White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-07
THE WAGES Of
SIN IS DEATH
NIMRoD TRIE. WHO Il CONVICT
I'D OF MURDER IN THE FIRST
DEGREE. CoLLAPSEs WHEN
SENTENCE II PRONOUNCED.

Nimrod Uric. convicted of the
murder Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jean Quilliei
at Inlay on the night of Janu-
AIRY 6 was brought into court al 10
O'Clock Tuesday morning 70 receive
sentence. The court room was COM
fortably filed with spectators, says
the Winnemucca Silver State. attract
ed BY the unusual occurrence. At
the appointed hour Judge Quicker
took the bench and asked II defen-
dani was represented b. counsel.
Judge II. s. Bonniheld arose and
stated that he had been requested b.
J. II. Wise. counsel for Urie TO ap-
pear for defendant al yesterdays
proceedings.
The court then commanded Urie
70 stand up and read the prelim-
mary portion Of The sentence. re-
iafing 10 his arrest. indictment and
conviction. When the cour asked
Have you any legal aus 10 show
Il this tine WHY judgment should
not be pronounced against you.
Judge Bonnifeld and presented
a lengthy motion for a new trial.
AuAAH d1AEEtL - EAlA4E a. AAE THAI
The principal grounds assigned were
that the Indictment contained two
separate causes OF action. was not
signed b. the foreman OF the grand
jury. did not state that Quilliei died
within a a and a day from the
time he was shot. and that the con-
fession should not have been ad-
mifted in the first instance. The
court replied By stating that he had
passed on all the questions raised.
that under the Nevada statutes i
was not necessary for the Indictment
TO be signed by the foreman of the
grand jury: that the indictment stat
ed that defendant killed Jean Quillici
By shooting him with a gun and
which was sufficient. The
motion for a new trial was then over
ruled and denied. 10 which order
Judge Bonnifeld excepted.
For the second time Urie was
TO stand up. when the
court inquired:
The Conrt-Mr. Uric. you msy
stand up. Have you any other
10 show why judgment should
not be pronounced against you?
Crie-I have.
The Court-State II.
Urie-Well, / didn't have any
Let me 90 10 the p~eniten-f
and prove myself 10 be a man.;
I do want TO be a man of respect and /,
and good character. | don't
to have 10 lay my life down for
another mans crime. / don't want
20 leave my dear old parents to die
N sorrow All that ] ask for is the
shanee. Let me prove myself that !
| do want TO be a man of good
principles and truth and good char
The Court-The jury has passed
IN that. Mr.. Uric. and found you
guilty and fixed the penalty. and
1 is now entirely ont Of the hands
1f the court.
Whereas. no legal cause having
been shown or appearing Why judg-
should not be pronounced
against you:
Now, therefore, it is ordered. ad-
and decreed. and is the
Judgment of the court that yon. the
Nimrod Urie. are guilty OF
crime Of murder Of the first de-
gree. as charged in said Indictment.
and in accordance with said conYic-
ion and verdict, yon. the said MIN
rod Urie. shall suffer death.
And il IS the sentence Of the Lax.
pronounced upon you by the court, /
you. Nimrod Urie. the defendant
herein. for the crime for which you
been duly convicted by this
court, to-wit: murder of the first de-
gree. with the penalty fixed at death.