William Taft actually said...

Whenever any convict is or has been committed under several convictions, with separate sentences, they shall be construed as one continuous ...

Under authority vested in me by law, it is ordered:That every convict who is now or who may hereafter be confined in the Canal Zone penitent...

In case any convict shall be guilty of the violation of any of the rules or regulations of the penitentiary or laws of the Canal Zone as abo...

Every person guilty of murder in the first degree shall suffer death, or if there be extenuating circumstances, confinement in the penitenti...