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Show IEIIV YEARS FOR MS M'HEBHEY Robber Who Held Up MoTcr-nay's MoTcr-nay's Saloon Is Denied a New Trial. Wednesday morning, James McNerney, the daring robber, who held up McTer-nay's McTer-nay's saloon last April with the assistance assist-ance of a companion, will bepin a twenty-year twenty-year sentence In tho State penitentiary. After McNerney's conviction Fcvera) weeks ago, his attorneys gave notice of a motion for a now trial. Tuesday morning, on motion of District Attorney Loofbourow, a now trial was refused re-fused hy Judge Armstrong, and tho prisoner pris-oner was told to stand up. Jlidge Armstrong Arm-strong sentenced him to servo twenty years In tho Stato prison at hard labor. The robbery was one of the most daring In tho criminal history of Salt Lalco. McNcrnoy, Williams and anothor man, ontored tho saloon about 0 o'clock In the evening, with drawn revolvers, nnd wont through tho pockots of James McTernny, tho proprietor of tho saloon, Needham, tho bartender, and Jim Mnlr, a friend of SIc-Ternay's. SIc-Ternay's. From these men several hundred hun-dred .dollars in cash was taken and a number of articles of Jewelry. Tho robbers rob-bers escaped to Idaho. McNcrney and "Wilson wore later arrested, but the other robber escaped. When brought to tho Jail In this city. Wilson wns reloased by tho police, after promising to go to tho hiding-place and return tho plunder. Slnco that timo he has never been seen. One of tho grounds upon which the attorneys desired a new trial, was certain promises of Immunity Im-munity said to have been mado by District Dis-trict Attorney Loofbourow and other officers of-ficers to JIcNornoy in this city after his arrest. r |