| Show BRIDGET SWEENEY sentenced to two and hall half yei years irs ball denied in the third district court today judge sandford denied the motion for a new trial in the case 9 bridget sweeney convicted of administering poison to her husband the defendant was called for sentence and her attorney called the attention of the court to the jurys recommendation ommen dation for leniency mrs sweeney was asked it if she had bad anything to say before sentence was pronounced and she replied nothing ae the judge then remarked that the punishment provided by law for the offense was from oise oae to ten years he would not impose the full penalty because of the jurys recommendation and the fact that mrs sweeneys husband nad condoned the offense the punishment was fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for two and a half years the judge remarking it may be that some other power will lessen your term it it is found desirable and the court may lend its aid the prisoners attorney gave notice ot of an appeal to the supreme court and asked that the amount of bail be fixed mr clarke made a mild objection unless the appeal would be prosecuted instead of being allowed to drag along as many cases had bad done there was some discussion of the subject and the court finally refused to admit the prisoner to ball remarking to counsel it will acte accelerate lerate youe action in getting the case before the 8 supreme reme court aars mrs sweeney was accordingly taken into the custody of zhe marshal and removed to the penitentiary ar y |
