Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-09-04
CONV|C7S were
MART|ALED
Two Men Captured We're Given
Sentences by Peni.
Tertiary Court
One of the BIOOdhOundS on
Long Chase Returns With
Throat Cui

| OF the ctdie p~eLAtehNAa!
| who escaped from the institution at
about $50 o'clock last Wednesday
| evening, but were la,er captured, were
| given a hearing under court martial
| Tuesday afternoon and both received
/ twenty days in solitary confinement
| and sixty days In striped suit as pun
| ishmtn; for their escape.
1t will be remembered that the two
| defendants and w other prisoners
| escaped over the wall Wednesday
evening following a ball game. Rob
inson and irwin were captured near
McKezie. while the other two are still
at large.
The court martial was called 10 or
der at l:3o O'Clock BY D. V. Noah, a
| Iife-termer, who is judge advocate OF
| the court. The defendants were
brought before the court and the
| charge read TO them. They were
| charged with ~absenting themselves
| from the parade ground without per.
| mission and making their escape over !
the prison wall with the aid OF a
ladder and rope. The men were tried
| jointly. at the request OF the prose.
| cutting officer. Bert Conroy. Both OF
| the defendants refused 10 entera plea
and defied the jurisdiction of the
| court. When asked TO select an Of
fcer TO defend them, they positively
| refused to do so. stating that they did
not recognize the power of the court. |
Officers were appointed TO defend
them and the trial proceeded. Only
three witnesses, including Warden
Hellstrom. and two guards were ex-
amined, they being for the prosecu-
l ton. The defense refused 10 offer
any testimony in their case. The
prosecuting attorney in his plea TO the
! court stated that the men had broken |
mates wished to continue serving un-
der the military rules that the de-
PENDANTS must be punished. Robin
son pleaded to the our in his ownj
behalf and stated that AT no time did
ne enter any agreement, verbal or by !
writing, whereby be would abide with
IN rules of this court and therefor
"HhAI Inv 49, - l
talk did not seem to have much
weight upon the court, as it took only |
a few minutes for the jury 10 decide |
on the case. The punishment means
that Robinson and Irwin will be com |
PEELED 10 live on bread and water for
the next twenty DAYS with a meal
once every three days, wear the
striped suit for sixty days and 10 be
deprived of all the privileges
Robinson was convicted for the |
noted Sawyer bank robbery and was
sentenced TO seventeen years, while |
Irwin received a nile-year sentence
for robbery. Under their conviction |
OF the court martial they lose all OF
the good stanulng that has been
credited TO them.
This case is the first important case
| marital and its outcome had much to
do with the conyicts' privileges in the
future. THIS is the first Institution to
adopt the military rule system and ii
has proven a success. The system
was adopted and put in force during
last April. The majority OF the con.
yicts pledge themselves TO this sys-
tenn and they are given many privi-
leges. Since the adoption OF the sys-
tenn not so MANI guards have been
kept at the institution. The prison
ers who are members OF the military
organization are given the privilege 10
the parade ground and are not kept
under surveillance. ANY member who
breaks a rule by fighting or any dis
orderly conduct is given a hearing un-
der cour, martial and is punished by
the prisoners.
Are Still At Large.
The other two inmates VINO escaped
with Robinson and Irwin are still al
large and the authorities have given
up the search. Ali of the guards who
have been searching in surrounding |
country for them have returned to the
Institution. not having found any trace
of them. Warden Hells;rom states |
that ne thinks the men are in other
states by this time and will rely upon
the sheriffs in the different states TO |
arrest them. -g.r ~@a-
Dogs Returned.
All of the bioodhounds which were
put on the trail OF the escaped con- ]
vscts have returned, the last one ar
irving al the institution Monday.
Three Of the dogs we're badly cut up
and the wounds look like they had
been inflicted with a sharp knife. Ii
is thought by the authorities that the
dogs encountered the escaped con-
victs. who made an effort TO kill them.
The last hound, which arrived at the !
Institution Monday had its throat cut
from ear TO ear. but it is thought that |
its life Will be saved. The wound
was undoubtedly inflicted with al
snsrn knife and if IL had baeu a