Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-02

WOrQS We're meant TOT Mr. MOntIOrQ, as
I believed at that time that he had play-s
ed me dirt. "He will be up for Office two
years from now, and then TIL get even,
with the S. of a B." and when
said to Mr.. Schwanke that he had played
me dirt and I would get even with him,
1t was Mr. Montford that I meant and
not Mr.. Cavanaugh as I don't know Of
one place that Mr.. Cavanaugh ever done
me any dirt In any way, shape or form.
Mr.. Cavanaugh was the first man that
ever gave me work that ever drew q
cent from. I can say tru.hfully that
did not punch hole in tie jury room
floor but I honestly believe Chas. Gall
lagher was the man that did do it, and
cautioned Mr. Aiken at that very time
to watch Chas. Gallagher, as l heard
somebody In the jury room every time
the jurymen went out for their meals,
and Charlie Gallagher has his own rea-
sons for doing all he can against me.
MY reasons why 1 should have new
trial. ise s
First ! am as Innocent as any man
can be, and can swear truthfully be.
fore God and before you, your honor
that ! know nothing whatever about the
crime.
Second. The evidence-circumstan
and untrue, las some parts of it are)
does not justify it.
I Third. have not had fair and hon
est trial and cannot see, from the bot.
tom of my heart, how any honest. true-
y
read the 'evidence) can say SO. The
jury that convicted me only guessed that
]. was guilty, for they didn't know nor
they don't to-day. and no one knows bet
wrong Mfr. Gilmore either knows it was
not me he saw, or else he does not know
! who 1t was, and all I ask is that he will
let God into his heart, and tell the truth
whatever It is, Mrs Cavanaugh. jim
g fnts
or Mr., Cavanaugh's best friends
know and can say truthfully that there
was no Ill feeling whatever between Mr..
Cayanaugh and myself. before, during.
or after the election. Oh! il Mr. Cava-
naugh could only say three words. he
would raise his right hand and say be-
fore God and you people, Joe is inno-
cent? But alas he can't But I can
trutnfu'ly and sincerely raise my right
hand and swear before God that there
/ was never one bit Of hate or ill-feeling
, between US. 80 far as knew, and I can
say. thank God. that Mr.. Cavanaue,h
would say II he could Joe is innocent. =
Some people will say / have disgraced
and wronged my loving wife and dear lit
tie children, but God knows, and my dar-
ling wife knows. that l have neither
wronged my loved ones nor Mrs. Caya-
naugh and her little ones.
Fourth. Please study my words over
thoughtfully, for there may be more than
one meaning in some of them and l do
mot want to be msjudged or wronged, or
mislead any one Intentionally, and can
say truthfully that have no object
whatever in saying these words, only tn
satisfy my own heart for they were die
tated by me from the very bottom of INV
heart and with no evil intent.
Firth. What would Jesus do?" Did
you. Judge Loud, ask yourself this uues-
tion the might of June 10, 1899, before you
refused me a new trial for my life? Did
you, Judge Loud, ask yourself this q,les-
tton before throwing the responsibility
on the jury you could have taken upon
yourself? Do you remember the words
you used that night? do, and they are
In my ears this very minute. Can you
your honor, say honestly and conscie ieu-
'tiously that you followed this rule in my
case? %~- 3
Sixth Your honor, you have wronged
me and my loved ones, and even yourself
by passing sentence on me. believe
you have said, This was no case," and
if you have and you believed what YOU
said. why, in the name of God, did you
not follow this rule or grant me show
for my liberty and life and give me q
new trial? It Ia all asked. The Jury
/ God forgive them, has guessed me guilty
and the supreme court has fused to in
terfere: but the court of God has never
declared me guilty, and never will. For
God knows that I am. innocent, and j
hGpe and pray you may all live to SCI
the day / am proven innocent. And !
sir',erely believe most of you will.
Dictated to Nora Gillespie by Joseph
c. Hurst. on Thursday, March %, 1900 In
presence OF deputy sheriffs.
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