Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 December 1893 — TWENTY YEARS FOR 69 CENTS. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

TWENTY YEARS FOR 69 CENTS.

Heavy Seutence of Thomas Ca rbino for Being a “Habitual Criminal.” Chicago Record, Nov, 24. Thomas Carbine, alias John Sullivan, George Murray, alias “Spike" Murray, and Martin Reed, alia? “Scout” Reynolds have been on trial two days in Judge Stein’s court on a charge of burglary. Last evening the jury returned a verdict of guilty. The jury also sentenced Carbine tc the penetentiary for twenty years under the habitual-criminal act. When Carbine heard the verdicl he caught his eyeglasses from his nose and stared at the jury in astonishment. Murray and Reed werf also found guilty, but as they are under age, each being about nineteen years old, the jury left their punishment to the court. Judge Stein will probably send them to the Illinois state reformatory at Pontiac. A bout four years ago Carbine was sent to the penitentiary for a term of three years for horse-stealing. This fact was made known to the jury and resulted in his getting the benefit of the habitual criminal law. Two months ago the prisoners broke into the residence of Peter Jacobi on Maud avenue. They were chased out of the house by the inmates and ran into the arms of two policemen. The total value of the articles they had secured was 69 cents.

“WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT CHRISTMAS DINNER?”— Thomas Nast.