Daily Yellowstone journal., 1892-12-11

judge M,lburn Sentenced Baker
& ,o r. Hanged on Febru-. .=:..==" ":= \
ary !, lS93, r, II 81
/. xecut1cn DELAYED to Give Time
' tor the Case to &c hp-
pealed.

Te.t.rtlnv was tbt dny appointed
for the sentencing ut PRISONERS who
4tunl convicted before the dis rtct
court ot thla dl-' rict. and rrnmrtty ut
10 o'clmk Judg Mi'turn took the
bench. Only TWO prisone'a were IN
atttn,1auc+ Samuel Kube'. II, the
tnAu vino Il a>hed Deuslnw at Forsyth,
aud Charles A. Bnker, tl~ murderer
OF Sergeant Austin McD,nAl ut
Kn4ch.ld On Sept. 14th last.
Acting County Attorney S'reveIl
moved the ..nurt that 'enttnc. ht
Passed uton r ,btr.ol.. and the tou't
urtt4re.i the defendant 10 stand VI,
v hich he did. After 1t:i ing The fact
HAT k,,bei son had httn i. unA guilty
III *n n.-auIt III 1nDrdrr, judy" Nils
butn tsket him II he had ATTY legal
rt,+-nn tp give why tt,t .tcut*nre
~i.nuu MT t,r ,a~std uton him. t"
Uhtth~ II brain sad thnt ft h4t
| hrvtr been h@!ur. II rourS until 'n'~
time. ami sil{:nght That live :ear- was
/ ii vrty IeNVy stnte1lt ihAf 1'r n"d
o.tt> n':v tIt.Ittl 20 I,rutett hiu@tlf ami
,,.ln U,u<Inw. Tntn h,. t,rule nuWn,
!, vtirt trrlnhled, nni teas ran tr"ul
III ~rAt.. However, thu t=In. ni ilvt
Htar+ -~tl,at fixed tv The juty-Whs
, ,n.1rA out tn liltn, and every touy "hn
hus ,,tA Il TT t sumpt'y felt that the
prisoner WIZ g.,'lng Off vtty tightly
III view uf 1he ngytavar na:ute oi
tt4v !: ,r.+nIt. The tIltoner WIS It.
mun*i.tl tn the custody ot tl,t >tatriff 10
4tt lnut l.e aensence Was catrleu out
~ t.,r delivery Ut tbt ttt!ittblE .r>.
nAkEn SENTENCED. .-:.
Judge Atttuufn', fac: ns>unl'>n All
unu.un1 .t.lur nnd .vtdem:e+ ut nrr
Isle III were very llaiu wben tnr
| county attorney >~ked tur the 'fss ng
of ,ne tleath pcuhlty upn Charles 4.
Kaker, mia John ConIey.
'rue Irirttl,rr n4c*e -, :st~ feet ut the
c*msuana nt the III ". ,:>ttd took thrt7
nr 1n.tt ~tr1.- toWA,H he cnnr.. stnnd~
lug p- n'u1ly ~ Il lueR, with one i'Hno
| Tightly rt>t]ng tlpnn the te*k Of t''t:
c;t rk: :Iungu M1tburn Lr,ent reterted
It. tnt trlue: ri which Baker Ht<taa
etiuvicted, AMI asked llim If It, knew
Of hny t.gnl reason for not pas>'nS
axntt nee IN tnufufmItr with The vtr-
dlctrf the jury, WHICH MAS rad 10
hAn.. =: ~. 49,. j.: T.. j..
I;aktr VIVA ztuica1 and .ne;vy IT, II
wonderful degree unt'er tie try Ing
circumstances, aud -t1nWt Il fur t. - e@i'
de,1.e If eIt>si=m than the court, Tall,
slim. ana ktr:tght ia an arrnW, h.
spuk. in clesr and thoroughly audible
touts, saying that he had mt. except
that he had no recollection of having
c,mmitted the crime.
| Attorney Middleton, who nss'rte1 In
the defense of Baker, then addressed
the cour., a-klnK TINT the day OF txe'
cution be made az fur "tf ~ rt: able, IL
order that the case may be taken II
the supreme court, the initial paper
in wh'"t, proceedings he would ILL
, about the 5th or 9Th of January next
} He stated that while the prisoner hat
reen given fair end impaitta! trial
! be believed that every case involving
life should be reviewed by the h,ghe
p tribunal.
It JndgeM,lburp said that he concurre'
a In the sentiments expressed by MI
" Middleton, and handtd the latter
slip OF tapsr or which Was written th
date of the fatal nay.
The voice OF the judge faltercd ii n
f spoke, and procet ding with the sen
!. tenee he said thai he would not dive
% upon the crime, hui would simply Ell
force ,he law ot nun and hoped lha
a it VIVA The law of God. Then he III
y 1efed TINT ou
d WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY /, 1873.
Charles a. B4ker be hanged Aut
NJ dead, aud "maY the Lord have mere
on your soul, a, We hope he n4a
ut have mercy OIL OURS" Then ail VT
" AZ still as death, mud not sound WI
uttered. tbs prisoner turned ~ b
r feet. and was escorted to Jail oy til
deputies, walking II little weak, bl
y, showing great fortilude. No t4o, how
ri ever, with Judge Milbu'n, AZ i BON ,
az possible after utterlnK thu lu
e. words, his feelings overcanle him, VII
IT. It was noticeable fact, remarked |
49, everyone, that he was more affects
thnn the doomed man. He on
adjourned court Until . p. III and WI
driven to hfs homie by Stenograp
+ Krridler.
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