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Warning To Evil Doers

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
May
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The preeemt tenm öi tóe ■ iircult court lias been a Ufctle rfemarkatole :m öaa -e--;iLl. in Imry has prwmpt ::i aeairly all oi tJie criunlia&l tasca to reaaettüng vierdicta oí giii'lty, amld Judge Kimme has :;ï-en eome sen!teiaces titiat wiai be a warníng to turo class öf man, both old amíd j-oamg, trti'O allow tiuecir beastly poBSüans to get tita batte? oí them. ín t.h.e case oí tibe three men, Botert M( 'art, Clarence Brolles anU Fred Foraasbain, wbo some weeks ago broke ün!t:O tihe lióme, ia B'-idigewater, oí Mrs. Beo-g, an oíd lady 75 yeíirs oí age, wto toad a slmiple-mauled d'augüitei' same 45 yeaps oíd UJVfcag wQtlli ber. aoiid aat.raged tJiem both, and oarrJed 011 íor 'owo or tlurse üours la a bruttal marnier, tibie punisihment was ome ccnumenssunaite wiiclu tbe exime. Iil senftencïng McOart, the Judge told him tlhat he ooxtaidered the crime Dl wiiAck he was oonvicted ome that n-as exea worsa 'ühian mu.rder and lor vhicüi there was mo excuse. In passIng tbe eemtenee oí life impirisonment apon ttue prLsüner, was noifc only pTOteetiiig tSue hoones oi tiie people, Vnt deteni'ing otlhiers Ji-oim a tímilar crime. BiiO'Oks, ttlie seoo'nid' one of tJhie gang, w4ïo plea:d! guRty, was giveni fiitseen years at Jacfcso'n, and Fred Fiommltiaki, wlio took no pa;rt ín the crimi'ttal acts, bat participated simply by Us presance, was gi-veui one year at loroLa. Mre. Foumltaio, vrho wfas p'reseat wliiem thia sentence was pTOnauneed upon h1 liusband, created a sad scenis thO cowrtl room, g-Lvinig a-n-ay to ter feelings completely, and oauising tftue teairs to' ro-11 down tlio oheeks af so.me of the strong nuen presseurt-. Th,e caiso o'f Charle Estleman, of Yl.vIc, aocased öi pnocuring hila witet Emma Estleman, toi bw DlnaLr home fha't tikej; m-Lglit deEm-na thO Gemnan Faim-er's Fire lus. Oa. of Washlteinaw oomnlty, öi the amoun-t for whiöh it was insured, aacupJIed the a.ttentioa oí thie oowt for tOnree diays. It U dioHiÜOfu; iï any man hos been moro ably defended at t-biüs bar In years than Bstleman was by als attomeys FTsaik. Jnes, Michael J. Lehman, and Mr. Murnay- the la'tter being a young atëtosney whosO miaidien case üt was. Messrs. Lehman and J'ones "svere espiecially sbwmg in titear pleas. They mia.de tWir primes clear aind plata, íunid appealed o tto sympatinLea ol the jury in a viery ciieatitve manner. And yet fhe jury rendered a verdict of guüty, iwr brfivj; aible v belteve t,he aKonaed tnuocenc of tiha crime. Jud'gc Kilnne genteneed Esitleman on Monidiay to Bsvb 5'ears imiprüsonmont -ïviinig him th3 choice al Jacksou ol the lleioriuatory at Io;üa. He. choe l'lie laltter. i&Ore. Emma Esitleman, tibie wilfle 0} tlhe prfcoaer, pleaid ffiülty and went, ut) on fchio stand and told the cat):-e ist.ory oi tilie flrc. Amóme othier tajütaga .tliiat was dovelapeü W het sitiory was 3act ttet she was atraJd ol hier husbauJ's bad diaposi■taom, aanö wtoenervieir ste o"bjected to tuay of has plans ïae becamia vry angry. Amjcwis; lilis niigliiboTs thereatoaats it is asserted, and believed by ■sumie, t.h.at slie mantea ESstlemam beoa:mse lie tiireateued to filhoot lier H she dad nob, but no tiasbiamomy. of tie biinid was bi-oug'hb out eïtlter om the itrtBl, or to h.ef oonfesslon.. The age 3ï Olia. Estlema.ii was 30 yeai-s, and oí Emma Estlemau 17 yeavs. 'xhey ■iré nuuT'iiad laat Octo1er. Upom the wfiïe Juidge Kiiano suspended senDemee, Mfchael B-reaaer goJmg upon her bomd. Thie eememl opiinïon is Dhiat t'he Jmdge's actiiiffa iia both cases was riglït, though the pirïaomer 'denJtód hiils guilt to tihe last.

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Ann Arbor Courier