The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-24

Of being deprived Of The Danish bonds assigned to
disclosures" different from those mentioned in
the Indictment and agreed only with them in the
Of value But could any one suppose that person by
committed BY HIM coat escape the penalty attached to
tina. msdemesnors Was to be imagined that the Par
hsment would play fast and loose with the criminal law
in such way frsincng the penalty Of fourteen years.
transportation certain offenders, and then allowing
those offenders TO acquit themse from all punishment?
Was that proceeding Of the defendants before the
Court of Bankruptcy iona fde examination, any
deposition to settle some d pu,ed point which the Court
required to be satisfied on There rule Of we'll
known in transactions Of this description
he would ask the jury whether it their opinion that
this real and coma fde proceeding In bankruptcy,
or whether It not got up proceeding and sham.
prepared to be played in open courtS He should
al them that question that their op,n,n would u
tmstey determine the point but lest in the event Of its
being her eater discussed should say that he
ought to have left it to the jury was on that accoun.
hi. learned brothers him entirely agreed in
tetaning any serious doubt at ali the question 1t
for the jury to take the into their consider
acn and they believed tina. the dsenoans, Mr. sra
ban ard Mr. Bates in completely with Sir j. Paul ia
doing the act charged and tina. it could not have been
done without their knowledge and concurrence, they
must fnd all the accused guilty but Ii they dee med The
evidence doubtful TO enable the TO draw that concl
SON. they would Of give the accused the benefit
of the doubt. they thought that there any differ
in The of the they would Of
Taik by their verdict the distinction. He desired no,
hing than that they should come to just, sound
and candid conclusion.
The jury delberated together for minutes in their
absence Of about twenty minutes they and pro-
nounced verdict of Guilty against all the defendants
Mr. Barren Anderson inquired their opinion Of the dis-
closure" before the Court Of Bankruptcy.
The foreman replied that the opinion Of the jury
that disclosure within the meaning Of the act
affair."
The foreman stated that the jury did not consider it
Mr.. Baron Anderson intmated his entire concurrence
with the jury in this opinion.
verdict OF snityo was then taken on the frat and
third counts, and t'Not guilty" on the other.
Mr.. Baron Anderson, after short pause proceeded to
IN The following erms:MWilam strahan. Sir John Dean
Paul, and Robert Maxim Bates, the jury have
found you guilty Of the offence charged upon you
securities which intrusted by your Gus
toners to bankers for the purpose Of being kept
circumstances of temptation, to your grea,er
and more serious offence can hardly be imagined Ia
dence in oil in the position you occupied, and it
has shaken the public confidence establishments liz
that you for long period honerably conducted. do
very very much regret that It falls to my lot to
any sentence persons In your situation but yet the
public interests and public Justice require it aud 1t Is
however painful which properly belongs my Office.
should have been glad i II had pleased God that
some enc else now had to discharge tia, duty have
aness s sitting y s'a my ns sae is n high s
tfen have far cied to myself that It would ever
come to me to pass sentence on you. But SO Il
is and this Is proof therefore, that we all ought To pray
not 10 be led into temptation. You have been wei
educated and held high position in life and the punish
ment which must fall you will consequently BE- the
seriously and severely felt by Jou and will also
g. eatly affect those connected with you, who will most
aenitiyely feel the disgrace Of your position. All that
have to that cannot conceive any of the
sort arising under the of Parliament appi, cable to
your offence therefore cannot conceive any
under the act do nothing else impose the
sentence therein provided for the worst casenamely,
The most punishment which Isl that you be
ally transported for fourteen years.
The prisoners who seemed astounded by their senten
leant against the dock they expected their counsel
to make obsei vatons the Court but after short
interval they slowly retired in custody The prose
cuor DR.. Griffith observed to shed tears when the
sentence pronounced but the judgment appeared to
give saith faction to q crowded court.