The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-30
TEE DEFAULTER'S DOOM.
Trial Of the Cashier Of the Pejepscott
Bank, Maine.
The Criminals Confessional Touching Letter.
Struggling with Poverty-Living on Four
Hundred Dollars Year An Over
burdened Conscience The
Reward Of Crime.

PoRTL AND Me-, Sept 20, 1871.
In the United States Circuit Court this morning,
Judge Shepley preslding John Rogers, tAe default
Ing cashier Of the Pejepscott Bank, Brunswick, was
arraianed The Indictment contains the usual points,
and charges the accused with embezzllng $50, 600
and with making false and fctitious entries on the
books Of the institution, 1t
.-e REMARKS or JUDGE EHKPLEY.
Judge Shepley, in pronouncing sentence, animal
verted on the custom Of entrusting men with large
pecuniary interests without sufficient compensation
ana stated the frauds committed in the bank
under the State organization had occurred In the
NauonaI Bank he would have instructed the prose
cutting olcer to present the oicers Of the bank 10
the Grand Jury for Indictment
ln9. PLEA OF GUILTY..
The prisoner pleaded guilty, and Mr.. symonds,
one of the counsel for Mr. Rogers read to the Court
an appeal for mercy. Mr.. Putnam, Mr.. Symonds'
associate followed briefly, urging the leniency Of
the Court on account of the punishment which the
accused had experienced through years Of mental
suffering, hts open and unreserved confession. his
voluntary surrender to the ofncers Of the law ana
his restitution Of property so far as possible.
CONFESSION OF THE PRISONER.
ME- Rogers made the following statement to the
Court
Il % latter e Of
lsS ccmmenced acting cashier as before stated with
sss ss s$ 4; sss:
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g the State .sa nsrins known "
srectors Of ,hs S bank they held meeting and offered
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not Ssicnsns %yss nor have entrusted Others nor
stated. >. .,--1S.,4 -.
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mont. met With oss Of sC. II ne wv wreck q q oS ne brig
Interest in brig being taken in part payment OF real
tate sold and during the last twenty years have suffered
Tsesny By a.sda aad iii Of sale
all properly Of ever, sh da as,s S ss
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ae All AY' have from
Whatsoever The amount which have received except from
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the ttat matters In the bank were wrongly man.
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fsusr Thus have attempted 20 state 70 the Court she
os IL. ss ~ 10 Inc eo sss desnss
for conduct. The mental suffering which, during the
has se O.s 81 % s any @
Court have never atiempedi do not desire
escape ,he consequences Of my crime leave my,e In
The Clerk then pronounced the sentence OF The
COurtthat the prisoner be Imprisoned SIX years AZ
hard labor III The stale Prison 10 Thomaston: me
prisoner received his sentence calmly and with little
outward emotion.
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