Suspended Judge Declares He Will Not Sentence Innocent
The judge vows he will never sentence a man he believes innocent regardless of verdict as wives and children weep for the accused.
30 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1912
Page
1
The judge vows he will never sentence a man he believes innocent regardless of verdict as wives and children weep for the accused.
The Federal judge’s orders set terms for several defendants. Anderson, Bryan, Clancy, Mutler, Young, Munsey, Treitmoe, and Hockin receive seven or six year terms. Barry, Smith, Farrer, Cooney, Coughlin, Murphy, Kline have suspended sentences.
In Indianapolis on December 30 Judge Anderson refused the defense motion to stay judgment for the 38 convicted labor letters and denied a new trial. Prisoners faced sentencing at 9:45 am while families waited. several defendants urged leniency, with varying statements about evidence, conspiracy roles, and individual guilt or innocence.
Texan heavyweight fighter McCarty may join Pendleton Round-Up as a feature act pending healing of an injured arm. Manager Henry W. Collins has asked him to appear in a fancy roping stunt or as a contestant for prizes, while Las Angeles sources note strong betting and delegations from Reno San Francisco Kansas City and Chicago.
The death of Ambassador Whitelaw Reid brings many messages to Dorchester House with three extra secretaries and four typists aiding. Mrs. Reid plans to travel to California soon and cut ties with London. Much of Dorchester’s furniture is to be shipped to America in coming weeks. Despite the loss, country house parties remain, including a Christmas gathering at Coombe Abbey hosted by Countess Craven with prominent guests Brindley Martin’s parents, the Marchioness of Cafferini, and Mrs. Sam Newhouse bound for New York.
Paris reports Monaco's national council members resign over perceived snubs to leadership in a constitutional shift. The president suspended Lacendamine’s mayor for a month after failing to inform him of the deputy mayor's death, prompting defense that the news was common knowledge.
December reports from Lemion Belgrade and Constantinople show Turkish and Talkan envoys failing to agree in a brief conference. Servia instructed to reject Turkish terms including Adrianople, while various Balkan powers favor arbitration. Interventions by the great powers are viewed as likely to resolve the Balkan dispute.
Portland Dec 30 The Oregon legislature to convene January 13 will be overwhelmingly Republican with six or seven defecting progressives. It will elect a U S senator to ratify the electorate’s choice Harry Taine Democrat Multnomah County. a No L pledge guides votes. Bills proposed include liquor shipment control at wet to dry borders and measures to curb divorce, simplify court procedure, employer liability and workers’ compensation, and codification of state insurance laws.
Tickets sold well for the fourth annual library ball on New Year's night at the Eagle Woodmin hall. The event aims to be a financial and social success run by the library ladies and several committees. Patronesses include Mrs. P. Sturgis, Mrs. Matlock, Mrs. Ellis, Mrs. Ries, Mrs. Berkeley, Mrs. Rob inson, Mrs. Fragier, Mrs. Vert, Mrs. Bonney, Mrs. Pes, Mrs. Judd, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Dickson, Mrs. Robbins, Mrs. Hamp ton, Mrs. Colesworthy, Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. McAllister, Mrs. Winter, Mrs. Phelps, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Ald rich, Mrs. Cohen, Mrs. Vincent, Mrs. Nrock, Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss Pleek, and Miss Sommerville.
After two days of wind and rain, Pendleton experiences mainly minor damage. A Sunnyside Interurban siding saw two flat cars blown down a grade, smashing the front car and injuring Motorman T. Pipes. Tu Tul Living area reports broken window and panic during services.
Staunton Va Dec 30 President elect Wilson and friends of the old dominion welcomed each other with handshakes and bread at a Mary Baldwin seminary gathering after which he spoke at Staunton military academy. He recalled flowers in the yard of the white house and urged a government with a heart setting humanity’s service above wealth and warning that some will be mustered as instruments of justice and mercy amid a warlike resolve.
Miss Pimlott a Wood Cottage nurse from Hipperholme won £876 in a Yorkshire Sheriff's court for injuries from an August 21 1911 aeroplane accident at Filey. The Leeds engineer Tsac hson piloted the plane. Pimlott was seated with a patient near a cliff when she was struck by a wing and badly bruised. She had incurred about £596 in medical costs and was treated at Filey Cottage hospital.
London December 20 A press sparked duel with sabres between Senhores Antonio Granjo and Alvaro Castro. Several sharp passages occurred and Granjo received four slight facial wounds in the first bout. After six bouts the fight was halted by seconds due to poor fighting, and honor was declared satisfied.
Seven youths under twenty two were taken into custody today in New York charged as safe crackers. Authorities believe the group planned to blast the safe at Patrick Pennachia's Kwhin bank, which typically holds more than three hundred thousand in cash and securities during New Year periods.
Washington reports Congress urged to authorize a large appropriation to move urban residents to rural work. The Commerce and Labor Department asks to establish Information Division branches in Chicago New Orleans and San Francisco with about 1 million for initial setup and half a million for preliminary arrangements. The aim is to gather data on agricultural and industrial conditions and direct natives and immigrants toward farming stock raising and related pursuits.
Washington December 30 the department of agriculture urges American farmers to grow sugar beets to replace 2,000,000 short tons of imported sugar annually. The report notes that average American consumes 82 pounds of sugar yearly and only ten pounds are produced domestically, urging farmers to keep the money at home.
Giles W. Ferris state printer was arrested on a warrant charging forgery of stale warrants. An examiner alleged more than $21,000 in illegal warrants were issued against the maintenance fund, prompting the case in Oklahoma City on December 30.
In New York the garment workers strike affects 4000 shops with 80 000 to 125 000 workers. Demands include a 20 percent raise, a $16 weekly minimum for men and $10 for women, overtime pay, and sanitary shops. Prominent women like Rose Pastor Stokes and C H P Belmont aid the strikers as AFL backs the action. relief efforts organize. No violence reported.
Albany December 30 suffrage pilgrims paused for rest after a long march from New York City. Bishop William Cresswell Doane of Albany described the women as silly and exaggerated, while Rosalie Jones retorted that the bishop is excitable.
Paris, Dec 30. Charles Borseul, the first to discover the principle of the telephone, has died at age 3. His theory was recognized 30 years ago by Dr. Graham Bell and Mr. Edison who developed the invention. Borseul, son of a French officer, studied telegraphy and in 1855 voiced the telephone theory. As a government official he sought his chiefs consent to publish but was warned to focus on more serious matters.
Robbers entered Talent postoffice Sunday night and took a few dollars. Authorities believe the same men also hit the Medford postoffice on Saturday and Bugle Point postoffice earlier in the week, tying the incidents together in a likely coordinated burglary spree.
Bill Blevins alias Coyote Bill, three time ex convict, will serve a thirty day sentence in the county jail after pleading guilty to stealing a saddle from Jason Wannassay an Indian. A second saddle theft from Wilfrid Hinthorn remains pending. Police traced the first theft to a local livery barn and a cache behind Alexander department store. Blevins has multiple prior terms in Oregon and Wade penitentiaries and recent jail stints.
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