Collection Name	Wickersham State Historic Site. Manuscripts, 1884-1970s.
Identifier	ASL-MS0107-Diary02-1901-July29b&30&31a
Title	July 29b & 30 & 31a James A. Wickersham diary, 1901.
Creator	Wickersham, James, 1857-1939
Contributors	Slemmons, Mary Anne [Transcriber]
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Transcript	in at 11 p.m. with verdict of murder in first degree! - but without death penalty. This is a sentence to the penitentiary for life, and is a heavier sentence than I expected - but is justified by the law and the facts. It is a sure sign that the juries are going to assist in the prosecution of crime without favor or sympathy. -30th- "T. C. Powers" coming up river: she has 10 tons of U.S. mail aboard & possibly all our supplies. Kellum and Powers arraigned for subornation or perjury and bribery - Bion A. Dodge admitted to the Alaska bar. -31st- In the case of U.S. v. Kellum overruled first motion to postpone or continue his case until next year: On second motion and affidavit this morning I declined to grant the continuance without he filed new affidavit: the one upon which he based his second
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July 29b & 30 & 31a James A. Wickersham diary, 1901.

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