Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-01-25 | Page 12 | Trio Sent to State Prison

I TRIO SENT TO STATE PRISON Confessed Robbers of Linen Company Given Double Sentences W M. Carter, negro, and W. M. WaddlnK and Johnnie Jackson. ni'in-lra ni'in-lra of a bandit g-mg who robbed th American Linen company office and made away with the company safe a few week ago and were captured hist week through the activities of Patrolman Patrol-man li. W. Tack, were Riven double prison sentences this morning l Judge George S Barker In the district court. The thrpe confessed robbers first enured pleas of guilty to charges of second decree burglary for an attempt to rob the Windsor hotel lure on Dei-ember 20. last. Judge Barker scn-'enced scn-'enced them to from one to '0 yeai m the stato prison for this offense Complaints charging them with the American Linen company robbery were then read nnd pleas of guilty were entered Judge Barker then lm-i posed a" additional sentence of from one to HO years for this offense SEP vu VI I si M l At 1 S in passing the second sentem e Judge Barker explained thai the sentences sen-tences of the men would not run concurrents con-currents and they would ! compelled to serve the second sentence after the first had been terminated. Carter asked permission to speak after the court had Imposed the second sec-ond sentence and explained that In other oases where two sentences were imposed they were generally allowed to run concurrently. Judge Barker answered that he would adhere to his first order and allow the state hoard of pardons to determine how long the men should remain behind the prison bars. , YOUTHS TO Bl TBI1.I The three men will be taken to thu state penitentiary In Salt Lake this afternoon hv members of the sheriff s department Abdul AMI Who convicted con-victed of the robbery of J L. Jordan .,nd sentenced to serve not less than five years In prison last Monday, will also be taken to the state prison this afternoon to begin serving his term. Ivan Metsker, 17 of Soda Springs Idaho, and Otto Dickinson 17. of Cor-mne, Cor-mne, arrested In connection With the American Linen robh-r Will be tried on charges of burglary before L. J. Holther of the Juvenile court Saturday.