The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1915-02-05

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er side of him, Robert Hendrickson,
wife murderer, walked from the dis
trict court room this forenoon con-
denlned to spend the remainder of
his natural life in the penitentiary
ut Bismarck.
In passing sentence Judge Pol
lock held the man who sold the Ii
quor equally responsible for the
murder and he delivered the most
scathing denunciation against the
liquor traffic ever heard in North
Dakota court.
Hendrickson waived all prelin-
mary examination and appeared be-
fore Judge c. A. Pollock in the
distrit court, knowing the helpless
ness of his case and prepared to
plead guilty to tho horrid crime Of
taking the life of his wife and
leaving a two-year-old son mother
less t-and worse than fatherless.
Hendrickson entered plea Of
guilty and in pronouncing sentence
upon the hopeless wretch before
him, Judge Pollock not only con-
demned him to life behind prison
walls and sea thed him for his hen
ious crime, bot held the one who
sold the liquor, under the inf1uenie
oe which HendricksOn committed
the deed. as to be really a party
to the crime.
The condemned man has recov-
cred remarkably from his attempt
at suicide. He was able to walk
to the court room from the jail
with the assistance Of two deputy
sheriffs, who took hold of his arms
= and assisted him along. 1t was
with some little difficulty that Hen
erickson got to his feet to receive
his sentence of life time in pri-
son, but there was not tremor as
the fateful words were pronounced
by the court although it was plain
to be seen that the man was ex-
erting the greatest effort to remain
calm as he was led from the court
room on the first stage of his
journey to the penitentiary.
.. The remarks Of Judge Pollock.
in pronouncing sentence upon Hen
Erickson were as fellows:
Divine and human law declares:
Thou shalt not kill. You stand
before the bar of justice confessing
to have committed the revolving
crime of numbering, in cold blood,
the woman you promised to love,
honor and protect. another crime,
that OF attempted self destruction
could justly be laid at your door.
The innocent babe which came to
bless your home has been robbed
of a mothers tender care. You
having plead guilty now await the
sentence of an offended law.
"It is the solemn moment in the
life of court, when he is called
upon tto sit in judgment upon his
fellow men, Murder and treason
are kindred offenses. The one
affects the individual, the other
the state. Both alike are heinous
and the penalty of death may be
inflicted for either.
"Your only excuse in mitigation
is, that you were drunk when you
committed the deed-a plea which
can only be received to save you
from the gallows.
II do not know, and, under the
nresent state of our law, l never
want to know, who sold you the
liquor, under the influence of which
YOU com mitted this unnatural
crime. Let that mans conscience
bring such remorse that it's enel'-
gising power will never let go, un-
til the largest possible reparation
be made.
"Whoever he was, and wherever
he may be at this sad moment;
whether his place Of business is in
the we'll adorned and highly dec
GRATED room, where tempting
v:ands appeal to the taste; where
sweet music delights the ear and
.lullg< to sleep the reasoning facul-
ties; or whether it was in the low
est, dirtiest, man abandoned, God
forsaken and death dealing char
mel house of despair, where only
abides thoughtless and sullen
greed for gain. it matters not; Sc
ore the bar of God, il lot of man.
he stands alike with you morally
responsible for this horrible crinle.
'sThe trouble is he is not here
with you to receive a merited pun
ishment.
.'The statute says All persons
concerned in the commission of
public offense, whether they dir !
ectly commit the at constituting
the offense, or aid, or abet in it's
commission; or who by fraud, con
trivance or force, occasion the
drunkenness Of another for the
purpose of causing him to commit
any crime, are principals in any
crime so committed.
..If your partner in this offense
were here, he would plead by way
az defense that he did not by fraud
cnntrivance or forSe' occasion your
drunkenness plea which would
have o be sustained. J,
.tHow much longer will the courts
be deprived Of authority to 90
!. GO nplete justice between their @
Il fellow men? An enlightened and
long suffering public will some day
and that very soon, rise in the !
ma jesty Sof its power, and del1an1 man,
that the legislature strike out the 4
I words Thy fraud, contrivance or. or ]
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