The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-01

government where came from has also
interested themselves. and at the present
time thev have a lawyer in this state who
is working on my case. The Rev.
Bishop Stanley is another who was con-
WINGED Of my innocence and several
years ago member Of my jury, was
here visiting the States prison, as he was
shown around. the shops he came to
where was at work and he said to me,
do you know me. replied that be-
lieved that did seen you somewhere,
AID he said he was member of my Jury
on my trial and l said, but am innocent,
and he said, yes, have been aware OF
the facts that you being an innocent man
and do you think that he would have
said this if he were not convinced OF the
facts, oh no; but if people of Pembina
county help me and see that justice is
given me, which are the supreme laws
before God the Almighty and his people
l don't ask more than any citizens of the
United States would ask if he was treat
ed as have been treated in a foreign
land without friends and unable to speak
the language; just eight days after land
ing put behind prison bars and railroad
ed into the State prison without giving
me fair trial, will the reader of this
paper please and stop for uinute and
think it over how I was used. Friends
and citizens of Pembina county think /
should have justice meeted out to mo.
God alone knows l have suffered this
loug ten years behind prison bars and no
one has succeeded in getting my due
Justice. am able to speak English and
write it fair now and l have good
trade, but can not use it, and have a
poor old dear mother who is bedridden
ever since my arrest worrying day and
night over ttie with an invalid brother
who seeks me to help him thru this
world, I only ask in the lame of God,
the Father Almighty, whom / got for a
friend and he did send me good many
friends which l never have seen, but
! God did see them in my behalfe, as l
only been praying to Him for friends
and my prayers are answered so far l
asked Him for, and His will be done,
not ours. do say the same words as
the late President Mckinley did say
when his enemy shot him to death and
may God bless his soul as he was a
noble man, so ask the public OF Penn
bina county to encourage me with petit
ton to the governor and the boards OF
pardon or give me new trial as l Can
bring in the courts three witness and
prove my innocence, as can clear my
selfe without doubt. have been treat.
ed very unjust BY ever being sent to
prison without giving me fair trial. OF
course some one had to 20 and me be.
ing at the time an easy mark, was sent
and no more was said; one member OF
the jury on my trial said to me that
!, would get my freedom in ten years.
have got the ten years in now so I ask
the public to put out an helping hand fol
me as been sick at the present time O.
writing this letter with consumption, al
though not chronic, only four weeks
and been not expected to live many
months in this walls. have no money
but relative Of mine in Akron, Ohio
would willing help me to get home te
my mother and die there, if the people
would give me justice before it will bs
too late to redress the error in which
they were lead. will close and pray
for my enemys and may the Lord bles:
them and hoping from the people whose
hearts are tuched tor Justice TO reign.
remain as ever,
IL yours