The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-01-10
rests upon your parents, all on account
of whisky and bad company.

of whisky and bad company.
I have noticed that during the pro-
ceedings that you have shed many tears
l am glad of that. believe that when
boy is able to shed tears and shows
sorrow that there is some hope that he
may repent. This is indeed not only to
the boys but also to the men of this
county terrible lesson of the bad effect
of-whisky, and hope that every one in
my hearing will take this home with
them. Now for the defendant in this
case the sentence will have to be peni-
Tertiary one and 1 hope jimmie that
while there you will reflect and realize
the enormity of the crime done by you
-and ask forgiveness, and I hope that
Gods holy spirit may be with you and
help you and guide you in your future
life.'
"The sentence of the court is that
You, James O'Brien be confined in the
state penitentiary in the city of Bis
marck, county of Burleigh, state of
North Dakota, at hard labor for the
rest of your natural life, commencing at
II o'clock noon to-day"
Sheriff Roadhouse then advanced and
took James O'Brien from the room and
when the door closed after him the cur
tain fell on this most awful tragedy as
far as law and the public are concerned.
The long years of confinement the nights
and days and months of suffering for
those left behind in his former home had
begun. God pity them all.
ANOTHER BOY CRIMINAL.
But this was the beginning. Another
boy stood again before Judge in the
afternoon with the plea of guilty upon
his lips, for an offence only degree less
in the eyes of the law, and in case of
more mature years of the defendent,
punishable by from not less than ten
years to possible life imprisonment, that
of rape in the first degree. The crime
was committed at Cavalier in August
last and at the time the boy defendant
lacked few days of being fifteen pears
of age. The victim was child of seven
years. The remarks of the Judge were
very impressive in this case also. He
called the defendants attention to the
enormity or the crime, the extreme pun
ishment that might be given him and
told him that only his youth stood be-
tween him and the penitentiary. But
because he was boy, and because not.
withstanding his terrible crime, there
was still an opportunity for him to make
man of himself, that he would
sentence him to the state reform school
during the remainder of minority, which
would be until the 22nd of August 1913.
The judge also spoke feelingly and
sympathetically of the afflicted parents
whomihe had known as worthy and re-.
spected people for many years.
THIRD BOY.
A third boy was brought up who was
accused of stealing an overcoat valued
at $22 to which he also plead guilty. His
name is. Fred Leslie Thompson and his
father lives in st. Joseph township near
Neche village. He is another example
of boy going wrong through whisky
andIbad companions. His offence COM
ing SO near the limits between grand
and petty larceny and as he has a good
home, the Judge suspended sentence
with strong warning of what would
occur unless he braced up and made
good in the future.
ONE BLIND P1GGER.
David Gladue Of st. Joseph township.
who had plead guilty to selling whisky,
was also let go on q suspended sentence,
mostly on the ground that he had al
ready spent more than the statutory
term of 80 days in JUL waiting trial.
There was some other business done
in court but without present decision.
The cases arising out of the Drayton
Mill failure will not be tried until a
pending decision is given by the supreme
court, argument on which was made
last October.
Court adjourned on Wednesday sitter.
noon until Saturday.
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