The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-16
MURDERER noah
Seems To Have NO
FEAR Of GALLONS

Minot, May divisions Of the moose
do not haunt Robert Noah, who will
have his second trial for murder at the
present term of the district court.
Noahs trial is set for May 16.
| Noah is in a particularly tractable
mood. He has been a better prisoner
| for the past ten days or two weeks
than at any time since his arrest. Dur
| ing all of the time he has been at the
| county Jail since he was brought back
from Bismarck, Noah has been more or
| less troublesome. He has addressed
letters by the score to Sheriff Sor-
enson, protesting against the treat
ment given him, and what he consid-
cred unfair treatment at the hands
of the sheriff as a prisoner. Lately,
however, he has given over this pas
time and has been quite agreeable.
The campaign of unruliness which
he announced he would undertake a
short time ago has not been carried
| out, and he hasaa never been in a bet
ter humor
Ever since his Imprisonment Noah
has been reading all the law bearing
on his case that he has been able to
get and he frequently engages his at
torney on the legal phases Of his case
| in a manner that indicates that his
study has not been without result and
which reflects his native conceit ad-
| mirably. Hope has never left the heart
of Robert Noah and he has lately an
| nounced that he Is confident his next
trial will result in his discharge.
However, all this may be- one thing
| is certain, and that is that Noah will
not be without an able defense at his
coming trial. D. C. GreenIeaf who was
appointed by the court will make
fight for him and Mr.. Greenleaf's rec
ord as an attorney means that when
| he undertakes fight 1t will be some
| thing we'll worth while.
Mr.. Greenleaf yesterday refused to
announce that basis in law on which
he will contend for Noah at his COM
ing trial. The point of previous jeop-
ardy will no doubt be prominent and in
some quarters it is believed that Noah's
mental condition may be made the
| grounds of a defense which will set
up insanity.
Mr.. Greenleaf said yesterday: Il
have been appointed by the court to
defend Noah in this trial and shall
do all that I can for him.
When Noah goes before the court
for his second trial he will present a
forlorn spectacle. A confessed MUIR
derer, legally dead, according to- the
| records of the county, sentenced to
death, but through legal technicalities
granted a respite when the gallows
yawned before him, his position will
be unenviable.
Aside from his attorney, he will
have no friend. He has no place in
public sympathy and the fact that he
is alive today and running up the fig
ures on the expense side of the Ward
county ledger at an alarming rate is
generally regarded as miscarriage of
| justice.
His relatives have apparently for
saken him. The brother who came
home from the Philippines and gave
| a ringe of human interest to his case
after his arrest and confession, has
not recently been heard from. His
father lives somewhere in Arkansas
and has not indicated the slightest
interest in the case.
Speculation as TO the length of time
1t viii take to dispose of the case is
rife and opinions differ Good legal
opinion thinks the case hopeless and
legal opinion equally as good does not
hesitate to go on record with the state
ment that Noah will never hang.
One thing is certain. He is still far
distant from the gallows. Whatever
the outcome in the district court, there
will be an application for appeal and
every process In law will be invoked
in his behalf.