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Show TWO MORE OF THE SIX CROOKS ARE SLATED FOR TERMS IN THE PENITENTIARY. Could Have Been Charged With Grand Larceny, but Will Escape With a Less Severe Accusation. Folix Wever and Frsncis Josephs, alias "Slim," two more of the six crooks and prospective looters of the Japanese-American bank, were arraigned ar-raigned in the municipal court this morning on the charge of burglary In the third degree. The offense was tho entering of a Southern Pacific freight car while crossing the lake, and stealing therefrom rive pairs of bhos, twenty pairs of gloves and a quantity quan-tity of wine and candy, valued at a total of $35. The value of the property being over $20, it was possible for a coiu-plalut coiu-plalut to have been drawn charging grand larceuy for which the men could receive a ten-year sentence. As In the ca6 of the two arraigned Monday, Mon-day, Fitzgerald and Martin, the charge of third-degree burglary was made in consideration of the willingness of the men to plead guilty and thus save the state the expense of a trial upon the graver charge. For the latter offense, of-fense, the sentenco may vary from six months to three years. Tho defendants waived a preliminary prelimin-ary examination and were hound over to the custody of the sheriff under bonds of JoUO'eacli. Following the arraignment of the prisoners, they were taken in and stripped for Identification marks. Wever Is a Southerner, hailing from Texas, and is only 22 years of age. His companion its somewhat older and is a subject of Great Britain, although of Russian parentage. For a number of jean? he was a sailor in Black Sea and Mediterranean waters, and. like his companion. Fitzgerald, hi person is well decorated with tattooed pictures pic-tures of friendship clo.sps, tull-rlgged ships, compasses, etc. The disposition of tho remaining two prisoners, Williamson and "Kid'' Josephs, has not been determined upon, up-on, except that none of the six will be returned to Nevada for trial iu that state. I |
