Show I I DIET PRISONERS 81 STARTING ARTING TERM TERR Doctor Says Bread and Sentence Water Sentence Is jI Murderous TEKAMAH Neb Sept By 8 The 8 The Associated Press Sentenced Press to perve ler serve the first firm and last days of their sixty day Jail sentences sen- sen lences on a bread and water diet diet because they violated the lion laws Roy noy Carson 36 35 years year old and aDd Thomas Thomaa Nelson 50 60 farm farm- farmers CarmI farmers ers arrived at the Burt Durt county jail last night Carson weighs 12 pounds and Nelson Each de- de declares declares clares he is a 0 heavy eater and cannot can can- cannot cannot not stand the he bread bread and water sen- sen sentence sentence sentence tence recently affirmed by the state stall late supreme court to which they ap A physical examination by Dr Isaiah Lukens today resulted In a i declaration by him that mon man wa was fit to stand the sentence The bread and water diet Is not noton on only I cruel but murderous because It damages the vital ital organs h hr a asserts Sheriff Smith said three similar examinations had been made under tho the same sentence but that thai two men were excused be- be because because because cause of physical disabilities Such sentences he maintained were ersary ry to rid the county of ot liquor law violators The case of Carson and Nelson has attracted attention because or of otheir their tight fight In tho the state supreme court No No court has the right to Injure lamans laman's a mans man's vital organs because he be betook took look a drink of liquor Dr Luket- Luket raid Lukel-raid old caid To full fully v determine If It a man could stand such auch SU h a diet you would I have to 10 place him under In a hospital for tor a 0 week I |