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acSentence of Yoimj? Moos.Abijah Moon, who has been in jail some days for stealing a horse belonging to W. W. Wyman of Shaw town on the I7ih of April, as :jregionsly narrated in the Sews, appeared be-fore Judge Bundy on Tuesday morning at 8 o'clock, plead guilty to the charge, and was sentenced to 2 years at hard labor in the State’s prison at Wauptm, the iirst day to be solitary confinement.Judge Bundy, in passing sentence, took occasion to give the prisoner .some good advice. It was a bad beginning in life for a boy. *rid it came from hanging around saloons and being in bad. cum puny. He hoped that this experience would be useful to him, and that when lie was through with his term he would endeavor to be a good man and lead a useful life. In this belief he would sentence him him to only two year.-instead of the longer term allowed by law. If he did not come out a better man, but eontiuued in the old vny he j might expect to spend the greater j H part of hi* life behind prison bar.-. m-fu-ure sentences would be nm.v severe.In answer to a question of District Attorney McCasiin “Bije 'said that lie was drunk at the time of the theft, and if he had nut been he would not have taken the horse. The prisoner has an innocent buvish look about him, and probably owes his present predicament to his bringing up and ^ his unfortunate surroundings. It j b would truly be passing strange if a son. of the notorious Dell Moon should grow up into - a useful and respected citizen.Deputy Sheriff Babenrath left on Tuesday nignt for W’aupnn wirb the prisoner.EEsirK* j! hVT)UariHc-a r:n
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Eau Claire News
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Sat, May 10, 1884
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