Murder in the First
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...solitary.
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All we do is try to discourage misconduct.
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This is the first verbal attack
on the jewel of the prison system.

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This bastion that houses evil
opened in 1934.

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It brought gangsters like Capone...
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...Machine Gun Kelly and Henri Young
close to the magical city by the bay...

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...less than one half-mile
from the world-famous Fisherman's Wharf.

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We went to the streets
to find out public opinion.

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You can't put a place on trial.
lt's a prison for prisoners.

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Now the murderers are accusing
the wardens of this and that.

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Doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Humson seems like a good guy.
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lf Alcatraz wasn't here l wouldn't live here.
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-You think it's too close?
-l think it's perfect.

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He's innocent until proven guilty.
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He'll get a fair trial, but, nonetheless,
he's a murderer.

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This grizzly evidence bears mute witness...
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...to the brutal crime
perpetrated by Henri Young.

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Note the spoon.
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Can a prison be put on trial?
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Judge Clawson's ruling tomorrow
may clear the way...

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...to put Alcatraz on trial.
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''The warden can be relied upon
to carry out the instructions...

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''...of the Bureau, that no brutality...
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''...or inhumanity shall be practiced.
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''Sustained food and medical attention
shall be given.''

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We have wholeheartedly followed
those instructions.

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Thank you.
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So many opinions being expressed.
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We attempted to get a statement
from the recent Harvard graduate...

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...assigned to defend Henri Young.
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Why don't we keep the trial
in the courtroom? Thank you.

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l would like to address a few words
to the counsel for the defense.

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Mr. Stamphill, you are hereby
put on notice...

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...that this court has no interest
in newspaper headlines...

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...and will not be swayed by them.
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l further admonish that counsel's attempts
to try this case in the press...

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...and not before this court,
will put him in the utmost peril.

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ls that clear, Mr. Stamphill?
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Yes, Your Honor.
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Good.
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Bailiff, approach the bench.
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Before l hand down my ruling
on Mr. McNeil's objection...


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