Clark County WA Archives News.....Thirteen Months in Jail August 19, 1906
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Vancouver Independent August 19, 1906
Judge Hunt Pronounces Sentence on Charles Nickell
Portland, Aug 7- Charles Nickell, of Medford,Ore., publisher of the Southern 
Oregonian, a tri weekly newspaper, and formerly a United States commissioner 
there, who was found guilty July 27 by a jury in the United States District 
Court of having conspired with Henry W.Miller, Frank E.Kincart and Martin 
G.Hoge to defraud the government of portions of its lans, was yesterday 
afternoon sentenced to 13 months imprisonment on McNeill's island by Judge Hunt.
Judge O'Day, counsel for Nickell, asked for a stay of sentence until he could 
prepare a bill of exceptions and obtain a writ of error. It is Nickell's 
intention to take an appeal.
Judge A.S.Bennett, attorney for Hamilton H.Hendricks, who was convicted 
Saturday night of Subornation of perjury, announced yesterday that he would 
take immediate steps to appeal that case also. Hendricks is to appear for 
sentence next Saturday morning.

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