The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-12-11
TACKETT SENTENCED
Notorious Outlaw Gets Ten
Years.
is IN POOR HEALTH
Prisoner Is Fast Going Into
Consumption.

"Biu" Tacket. outlaw chief and jail
breaker. was sentenced yesterday after
noon to serve 10 years in the Lansing
penitenuary for burglary and grand lar
ceny. The crime for which he was SEN
fenced was committed more than two
years ago. He was convicted in jan
uary. $685. but before sentence could be
passed upon him he sawed his way out
Of Jail and liberated eight other prison
ers, among them being United States
prisoner and another under 80 years
sentence for murder. The latter mas
never been heard from to this day.
Shortly after Jackets escape from the
jail he was arrested in the territory on d
charge Of horse stealing and sentenced
to serve one year in the penitentiary.
He was discharged IRON prison before
Sheriff Simmons could rearrest him and
it was only after a long chase BY the
sheriff that he finally succeeded in lOcat-
ing him last Friday at Woodward, 0. T.
Jacket has spent nearly three-fourths
OF his life time behind prison bars, but
has succeeded in making his escape be
fore the expiration of his several SEN
fences excepting his last term
To the casual observer the prisoner at
the bar did not appear to be the motor
/ ious criminal the OFFICIALS say he is. He
! is of average height and has clean cut
countenance- His general appearance is
that of man fast going into consump-
ton rather than that Of one who not SO
/ long ego broke Jail and de1ed officers.
When it noised about the court house
that 'Bil" Hacket was to receive his
/ sentence, everyone FASTENED into the
room Of the district court and the In
closure reserved for attorneys and the
principals in cases was soon filed.
! Tackett held q short consultation with
his attorney, Mr.. Helm, and then APP
peared for sentence.
''AIr. Helm said the court, sit seems
to me that the last time this prisoner
appeared for sentence you made a motion
for new trial Owing to unusual cir
cumstances this motion was not passed
upon until now I viii now, however,
override that motion"
Mr.. Helm fled an exception.
County Attorney Amidon then introduce
ed the evidence of Sheriff Simmons re-
lating TO Tackett's escape to show why
sentence could not have been passed be
fore now.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Simmons tes-
timony, Judge Dale ordered Jacket to
stand uD.
Instantly all eyes were turned upon the
prisoner, but the latter apparently took
no notice of the fact,
The court then said: william Tack
EFT, you have had fair trial by jury
and were found guilty; have you any
thing to say before sentence is pro-
nounced?"
The spectators strained their ears so
that not single word from the prisoner
should escaDe them.
In a voice scarcely above a whisper,
ne said: Despite the fact that I have
been been convicted, I protest that I am
innocent ofthe charge. broke Jail. This
fact I cannot deny. The day was Bit
terly cold and having no where to go
for fear the officers would again catch
me, I remained out doors with the result
that my hands and feet became badly
frozen. Afraid to board train I stole
a horse and on its back made my way
into Oklahoma to the home of a friend.
here 4 remained III d SIN DCu AOA "CCLAs'-
Then I was arrested and plead guilty TO
stealing the horse and served one year
in prison My health is gone and only
ask for the court to give as light d SEN
tence as possible"
In pronouncing sentence, Judge Dale
told the prisoner that he was not con-
sidering the fact that he had escaped
from jail. Tackett, after receiving his
sentence was shackled and taken back to
his cell.
''With one bottle Beggs' Cherry Cough
Syrup my conugh and soreness entirely
disappeared. Ernest Whipple, Daven-
port. Iowa GUARANTEED to cure all
throat and lung troubles-has never
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