Show GIVEN GIVE YEAR iAn Nil It JAil i ON 08 tH k CHA Ii I II i I Federal Judge Unmoved bj by T Tearful earful Plea flea of Man Who Broke Into Branch Postoffice Postoffice Postoffice Post Post- office Whisky Blamed BI med WITH a pitiful plea pica pl a of UL Lei Lel t vv me mc go back to my regiment regiment regi regi- ment and an be a man again I George Georg A A. A Snyder 29 a a soldier of Ft Ff Douglas who more than that I five fhe month months ago in n a orgy drunken broke into a branch postoffice on or I Third Third- avenue between H II and I II streets this morning made a futile appeal for mercy to Judge Tillman I D. D Johnson in the United States district dis dis- court Snyder was brought to trial this thim I morning for the crime of robbing a aI United States postoffice after he was caught in the act by two city policemen police entered a plea I men me tie lie had former formell jy of no not guilty guilty- but this timis morning r rI cl ng gu guilty 1 I According to evidence brought forth in Ln the ea Case Sn Snyder Snider del enlisted in New NewYork Newyork NewYork I York more more- than a year year- ago and andi i served for some time on the border He Ele has three cousins and and- two brothers brothers broth broth- ers rs in the army Shortly after being stationed at Ft Do Douglas glas he came to toI I Salt Lake and met a man upon the streets who o offered to sell him some whisky and who shortly afterward went vent with IBm him to a soft drink parI par par- I lor or Snyder said he remembers noth ing ng clearly between the visit to the soft oft drink parlor and his lila arrest in inI inthe I the he branch postoffice SAYS BOOZE RESPONSIBLE In changing his plea Snyder begged I for or clemency on the ground that owing owing ow ow- ing ng to his intoxicated condition athe atthe at atthe the he time of his arrest he ho was not I wholly responsible for his actions I I enlisted to fight for this country coun coun- try ry Snyder said saki and have commit committed commit commit- ted ed some indiscretions but am not I bad ad My Iy record should you wish to toI examine has been one of excellence I I throughout My army record has also i ben been een excellent until the present time would like lIko very much if It Is pos pos- possible possible sible ihie to receive military punishment so 0 I would not get a dishonorable discharge from the army and might I have rave a chance to redeem myself I want ant to go back to my regiment I DISGRACES UNIFORM disgraced dis- dis dis disgraced I I Believing that he had already graced the the- United States uniform by drinking liquor although Jugh it tt Is against the army regulations and by pleading guilty he had done away with any an possibility possibility pos pos- of freedom Judge Johnson sen san sentenced in the federal federal federal fed fed- Snyder to one year eral penitentiary at Leavenworth Kan Date for or trial of John burg self styled d inventor and ex explorer explorer ex- ex of or the upper regions Augusta Minnie Deckman and the Rev B. B Henry Henry Henry Hen Hen- ry Leesman was set bet this morning by Judge Julge Johnson for Wednesday May 1 1 Motion of or both attorneys for Miss Deckman and amI the Rev Key Mr Leesman Who are arc awaiting trial for violation of the time espionage act for a It separate hearIng hearIng hear- hear Johnson AtT At- At Ing lug was denied by Judge T Continued Ol tl u d on n page pagA 2 SOLDIER GIVEN Continued from P Pg con for the tho df the cases ases of ot the theare tWO alii considerably ore are me both both at the th them try of Of work to the detriment Cases of ot eight aIr aIrI of ot Ii Je I mates of ot houses houses il juci und for hearing henring Monday fUt J 0 of f 50 29 and 30 The heal m vich charged with e. e without a een 91 IK quor quor W Monday I ii It t guilty this j |