Show a I MCKNIGHT SENTENCED Judge Zane Lets Him Down Very Easy James McKnight appeared in court this morning to receive sentence on the verdict rendered against him yesterday Judge McBride made a motion for a new trial which was argued and overruled The defense then requested that the time of sentence be postponed until this afternoon When the matter came up at 2 oclock the defense requested a further postponement of sentence until Monday Judge McBride and his client evidently anticipated an imprisonment sentence as the former stated the object in asking a postponement of sentence was that the defendant might be allowed to visit his sick wife and make some arrangements with his family Mr Dickson objected to a further fur-ther postponement because neither the bond given by McKnight nor any trace of it could be found and he was ignorant of its conditions McKnight was therefore ordered to stand up and asked if he had anything to say why sentence should not be passed Nothing your honor except what I have already stated I never touched the woman but I suppose I ought to be punished for being found in such company com-pany Judge Zane announcd that under the circumstances he would not impose an imprisonment penalty but would sentence sen-tence the defendant to pay a fine of 50 and costs and be committed until paid The lightness of the fine was a surprise to all present The costs will not be less than 100 but as McKnight has almost unlimited resources he will probably devise de-vise some way to settle the bill |