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Show ARMSTRONG GIVES HEAVY SENTENCES More heavy penalties were imposed this morning by Judge Armstrong' In the criminal divisl6n , of the District court. William Murphy, who was found guilty of highway robbery, was sentenced sen-tenced to twenty years of hard labor at the penitentiary.- - ' ' " Royal Morrison, a soldier, was. given ten years' imprisonment for burglary The court scored each prisoner for not making an honest living, but at tempting to get something which did not belong to them. Despite the plea made by Murphy that the witnesses against him were prejudiced, the court entered the rentence. Morrison is alleged to have robbed the Salt Lake Hardware company building on the night of February 28, 1905. He is asserted to have secureu two ; revolvers valued at $10. This morning he pleaded guilty to the charge and was sentenced. |