Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-09-29
SAN QUENTIN FOR LIFE
SENTENCE OF JAMES CAMPRELEs
GATOR ny JUDGE WALLACE.



was sentenced by Judge Wallace
in San Francisco on Monday the
2lst inst. Sentence was not pass
ed, however, until Frank Bell,
Winthrop's leading attorney, had
made hard, though hopeless,
fight for new trial, nor until
Winthrop himself had made re
markable plea. The motion was
based on ordinary statutory
grounds and on two other pro.
positions-dplayed evidence of d.
A. Urquhart's criminal record
and misconduct on the part of
one or more members of the jury"
The motion was denied by Judge
Wallace, and an appeal will be
taken to the Supreme Court on an
exception to the ruling. Urquhart
was witness for the prosecution,
whom the defense say had been
convicted of crime in Manitoba.
After Mr.. Bells motions had all
been denied, the Judge a second
time asked Winthrop:
Have you anything to say?"
Il have" firmly responded the
prisoner slowly and in ringing
voice. SIN the first place
before l was arraigned had been
tried and convicted and sentenced
by the newspapers. In the second
place, / came in here and have not
had fair trial. The prosecuting
attorney in charging the jury bull
dozed them; he told them they
were not fit to administer justice
if they did not find me guilty.
Therefore they received wrong
ideas. The District Attorney had
impugned their honesty. After l
was arrested the Police Depart
ment denied my friends admission
to see me. Those who came to
see me found the whole power of
the Police Department used to
persecute them. Every time they
came some minion of the law per-
secuted them. One perjured wit
ness was taken into the juryroom
and identified one of the most
honest citizens of San Francisco.
"You know, your Honor, that l
pleaded to be tried before your
Honor, knowing you to be one
who exercised your own opinions
in interpreting the law. But when
I came in and in two days was
forced to trial l thought it was
unjust. When that old man got
on the stand and said that sooner
- but I'll say no more on that
point ...
"There we're material witnesses
whom l was unable to secure. L
am poor man. My wife has been
trying to find them. Every one
knows that for woman to hunt
up witnesses is hard work, but |
expect that before many days wit
nesses will come here and take
the stand and certify to what they
know, and it will not be psrjured
testimony"
Judge Wallace did not think
that the jury rested under any
suspicion on the score of its in
telligence and ability. For those
qualities and an evident desire to
be Just it exhibited conspicuous
superiority. He declared that
Winthrop was unknown to him
when presented in the court.
After setting the case for an early
day he reflected that more time
might be required, and so he set
aside the first setting and reset
the case for a later day. No COM
plant was made that the time was
too soon. 1t was set by consent.
Son the WHOLE" concluded
Judge Wallace, II deny the mo-
tion for a new trial. 1t is sutfi-
cient upon this verdict to say that
the sentence of the Court is that
you be imprisoned in the State
Prison at San Quentin for the
term of your natural life"
Winthrop heard the sentence
without and in the din of
the bailiffs attempts to suppress
demonstration in the lobby the
clear voice of the white-faced con-
vict WAS heard to say:
"ThaDk YOU"
He sat down. The click of
handouts followed and the officers
with their prisoner pushed their
way through the dense crowd to
the City Prison below.
Attorney Frank Bell who de.