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Show Hill iJI II I Pleaded Guilty. sH1! Il5!li ACTUAL TERMS 34 MONTHS BBBBm !iliN si"! Mt'n Tnl'n Bc'ore Judg "nil Yes- SSSSBJ lffi5 1 '1 teiday, Waived Time, IUeaded , H SWlll? "i Guilty nnd Both Received Same B Stilt V (! Sentence-Agreement Which Per- B li I (I Ca'l waded the Prisoners to Fluid iaiL 'I d3$ Oullty Opinion Expressed Tint tih J !'f Sentence Was Light Prisoners Heine He-ine i i fused to Discuss Matter. sBaV'Sl F l'"ii Hurry T. Duke ar 1 Aleandr A H'lr it 1 H roberisnn will spend (he next tun H iwV 5 i ) enrs nm! In months In the t'tnh penl- H'uulll" 3st ' n,,irv inle th"V receive pardons PBm) & 1 . 1 1 t Thev bofh pleaded guilty Palm lay H''t!l' a ''SI morning to the charge nf oml'illn 'i'li'iji iiif fi""" frnn' ,ne Mf"" ,'nr'jn tn PPH';!!i M hank nn I were hnlh sentenced by lodge H'i'K ' l """ ,0 f"ui ears In prison Hood be- PPH ). ' Jinilor will reduce the tetmnf Imprlson- PPH W . went to 91 months The prisoners aaH 'fW1' if ""'' ,nlfn bHC, ln "" eoiinty Jail and aaH "f itM.'' "'" r"nln there "'I Monday nr Tuen- BSSSST'I(V Stl ril" ,hcn "" "'" '"" ,l,ken ,0 tlie .V,1 J penitentiary and assigned to the work BIlIsS). Wii ti ' for wh,ch ,hcy are bMt '" I" that H Xf ! nr i lieiltution BSSSB J lit .'j ' i J'Mh-leijinhs wnrtrc nrtiiir BIBSSI liji fv li? n Tn, ,mMy 1lPl f the case was a BlBSlH I it. I ' surprise to most people The men were alJPjWr' iV lHk'n lnln eourt at I0 o'clock sesterdis HV. 1 - Innrn'"K under an agreement reached nll1 ,, between Wstrltt Attorney Elrlmor the Hnv'l'irJ' t "'"es for the defense an 1 the rep- Ht'Vl rrstnlalhcs the bank Iloth waled I B I)'; 'he "me ill mi I i hem lindei the law hV - m,""1!"11 Il1"1' l,,' ,lutl1 Pleaded V H , , E'llt) to the .hre and both ueie StS kT r ill, . e" lhe "'"" wmenre hj Ju ge Hall Hi&l'it ', ' Tl' n,";,' I'eedlnKs did not ronsume Hlvtj'' I (U " hl,f l'01lr ,in'' ,h"'l but few YljIfeyS1 Pr'nt to Hltnesn the proreedlng ir IrVti't ,1 mone these w.ie John i: tinolj Ms. B ' Pff I 1 i Thompson and Mi. Hrr T Duke H i fl ft i 35 In ,h! 'lBal I'rncee.llnKS Duke was rep M vHVit ti- Y1"U1 ,,,:l'n hl f!or'n x n.rlston. ', I i y' " a"d Itohertsm was represented by ImJiV M, Judse Pnwei and Atlorne) l.lppman Hk! .! P4 In the courtroom Ilobertson seemed to I'' V ISC Je bright and cheerful hut nervous "' flJIB; Duke was more downcast Ills wife HiH- U wn1 hn." ,fen hl" "lo"t filthful com H!.i 5 Ira I'tnlonln trouble Moke down and wept f'ljnl h when the senlt nee was dolUered L H 'r ,.,lT.n Jhf ,ra cnmp "P ,,n'l the H Itl U' I salvers hod been made both nf the H (1 St, time for miklnir plea and recelilmt sen- i ! jl til plea 'of clement on behalf of Itohert- Hv Villi" He appealed for null a senteiue Ml'uA'if. hood, but KUe him an opportune i, ' , IT H , nfter his term of Imprisonment wis B,l iWdl I"'!' ,,",,'!f P""" said further i ! (iJ i 1 ouM call ntlentlon to Mr Hob- li-.'. I ri "rtson s pt life He has been more H I )l ' I i 4, ' nn.Fd. nenlnrt than sinning A hmk H ' J9; l' . ' .rk 'Pl"cJ In a position where the Hr it?, ' t "'ry Is not commensurate with the H - H ,j'j -esponslblllty My client a curse has H i ' l" Jiv V ,ccn rrBht Ills downfill came as n H H ' Wi ' ' 'urprlsc He has been a faithful Coun- J v kSj,' s$ ' cllman and a strong rlxht arm of the m 15tflti'I p,,' ,' character hn.s been ex- IIH Mi -t ft Chi? celleri' He can ind he will reform and IIB ii ill '1'. I1 "K'n his stsndlnu In the communltj IIB r Ibf 'r V 1U" rrlrr" ,,OM "'" coll for a heij lll t i'ti ! I' icnalty He and his m-defendant IIH Ij'l ,jf" tl Ii hae put no obstacle In the way of the IIH r riff fr a ,n" IIH J I It Ii (t Before Judge Powers made his plei IIHI Jl !l ' i 'I 'i '?r hl'' c,l(-nl ,he Information against IIH i '8 ? S l" Pflners hid been read by Cleik IIH fll IF Kldredge and both had pleaded guilt) H 1 i ., '1 K Judge Hall then asked District Atlnr- IIHNt''l t 5 f'V '"Ichnor If he had an recommenda B jl if "on to make as to the punishment He B (i il I replied that he had none except that l ill W , hs thought the maximum should not T I' . ,,p ,ner ,,N, crs, nnd that the Slate H fl t vould be satisfied with a sentence I c ''i . tween one and ile sears 1 it i t I Attnrnes t-oreh X rhrlslenen said 1 i l that what Judge Pnneia snld about ' i iifl Ttnbertson applied niunlls to Duke and I 'i1 1 llP "'1,f'nl('11 to the court for merc ! ' ' I ili ' snv'niNCK rno.NouNrED ii l'l ' ; Whtn the prisoners niose to recede niJ'iN f sentence the seemed to he much lesi Hi. I' "' I mod than Tudge Hall 'the Judge kY.V M (i , 'l,oke ln " low nlf nd It was with "i.! , Ie'M the greatest dlfrtcult j that those prts- ; !if 1 I ! rnt I"""! uht he had to sas He said HIw'dMii'i I In rart .M.iiiV ,Stf ' Taking Into consideration the char- l,i'(ril'l'r i afters jou hae borne In the past anl !till'Mti'.i'J I. I the fact that sou ha both pleaded 'f' T?H i I CUllt. the Judgment nnd sentence of ''itl r M tne court '" ,hlt u. "arrj T Duke, Ht l'l 1 'II1 conlcted of the irlme of emhezilement. lirltr i'i I as charged In the Information be sen- I' 1.4 r ) tenetii to a terrn of, four sars ln the P't'l V V s,n" Pnlteptlary,,c ' "(If ) Hobertson recelied, sentence In Ian- J I. i I ; i i KUage somewhat slnfllir nnd the leeil "H'f ? I, ii proceedings were at an end Tilends fin t J I "' ,hc mfn ciowded about them to con- SIM 1 gralulale thun on thell light sentence ill I ' nn(l nrtrr a rc" minutes Deputs nur- F- f ' 1 Mdgc and Deput ltalelgh conducted tin l.f men back to the Jail M '.k COMMUNT O.N' CASE H , U iil) Dluppolntment was expressed on all I ' 1) - sides eterda oei the fict that Duke y i nnd Koberton did not conclude to st ind J , trial, so that a knowledge as to how J ,1 ' the crooked work was done In the bank J , I ' could he, brought out In (he tildcnce J t M 1 Now It necms to be taken foi granted J I f J that no more Information will be gleu J ji 1 the public on the Hiibjei.t.as to how the J ' ir ' bink was looted lo the extent accord- At. , Ing to Itoberlson statement nf he- H A ' ' twen Sifiiioo and J30f, and how the J i . J 'i " iMdeniea of the i-ilme coiil 1 be kepi J (I it coerid for a term of sears Theie . ij 'i was also n feeling expressed to the ef- U feet that the punishment Is nut of pro j portion to the offense It uiis pulnivl ' f out that a in in In the southern part , t of he State ' as sentnced re.ntly to S' ' ! eight sears In 'h,epenltentlar for steal. Ing a horse not worth oer Sl'Ki while brre are twotarn ho steal ir fatt " v J ' JCort,W and get less than three sears 1 , .h i each 1 aA ;!iil ? t"",rl ' Attornej Elchnor repelled the H HUll'V charge ihat there had been a rom E 1 1 Ji-ff, ' ' rromlse If there has been anything 1 Wr i ' ",0 M,rt" he said the State has 1 tlfi c not been n Pnr,5 to ii " H iiil In Justlflcallon of (he shoit sentence J , nil 'he said ai must bear In mind f'ot ' v I I ; the charge of embeleniMit l one of J fl ,i the most difficult to cuiialn In the J II 1 , courta. There are g man) technical J J M r points that ran be raised Then It 1 III . ' must not be overlooked that the mm t ) J.i plead irulUs. "When a nnn plea Is gull .. I ' ty, my fight ngalnst him la at an end ''l'l i. THHIIS or AGUU.Mi:s 1 Hj j fl I The BUZgestlon for a light sentence 1 for the prisoners It Is understood uune B 1 from Cashier John K Doolj on the con 1 i( ( dltlon that they plead guilts The ' l.ft f agnement was i cached betwten him 1 1 and the nttorness that If the nun J) . i l i, would plead guilty the maximum ln Jl l(, ' ally would not be hesond live sears H i that there would he no prosecution on 1 ),, , any other clrarge and that tho nttor 1 T,jj nejs would not be Interfered nlth In 1 i ll'l , their efforts ta get the term of Imprl- Jj i'( tonment reduced below fho seats De- 1 Ii .1 . J' teethe 7 hacker ulso agreed to this on 1 15' itfi behalf of the Wells-Targo ieople. The aVflnVii i" Ul ntlnrnesa fought for a three-sear sen- AM i ,'l t tence, and are still of the opinion that aYH . that woull have been fair nnd sufll- W I .'''i') rlpnl- Hl ) , ,l' WHAT FRinNDS 8AV II., Ii'1 ,n' 'rh8 'rend qf nobertton still main- Hi '"' I, M n ilnt If Duke had not "peached' to M r (,cr King that no case could hav . iut igatnst either of them On tl th.r hnnl the trlenda nf Duke maintain that no case for tmbczrle-ment tmbczrle-ment coul I have been made against fluke for the icason th it the funds of the bank woie never In his custody, vvhll" on thi other hind they sas the rase agnlnst Robertson was complete He locked the safe Friday night lune J7th with a time lock and when that safe was opened next morning the cash w as tV WW short As Robertson was lh" only one In the bank who had ni ress to the safe the rase ngalnt him was clear thes contend rmsON'MIS WOULDN'T TALK. S'elther of the meit woull discuss conditions In the bank after their sen-tenti sen-tenti nur would they throw ons light mi theli plan of opentlon Duke In tlmateil that he could tell a story Involving In-volving another In the bank but would make no ulateinent for publication. Hobertson was as reticent as ever he would not even say that he was pleased or dlspead with the enteme It Is known however that It required the hardest kind of work to get him to put In n pie i of guilty The men sroke In the highest terms of thflr tieatment at the counts Jail and Duke was effusive In his praise of the way In which the plaic Is tondutted At the rnltentlnry the men ran rut drnvn their term of Imprisonment by good behavior to ten months for the llrst vear nine ror the second eight for the third nnd seven for the fourth This will redute their entire time In the pen to two jears and ten montht INTUODIVIMI Mii.t-nn A communication wan sent out by Wells largo ft ro'e bnnk yesterdns which Is tonsldeied nn offh lai Introduction Introduc-tion of nm of the new bank orflulals lo the local business cominunllv The circular letter leid Mr II 3 Miller whose elgnatuto nppears below has been nppolntel to the office nf assistant cashier of Wells, l'argo K. fo hank of -Salt l.nke Cits lte 11 T Duki removed lie Is nu-thorlred nu-thorlred to certlfs checks sign hill of exchange on regular form which must be countersigned nnd perform all other duties pertaining to the said of Hie No officer or emplosee of this bank Is authorised to Issue ans Irregular Irregu-lar or memorandum check under any clrcumstnnres Irregular memorandum t hecks will not be reielved fiom other banks ' The circular Is signed by Cashlet J II Dooly llOHUItrtON fl COI'NCII. RKAT The Impression Is tenerul that Hobertson Hob-ertson s resignation as member of the City Council will he present d to the Council at the next session on Mon I ly evening Hobertson himself refused to Indlinte whit he proposed to do but his friends suv his resiguitlm will be sent to the round! without further de-Its de-Its If he should not resign, there Is a nursllon If his ofPie could not be de-ileif-d vacant without further action Thi matute siss If any icncv shill occur In the nrflrr of Councllmin hs denth resignation removal or otherwise other-wise Kiich vacnncs shall lie 11111 for the inexplml term lis npolntment of the fits Council from the waul In which the vncancs incurs ' The statute also gives til' Council rowir to remove nns of Its members hj n two-thhds vote IViir m-n have I icn sr ken of ns HohertHtm s probilile sut-leeior sut-leeior Thes ate 1. IV km I T. I!, lllnck A Pud Ues nnd Chrlt Dlehl, S It has been customary fur the Hi-inilrmg Hi-inilrmg Cuuncllmen from the pretinct to ii commend to the Council some man lor i pi ol tmciil to till the V ileum S. but the ( ouncll haH the full power of ap-piintment ap-piintment t'ouncllmen Davli and Da-velet Da-velet hive not set agreed upon a man to llll the vacnncs |