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Show ARSON GANGSTER SETJTTO PRISON Elmer Kesaler Plead Guilty In Second Degree Elmer Kesaler. one of th arson gJi that burned the i residence at 1001 North "Second West street, February t, pleaded guilty to second degree arson ar-son and was sentenced to serve an Ire-determinate Ire-determinate term In the 'state prison by Judge Wight today. Judge Wight adopted the recommendation of District Dis-trict Attorney E. A. Rogers and stated that he would request the state board of pardons to fix tha term at the minimum min-imum of on year and to parole Kessler ss soon as work can be obtained for him. "Kessler haa a wife and three children," chil-dren," District Attorney Rogers said. "I could charge him with no offens other than arson, which entails a minimum min-imum sentence of one year, so I would recommend that the court ask th state board of pardons that be he paroled as soon as he can find work on which to mipnort hts family." Charles L. Kelly, who lived at lODt North plecond West, pleaded guilty in Judge Wlght'a court to making a fraudulent insurance claim and waa sentenced to pay a fine of II 000 or to eerve nine montha In the county JalL. Kelly has also been charged with arson, ar-son, but haa never been arraigned la the city court. In speaking of Kessler, District Attorney At-torney Rogera told the court that ha felt that Kessler was mora deserving of leniency than any of the other mem-bera mem-bera of th gang. At the district attorney's at-torney's recommendation. Judge Wight requested the state board of pardona to fix a term of two years for Clarence N J. Dutton and three yeara for Kred L. Bremer, the other two members of th 1 gang, when they pleaded guilty to th ' I charre, this week. |