Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-01-06
IKE GRAVELLh
FOUND GUILTY
The Dynamiter Of the Northern Paei-
fie Is Nominated for q Term in
the Penitentiary.
QUICK WORK BY THE JuR
Were Not Long in Making Up Their
Minds-Prisoner Apparently un-
concerned over Findings.

1eiend, Dec. ol.-lbddc GraNelit, en-
convict, charged with writing black
mailing letters to the Northern Pael.
&c railroad company and in conse-
quenee of the writing, being the man
who placed the dynamite on the Nor.
thern Pacific tracks In July, August
and September last, was today ad.
judged guilty by a Jury In Judge
Smiths court and his punishment left
with the court.
The jury was given the case short
ly after 10 O'Clock and returned with
its verdict at $3.50 o'clock. The jury
was not considering the case all the
time, because the members went to
dinner about noon. There was an i'm.
mense amount of testimony to be con.
sidered and in addition there were
letters and other documents. On first
entering the jury room. before a fore.
man was elected, an informal ballot
was taken and then there were a few
votes for not guilty. Then a foreman
was selected and the case was dis.
cussed. After the discussion a bal.
lot was taken and every vote was for
guilty.
When the Jury returned to the court
room. there were number of people
present. County Attorney Working
was present, on behalf of the state,
and Leon A. La Croix, on behalf Of
the defendant. Gravelle occupied a
seat on the side of the room In Gus.
tody of Deputy Sheriff Spurzem. He
was pale, as he had been during the
latter part of the trial. but showed no
emotion. AS the jurymen entered the
court room they passed him, but he
did not give them a glance. During
all the time the formalities preceding
the reading of the verdict were being
gone through he preserved his impas.
sive appearance. Finally Clerk Nc
Rae read the. verdict of guilty, Not
a muscle OF Gravelles face moved.
neither did he pale or redden. He
gave as little heed apparntly, as
though he was an ordinary visitor in
the court room and the proceedings
were of no interest to him. After
Judge Smith said he would sentence
the defendant on Monday he remand
ed him to the custody of the sheriff
Deputy Sheriff Surzem tapped Ora.
velle on the shoulder and the prisoner
left the court room. AS he went
through the door, there was half a
smile on his face and that was the
only indication he gave of his feel.
ings.
The jury found Gravelle guilty of
the first count in the indictment,
which charged him with sending 10
Charles s. Fee, general passenger ag.
ent of the Northern Pacific, q letter
under date of September 3, last
threatening to dynamite the Northern
Pacific railroad, unless the money de.
manded In a previous letter was not
paid. The jury also found the charge
OF previous conviction true. Under
the conviction Gravelle can be sen
fenced to a term of Imprisonment moi
exceeding ten years.
In the number of witnesses called
and who testified the case sets the
record for this state. There were 81
witnesses in behalf of the state and
IL on the part of the defense Among
the states witnesses were a number
in the employ of the railroad compan,
paid both the per diem and mileage
of these. Notwithstanding this, the
cost OF the trial to the county will be
In round numbers ,k.5O0. Or that sun
the witnesses received sl,673.20, ths
jurors 1904 and the sheriff $242.40 FOL
service of subpoena. The actual time
. consumed in the trial of the case wal
thirteen days.