Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1917 — ROSELAWN MAN IS SENTENCED [ARTICLE]

ROSELAWN MAN IS SENTENCED

Bert Baker Gets One to Eight Years for Stealing Chickens. Bert Baker of Roselawn, who was arrested several months ago on complaint of Isaac N. Best, charged with stealing chickens of the value of $5 from the latter, was tried before a jury in the Jasper circuit court Wednesday and found guilty. The case was brought here on a change of venue from Newton county. The evidence was very much against Baker and the jury returned a verdict of guilty as charged in the indictment, and that he was 21 years old. Sentence was pronounced at once by Judge Hanley, who decreed that Baker be confined in the state reformatory for a period of from one to eight years, and that he be disfranchised for a period of two years, and pay a fine of SIOO. At this writing (Friday morning) Baker has not yet been taken to the reformatory.