The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-26
SEVEN YEARS. N PRISON
JUDGE BROOKS SENTENCES FRANK
HAMILTON TO INCARCERATION
AT SALTWATER
PRISONER BEARS IT BRAvELY
COURT SAYS JURY's VERDICT Is
SUSTAINED BY THE
EVIDENCE
cLEMENcY IS EXERCISED
Nye Asks for Reformatory SEN
tence, bht the Request Is
Ignored-Stay of Ten
Days Granted.

frank II. Hamilton was sentenced yes
terday to term of seven years in the
saltwater penitentiary for the killing of
Leonard r. Day. Judge Brooks pro-
nounced tho sentence at $50 p. M, in the
small court room or the second floor
which has been awaiting the sIast scene
of alr' in this tragedy, was thereby
foiled
About fifty people witnessed the scene.
They were friends and relatives of coun-
ty officials and attorneys, who had heard
OF the arrangement. Hamilton was
brought down from the Jail by Deputy
Budd. He looked distressed. He nerv-
ously fingered his face, and shifted his
gaze, though never looking at anybody
in particular
Judge Brooks entered the court room
at 5:26, five minutes after the hour APP
pointed. AT a sign from the clerk, Ham
ilton arose and stepped forward to a
position squarely opposite his honor He
was sworn.
In response to Judge Brooks cues
tons, he said he had a brother and sis
ter living in New York city, and an
uncle.
Have you learned any trade or pro-
fession?" inquired the court
Il am newspaper man." answered
Hamilton.
County Attorney Boaldman then
moved for sentence
"IIave you anything to say why sen
tence should not be pronounced uron
your inquired the court.
NO sir responded Hamilton, shaking
his head
NYE ASKS FOR CLEMENCY.
Frank M. Nye, of counsel for Hamil-
ton, then spoke in his behalf Mr. Nye
<,oi6 1,r
would be proper to say at this time. 1t
might not be proper to comment upon
the verdict, its nature, or the means and
manner employed by the jury in reach
ing 1t after forty hours deliberation.
Mr.. Nye said that the verdict to say the
least, was a strange one. Manslaughter
in the first degree meant no intent to
kill, yet the jury asked for mercy.
While every juror finally asserted to
that quite a portion Of that jury do not
believe that Frank Hamilton took the
life of Leonard r. Day.
1T is a most lamentable and sorrow
ful case. The drink habit is the cause
of this, young mans misfortune. We
feel in view of these extraordinary cir
cEmstances the court should exercise the
prerogative that gives the defendant
preference and impose a reformatory sen
apply to a convicted man between the
ages of sixteen and thirty, thereby en-
abling the state to exercise that guar
dian care which shall look primarily to
the reformation of it's children. AS
Hamilton is only twentyfour years of
age, Mr. Nye contended that under the
spirit of the INV Hamilton was entitled
to the utmost degree of leniency the
court could alloy.
HAS the state anything to say?" in
quired the court
Nothing" responded County Attorney
Boardman.
JUDGE PRoNOUN&ES SENTENCE.
The court then pronounced sentence as
fellows:
.If is always a painful duty for the.
court to impose sentence uNon a person
of your intelligence, especially where
the offense is of SO serious nature as
that of which you have been Nonvicted.
severe punishment Nothing is more pre-
cious than human life, and its unlawful
taking is justly. considered one Of the
most serious offenses known to the law.
tI have not heard it questioned that
you have received in every respect a
fair trial You were represented by most
able attorneys. who did everything in
your behalf that honorable practitioners
could accomplish. The jury were ex-
ceptionally intelligent, and they evident
ly gave the case their conscientious con-
sideration. Their verdict, In my opinion,
is sustained by the evidence. In effect
the verdict declares that you unlawful
ly killed Leonard Day, and that you were
so crazed by passion or drink, or BOTH
that you did not at the time know what
you were doing, or at least did not be-
cause of your condition do the act in
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