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Domestic News March 13, 1947

The Daily Alaska Empire

Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska

What is this article about?

Deputy U.S. Marshal Syd Thompson brought three prisoners from Sitka to serve sentences issued by Commissioner Ernest Dennis: Robert C. Shannon (90 days for giving liquor to minors), Elizabeth Johns (150 days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct), and Mollie James (90 days for vagrancy); all pleaded guilty. Joseph Beal of Sitka was fined $25 for stealing meat.

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PRISONERS BROUGHT HERE

Deputy U.S. Marshal Syd Thompson returned yesterday from Sitka with three prisoners who will serve out sentences given by U.S. Commissioner Ernest Dennis of Sitka. Robert C. Shannon was given 90 days by a jury at a trial for giving liquor to minors. Elizabeth Johns was sentenced to 150 days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and Mollie James was given 90 days in jail for vagrancy. All pleaded guilty to the charges against them.

Joseph Beal, also of Sitka, was fined $25 for theft of meat out of a cold storage locker.

What sub-type of article is it?

Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

Sitka Prisoners Court Sentences Liquor To Minors Drunkenness Disorderly Conduct Vagrancy Theft Meat

What entities or persons were involved?

Syd Thompson Ernest Dennis Robert C. Shannon Elizabeth Johns Mollie James Joseph Beal

Where did it happen?

Sitka

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Sitka

Event Date

Yesterday

Key Persons

Syd Thompson Ernest Dennis Robert C. Shannon Elizabeth Johns Mollie James Joseph Beal

Outcome

robert c. shannon sentenced to 90 days for giving liquor to minors; elizabeth johns sentenced to 150 days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct; mollie james sentenced to 90 days for vagrancy; all three pleaded guilty; joseph beal fined $25 for theft of meat out of a cold storage locker

Event Details

Deputy U.S. Marshal Syd Thompson returned from Sitka with three prisoners who will serve out sentences given by U.S. Commissioner Ernest Dennis of Sitka. Robert C. Shannon was given 90 days by a jury at a trial for giving liquor to minors. Elizabeth Johns was sentenced to 150 days for drunkenness and disorderly conduct, and Mollie James was given 90 days in jail for vagrancy. Joseph Beal, also of Sitka, was fined $25 for theft of meat out of a cold storage locker.

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