Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 299, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1911 — POOLE BEGINS SENTENCE AT MICHIGAN CITY. [ARTICLE]

POOLE BEGINS SENTENCE AT MICHIGAN CITY.

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His daughter Grace, who has been the only member of his family who has been faithful to him throughout his trouble, was in the court room when her father was sentenced and she wept hysterically. No other memof bis family were present His attorney, Elmore Barce, and the state’s attorney. Grant Hall, were present As was a small number of spctators. When Judge DeHart asked Poole if he had anything to say, he talked for nearly ten minutes In a rambling and disconnected way, protesting his innocence of the crime and saying: that he killed Joe Kemper by accident.

Pool? le^the^a^Tuesday‘"morn - ing, thanking the turnkey for jthe favors shown him and bid good-bye to the other prisoners. In the court room he was asled if he had anything to say. “I would like, to say a few word? your honor, if I may/’ replied Poole. Then taming around and looking over the £ heads of the group of people around the Judge’s bench he said: "T want to say to the people of Indiana that fny downfall began with the shooting of John Quigley. The Quigley# since then , have brought, about my misfortune. I never shot John Quigley. The. bullet wound ’'on his cheek showed that the bullet hail ranged downward, and there were powder marks around the wound. Judge Thompson told me at my trial then that he did not think I was guilty. But the people have it in for me.” Poole then told of his life being full of hardships. He told how he worked night and day to make a liv--Ing, and said that all his life he had known nothing but hard work and no pleasure. “I have had trouble all my life,’’ he continued, “something has been troubling me that other people don’t know about Concerning Kemper he said: “As God Is my judge, I killed Joe Kemper by accident, but they did not believe it I am very sorry about the affair, and I wish I could bring Joe back to life.” He expressed the wish that he would be well treated at prison and not imposed upon. He said he had been treated fairly In the trial and was ready to go to prison.

Poole’s speech was Interrupted bv the daughter Grace, who threw herself forword in her chair and wept bitterly, The father, placing bis arms about her, tried to comfort the girl, but she could not regain hat. composure. Poole then picked up his hat and told the sheriff that be was ready to go. Poole shook hands wtjfch Judge DeHart, thanking him. Poole said goodbye to the judge and to hi* attorney, Elmore Barce, thanking him for his efforts In Ms behalf. In the custody of the sheriff, Poole went to the Monon station, accompanied by his daughter. Very few people knew of the departure, so there was no crowd the*. Just before the train started, Giiuce kissed her father and he put his arms around her and told her not to worry. She watched the train pull out toward the northern prison where her 'father will spend the remainder of his life, sobbing as if heartbroken.