Arizona silver belt., 1889-11-02
CRIMINALS SENTENCED.

l tourt aulpufheu Neunesudy noun I During its brief term twelve criminal :, cases were disposed of. Eleven of the
 number were Indians, who passed be-
 tween the upper lower stones of the
 legal mill. The one who, "wlth malice aforethought, shot and killed Lieut
 Seward Mott, on the San Carlos In dian reservation, March 10th. 1887, 1t
 was adiudged should end his worth less life, upon a day to he named in the warrant for his execution, mot less than thirty days nor more than sixty days from the time of the iudg- ment"
 The statutes prescribe that "a judg- ment of death must be executed wlth, in the walls, or yard of iail, or some convenient place in tie county. SightSeerS are limited to d physician, the district attorney of the county, and at least twelve reputable citizens, 10 be selected by tbe sheriff and further, i ii the principal in the tragic scene about 10 be enacted shonld so elect, he may name relatives or friends, not to exceed five, to witness his passage l from tune to eternity.
 Of the nine whom the law retlres to i private life at Yuma, eight are San Carlos reservation Indians, The ninth IS a Mexican, sentenced for one year, for embezalement. The lndians, who were decidedly on the shoot, have had various terms allotted them-two for life, one of whom was party 10 the killing of the frelghier, Cosper, for the possession ot his gun, His pal, months since, in consequence ef resisting ar rest, became food for worms The other long term Indian, having beod in his eve, ninped the thread of life of another Indian The sliding scale as app6ed to he other SIX Indians Is neasureably shorter, Che for killing buck whose skin is colored as his own. IS retired for twelve years; an. other for ike ciIease ten years, and the four who tcloniously assaulted Chief of Scouts. Al. Seiber, get seven years in tbelr'n.h Two were tried upon two indictments for murder, the juu1s before whom they were tried deemng the testimony insufficient to conyict, they were discharged from arrest.
 Although justice is presumed to be blindtolded, we will state a case in re. gard to the trial Of i've of these In dians, for the information of the Indian Friends Association, who oper their meetings with prayer and close with a benedictiou, and are unchari- table eaoush to say that 6 Western mans heart is ossiiied and has nc mtlk of human kindness for the Indian, the man and brother, and only walls q favorable opportunity tn taae his life The instance here referred to was :he joint trial of four Indians for murder, two of whom were convicted. and the others acquitted, discriminating jury deeming the testimony insufficient 10 convict the latter, although they were present and witnessed the commission of the great cria,a without word of protest.
 Since the adjournment of court there has been a general jail delivery of IndisFs Two, on Thursday morn ing, in charge of Frank Porter, took then departure for Graham county, yhere they are wanted for murder committed in that county. \ thWd one, till here, who assumed proptie. iership of horse not bis own, ls also booked for Grlhar county This lat. ter prisoner ls an educated gentleman, having had the benefit of collegiate instruction in Virginia, and upon his return 10 San Carlos assumed the role of spiritual instructor, but instead of successfully inpartiBg saving grace to other Indians, he relapsed to nornadic life. The eight whom Judge kibbey assigned to Yuma prison left yester day in charge Of Sheriff Reynolds and w. A Holmes, and the jail here no longer resounds with animated dis cussions in the Apache language.
 There is, however, Tonto Apache left who. owing to his melancholy sit uation, no longer mocks the silent cor riders with shouts of mirth or music's echoing strain. Death borders upon our birth, but he perhaps never real i2ed the fact until twelve good and true men pronounced h1s doom for the murder of Lieut. Seward Mott. ----.-<-e- ,-------
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