Amador ledger., 1910-01-28

returned verdict as follows: 1--WE,
the jury in the above entitled cause,
find the defendant, Emma lie Doux,
guilty of murder of the first degree. "
Thereupon and thereafter motion for a
new trial was made and denied by this
court, and the court pronounced its
judgment upon the verdict so rendered
by the jury. Subsequent to that time an
appeal was taken to the Supreme court
OF this state. The supreme court, after
due consideration, reversed the judg-
ment of the court and remanded the
case for retrial. After that time the
remittitur OF the Supeme court was
filed in this court and your case was re-
gularly set for trial for February 2, 1910,
at the hour of 10 O'Clock. Today at
your request, you have been brought in
to court and ask that you be allowed
to change your plea of not guilty to that
of guilty; you have also waived the two
days allowed by statute and requested
and consented that the judgment of the
court should be at this time pronounced
against you, and the court has received
the evidence and testimony taken at the
former trial, and thereupon, and upon
the same, has fixed and determined the
degree of the crime to be that of muir
der of the first degree. Have you any
legal cause now to show why the judg-
ment of the court should not be pro-
nounced?
Mr. Fairall-No legal cause, your
honor.
The Court Have you anything to say
before it is pronounced?
Fairal's Pathetic Appeal.
Mr. Fairall-The defendant has pleaded
guilty, and the judgment of the law is
about to be pronounced upon that plea,
but before it is done wish to say
still believe her innocent OF the crime
charged She has not testified in her
own behalf, but am satisfied with and
believe the story of this unfortunate
affair she related to me at our first in
terview. She told ME that she did not
kill Albert N. McVicar, but on coming
back to the room where they had spent
the night together, after several hours
absence, she found him dead. Stunned
and dazed by the awful realization of
her situation, she sought to hide the
body from the sight of man; she fled
from the place. All her words and acts
thereafter only the more firmly bound
her about with chain of circumstantal
evidence until she fell exhausted at the
prison door, beaten and hopeless.
If it be said that innocence does not
flee, can only reply that such words
are uttered out of the mouth of mex
perience. Have we not read in the
Bible the story of Jacob and Laban?
Laban, who had accused Jacob of theft,
asked. Wherefore didst thou flee
away secretly, and steal away from me?"
and the old patriarch, who could not
Justly be accused of stealing anything,
answered and said to Laban, because
| was afraid"
She is overcome by the depressing
force OF the situation and, convinced OF
the hopelessness of further struggle,
she seeks the solace of forgetfulness
within the prison walls.
A frail and delicate woman, under
the terrible strain and suspense she has
'gone to wrack, disturbed and torn.
Without friends and without means,
/ 1, OH h0 f,tr he
the face of foe The physicians say
she is physically able to go to trial, but
in spite of the judgment of these men
she is too i'll TO contend any further.
Poor woman, she has suffered much;
let us hope that her compensation will
be complete rest.
| ask for the greatest indulgence in
the power of the court to grant
Sentenced for Life.
You may resume standing, Just
moment, Mrs lie Doux, please. No
legal cause appearing, it is the judg-
ment of the court you be imprisoned in
the state prison at San Quentin for the
term of your life, and you are remanded
to the custody of the sheriff of San
Joaquin county in execution of the
judgment.
Emma lie Doux Letter.
Stockton CAL, Jan. p, 1910.
Mr. c. II. Fairall, San Francisco,
Cal. - Dear Sir, Owing to the condi
tion of my health, which has become
badly shattered by four years conhne-
ment. | do not feel able to stand the