Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-04-23 | Page 2 | Erickson Gets Term in Prison

fRICKSON ERICKSON GH TERM IN PRISON PRIS N Alleged Author of Several Worthless Checks Given Indeterminate Sentence Keith W. W Erickson alleged a au author author au- au I au-I thor of numerous bad checks was I sentenced to an indeterminate term terin term in the state by Judge Wilham William Wil Wil- Ham liam S. S Marks larks of the Hc district court Thursday afternoon Erickson son had previously pleaded guilty to issuing a bad check for 11 and had thrown thrown- himself upon upon the mercy of the Hie court It was indicated by Judge Marks that he would recommend nd th the lie minimum minimum mini mini- mum time of one year to the board of pardons The court stated that that- he lie- had hoped that counsel for th the stale st state e and creditors of Erickson could h have ve agreed upon some plan for suspension n zion sion of sentence and repayment by Erickson of the checks wh vl ch h ilie he had passed but In view of the toe f fact ct that the state state insisted insisted upon upon p punishment punish punish- ment being meted out he lie would Impose Impose impose Im- Im pose an n indeterminate term a arid and d recommend recommend rec roe rec one one year yar The TIle state was was represented s represented by Samuel G. G Clawson a assistant lt t district district district dis- dis dis dis- r lt rs' rs by A At Attorney t. t torney H. H E E. Wallace while Erickson Erickson Erick Erick- son was represented by a brother J J. J Vernon Erickson I DEMANDS PUNISHMENT Attorney Clawson Clawso was vehement in his demand that full punishment i be visited upon the Hie defendant He confessed sixty offenses totaling he declared A confessed violator of the law sixty times over he asks the privilege of civil il settlement settlement settlement set set- of the debt Ericsson's Erickson's sons son's counsel contended that he had never been convicted of a crime This Clawson said was be because because because be- be cause he lie had been able le to prevail upon the sympathies of the complaining complaining com corn witness in itt a case in which he was charged with obtaining property under false pretenses I Following the passing of sentence I counsel for defendant obtained a five-day five stay of execution that his business affairs might be arranged d. d