The Indianapolis daily herald. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1865-1868, 1865-12-28
The walters Case-Sentence of the
Court-Dr. walters Gond a mined In
Ten Years Imp isonment.
DR.. WALTERS SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN
PRISONlfFNT.


PRIsoNMENT.
On saturday, in New York, DIR. Joseph ;.
Walters, pActising physician. of Brooklyn,
who had been tried and convicted Of commit
ting rape upon young lady named Lucy ;.
Jones, was brought up for sentence in the
Court Of sessions. Judge Dikeman addressed
the prisoner as follows:
elm regard TO your ease. the statute pre-
scribes the lowest punishment at ten years IN
the state Prison; therefore. il il not I'm the
power Of the Court, If IL would, TO mitigate
YOUR sentence To n lesser penalty. On the 9TH
er hand, IL i In the power Of the Court to send
you 10 prison for life. In pronouncing your
sentence we are not going into discussion, but
shall merely advert 10 the heinousness ol the
crime Of which YOU stand convicted. Your
ofense Is Of very high grade. Ii Is true YOU
were convicted upon the testimony of single
wltpeSs. lou were convicted under eircum-
stances Of peculiar character.
In speaking 20 you we also address diners
than yourself. You were attending TINS la.iy
(the cOmplainant) In a confidential relation.
we regard your offense OF very high grade.
You had Illicit and improper intercourse With
her while YOU were attending her IN probes
siOnal capacity. No one who has listened u
the trial entertains doubt Of your guilt IN
that respect. We find YOU, physician
noble profession when lcgitimately practieed-
taking advantage Of the confidential relations
eoniided 10 you. and violating the chastity o.
this woman, and gratifying your lust. white
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the qualification Of your natural instincts, re
sided within a stones throw Of where you per
petrated this crime. Your ofieuse, therefore
L considered inexcusablc-o which The
Court i free TO lay should subject you 10
severe punishment. The jury convicted Yet
~ having, instead of curing her disease pro
reeded IL abu.e her. BY pcrsuading her 10 al
low YOU to have sexual intercourse with her
on the pretense that u was absolutely neccs
sary for her recovery. instead Of having pre-
scribei for her you ought.
Although convicted on the testimony Of
single witness. the Court says this !or your IN
sfrtlction aud IL may seem monstrous, per
haps. that a woman 81 thirty-onc wears Of age
with the intelligence that she the complain
anti possesses. a. she appears % have heel
trained aud properly educated. that she coul,
come into Court aud swear O. the facts clicite,
on the witness stand -wc fully believed VIA
shc stated "a bc true. This womsn : proves
10 be though not an imhecile. not one 81
strong mind The proposition on the othe
.ide n excuse you from theextent Of the onenr
that she willingly gave consent % your wt>he
,ioes not carry anv weight. II she was Nirtu
ons 40 % the time of the commission or tn
crime. the Court can not believe that shc Weui'
then have willingly prostitutcd herself u YOU
lust Taking all these circumstances into con
alteration. the sentence 81 the Court i tia
you be- imprisoned in the state prison Al IN
sing. for the term nj ten wears.
The Court subsequently granted stay q
the sentence. pending a review % the cas-
aud the making put written Application TT
new trial.