The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-12-24
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Warden Van Dorm Of the Idaho psni.
Tertiary arrived at Ra'hdrum wednes-
day for the purpose Of conducting VIII
Ham 7. Justice TO Boise to serve one
year Ia the penitentiaFy for assanIting
his wife with knife. Justice was
sentenced BY Judge Mayhem after hay.
ing been found guilty BY . jury.
The trial. which lasted almost week,
was OF . sensational nature, and at
tracted large crowds daring each day OF
Its progress. The wife, Sadie Justice,
was the principal witness. She testified
that Justice held knife over her head
and threatened TO cut her throat. JUS
tice swore that It was only q family row;
that he accused his wife OF being too
fond OF . neighbOFis company during
his absence. There were no eye-wit-
Desses 70 the fracas 20 the husband and
wife were the only material witnesses
In the case. The wife's evidence seemed
70 have the most weight with the jury,
for on the FIRST ballot Justice was found
guilty as charged In the indictment.
Many who listened 70 the trial and
who were familiar with the entire facts
In the case believed that Justice was In
nocent. and that II was case of perse
cution rather than prosecution. as ad-
ditiOnai counsel had been employed 70
assist the district attorney. This Is
something unusual in trivial cases Of
this kind, rs the district attorney has
always shown marked ability IN prose.
cutting criminals. Another question
that puzzled the uniformed was who
furnished the money 70 employ extra
counsel In the case as the woman and
her family had been county charges
since the husbands arrest.
Those who believed that Justice was
the victim OF bitter persecution will
have their belief further strengthened
when they read the following letter,
which was written by Mrs. Justice TO
her husband just before his leaving the
county jail:
"RATHDRUM, Idaho, Dec 2l.-To W.
T. Justice, my husband: l have been
cOaxed and hired and frighteded to do
what I have done, and the one who
ought 10 be behind the bars IL me Ia.
stead OF you. You are innocent rs cur
babies. and God will never forgive me
for listening 70 what has been told to
me. l know you love me yet, and II you
knew all the lies that have been told TO
me, you would not blame me 30 much az
you do. 1t Is a shame that you have
been In jail all this time for crime you
never committed. II was all spite work
and now am the one who ought TO 60
instead Of you, for you haven't done any
thing 70 60 for and have.
Il don't know how can make q liV.
Ing for our children as l can't take in
washing any more. Ali is true that
have written and now all can do Is 70
ask you TO forgive me. Your wife,
SADIE JUSTICE"
Some ugly rumors. connecting prom.
inent county officials with the case, have
been In circulation ever since the family
became a county charge. and II the wo-
mans confession Is true there seems 70
be some ground for the rumors. She
can clear the matter up and save heI
husband from unjust punishment by
confessing the whole truth. and there
are those who claim such a confession
would create big sensation in KOotena
county political circles.