Show i H PLEADS FOR foaI foa- foa I c lENIENCY T TO TOI r rI I I YOUNG PAL Hardened Counterfeiter A AsKs s for or Only Justice for Himself f i TAKES ARES n ALL BLAME r FOR CRIME CRE PAIR OF-PAIR I I Implies s He Instigated It to Get Money to Further I r I Invention Invention After making a strong appeal for the court to to bo be lenient and merciful to his i artner in crime and declaring that his 1 own Ute life was was' ruined and he did not ot care i what became of him Edward Wilbur counterfeiter was sentenced this morning morning morn morn- ing lug by Judge John A. A Marshall tarsh ll in the in-the the tho thoI I United States district court to servo serve SI six years ears in the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth Lea- Lea Kan His partner Thomas Smith SInith a a. boy of 1 17 j years ears was let off with a sentence of six months In the count county r jail When Wilbur hardened with a life of ot crime and terms in prison stood before I I Judge Marshall there was not a sign o of nervousness He stood stock still apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap disinterested while J. J RJ R R. I J etcher Letcher clerk of the court read the charges against hin him brought by the federal federal federal fed fed- eral grand Jury in six counts The indictment in- in related how he had counterfeited counterfeited counterfeited counter counter- coin and was in the act of oC passing it at Price Utah when arrested Only once did he look up and and that was when the name of his youthful accomplice w was s mentioned Whon When asked to plead he said in a firm voice olee Guilty your honor Have you rou an anything to say sar queried Jud Judge Jude e- e Marshall Yes your our honor wa was the reply I T Twant want to that all I want is justice 1 I Iam tm am guilty guIlt of this counterfeiting and I J Ido Ido do donot not ask for mercy As a matter of fact your honor I have served one term I for tor this same game offense but I am willing willingto to serve seye another Some years ars ago T r invented Im a R marine boat which has many mam novel improve improve- ments I tried to raise the tho money to build the boat but could not So I made dies for fore counterfeiting dollars and cent 5 pieces I was iras arrested for that offense and sent to the federal prison I was as re released released ye- ye leased there in September and I went to where I had secreted a box containing the plans for m my r marine boat and also some some more counterfeit mon money y 1 met this boy Smith and we traveled traveled trav tray together to Price and there got rid of some soine of this money The boy did the passing I 1 induced him to do it sNOW Now your honor I want ant you to show mercy to that boy It was all my fault tault that he l-e got ot into this As for tor me my mJ character is ruined His nis is clear except for fol this one offense J and and this was not his fa fault jv Save ve this bo bor dont don't send him to tl prison on He did not know what hal he way wal doing v y Wilbur did not not- look surprised when V Judge Marshall passE passed sentence of or six l year an arid imposed a nile flue x of f OC to cover covel In passing passin sentence V E Marshall ar h rial aiL that L-that that he could r not show not show 1 an any r. r because bedau e Wilbur had been in and nd had hac f N and ancI nale with the me look ook of or youth showing in every n ry feature e and anI ap- ap p.- p. I T are on the Yer verge of tears s young Smith was wag next called He Te fumbled at athis his coat l I as the Charge ha gp against him was wa a read T-I T Ho Tc pleaded guilty and had hadl l nothing nothing- to say say regarding the case cae apparently ap- ap parentI y beim too frightened to speak William a. a assistant United s made a plea for the b boy X i. It Tt Jt appears appears said Mr 11 McCrea that t this boy who ho says say h ho lie was waR 17 7 years ol old oldin in November was met by y this man ViI Wil L. L bur at Umatilla The TIll boy was waN a 1 nin- nin from away away from homo home and ana readily took up with Wilbur The rhe two traveled to together thel to 1 to Price Price where the boy bo was used by Wilbur as a tool to set got rid of oC the bo bogus us j V coins I The jud judge e t then cn sentenced Smith to six f v months in n he county jail ali arid imposed I a fine of 50 I |