appointed by the court.
The prisoner was brought into the
district court chambers by Deputy
Sheriffs Charles S. Saunders and
Tony Ellering, and after sentence
had been pronounced was returned
to the custody of Sheriff B. E.
Schooner to await preparation of
the necessary commitment papers.
When they are prepared, he will be
taken to Saltwater.
The indictment of which Hum
bert entered his plea was returned
on December 4. The other indict-
ments were returned later.
Humbert's counsel, J. B. Himsl,
pleaded before the court that the
motion to dismiss the two indict-
ments be granted. The ATTORNEY
stated that after the first robbery
of which the defendant had been
accused, he haG made a study of
the case and of the character of
the young man. He stated that
Humbert came of family of fine
and noble pioneers; the young man
had left home because of a diff
Guilty with his father; had, during
the time of the war enlisted in the
military service and during that
service had been accused of en-
bezzlement; the young soldier had
taken the blame of a superior Of
ficer, had been convicted and had
served his time.
Since coming back to Stearns
county late this summer, Mr.. Himsl
said, the young mans actions had
not been those of a rational char
acter. He said his actions were
different than those of a bank rob-
Der. His act of breaking jail and
then returning to the scene of the
former robbery, of which he had
been accused, certainly did not ap-
pear to be the act of a rational
man nor of bank robber, Mr..
Himsl declared.
The attorney stated that he be-
lieved that something was wrong
with the mental status of the de-
PENDANT, and that the deficiency
had arisen at time in life of
which he, the defendant, had no
control. The mental status of this
man, the attorney continued, is not
the mental status usually found in
a hardened criminal. -
An old satchel, which had been
left at Louisville, KY, Mr.. Himsl
explained, was returned to prison
er recently through the efforts of
the attorney. The satchel contain
ed some clothing, and rosary, in
dicating, the attorney said, that
there must be something good in
his heart" The attorney asked that
the rosary be returned to the man
that he might take it with him to
the institution. AZ.
When questioned by Judge Roes-
er, Humbert declared that he made
his living as a salesman of linger-
lie. He said he had been twice con-
victed, once in Kentucky and once
while in the military service during
the war.
Judge Roeser declared the de-