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Show GIRL'S ASSAILANT AD1TSJ5 GUILT A. L. Mair Is Promptly Given Maximum Sentence of Ten Years. "It wasn't, T that did it it tvus whisky," sobbed A. Tj. Mair when pleading guilty before Judge P. G. Loofbourow late yesterday, of attempted at-tempted criminal assault, ho was sentenced sen-tenced to serve ten years in the state prison at hard labor. Mair waived his preliminary hearing and ontcred a plea of guilty; and declared himself ready for sentence. "I love littlo children, and wouldn't harm one for the world'," he added: "Mair," said tho court, "you are now 52 years of ago and liavo had a groat deal of trouble. Just after your release from prison, you find yourself again involved in a serious difficulty. There is little reason to expect a change I for tho better in your conduct at this timo of life, and 1 phall sentence you to serve the maximum term for your offense." . Mair was romandod to the custory of the sheriff and was taken to tho state prison, from which place ho was only recently reloasod. Mair lured Susie Froelich, aged 8 years, to tho outskirts of Murray Saturday Sat-urday afternoon and attacked her. He was "arrested Sundaj' by deputy sheriffs sher-iffs at Third South and State streets, and was identified a few hours later by his victim. The speed with which justice sought him out is only rivaled in the case of George Parry, who confessed a similar crime a few weeks ago and was arraigned, ar-raigned, seutenced and incarcerated within forty-eight hours after his arrest. |