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PENALTY FOR JAIL BREAKINGGLHoward and Brnnin Find Gsfltf Before the Goortk YEAR ADOEO TO SEKTENGESThe Indian, Own Brennan and Burley Beeman Taken to the Western Penitentiary by Deputy Sheriff — Perry Beeman Brought From New York State by the Sheriff.TwoLOSAntethVMCiThursday afternoon Joe Howard, thrf Indian, and Dan Brennan, were taken before Judge Bell, where they plead guilty to attempting to break out of jail, each man being given an indeterminate sentence to the penlten tiary In addition, to the terms they will have to serve for their other crime, Howard for the robbery of the Sommerville store at Wlnburne and Brennan for robbing the Kirk mill at Rocktom.The court gave each man a sentence of not less than, twelve months and not more than thirteen months. Howard bad previously been given a sentence of from three to five years, and Brennan’s original sentence was for from five to seven years.aitodiBeltfrtgidissTstarmenbollIn®Had Nothing to Say.of 'FarethetheperCFrehottheJoe Howard, who is without doubt I Thlsto rlK-een en-11c-Ln-«f eat : of the nc-vbo«rtlie most hardened criminal that has appeared before the Clearfield county court in years, had nothing to say Thursday although he thought at the time he was sentenced for the Win-burne robbery that he ought to l»e given some leniency.Clearfield county is well rid of the Indian, and his extended sentence is lfk-ly to keep him out of trouble for some years to come. Brennan will have from six to eight years to serve, and ha* been warned not to return to the county.Taken to Pittsburg.This morning Deputy Sheriff Chaplain, with Cosmer Stull and Roy Me-Cloekey as deputies, took Howard, Brennan and Burley Beeman to the western penitentiary. Beeman Is one of the three men who wree concerned in the robbery of the Wlnburne store.This morning Sheriff McCloskey re turned from Elmira, New York, whence he bad gone to get Ferry Beeman, the third man connected with the Sommerville store at Wln-liume. Beeman had been arrested I New York state on the charge of -carrying concealed deadly weapons, and It was necessary for the sheriff to get from the governor of Pennsylvania requisition papers to bringBee-man here. The sheriff went to Harris burg, tlience to Albany to have the papers approved, and then, to Elmira. The trip consumed the better part of four days.greEwBaipaiIoneddmed.Wfl*1!60iWJft*Picltsunlt;
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Clearfield Progress
Clearfield, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, May 15, 1914
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