Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-18
31.5o PER YEAR. IN ADVANCE.
Judge Winchester instructed the bailiffs
to call him in case verdict was reached
before he arose in the morning.

Judge Winchester Instructed the balHHs
10 call him in case verdict was reached
before he arose in the morning.
Hour after hour passed by, and predic.
lions were being made that the Jury
would disagree. Daylight came, but still
no agreement Judge Winchester had
arisen and taken breakfast Court had
been adjourned to 10 o'clock; so he mr.
ranged to have the Jury taken to the Bus
sey building, q half mile southwest of
town. But report came that the jury
had agreed, and soon bailif came down
town and announced the fact: At.once
which rapidly filled.
When court had been called to order,
Judge Winchester asked IL the jury had
agreed upon verdict, and was answered
in the affirmative by Foreman Parker
The judge asked him IL the jury had
found the prisoner guilty or not guilty.
and the foreman answered Guilty, your
honor" The Judge then asked the meu-
bers OF the jury II that was their verdict,
and they all SAID that 1t was.
The verdict was then formally written
out and signed by the foreman, and
filed with the clerk, aud reads as follows,
STATE OF NORTH DAKOTAl
COUNTY or EAAoHs.
s.!ss !a 9ts's:st 9ssi:i.i qSsss; Slsssis.
State of North Dakota, Plaintiff,
Alec. Coudotte Defendant.
We, the jury In the above entitled action,
ind the defendant guilty Of murder in
the first degree, and we decide that be
shall be- punished BY death.
JANRs 9. PARKER, Foreman.
Following are the pamcs Of the trial
jurors:
James Parker, A. &. Seeley,
NJ. Nahaney. Br., Fletcher RYckman,
Chss. Mcintyre. w. Cleveringa,
David Sites. G. w. Burge,
Ixcob Loutzenhiser, Albert SHUTTER,
VIM. McTskgsst, II. j. HerOlz.
It's reported that the Jury took several
ballots. and that, during part OF the time
they were out, five Of the seven were in
favor of acquittsl.
Mr.. Stevens arose and asked stay
| Of Judgment, pending an application Tor
new trial. ~ ., ., ss~r
In the meantime how 10 1t with the
man whose doom u sesled1 He had
borne the reputation on the reservation
Of being q physical coward. But he
shows no evidences Of 1t now. The man
whom the murderous fends. Hoiytraek
and Irsland,-after making . statement
to the contrary-said WAS guilty, and
whom reputable young physician said
was innocent, sits calm and unmoved.
There is nothing about his actions to
denote that he Is the person most in. [
terested IN the verdict.
George Defender, another Iudian whom
Holytrack and Ireland assert in their
third confession was party to the mur-
, ders, was then brought into court. Before
Justice Ediek lie had waived examination.
He was arrsigned, and the information was
3 read to him by States Attorney Arm.
strong, through the Interpreter, Charles
Mclaughlin. 1t was similar to tie infol-
Z nation In the Coudotte case, and charged
murder 10 the first degree. His plea was
.Not guilty"
4 The case was moved by the states
!. attorney. MIR. Stevens said the defendant
. was not readySfOr trial; that he was an
l AoOsoA q VOVA AA0u-WASn uO ptOpSEly
that the government would allow him to
dispose Of In preparing defense. He
could make all the necessary arrange
ments If he were given week or Two Of
d time.
9 Judge Winchester said that hs could zee
d that it would take nearly : week 10 secure
q tnrymen to try the csse. rEnus, .cagfe
q could not meet the following week 10 tsy,
the case. Jurors had already been sum.
n moned In Kidder and Mel Lean coun ties. Ia
both Of which there were criminal cases
on the calendar. He could come to EN-.
d mons county for the week beginning June
o 2lst; but he would have only week 1T
q hrs disposal, and 1t was probable that the
L case could not bc tried within that period.
! Il looked a. though the 18th Of July
Il would be 40 early a. II could be taken up.
After the matter had been fully talked
over by Judge Winchester and the sttor-
g neys, it was decided that July 18th should
be the date for the re-convening Of court.
+ That Is also the day set for the septenc.
ing Of Coudotte. Ssr3'' ssss is
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