Show FIRST DISTRICT COURT Xe omber P J it IL jimer presiding FRIDAY dec 1882 shortly before 10 this morning bryant lir ant and clinton wh who on tuesday tast last were convicted of robbing air bir W P P st clair were brought brou flit before hiamon his hon P H emerson for or sentence en tence bryant stood up first when aked asked if he lie had bad anything to say why sentence should not be passed upon him mal he be briefly and in a low tone fone denied his guilt hu his honor then proceeded to state that the court was from the evidence presented to the jury and also from circumstances which it would not be proper at present to discuss be before fore them thern Oe thoroughly convinced that the prisoner waa wu guilty f in ilia a brief and earnest address to the prisoner his honor said he be felt it incumbent upon him to make an example that would deter others from committing similar crimes crime which were becoming far too fre quent in our community though ho he would gladly temper justice with mercy as alfara far as was possibly consistent in the case he gave the pris on ersome excellent advice and pronounced upon him a sentence of five years in a the penitentiary clin clinton tosi then rose he ile claimed artial intoxication in palliation of M lis crime his honor explained that wit under the law drun drunkenness keness was no excuse for crima crime and after some remarks similar to those made to I bryant the same sentence was pronounced noun ced the next case was that ef the tile people vs buck and smith charged with committing an assault and lottery on alderman B F gum wings jr of logan city cit the th testimony showed that on july ly jtb I the defendants were convicted before and fined by alderman cummings cumm ingi n as a police magistrate and an ga that on july as he passed their place of business late in the evening abel they followed him to a secluded sed aed d spot under rome trees suitable for their tb air purpose and called to him ha he stopped when buck and smith both came up to him smith spoke and asur as mr gummings cummings replied the tile former struck the latter a severe blow cutting the lower lip by means of an iron ring which he lie wore on one of big his fin fingers era the jury were out but about 20 minutes when they returned with a verdict of guilty counsel gave motion for anew a new trial |