Iditarod pioneer., 1912-10-05
CAMPBELL DENIES THAT
 HE MADE A CONFESSION

Last Monday morning. Joseph Campbell convicted of murder n the first degree by Judge Frederick E. Full Ter to be pen,enay McNes island the of his natural life
 When Judge Fuller asked Campbell he had anything should passed him. and the following is verbatim report o what took place:
 CAMPBELL We'll there several things would like to
 don't will have much time anythng be al lowed to say very much But there few statements would make though don't suppose would do good anything.
 THE COURT: You have that privilege.
 CAMPBEL1 We'll can still ill heart that am in and tell the people that although was found guybut guess can't make them believe it. O the witnesses ii could have them here migh have little show of proving innocence. don't know where the fault s anything about it. not familiar with the law know that mind anything have done have felt justified doing n going down that time the way done done everything just the would do felt justified doing everything done and still that
 am innocent That is the only thing Of course the found me guilty and can't blame them blame anybody but innocent just the and always will be, although b.. down there ill the penientiary.
 THE CoURr: The court feels that you have had fair trial by fair impartial gave The fairly presented by the district and had the benefit of ku counsel who their best knowledge and best d forts to present your case to the jury h of this kind the deon but must sentence accordance with the findings the The verdict of the jury being guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree without capital punishment judgment you pentenaty McNes island Washington, of natural life You the custody marshall to be delivered to the warden of the pentenay
 Campbell took his sentence without visible emotion.
 By courtesy marshs office Pioneer representative in evwed Campbell federal he bad
 asked him whether which intended admission of guilt.
 Campbell emphatically that that he had been prospecting the ohotnaou Stony had found good prospects there and thought well the country he did because he could down, he had drill When he said that he felt justified i'll doing what he did, he that there nothing unusual ill his going down river n the he did It nothing for trade for unohng unusual for himand he had right go down be liver the he did for drawing gun weapon he had done such thing his e and who knew hn would the thing Tue most he had done flashing He admitted he drank liquor when he got chance and sometimes much but that the he had done He tue best of with the Nesors and he had quarrel with them. The ame had lied his eylence had the end of the speakers boat and drank wskey which he had given him. Tue Indian had also lied about the location of his the other side of the Campbell further said that when Outside he had worked hard had sand ties and earned quite lot of He said that he had hard feelings against the Neson a bat had had few words with named Brown whom he had accused of getting him trouble stolen whiskey That all But e the which he had been found guilty The he the portage that he intended at that time Ruby.
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