| Show = GPLlWGEtS FIVE YEAHS Young Man of Burglarious Proclivities Sentenced Sen-tenced by Judge Norrell IN TEARS BEGS THE COURTS LENCINCY lltkket 1111 to EIlItee IoothoTh fleee 110100 ijol Jurrtll Acljonnia Cunrt The Judgment of the court islhat > ou bo laken lo Ink State prlon nnd there confined or the period of flvo jears were the words thai fell from Ihe HIM of Judge Norrell loda In passing son lence of Charley day Ihe young man who on Monday pleaded guilty to bur glarlalng theresldenco ot John II Grim The words evidently fell like a thunderbolt thunder-bolt upon the ears of Ihe unfortunate young man for he Immediately tried to speak but was Bo overcome that he bursl out crying nnd took his seat without sa > lng n word When Iho court nuked Gray If he had anything to nay before sentence was pronounced Attorney D C llchnor nse nnd 1 < 1 the derendant was nn exn nplo of hat cum of evil ano clatlons H was true he hid been caughl by the police In anolhcr man s houae bul 11 1 was also Irue Ihalun like tho average criminal he was unarm un-arm d nnd had given the Stale and officers no trouble Gray had aded guilty lo burglars and thus saved the State the expense of a trial He had OBI > aided tho officers In recovering stolen roperty In view of these facts and the defendant de-fendant s youth he begged the leniency of Ihe court Gray here began to mutter somelhlng which no one eould hear or understand The court lold him lo talk oul but the defendants onl > response was 1 don t feel like sllylng Ilnythlnl1 BaAttoVneny Putnam said thai notivllh standing the admission of Uray as to Ids guilt It was a case that dldnt call for any nympath > or leniency The police he continued have evidence agalnsl the defendant eit vcn clarat nlld distinct burglarl nnd they are In possession of facts tending to how thai he Is I an old offender of-fender In Ihls particular case he was caught In Ihe act and he could nol very well do any other than plead guilty The police Mr Putnam further said had Information that led them to believe be-lieve the defendant had been convicted In Montana and had only Just been IIberllted trom the Der Lo < lgn Irloo libOral who all the while had stood by the clerks desk with a handkerchief to his e > es again signified by railing his right hand that he wanted to speak Judge Norre Informed him that If he had anything lo say Iho court would lItpn to him Gray nmld sobsThrough Information Informa-tion I gave the police recovered the things I am sorn Aery sorry for what I have donp 1 ha no excuse to orrer I eommltled tho crime t hard for a young man to go to jail I throw myself on the mercy of tho court Judge Norrell then sentenced Gray to nVe yen In Ih State prlon hn Grny agaIn attemlte < l to Inlt but Il8 heCore tated ho wus 0 overeomo that le failed The other six cases against Gray will now be dlnmlssed DILL ALSO SENTENCED Andrew nell convicted last Tuesday of attempled grand larceny In that he altempted to pick the pocket of Mrs Clara Hlches outside the Hall of Itel Ics last October appeared before Judge Norrell today for sentence nnd was given eighteen months In the State prison |
