The Dillon tribune., 1881-04-23
Sentenced to be Hung.

On Monday, the nth inst, Judge Conger
passed sentence upon Douglas. tor the
murder Of Alice carp, and All WAh ana
All Yen, convicted OF murder In the first
degree for the killing Of All Sue. a deep
silence rs:igned throughout the = 'urt room
as tulgc Conger called upon the prisoner
to stan ~, and, in clear, distinct voice.
though ut times marked hy suppressed
emotion, said:
"'7Dks y. Doyyl.s:-Atth the present term
of this court. in and for the county Of Mad.
ison. and the Territory OF Montana, the
grand Jurors sworn and einpanealed, return.
ed into open court an indictment, charging
YOU with wlful aud deliberate murder, In
this: That, on or about the ,stl, day OF
March, 1851, in the county and territory
atore said, YOU did, with malice atoretho,,ght,
kill and murder one Alice carp. On this
indictment you were duly arraiyned and
entered the plea Of guilty, a.. charged III the
Indictment, whereupon, jury Of twelve
good and lawful men, were e'npaneiled.
| tried and sworn, and upon fair anl impair
tial trial OF your case, the jury returned in.
to court verdict Of guilty Of murder in
the first degree. Have yo,, any legal
cause to show why judgement should not
now b. pronounced against your"
The prisoner replied: u have nothing
to say"
Tic Judge then continued:
| "rhcre only remains now to the court
the .inful and so!cm, duty Of passing
sentence upon the verdict Of tn. jury; and
the judgement Of the court Is: that you
Iohn b. Douglas, he removed hence, from
this court room to the Jail OF this county
and safely kept there BIZ TIE sheriff, unit
Friday, the att, day OF My, \. d. 1881
and thence, b.tween tt. hours OF 10 O'Clock
a. IN. and , o'clock p. m. Of said dav, to the
place Of execution. and then AMI there hs
hanged by the neck until you are dead
While the sentence was hciny passed
the prisoner stood apparently notionless
4 but the nervous twitchiny Of his moutl,
and the constant >waliowin. Observable II
the throat muscles betrayed his inwar.
emotion, and when the judge concluded
the prisoner sat down with his he'd drt.,;'
+ ed upon his hands, as II unnerved. Thu
Judge then called up the two Cinnamon
and addressed them as follows:
".1h VIII and III 1'en:-.At the pr,sen
, term Of thi, court, you and each Of you
were indicted tor tn. murder Of Al Sue
Upon this indictment you were tried by
iury OF the county, duly empanelled, trie
and sworn, who have returned into court
verdict that YOU, All Wat, and Al Yer
, were guilty. Of murder in the first degree
Have you any legal objections to max
! whv judgement and sentence should nc
D now be pronounced on the verdict Of tn
j. jury against YOU"
Judge Blake, in behalf OF the iris ,ner
arsw :rci =, the nc. ,ativ., and his hone
u continued:
d 1.-THE laws arr IN , IL f,r tn: pr ,tcction I
. the learned AMI the ignorant, the rich an
the poor alike. And 50, also, rurishnei
: is neted out to high and low, the nat,
: and the foreigner, without fear, favor, {
n partial;ty. You. and each Of you, were Il
!. iicted and charged with the crime Of mu
der. 10 this charge you plead not guilt
and after long and careful trial, and
is hearing Of all the evidence, the argume
Of counsel, and the instructions If the coul
u Lawful! jary Of the county have returned
f verdict against eacl, Of you Of murder
the first degree. 1t is true, YOU arc not
quainteL with the language used in Il
court: but Won were attended by able cou
sci, comp,tent tn have the lives Of al
charged with crimes in their hands, ASST
ed by interpreters acquainted With bl
n languages, and YOUR counsel have done
that human power could do to aid you, Ii
fair and impartial trial and rescue YOU trc
81 the penalty attached by the law to 20
y crime. All was done for YOU that CO,
~ be done, and vet a jury OF the county In
y formerly said you are guilty Of murder
y the first degree. 1t remains now only
Isl the court to pass. sentence on the verdict
10 the jury, ana the judgement: oftfe court
:" that you, All Wah, ana you, All Yen, a
Nc each Of you, be removed hence from Il
ne court room, to the place provided by
law. and there kept in safe custody by
:; sheriff OF this county, until Friday, the y
n; day Of MAY, 4. ID. 1881, and thence,
tween the hours Of 10 o'clock a. N. and
o'clock p. IN. Of said day, to the place Of .
an ecution, and then and there you, All w;
and YOU, All Yen, and each Of you,
e hanged !,y the neck until you arc dead"
The prisoners were then taken back
RI; the county jail in custody ut the sher
there to await tn: execution. oe the judi
NJ; n,rnt OF the court On being removed.
sr; was to be observed that Douglas turtit,
!; had com ,letelv deserted him. and he pull
:; his hat over his eyes To avoid the curit
gaze OF the boxers ON. Public opinion
!; unanimous that the verdict and scntc,
III are en,incntlv Just, and there is no do
thew will t,e carried into effect, in his c;
4. lrast.-.Jad,sonian lot, inst.
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