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Show RHj j When Georgo Armstrong was elect- n ! od ono of tho Judges of tho Third fffl Judicial district no mlstnke wns mndo. Ho Is becoming a terror to tho criminal element and a fow moro stiff sentences sen-tences Imposed by him will result in tho holdup gangs vacating. Somo weeks ago ho sent up a thug for eighteen years and on Monday last ho imposed a sentenco of twenty years upon Gentry, tho man who hold up a street car, In company with young Bouton. This Is tho kind of work that counts. It is similar to that of Hon. Lewis A. Groff, at ono time judge of Douglas county, Nebraska, later commissioner com-missioner of the general land office. When Judge Groff took his seat upon tho bench tho town was full of criminals. crimin-als. Ho started giving every convicted con-victed man tho limit of punishment. Nor did ho apologize for his actions. Ills usual method of sentenco was: "You havo been convicted of tho offense of-fense of grand larceny. I can. see no reason why society should bo punished by your presence and tho sentenco ot tho court is that you bo confined In tho penitentiary at Lincoln for a period per-iod of fifteen years, no part of which shall bo solitary confinement." In cases whore the torm imposed by law was longer ho had not tho slightest hesitation in Inflicting tho extreme limit. In less than three months afte. Groff started holding court Omafla was a comparatively clean city. Judge Armstrong has started out right anu may his nerve never forsake him. A fow moro sentences and wo will not havo to carry guns after dark. It is refreshing to see a judge free from maudlin sentiment and misplaced sym-pathy sym-pathy who has tho norvo to "make tho punishment fit tho crime." If the board of pardons doo3 not undo Judge Armstrong's work groat good to the community will result. |