Show 20 YEARS FOR KEAN REAN Justice ustice Moves Swiftly for Man Who Freddie M Muth uth J 01 j rl 1 T i t t Ip p TJohn T John ohn JOS Joseph Kean of Frodle Fied die le Muth the year seven son of or Charles harles Muth was wa tried convicted and amI nd sentenced to serve selve a term of oC twenty wenly years i in Ii t the lie pen penitentiary penitentiary- I Kean was wa arraigned before ate ti-ate atc Elsen own and was committed without ball bail to the tile action of or tho lie grand gland jury ury In announcing his decision Magistrate said lint Hall I the time decision of oC this tills case I would summon a n. large number of lothers and turn you over to their mercies hut but a as al the time law fixes the tue penalty pen pen- alty Hy of or crimes like yours 1 I can do nothing but commit you OU without ball bail ballo to o the action of or the grand Jury on onic the ic charge charle of oC kidnapping It took tool the grand jury jur but hut a short time me to had find a true bill and antI Kean was taken alien before Judge er for Cor immediate im- im mediate trial Kean asked to be allowed al- al owed lowed to make a statement and said there here were mitigating circumstances In n connection with tho the The flie judge declined to hear heal the statement and nd said the thc prisoner must plead either eWi- eWi or er r guilty guilt or not guilty Kean thereupon there there- upon pon pleaded guilty guilt The Tho t testimony of f three witnesses was then tilen taken and nd sentence followed Immediately |