Show I ICHARLES CHARLES SHERMAN 1 IS fOUND TY r i i L T t r sf Serve Five Y Years e l s oli on Coll Con Conviction C n of ot otMan Man Man- slaughter VERDICT WAS A SURPRISE Result Mainly Due to Confessions Confessions Confessions Confes Confes- of Young Journalist Journalist Jour Jour- I Holena I ol a Al o ii t. t 0 OcL c t. t 7 Cl s Charle-s ma ries Sherman the newspaper neW man maim at nl his hia S second trial at White While Sulphur Springs has lias been con found CountI of Involuntary manslaughter lau and sentenced to lo live five Titus Thus closes cars ears In time the penitentiary remarkable able murder one ammo of or the most cases In time history of or Montana 1 Sherman who is a man o ot of only 21 1 years cars is 15 v well veIl connected and antI for or 01 S sev several sev- sev oral eral years ears had hatI been connected with one Dime of the papers About thc lit years ago ugo Samuel an aged Tew went to town and amid engaged In time Jewelry and pawn pawn- broking business lIe He has a wealthy wealth brother In Sari Han Francisco engaged in inthe Inthe the Lime Jewelry je business I Ii ery i cu cr of Crime One Otie morning about aboul two years cars a ago o was WIlS found murdered In his Isis store on the tha main street of Ills IUs strong box had ha been ruled and the principal am al tides of value taken takemi en He lie had hiatt been struck on Ito tho back bael of oC the tue head with wIlh a blunt blumit in in- strument and then choked with a string around aroun his throat Time The San Francisco brother r spent silent a n large sum suns to lo out the he robbers but bUL lo to no ito noa a avail 1 I ii Finally suspicion fastened Itself on Sherman In Sn whose hose pos possession was found oun a hair bridle known Imo to be lie the tho property of the time dead deat Jew He lIe made matIc a confession and admitted the Limo killing Implicating a number of oC prominent residents of ut Including a I distant relative of or Governor Go Toole A majority of oC these thee persons w wore were rc able uble to lo prove pro alibis antI and usually finally Sherman made another confession stating that he lie alone had hod commuted committed the crime and look took the time officers to lo the newspaper office of of- or-I or fice flee and his resl residence where much of or orthe the property properly ha had been cached cache I Out Omit of f i Ills Ill li Oun O Month on omm trial he was found guIlty his hiM own confessions being heln the Iho principal evidence together with whim strong circumstantial cir- cir evidence TIe lie was semi hon l lo to the penitentiary for Cor life Ufe Friends of time the fatally family l believed that time the young youn man maim was wn demented In a n. degree and und Induced the parents to lo seek seeka a new trial which was granted by the time supreme court on Oil the time ground that tho the confessions lons had hall been IH en obtained in irs a manner control contrary to lo law A change c of venue to 1 county county coun coun- ty Ly was secured and amI after uner being out 48 JS hours the Involuntary manslaughter verdict was reached by br time iho Jury Judge J Cheadle haUng ha refused cd lo to discharge c lLon ll It llon on oil Uw tho first disagreement The rho outcome outcome out chit come commie I Is a. a surprise e f |