The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, May 5, 1945, Page 8

PAGE EIGHT _ SITKA WHITE SLAVER SOBS AT SENTENCE Maude Anderson s Given Prison Term and Fine- Rouse Gets 2 Years [ pisable crime known to law,” U | Di Judge Georg F. Alexander condemned the Sitka prostitution-house operator to serve three years in Federal prison and pay a fine of $2.500, here yester- di afternoor ated it h 1-chair, Mrs ywed no signs of ner- the bar and hearing the for violating Act, the found E er whec Ande: vousnes she broke into sobs aft penalty she must pay the hite Slave Traffic charges on which she was guilty by a jury In reply to Attorney M. E. Mon- agle’s plea for leniency because she had long been a resident of Alaska, the Court said: “She has been a resident of Anderson Territory entirely too long.” most des- The judge continued that he faced the as Excoriat M having committ THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE—JUNEAU, ALASKA knew of no other occupation that|of the allotment money-—but with- the convicted woman had pursued,|out avail. She was sentenced to her physical condition is her | serve two years on the polygamy | that only claim to sympathy and that!charge and the maximum penalty came from her own trade. “Neither of one year on each of the nine the court nor the law has any | fraud charges of which she was patience with anything of this|convicted—all terms to run con- kind,” he concluded currently. Lois Rouse, convicted of poly- Walter A. Johnson, Indian youth gamy and fraudulently receiving de- | from Angoon, convicted of breaking pendent allotments for service- and entering a dwelling with intent mens’ families, also drew caustic to commit rape and of attempted comment from the court as she was | rape on the person of Mary June sentenced to pgison for a total of Sowers, received a five-year prison two years. This is “another one|term on each charge, to run con- of these rackets,” the court said— | currently. women marrying soldiers for their| ‘“There no question in my allowances, even when already mar- | mind of this defendant’s guilt,” ried Judge Alexander stated before pass- It was pleaded in Mrs. Rouse's ing sentence on Johnson and after behalf that she had made resti- hearing the lad’s father plead for tution of the Government's share | clemency. “I am sorry for the par- ents,” but there are two of the | most serious of crimes. It is for is [ / Women's AppAreL BARANOF HOTEL BUILDING “It’s the Nicest Store in Towr To Mother with Love.. .. Gifts for Her Day, Sunday the White blossom ear- rings, porcelain like fini Sterling Silver pin and earrings. Blouses go sentimenta flatter suits Alligator and Reptile Bags Lovely Lace ghtgowns S Beautiful Initial Linen Handkerchiefs g are justly proud. 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Robertson recited \’lh(‘ respectable past of Axson and | the esteem in which he had form- |erly been held in Kake, where he was once Town Marshal and a imember of the Council. He re- M’en-»d to an affidavit by Brig. | C. O. Taylor of the Salvation Army, !who said he thought Axson should | be considered mentally ill. Mr. | Robertson said that though he is | cogvinced Axson should be con- | fined in his present condition, that ' he believes mental recovery is pos- i sible for the prisoner, with proper | care. Judge Alexander stated his agree- ment that Axson needs mental | treatment, but said the only pen- | alty provided is imprisonment from 15 years to life. The court sen- tenced Axson to serve 20 years in such institution as the Attorney General of the United States shall ordain. Ted Samples, who entered a plea jof guilty to assault with a dan- gerous weapon, was one of those yesterday accorded leniency by the judge. Stating that Samples had no previous record during many years in Alaska and that it is likely that he acted in his own defense under threat of attack, the court took cognizance of the serious physical disability of Samples, who is a cancer victim. Samples re- ceived a sentence of one year in {jail and was parolled on condition jof good conduct and abstinence | from liquor. Dan White, |have made é | | 13th ( \ | | 1...in soft colors to E and skirts. | for whom relatives ' restitugion in the ‘amount of $290, which a jury | found him guilty of embezzling | from funds of the seine boat St.| | Louis, of which he was captain,, | was also parolled, with a two-year | | prison sentence suspended. { White was ordered to pay at | least $20 per month to the hupyort{ 10{ each of his two children, to| abstain from liquor and conduct} | himself as a good citizen, as con- | ditions of his parole. | Warren Neumann, member of the | Merchant Marine, who pleaded | | e Cream to the kiddies AR RC U RRER VAR RCRR RO RORE DR h | tricia Wilkins one of two charges Uf}.\])ll(\l(ll'.\ She made full and free glary in a dwelling, received a |confession of her own volition. She ison sentence of two yea as |did not participate in the beginning Robert Johnson, who was|of the crime . . . nor did she share with and pleaded guilty(in the loot. Her gufit is in that guilty to pr did charged to burglary not in a dwelling, after |she entered a window of the house‘ breaking into the storeroom of the|where she was living and unlocked | and stealing|the door for the others to enter {to commit the crime. Auk Bay liquor. Kelso B. Hartness, who pleaded guilty to forgery, offered to make| Following sentence of Mrs. Wil-' restitution of $185 which he re-|cox, Judge Alexander: adjourned ceived. His sentence was continued | court until 10 o'clock this morning, until next week to afford him op-|when the remainder of pending portunity to return the money,|sentences were to be passed. which he said was on the way here. | —————-— Perry Paul Pittinger, who en-| RUTH HONICK HERE tered a guilty plea to a charge of | Ruth Honick, of Anchorage, is a tealing Government property — a|guest at the Baranof Hotel. revolver which was recovered, S e was sentenced to one year in jail ARNOLD IN JUNEAU and was credited with eight months Oliver L. Arnold, of Seattle, is a already served. He has two chil- guest at the Baranof Hotel. en and no previous record except | PRNER A0 2 \a “parking ticket.” MR; SWENDSEN RECOVERING | - — Mrs. Wilma Swendsen, house- | keeper at the Bergmann Hotel, is WII-KINS well on the way to recovery. She has been seriously ill for the past two weeks. CITY COURT FINES Same Sentence for All in| Trunk Case-Wilcox Is Paroled Hailed before City Magisirate | William A. Holzheimer here, Julia Johnson was fined $25 and Charles | Head, $50, both on drunk and dis- i i Patricia Wilkins, who as Cleo Patricia Wilkins was the center of all eyes in a crowded Seattle court- rderly charges. - e Emplre wanv aas get quick rasults. | room a few short weeks ago when she appeared as star witness against former United States Attorney Lynn J. Gemmill, played another ding role in a courtroom scene re yesterday afternoon—but a le little to her liking. Jauntily-attired, young, pert, per- sonable, she posed tense before the ¢ in U. S. District Court, await- ing condemnation on the charge of grand larceny, to which she had pleaded guilty . while her at- torney, William A. Holzheimer, formy prosecutor, made an im- sioned plea for the court’s len- iency “I know I did wrong; I'm ter- ribly sorry,” were her only words. Then her slim form still érect, she heard the pronounce- ment of her sentence three years in Federal Penit There was a rueful, ha on the face of Patricia Wilkins, ad- Grocery Fastest and Shortest Route to le itiary -smile JUNEAU P e 3 S T o e A N = G S SN MUSHROOMS Give that Added Zest oz. FANCY BUTTONS oz FANCY BUTTONS oz. SLICED BUTTONS oz. PIECES and STEMS oz PIECES and STEMS SAUTE in BUTTER 0z. FANCY BUTTONS SAUTE in BUTTER 0z. MUSHROOMS in STEAK SAUCE 0z. MUSHROOM SAUCE DRY MUSHROOMS in Cello Bags DRY MUSHROOMS in 5-pound Tins PHONE 704 Juneau Deliveries— i0 A. M. and 2 P. M. Douglas Delivery—10 A. M. 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In his remarks before passing sentence, he stated: “I have investigated this case very thoroughly.” She is the one who concocted the scheme in the first place then insisted on finishing the job after it had been interrupted. “She said nothing— until the Wilcox girl told. Then, possibly, she saw a chance” to save herself or at least minimize the penalty—by saying “me too.” Sylvia Wilcox, companion of Pa- and two soldiers in the theft of a trunk containing an estimated $12,000 from a Sitka house of ill-fame, was afforded the leniency of the court. She too was sentenced to serve three years in prison, but her sentence was sus- pended and she was parolled to the | United States Marshal, on copdi- tion that she live a decent life. The robust-appearing Mrs. Wil- cox created a major disturbance of the court’s solemnity when she fainted, toppling. to the floor be- fore the bar as she stood awaiting | judgement. Sobbing, she remained seated after recovering conscious- ness, while her sentence was de- | livered. | Also sentenced to three years in | prison were Herbert William Hayes and Eugene L. Twisdale, the two | soldiers involved in the Sitka trunk case. All four of the conspirators had pleaded guilty to the grand larceny charges. ‘ In passing judgment on the two Army men, Judge Alexander em- phasized that no attempt at resti- tution had been made and that it is the duty of the court to pro- tect the public from just such| offenses. In answer to Hayes' plea | that he would be dishonorably dis- | charged from the Army—a severe penalty in itself, Hayes declared— the judge said: “You went into this with your eyes wide open.” In explanation of the clemency accorded Sylvia Wilcox, Judge Al- exander agreed with Counsel M. E. Monagle that she was not guilty to the same degree as the other con- ALASKA MAIL SHOPPING SERVICE Peggy Peterson, Personal Shopper 4047 Arcade Bldg., Seattle, 1, Wash. 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