Amador ledger., 1910-01-28

denee Of the medical experts was against
her, Mrs lie Doux gave up the fight and
last Saturday she wrote to her attorney,
c. H. Fairall, that she was determined
to plead guilty. She had been OF the
same md several weeks ago, and word
went out then that she was ready to
plead guilty If assured of life sentence
but OF course the promise could not be
made for the court and the matter was
not taken up to Judge Nutter until yes
terday.
YESTERDAY mornings court scene, as
far as San Joaquin county and local
officials arc concerned, terminated fur
ther interest in the gruesome and har-
rowing tale of the incidents connected
with the murder, the subsequent placing
of the body in the trunk and the at
tempt to ship the remains from Stockton
TO the home OF the mother OF the mur-
deress, away back in the hills of ANA
dor county, where chance of discovery
seemed impossible to Emma lie Doux,
who calculatingy and with cunning sue
ceeded in getting the body OF her victim
as far as the Southern Pacific depot,
where, owing to slight error of detail
in making shipping arrangements the
horrible truth was revealed.
Just before the opening hour of The
court yesterday Emma lie Doux accom-
panied by her counsel, c. H. Farall,
district attorney George F. McNoble and
deputy district attorney Grimm, ap-
peared TO plead guilty to the charge of
murder in the first degree and accept
whatever fate held out for her. I'm
mediately after the court session district
ettorney McNoble .telegraphed to the Sc
witnesses who had been subpoenaed by
the prosecution preparatory to the second
trial, which was to commence Febru-
ary End, excusing them from attendance.
Noted Criminal Case.
The first trial of Emma lie Doux for
the murder of Albert McVicar cost San
Joaquin county more than $1,000 and
was one of the most spectacular cases
ever held in the west. More than 5000
rulings were made by Judge w. B.
Nutter who presided, and attorney
Fairall for the defense and Judge c. W.
Norton, then district attorney, and
George F. McNoble, then assistant dis
trict attorney, represented the people.
At no time since her arrest has Mrs
LIE Doux ever admitted her guilt or
made any sort of confession but did
incriminate herself in a few instances
by certain statements made.
Formal Proceedings.
The formal court proceedings in all
its details just as they were conducted
at the session yesterday morning are as
follows:
The Court The people against lie
Doux.
Mr. Fairall-lf the court please, ap-
pear in obedience to the written COM
mand of my client to perform a solemn
duty. BY the long confinement which
she has undergone, find her broken in
health, in spirit and in mind. She
wishes to plead guilty. | ask, therefore,
to withdraw the former plea of not
guilty made by her.
The court-Is that your wish, Mrs lie
Doux; to withdraw your plea of not
guilty?
The Defendant-It is.
The Court-What is your plea now?
The efendant-Guilty.
The Court-Let the plea OF guilty be
enterd, Mr. Clerk Amy evidence to be
offered here respecting the degree of the
crime?
Mr. McNoble-l will offer the evil
dence given at the first hearing in this
matter.
The Court-The testimony taken at
the previous trial is received for the
purpose of fixing the degree of the
crime, and upon that the court fixes
and determines the degree OF the crime
to be that of murder of the first degree.
Under the law, Mrs LeDoux, you are
entitled to two days before the iudg-
ment of Il court may be pronounced
upon your plea OF guilty at this time
entered, or you may waive that time
and have the judgment or sentence
pronounced at this time which do you
want to doc Have il now?
The Defendant sir.
Gist of Court Trial.
The Court-On the End day of April,
1906, the grand jury of this county
returned to this court an Indictment