| Show tonlis TOBIAS T TRAPPED RAPP RIk I 1 HIS ANT ANTI DODGE DOE NOT AVAIL JIW gum today to day samuel L tobias was called in the third district court to receive sentence on a conviction lor for petty larceny this case will be remembered as the one in which a 5 sold alece lost by mrs angel figured tae money was picked le ked up by a small boy malcolm T butler and was claimed by tobias who said that he had tossed the coin he be first said it was a piece and then changed it when he be learned what was found to his father and aba the latter b had d failed to pick it up from the sidewalk sidewalk the evidence however convinced the jury that tobias I 1 in retaining the money committed a theft he was as tried in the police court convicted and lined fined 50 an appeal was taken take to the district court and another co conviction had bad today to day his hia attorney mr whittemore asked judge zane to suspend sentence and urged as reasons there lor what he be considered the doubt in the case thim that the defendant had bad been before this considered straightforward tf orward and that he be worked with his father in a small store to obtain a living for a arge rge family mr air richards objected to a suspension of al judgment and suggested that the least the court should do was to require the defendant to pay the costs coats in the case the full penalty for the th offense was 09 fine and 99 90 dayna im the court then asked the defendant chave have you anything to say may why sentence should not be pronounced Defenda defendant nr nothing only ealy it is the first time I 1 was ever in a place I 1 like ike this I 1 am innocent so help me go god d 4 A court the tae jury found andI and I 1 think the evidence 11 ully fully warranted it defendant Defends nt I 1 did not have all my witnesses here there was the man who owned the money I 1 had addi dit ional witnesses in the police court court you were found guilty then defendant yes but the jury were all mormons cormons Mor mons I 1 was told they would do it court severely r the evidence you was sufficient to show your guilt defendant it was a mormon ary ry court A man who would take advantage of a little boy as youdia you did must be a dad bad man I 1 am of the on under the evidence evid ecce which was strong that you are guilty you will be fine fined j 50 and pay the costs of the prosecution the defendant was then ordered committed to the custody of the marshal until the judgment was satisfied in addition to the W W flue fine the costs will f oot foot up to something like va 75 |
