Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 September 1910 — Chesnut Fined $10 and Given Jail Sentence With Parole. [ARTICLE]

Chesnut Fined $10 and Given Jail Sentence With Parole.

Scott R. Chesnut, the young automobile machinist and electrician who was charged last week with having purloined a rain coat and pair of automobile goggles from a tourist automobile, is now at liberty, subject to a paroled jail sentence. Chesnut appeared in court this Tuesday morning and entered a plea of guilty to the charge and Judge Hanley fined him $lO and sentenced him to jail for one year. He then suspended sentence during good behavior and placed the young man under the guardianship of Attorney Moses Leopold. Judge Hanley informed Chesnut that any delinquency on his part would result in .his being taken up to serve the sentence. Friends have been very anxious that Chesnut be given a chance, feeling will make good, and after sentence had heen passed his fine was staid by friends for 90 days and he was released. Chesnut will remain in Rensselaer, where he can secure employment probably at the city ligV plant.