The Dickinson press., 1913-02-22
Modora

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From the Herald:
Mrs. C. H. Lawrence of Taylor came
Monday for a visit with her sister, Mrs.
T. E. johnson.
John Tester and wife are now living
in the building formerly occupied BY
the restaurant. and which he purchased
as q dwelling. Mrs. Tester came to
Medora Tuesday evening.
For the murder of Thoa. COrcorran at
Marmarth two years ago. Bert Glass vas
brought from Jamestown this week,
where he had been serving q sentence
for blind piGeing, and examined before
Judge Foley Tuesday. The prisoner was
defended by T. D. Casey. Thos. Car
berry. serving a thirty year sentence in
the prison at Bismarck for the same
offense. was the principal witness tor
the state. He told the same story of his
actions on the night of the murder as
was brought out in his own trial.
After the state had submitted their evil
dence attorney for the defense moved a
dismissal On the grounds of no proof of
his client being complicated : Mr.. Foley
would not allow the motion, stating that
there was a general feeling that the man
was implicated. and that. as one man
against a community opinion. he would
not take the responsibility of dismissine
him. but would leave the decision with
a jury of his peers. Glass was bound
over to the district court and remanded
to jail to await the sitting of the court
in June.
Thos. Carberry. who was convicted at
the January, 1912 term of court, for the
murder of Thos. C0rcoran. a sheep herd
er, of Marmarth, was brought to Medora
from the ~penitentiary at Bismarck Tues
day, to appear in the preliminary ex-
animation of Bert Glass for completely
in the same crime; in a talk with the
Herald man he had many interesting
things to say of his life in the prison.
For some time after he went to the place
he was employed in the Irvine plant,
but later in the prison printery. where
he is at present. He likes the work.
and is satisfied that he is learning q
good and useful trade, and one that
will stand him in good stead when he
once regains his freedom. Warden He'll
strom gave the institution the honor,
of the military system of self-govern-
ment; that is, The inmates have the
conduct of their own behavior in their
own hands. They have a judge, called
the Judge Advocate" and any infrac-
ton of the rules of behavior, as laid
down by the vote of the men. is laid
before this court and orders of punish
ment or penalty. In this court the bad
Indian, Daltone. who was so grievous
a behaved a man here recently, was
tanned in a few days until he ''ate out
of ones hand" as Carberry expressed
it. In case of a judicial error in the
Judge Advocates administration of
justice as it is apportioned there, an
appeal may be taken to the warden
that is the court of last resort. A new
man is at once placed in the second
grade; his behavior at the end of six
months determines whether he shall be-
in the first, second or third. If he de-
ports himself with circumspectiOn he is
allowed many liberties and comforts
that he could not otherwise enjoy after
the first six months those who 60 into
the first grade are allowed to wear their
hair to suit themselves. 1t is the Gus
tom to allow the prisoners to play at
ball Sunday afternoon but some church
folks objected to this. so the warden
allowed them d half day Saturday for
recreation. Another objection again
changed the play time to Sunday. The
men think Hellstrom the best possible
warden and would liked to have seer
him elected governor. Carb cry is a
changed man, apparently. He talks as
one who has lost the thread of the prog
ress of the latest in slang and distur-
bance he says that if the term vas not
so long as to take the whole of his life
he wanted 70 he released in fine tn
show them that he could make good.
He is much improved in personal ap-
p%earance.