Show II I COUNSEL ASKS LENIENCY FOR YOUNG BURGLAR George McDonald Pleads Guilty and Is Sentenced to Indeterminate Term in inState inState inState State Prison An indeterminate term in the state prison was imposed upon Geor George Geore e McDonald McDonald Mc Mc- Donald confessed burglar by Judge L. L I B. B Wight in the TOrd district court today Imposition of sentence was wa preceded preceded preceded pre pre- pre pre- I ceded by McDonalds McDonald's plea of guilty toI to the charge that he entered the home of S. S T. T Nicholls 1220 Browning avenue I and his waiver of all statutory rights regarding delay before the passing of or sentence I Besides McDonald 1 in the courtroom was Mrs Audrew Robins jointly charged with the burglary of the I ho ie ho-ie e who is now at liberty on bond I McDonalds McDonald's mother Mrs 1 Howells who made the trip to Salt Lake from San Diego Cal Cat to be present when her herson herson herson son faced Judge Wight on the burglary charge entered the courtroom after I court had begun and took her seat outside outside outside out out- i side the rail ran After McDonald had pleaded guilty to the charge District Attorney E. E A. A Rogers recommended that the court I advise the state board of pardons that i McDonald be confined for five years I Ro r rs recited McDonalds McDonald's alleged confession confession con con- of seven forty burglaries con I as I recommendation reason for the year five I tion and declared that he felt that five years would be extremely lenient treatment treatment treatment treat treat- I III ment for the prisoner Judge Wight took the recommendation under advisement advisement advisement advise advise- ment for thirty da days s McDonalds McDonald's plea for leniency was presented by Attorney Thomas Ramage Ramage Ramage Ra- Ra mage who stated that McDonald is but 22 years of age and that he has been homeless since 8 years of age FiVe Fite years in the state prison will do Just one thing for McDonald or any other young man man man-it it will turn him lout out a hardened hardened crime graduate Mr Ramage declared Anything but a I short association with the second term term- ers era and the hardened criminal in the state prison will result In harm Judge Wight asked one question concerning concerning con con- the kind of burglaries committed com corn by McDonald Did he carry arms District Attorney Rogers answered Inthe in inthe inthe the negative and the court then took his recommendation as to length of term under advisement I Following the court hearing McDon- McDon Outside the courtroom They were em- em his mother met in the corridor bracing each other when deputy sheriffs sheriffs sheriffs sher sher- iffs placed handcuffs on McDonald and started to lead him back to the county lail Mrs Robins who was with him himIn himIn himin in the courtroom walked with him to the Jail arm in arm |