The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-08-13
NEW ORLEANS:
MONDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10. 1919.


F1HsF DIsrRICT- CouRT Judge yNeHe1fg.zAt If
o'clock on Saturday last Judge MeIehy proceeded to
pass ssntsuce Wm X. Stiles. convicted Of embezzing
thspubic fnndI, while Collector Of State Ta1es half
hour previous his bad hseh called and aHswsre
ing made sabias had been issued Before il csai6 Be
served, Mr. Stiles came into court Judge MeEisnT then
addres. ed him a. follows
You have been charged By the Grand july with enbszzle
went On tbs you wee aTaiensd and pleaded not guilty
Se "e , Seq 1o9 S Jag S q SS Nv v @
not now b passed upon yOul
dvgenee Of the CONT asking for the extension ola couple
Of weeks to white out istemsnt Of matters Goa
ne coslrt-t not usual for the COpyt after tdpsto
read written defence The Court has Of laie had ohe
two very mDeriinent and indecent replies TIE question
Thleh he lay agt9ohzs a. q mere matsei Of form His
Rrisoner.-1 have nothing TO dowith Bfsdley ease.
L IL y .1 ayf aRy sssa Sf e Re b
10 wiring ont defence. l. viii not allow Il.
e1mSssnces connected with ny ia and g ave ny fsmiy
tom the stigmg that must attach % me eeeived letter
who robbed mewo are in the grave do not wish to say
ne toarthe press Is IS free to you Is snybody else.
The passing Of judgment viii not abIidgs cura your
objection this Al The other matter, about certain e.
tsR tRs geGt know M, P9ta lTsevsnt 70 ts p1
PrisOper-I have nothing farther 70 say,
YOU o. he @ II JHSe Il las hssh tbs rue 81 his Coud
sentence the next Saturday after the rendering he yer
this rule has been dispensed With lThe CONT then Tesd
Inc law stating that any oeeI shS sonyeH q R 9T
him etc he shall repay the amount taken pay fine eqpa
70 the and be Imprisoned nor less than SIX mOnlhs OF
| more than Eve eaBl
The Judge then addressed the prisoner as iolows.
You will perceive that the maximum Is ve yeafs the min
mum sig monthsthe fine imposed squa to ne amount OF
is 2s09 49. The Count therefore sentences you 70 IestoIs
that sum- pay fine equal TO the amount and to be i'm
psoned two years at hard labor in the Stale Penltsnay
PTis0leT.-l restore the papers, but have nothing
else. About 915 900 isyet uneOlleeed-
Mr. Reese here arose and saed that BE- authorized by
Mrs Eliza Proctor say that she would not remain Longer
appeal having taken blythe counsel 81 Stiles 70 the su
PIeme C0ur and that she now snTende him up IN open
Tie cohrt.--Can you give bail9
i PrisOMer.-l do not know.
dency Of appeal the accused entitled % Be admitted
10 bail and have made this the rule ahough must con.
fess that not Tree from doubts whether after
and sentence bsil should be taken. In tina case The C0u
feels loss bxing the amount account OF the e
ialesti0n and fine imposed 4 4 only related TO me nput
sentenced to restore e 900, and pay ue making in 81
PyisGnsr-Your Honor might as well have sentenced ms
Tie Couyt-Fhe difficulty is what amount Of bail shoni
the Count require. Jas hesitate anything tosay2
M ReVnOlds.-Nq. sir -.
Attorney This g neW aaeshon the mt TINE tnat sac
a case has presented ITSELF.
Mr. ReBHOds-My impression IS that where asustenslV
appeal has been taken the accused entitled TO give bal
| The amount is at the discretion OF the COar
. The CGart.-What sum will satlsiy the State
| M RsVROIds.-I should say s2o.Q OO.
/ M. BKaIdp May it please the Court N the absence
the Counsel for the accused. e0ntendthai the nue.
nothing do with the fixing the amount o. pan IL
tendance here This Is not nnal decision o. sle
Tbeaccus5d in the same situation that he was pnof % u
Va ~ s sa5 sr eas from Nj Dunlap the judi
stated Thai he was not disposed to Be 6afsn en "a 9
every thing he would h1 the aaapns = - bssp SVEN
to late houT6n Saturday the bal haa nv -