taken to ensure the safety of Judge Coverly. Extra guards occupied the Court room—throughout, the night. The force inside and outs wereaxed to 500 men at dawn, The proceedings lasted 10 minuter, The Judge pointed out that minor had ever been sentenced to is on a plea of guilty. the jin the personality of the defendants or in that of their antecedents, he accepted full responsibility' in declining to import a death penalty on minors.
In order to comply with techni-colitics there were separate sent-fences: Kfe imprisonment for_mi der and 99 years for kidnapping.
The Sentence Explained.
The sentence of 99 yours on the Kidnapping charge means that the prisoners cannot be released on parole for 37 years, whereas the life term alone woald permit of release after about 20 years. The Court urged the Department of Public Welfare never to admit the prisoners
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