Salt Lake Telegram | 1906-06-13 | Page 8 | Criticised for Light Sentence

LlGIiT SEIITCKCc JiiJce Inflicting Smell Penclfy fcr Crime Called to Account. . WASHINGTON. June : 13. Secretary Hitchcock haa called the attention of the Attorney-General to the facta In the caae of Henry G. Wears, who was recently sentenced by the Judge of the Wyoming. United States District court to one day in Jail and to' pay a fine of $300 after pleading plead-ing guilty to an Indictment charging him with the Illegal fencing of 150,000 acrea of Government land. United Statea Attorney Burke, who is said to -have recommended the light sentence, sen-tence, has been called on to explain his action in the matter.