, 1897-03-18

The last act in the Tremmell trial
took place yesterday, when Judge
knight sentenced the defendant to 20
years in the state penitentiary at Lara
mic.
Judge Knight. upon opening court,
said that he was due in Judge Bramel's
court today and therefore had decided
upon Wednesday as the day 10 pass SEN
tence. Attorney Stoll pleaded for a light
sentence and Judge Clark said that he
was perfectly willing that the judge who
had heard the cast throughout and
own judgment.
Judge Knight opened his remarks.
says the Sun-Leader, by saying that
officers who frequently pass sentence
soon become hardened. He went on to
say that he did not know either the de-
ceased or the defendant. Only on one
occasion had he been approached by
any n on The subject and that was in
he hotel when Fred Stabler's wife asked
if her children could accompany her to
The court room. The judge told the lady
not to converse with him upon the sub
ject and changed his boarding place
that he would be away from all influence
OF the kind.
The judge said that he once sentenced
a man 10 hang, and he had made up his
mind that il it is possible to grant any
concessions TO a defendant he would
always do ii. He would never hesitate
TO grant a defendant any just request.
Tremmell has been given a fair and i'm
partial trial. The instructions of the
court were just and il any one has been
treated with partiality o II any mis-
takes have been made, all such errors
are in favor of Tremmell. The judge
said: a
81 sincerely believe that the jury in
this case has been actuated by honest
motives" If it is true as the defense
would state. that Fred Stabler is really
a bad man, then the children left father
less are the children OF a bad man. Such
is the question 10 be decided. Ii is true
that II the verdict of the jury is correct
the defense is perjury. When the jury
said that Tremmell was guilty OF man
slaughter they said that he was not as
saulted by Stabler. Errors in the case
in 60 ~ of ,ho Ioro,l,-. a..:i. l..
pointed out.
Tremmell was carefully, ably, ingen-
iously defended. The judge here passed
"A very high compliment TO Mr.. Stoll.
The judge said he once knew a man OF
n very quick temper and quarrelsome
disposition. This man got into Il quar-
rectified and al the present time he is
as good a citizen as is in the state.
Would that Fred Stabler had not been
killed and could have proited by being
simply wounded.
The judge discussed the disposition
of Srabler. He was raised in Cheyenne,
was athletic, MOI particularly popular.
Take any young man in the community,
how many are there that n great deal
more al be said about than against
Fred Stabler.
The court remarked that his personal
experience justified him in saying thai
as men the brakemen of Wyoming were
as good citizens as any other class OF
men. The judge said that notwithstapd-
ing his adverse. inclinations in regard to
sentencing a man, he would not have
hesitated a minute to have sentenced
Tremmell to hang if the verdict had
been the first degree, and he would prob
ably have given him the longest SEN
tence had the verdict been the second
degree.
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
The prisoner Tremmell was told to
arise and asked if he had anything to
say.
There was a breathless silence in the
room and all eyes were turned to the
defendant. who slowly answered that he
had nothing to say.
The judge thereupon pronounced the
sentence of 20 years at hard labor in the
penitentiary at Laramie.
After the sentence was delivered,
Tremmell engaged in a conversation
with Mr.. Stoll for Is minutes.
After being taken to the sheriff's Of
flee Tremmell was introduced to a re-
porter and asked If he had anything to
say for publication. Nothing" he re-
piled. Il expected that l would get 1t in
the neck and l did" By this time Trem-
nell had taken of his shoes and was
ready to enter the jail. Turning to the
sheriff he calmly asked: When do we
go ove the hill?' Being informed that
1t would be soon, he replied: Il have
many important letters to write and
would like at least a day to write them
Tremmell seemed determined to take
his medicine like a philosopher.
Tremmell was brought oyer from the
capital By Sheriff Shaver of Laramie
county this morning and turned over to