Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-10-08
Victor Will
Hang Nov. 10
Judge McNulty Pronounces the
Death Sentence on the Murderer
- go Of the Christie Family.
VICTOR NERVE Is! s!MAINTAINED A
Young Murderer Ratains Same De.
meanor Which Has Character
lied His Attitude Thruout.

meanor Which Has character
lied His Attitude Thruout.
Facing Judge, McNulty this
morning without a change in his
expression, Emil Victor, convicted
Of the heinous murder Of the
Christie family and Michael Ron
ayne, heard the sentence of death
passed upon him and now learns.
that on November 16 he will pay
the full penalty exacted by the
law. ii
Court was convened at 10 o'clock
and with the prisoner and his at.
torney, CIR. Jorgenson of Sisseton,
in court, the proceedings were at
once opened. Mr.. Jorgensot first
made a request for, 80 days time
in which to perfsctsa q motion for
d new trial. and States Attorney
Van Slyke opposed granting this.
on the ground that after fair and
Impartial trial the defendant had
been convicted Of murder. Any.
additional time allowed which
would delay the carrying out Of
the sentence would entail addition
al expense upon the county. He:
stated that the law provides three
days for time in which to perfect
such motion but that the court in
view Of the fact the testimony was
svolumin ous has Is.ee & zen much
more time than that and still the
defense had done nothing The
court granted the defense until
afternoon to make a showing on
the matter and then proceeded to
impose the death sentence. The
prisoner was ordered to stand up
with his hands nanacled for the
first time since his arrest walked
steadily to the space before the
Judges bench and with evident un-
concern heard Judge McNulty say.
SIT is the Judgment Of the court
that on the 18th day Of November.
1909, you suffer death and at that
and in accordance to law you will
be hanged by the neck until you
are dead. - A hush was over the
court room as sentence was pro-
nounced on the first man to receive
the death penalty in Brown county
and as Victor turned to his seat
and picked up his hat to go with
the guards who were already on
their feet to take him back to Jail,
the crowd strained for afnal look
at the man who may never again
+ be seen in public, and who may
only again leave the jail to go
q to the gallows.
Victor has grown fat in con-
finement and his face has full
round appearance testifying to
{ the quality of the food he has
4 received. His hair is much longer
and the parting in the middle
\ causes two long locks to hang
! down into his face which gives
him a Wild appearance, Intensified
4 BY a sturdy growth Of red beard, a
and to cap the hard look the steely
eyes still roved here and there.
Victor was far from the neat
appearing young man he was dur--
ing the trial, and his clothes did
not appear as we'll kept
His principal amusement in
iail is reading. and he also talks
considerably with his guards. The
witness Kelley testified it will
i be recalled, that Victor played
several different games Of cards
with much skill, but he has not
turned a card since his trial, this
being due much to the fact that
lie has no one but his guards to
play with in solitary coninem ement,
i and ali they do not eyince much desire
to play. He expects to write to-
day to his folks ia East Aurora, N
conveying the news and urg-
mo them to send the money for atl
@ appeal according to his attorney,
Mr. Jorgenson.
The latter has heard but once
from them and they informed him
they had the necessary funds with
which to make the appeal to tbe
r. supreme court Jorgenson
stated this morning that be had moi
as Yet secured q copy Of the trans.
cript. Court Repo orter Granger