Show judge hanson gl gives ves lee P jones prison sentence L sm tence GETS SENTENCE OF op FROM 8 S MONTH MONTHS TO 3 2 YEARS IN THE STATE penitentiary FOR mn BEING persistent VIOLATOR OF ov LIQUOR baw saturday afternoon loo P J jones ones bootlegger who was charged with being a persistent violator of the liquor law and abe manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors had his trial he was given counsel by the county and charles demolay DeMol sy acted as his attorney thos W odonnell assisted the prosecution the straight forward story told by the boys who were witnesses against jones ones had much effect in the court room boys only 16 years of age had been given liquor by jones at the particular time ho he furnished the liquor which golden drank a few hours before his death which was presumably caused by the liquor be bd drank it is the first arat time in the history of courts when boys have come across across with true stories as to who furnished them with liquor and how they got it the seriousness of the death of young has had its effect and no doubt will have a deterring effect also upon other bootleggers in this section the jury composed of or S P dillman A N johnson john S blacking william merkley joseph wc kee olle C W showalter and al Baen were charged by judge hanson ati ati about vm at a litt leAtter little after 9 they came back and foreman A N X johnson gave their decision to the clerk guilty as charged monday morning judge hanson sentenced jones to serve in the state penitentiary a term of not lees less than three months 01 or more than two years jonea jones stated to the court he was the sole support of his sister and chud chil dAnd and his mother evidently assuming bis father marion F jonea jones had bad deserted his family when he left last week for rock springs wyo sheriff ill erichardson left wednes day for salt lake city taking jones to the penitentiary 1 |