Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-06-14
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cred, like a prisoner fed from the table
of the warden; addressed as Harry
by Governor Cooling and Warden
Whitney; given freedom and liberties
that no other prisoner ever had and
all this consideration implying directly
that he would never be hanged for the
killing Of Steunenbe rg.
# Then came a showing as to how the
prisoner had been dressed and groom
ed for the trial and lastly for a climax,
they showed Orchard pleading for and
saving the life of both the men con
demned to death for murder.
Orchard admitted that he had APP
pealed to Governor Gooding about
Wetter who then committed his sent
5ence Of death to one Of life imprison-
ment. 3 4a5 Il II 5 III E I,
Orchard left the stand at $3.50
o'clock after having occupied it for a
total of thirty-two hours and half.
Just before he was excused and re-
manded he went back to9the hands of
the prosecution and identified the cas-
ing of the bombs he placed at the.
gate of Judge Goddard's house.
Orchard is to return to the witness
chair later because the defense must
Hay formal lines for impeaehing kim
and the state must still have its re-
direct examination. Immediately after
Orchard left the stand the state be-
gan the confederation of the Bradley
poisoning story 4
= (. = . s 80: = So So
3 San Francisco, June IA :
= jury tonight declared Mayor :
= Schmitz guilty Of the crime of =
= extortion as charged against !.
s him in the Oliver grand jury !:
= indictment. The jurors were =
: out one hour and thirty-five :
: minutes. .#5S {:
*********** So 1855
They elected Charles e. Capp fore
man and at once proceeded to an in
formal ballot. This was cast verb
ally and stood IL for conviction, one
for acquittal, Juror Burns, a shoe
maker, casting the dissenting vote.
Then the twelve men began dis
cussing the evidence At the end
of an hour the first formal ballot
was cast. 1t was a feared ballot and
was unanimous for conviction.
= : : $500. ***.****s.
II A long-drawn "sah = ran !:
: through the room + as the I:
: verdict was announced. Then :.
= "good," cried a voice in the far 4:
I: corner and good, good,'' echoed :.
: another spectator farther in :.
= front. !:
= : -. So :
Rudolph Sprecke1s, whose wealth
made possible the whole graft pro-
secution, was walking swiftly down
| the right aisle as sentence fell from
1.-The foreman's lips. He sank into a
nearby seat as though arrested by
tsome sharp command. 1.-THE judg-
ment Of the court will be pronounced
on Wednesday, June III" SAID Judge
Dunno.
9tThe sheriff will take defendant in
to custody pending the further order
tof the court, said the judge, who
arose and abruptly quilted the bench
1t took the bailffs and Ellison Biggy's
deputies all Of half an hour to drive
the crowd out of the synagogue.
I Mayor Schmitz at first declined
to make any statement, but later,
by the advice of his attorneys, he,
dictated the following statement to
the Associated Press y: .s5 J. .ss..
No matter what is the decision
of the jury that was gotten under
most adverse circumstances regard
ing myself, still maintain and af-
firm that ! am absolutely innocent
| of the crime charged and will fight
the case to the last resort. AS i.
said before my trial, ! did not ex-
pect, nor did I receive fair or even
decent treatment at the hands of
Judge Dunno and realizing his pre-
judice, made every effort to have
| the case transferred to any ether
Judge in the state. / do not take this
as a defeat and the decision makes
me all the more determined to seek
and secure justice in another court"
The mayor will be a prisoner to-
night, but will apply for bail pend
l Ing an appeal when court convenes
at % o'clock tomorrow morning,
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