Pendergast was run into the county jail…
source date: 1888
availability: public-domain

Pendergast was run into the county jail for six months by a Central City jury for some offense committed in that camp some time ago. Recently the justice before whom the conviction was made, addressed a letter to the county board giving it as his opinion that the sentence was rather severe, and suggested that the old man be releasd from further confinement. Ac- cordingly Pendergast was called before the board Tuesday, and, on being asked what he