lawyer of Kansas City, represented the defendants.
Hundreds of curiosity seekers and many friends of the dynamiters
attended the trial. Mr. Cole fought hard to save his clients, but
after hearing the testimony of a number of witnesses the court announced
that to his mind there was sufficient evidence to bind them over,
and fixed their bail at two thousand dollars, which they were unable
to furnish. Fearing a rescue by their friends the trio was immediately
taken to Omaha for safe keeping by Sheriff Phipps of Burt County
and Sheriff Bauman of Dodge County. These two sheriffs are large
and powerful men, and know not what fear is. Gray and one pal received
ten years each, while the third was let off with seven. Later the
supreme court reduced the sentences of the two ten year men to seven
years. They served their sentences, and for a while there was nothing
heard of them. But again in 1911, Gray and two other pals, Forbes
and Evans, were
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caught on an island in the Platte river alter dynamiting
the bank at Giltner. They secured no currency but got away with twelve
hundred dollars in coin, which they succeeded in burying before they:
were captured. They had their preliminary hearing at Aurora and were
immediately taken to the penitentiary for safe keeping. In July 1912
they were tried before Judge Corcoran, at Aurora, were found guilty
and received a sentence of from twenty-eight years to life in the
penitentiary. They arrived at the prison heavily chained and were
immediately put to work in the broom factory. Evans or "Slim
Martin", as he is better known, and Forbes made good prisoners.
They attend to their own business and never cause any trouble.
Gray appeared to be very religious and never missed attending his
Bible class. Hanging on the south wall of the prison chapel and opposite
to where brave Thomas Doody took his stand against the murderers,
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