The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-08-05
COURT PASSES
SENTENCE ON
W. B. SAWYER
CONVICTED IN CRIMINAL
COURT ON CHARGE OF AG-
cRAvATED ASSAULT ON
EUGENE EDLEY

This morning $50 o'clock at
the recessed session of Criminal
Court, Judge VIM. ". Albury
passed sentence in the case of w.
B. Blonde" Sawyer, who was
last night at o'clock found gull
ty by jury, of a fine of $500 and
costs or one year in the county
Jail.
Sawyer was charged with as
sault on the person of Eugene
Edley, by shooting him in the
foot with a rifle, with intent to
kill. He was to have been tried
yesterday morning but his at
torney, Fred Pine of Miami, ask
ed that the case be set for the
afternoon and at 2 o'clock it was
brought before the court.
When charged with the offense
the defendant entered a plea of
not guilty and the following jury
was empanelled to try the issue:
Oscar Cruz, Marcos Mesa, Jr.,
Henry Watkins, Ralph Placencia,
Clarence Higgs, HERMAN Richard
son.
Taking of testimony consumed
the greater part of the afternoon.
and attorney Pine occupied the
time until the time for supper ar
rived with his arguments in the
defense of his client.
The jury was then permitted to
60 to supper in charge of Bailiffl
Ray Elwood, and were gone about
an hour. When the body return
ed, County Solicitor Allan B.
Cleare, a.. began his, argument,
which lasted about 80 minutes.
Judge Albury then charged
the jury with the several phases
OF the crime, which was charged
against the defendant, assault
with intent to kill graduating to
the least charge, which was ag-
gravated assault.
The jury retired and in 20
minutes returned with the YER
dict as a result of which the
judge passed sentence as stated
in the first paragraph.
There were several other SEN
fences passed this morning as
follows:
Jesus Fernandez, who was on
Thursday found guilty of having
crayfish in his possession during
the closed season, was sentenced
to pay SIS and costs in the case,
or spend so days in jail.
S. w. Wheeler, colored, who
was found guilty by jury on a
charge of non-support of minor
child, was called to the bar. He
explained that he would 60 to
work on Monday, as he had been
assured of employment by the
WPA.
Judge Albury said that the pay
for labor was very small and in
realization of that fact the SEN
tence would be that Wheeler
give his wife So each week for
the support of the child. Failure
to comply with the courts orders
would mean that the penitentiary
would be his place of abode.
Leoncia Magee, charged with
taking flowers from graves in
the cemetery, was called for
trial Attorney John G. Sawyer
entered a plea of guilty and ex-
planned that his client was i'll
and unable to appear in court.
He further said that while his
client was guilty, as he had
pleaded, she was suffering from
the effects of her act, and the
opinion of her employer and
others was that she was not really
normal. The attorney said that
he did not mean to create the im-
preston that she was of unsound
mind, but slightly unbalanced
The judge decided that he
would defer sentence in the mat
ter, and as this was the last case.
to be brought before the court,
ordered the jurors to be paid by
Clerk G. Sam B. Curry, and an
nounced adjournment.
Clerk Curry said that the sum
of $435 was to be paid the jurors.