Show THE GARTERS CARTERS GET STUNG 00 FOUND GUILTY OF VIOLATING PROHIBITION IA LAWS FEMALE WS E IA LE DEFENDANT MAKES TEARFUL PLEA TO JURORS SIX MONTHS IS JS lEN PENALTY ALT 00 Parowan Times Six months in the County jail was the sentence passed by Judge Burton for or each of the defendants in the big liquor case tried here last week a against Zella Zelia Carter and Marion Car Car- ter er The case was appealed from the Justice court of Cedar City where the sentence was each and six months for the defendant Marion Carter and the reason for the apparent apparent apparent ent modification of sentence in his case calle was the question of the legality of If the sentence imposed by the justice justice justice jus jus- tice court urt rather than any disposition toward oward leniency by the Court The law provides a maximum of or six nix x months in jail or both but there thele is grave doubts as to whether after a defendant had done his six months he could be held longer in jail if he refused reused to pay the fine and to avoid any poss possibility of the sentences sentence's being open to attack on that ground only the six months jail sentence was given en The other defendants defendant's sentence changed from to six months will afford alford little solace since she must lose her office as postmistress at Beryl and be away from her other business during that time Trial of the case cons consumed med five days of last week and it went to the jury about five o'clock on Saturday afternoon after after- noon A verdict against the defendants defendants defend defend- ants was brought in some time after alter midnight and sentence was passed by the Court on Monday with a stay of execution until the last of the week eek pending decision b by the defendants defendants defend defend- ants as to whether to appeal Somewhat of a sensation was created create created cre cre- ate during the closing moments of the trial tria by the defendant Zella Zea Carters Carter's Carters Carter's Carters Carter's Car Car- ter's getting up before the jury and pleading to them in her own behalf during the course of which she stated that she could have haye paid the fine imposed by the justice court ourt but her honor was ot of stake Then with tears in her eyes ees and faltering hIt falt I ering voice she pleaded with them if the they had mothers sisters or sweethearts sweethearts sweet sweet- I hearts beart who might someday find themselves themselves them them- selves in similar position to hers to consider that in their deliberations Other cases which have been tried at this term of court were the State vs Hunter in the jury brought in a verdict of guilty of with intent to do bodily injury Sentenced to o one to five years ears in prison the State vs WAldram defendant found i guilty of practicing Without license sentenced to fine of State vs VI Ernest Dalton defendant pleading guilty of killing doe deer sentence and to report to court first day of each term for two years ears Several Se other minor cases were tried A A. A E. E Mark Markwith with charged with perjury in Carter case hearing dismissed dismissed dismissed dis dis- dis- dis missed Burgees and Bracken perjury in same case guilty sentenced to two years ears in jail but paroled on good behavior behavior behavior be be- havior and to four times a year to sheriff and three times a year to Court during that period of time to which they were sentenced Case against Millard Nelson for resisting an officer was held over to next term of court pending disposition disposition disposition tion of case in Federal Court against same defendant |