Show bridget gets two ami half years in the third district court saturday judge sandford denied the motion fora new trial in the case of bridget sweeney convicted of administering poison to her husband the defendant was called for sentence and her attorney called the attention of the court to the jurys recommendation for leniency mrs sweeney was asked if she had anything to bay before sentence was pronounced and she replied noth lug the judge then remarked that the punishment provided by law for the offense was from one to ten years he would not impose the full penalty because of the jurys recommendation and the fact that mrs sweeney ahus banu had condoned the offense the punishment was axed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for two and a half years the judge remarking it may be that some other power will lessen your it is found desirable and the court may lend its aid the prisoners attorney gave notice of an appeal to the court and asked that the amount of bail be fixed mr dark made a mild objection unless the appeal would be prosecuted instead of being allowed to drag along as many cases caddene had dene there was some discussion of the subject and the court finally refused to admit the prisoner to bail remarking to counsel it will accelerate your action in getting the case before the supreme court mrs sheenoy was accordingly taken into the custody of the manshum and removed to the penitentiary |