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Show SEVERE PUNISHMENT . FOB TRAfTPR OFFICERS Policemen Who Were Pals of Burglars Den 911 need When Sentenced by Court. PHILADELPHIA, April S. Quick justice was-meted out here today to four policemen who were arrested on Saturday for robbing stores and ware-I ware-I houses in the beats which they patrolled in the wholesale district. Having boon indicted early in the day on charges of "eniering without breaking, with intent to commit, a felynv,-' "larceny,"' "lar-ceny,"' "receiving stolen goods" and "conspiracy," the accused pleaded guilty before Judge Kinsey and wero sentenced to serve seven yearB each in the Eastern penitentinrv'. Tho convicted con-victed policemen' are John W. Straub, John Kelly, C. M. Luckcnbjll, and A. R. Millions. Seldom have prisoners been more scathingly denounced in court thnn.wero tho four polieemen, when Judge Kinney Kin-ney imposed sentence. "1 wish it were possible to find some extenuating circumstances for these men." said the court, "but the language lan-guage of condemnation is inadequato to describe their offense. T know of no crime more enormous. They wero oflienrs of the law, under oath to guard property during ihe night Hours. Thev were false to their I rust, and by 1 hound hou-nd they have brought reproach not oniv upon themselves, but upon the name, of the police department and the entire city. gee no reason for mercy in this case. The defendants aro guilt v of gross treason, and they must meet their punishment." |