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Show SEVEN YEARS FOR " SAFE CRACKER James Riley found dilty. Virtually Admitted His Guilt and Begged for Leniency. Len-iency. His Attorney Hade a Good Fight, but Had Ho Defense to Offer. Seven years in tho Stato's prison was tho sentence passed upon Jim Riley by Judgo Lewis yesterday. Arthur Chrlstcnsen, Riley's attorney, made a hard light for tho prisoner. But tho evidence was too damaging and It took tho Jury very little tlmo to arrlvo at Its verdict of guilty. Riley virtually admitted his guilt after tho verdict was handed In. His honor asked him If ho had anything to say before be-fore ho was sentonccd. Riley got up and mado a plea for leniency. Ho said that he struck the town without money and was 'broke" Ho put up a long hard luck story. No evidence was submitted by the prisoner's pris-oner's attorney. Attornoy Christonsen, In his argument, took tho lino that itiley's guilt had not been proven beyond a shadow shad-ow of doubt. The law reciulres that the Jury shall consider tho caso against a prisoner proven without tho least doubt. Tho prisoner, no doubt, had his fino clothes and "swell front" to thank for the fact that he did not Got ten years Instead In-stead of seven. Judgo Lewis said he conaidered It nn aggravated case of burglary. In getting away from the nightwatohman tho prisoner pris-oner and his associates had used firearms, fire-arms, presumably with tho Intent to kill. Thomas Birch, tho watchman, and tho burgiins had a duel on tho night of tho crime. As Riley was convicted on the charge of having tried to crack the sale of tho Continental Oil company, tho other chargo agulnst him was dismissed, on motion of tho District Attorney. Tho other charge was that Riley burglarized a blacksmith shop to obtain tho tools for his trick. Tho District Attornoy complimented compli-mented the police, especially Sergeants Hempel and Eddington and Patrolman Johnson, on tha able way in which they had secured the evidence against the prisoner. |