, 1870-06-03

GHon VIE hotly debated, but tho Court decid-
- 70 sthk HuAPpa testimony. Everybody
seemed to conclude that Days guilt Was now !
toregons conclusion, and doubtless be would
hsye been convicted, but for . mssterly stroka
When Knapp was brought in be looked de-
a1nt mischief peetHg cut Of his ewiniah eyes,
md he seemed resolved On something. The
1tto1uey for the people observed nothing IN
hirnseh. He thought hts other man WAS sure
Days attorneys professed to be busy with their
briefs; but from tho WY they looked down
the prominent facial organ, suspected they
had some idea thAt Knapp would spoil expecta-
tons. The oath il being administered to Knapp
sna !. th.t significant Winding up about telling
with questioning glance, brought out from
! Court. What7 .....-. ......-..
Knapp. Imean that will not testify to the
truth.
Court. judge Stow, Il you want this teeti-
Council f6r Defence (soto posg}, II Impsisou
him for contempt" A general emile. and
Knapp went on Of his own accord, and told
part Of the story, and then said, II guoss I
might as well tell the whole story
!; Court. Will you tell the truth2
knapp: 10: have been lied to, deceived,
DC. and viii not swear against anybody
Somewhat annoyed at tho perreEseneas Of
the witness, and looking all he folt, interroga-
tory WAS resumed.
Court. Ia what you have told true?
Knapp. Some il and some isn't. Don't make
a damned fool Of yourself! I'm dead man
now, and don't see how you ara going to
Court. Judge. Snow, know Of no way to
extort testimony from the prisoner, as be is
nov to suffer the extreme penalty of the Law,
aud any lesser punishment cannot Affect him.
The case Of Day was turned over to the Jury,
ard in twenty minutes the verdict Was rem
where the old style OF "net proven" would
have been particularly saryiccablo and truthful,
for no one with al the evidence Of the two
Trials could fail to h3ye seen that Day was the
pn1at guilty OF the two The counsel fox the
prisone1s claimed separate trials. The pros
before one jury would have hung both Knapp
and Day taken separately the counsel for the
defence, ~ in duty bound, saved one client by
the obBtinAoy And course OF the other, and the
least guilty suffers the penalty of death while
the other goes free.
With singular .delicacy, tho courts Of Utah
give the condemned choice Of tha mode OF
Iustincuvely, they al turn from hanging.
One white man only has ever been hung In
the Territory. and his preference for the rope
| WAS induced by the hope held ont by some of
his confedcrates that they would rescue him
from the scaf1old- On Monday morning,
Knapp was brought up, and informed b
| the Court Of the verlict OF the jury, and
was Appfised Of the readiness Of the Court tt
| pass sentence upon him, but if he had hny
thing to say why it should not be 50, the1
speak. He WAS su1lan, as his coarse nature Al
| ways must be, and nutte1ed out something
about his confession having been obtained
| through false representations Of the hope o
pardon, or mitfgated punishment through
| turning State's evidence. The Court assured
him that his confession had never been per
m,ttcd to come before the jury. and il tn
| Ogden police deceived him to oht.u
the clue to the murder, it vas to be regretted
but it could avail nothing now. To tho in
! quiry about the mode Of execution. he sal
very cool1v: ard rather prefer TO be shot,
The Court expressed sentiments Of regret 70
| the Bitnatiop OF such a young man, and flze
tie 17th Of June for The e1piation Of th
| crime.
/ visited Knapp in Ills cell, but he e1p1csse
the wish that his relatives might not learn q
Lis fate, and in such a moment deicacy 70
others, oyeu in the greatest scamp, should b
respected. go no nearer to his hi1th-plac
| than his State o-Hieconsin.