Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1900-12-27
SENT TO PRISON.
Judge 0III Sent Paul Enders, a cOn-
vIcted Murderer, to the Pen-
ItentIary for Life.

sentence. He vas fanltlessly
dressed aud walked with as much
apparent ease as il he we're adj.
vancing to receive a Christmas bo-
quet.
All eyes we're focused upon the
man whose only display of nerv-
business was the constant twirling
Of his hat that he carried in his
hand.
II is no easy or agreeable duty
to sentence a man to be hanged or
sent to prison Tor life but Judge
Gill, 10 a firm tone, while absolute
silence reigued in the court room, 4,
addressed the prisoner, saying:
paul Enders, you we're indicted
under the name of Paul Andrews,
and plead under the name of PAU
Enders, and were charged by the
Indictment with having on the 9th
day of July, 1897, within the
northern district Of the Indian
Territory, deliberately, wilfully
and Of your malice aforethought, ,
shot, killed and murdered one
William Nave. You were tried in
this court for this offense and the
jerry found you guilty of murder
without capital punishment. Have
you anything to say why the court
should not pronounce seaseuoe up
on you under this verdicl2"
The prisoner answered without
a tremor in his voice: "Tbere are
a good many things that | might
say but | deem it unnecessary. 1t
would merely consume the time" "
Judge Gill, continuing, said:
"The court has heard the testi.
mony in your case. This testi-
mony showed beyond a reasonable
doubt that you deliberately, and
intending to kill that man, shot
him when his back was towards
you. The court does not under
stand why the jury in your case
refused to mete out what is deemed
the higher grade of punishment
that is, death by hanging. For
some reason, unaccountable TO the
court, the jury dealt with you as
leniently as the law permitted
them TO do under the law and the
evidence. In the mind OF the
court the punis hment that is i'm
posed upon you by this verdict is
far more severe than death by
hanging could be. The idea that
a mans life is henceforlh abso-
lutely one Of confinement and en-
forced servitude.-.that you simply
know that the day comes and the
day goes, and that that must be
all Of your life forever, is a fai
more severe penalty than that Of
being hanged. that Of being taken
away from this life by the halter
"Day after day, throughout the
period Of your natural life, you
will be kept in close confinement
your life absolutely wasted; abso.
lutely Of no use TO yourself, Of nc
use to the world. You are-deemeC
dead in the law-dead to every
thing that life brings a mar, merely
number. That is a much greatei
punishment than simply passing
from this to some other life. Th,
law says that where a man take
the life of his fellow man, in tn,
manner that you have taken tn
life of this man, that you may b
punished In one Of two ways, ant
that is, either suffer death, or sui
fer Imprisonment for your natura
life. Under the law ard the veI
dict Of the jury il now becomes tn
duty Of this court 10 pass sentenc
upon you. 1t IS the sentence Q
; the court that you be taken fror
here to the Ohio penitentiary q
Columbus, Ohio, and there cor
fined for the period of your nalurl
life. There is a higher tribunl
than this court-a higher judge
and to that higher judge you An
all OF US have TO give our tinal AZ
count, aud to that judge you mus
now henceforth look, hoping an
c expecting mercy. When you 8
from here, you go to dungeon
there TO mediate for the remaindC
Of your days. The court woul
not take from you your hope
forgiveness and pardon in th
world to come. Man cannot owe
look--.man cannot forgive ii
|. murder of a fellow being in col
y blood. II there be forgiveness f
4 you II must come from a high'
a power than that of man, and
|. that power alone must you loo
!, for pardon. The bailifi will tai
charge Of the prisoner for con6n
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