St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1873-11-28

dIlltNdbllltN 10 us lHdl HIdhtS us long
to go missionarying to her, while we
contemplate the unhappiness of the
mother country with great fortitude.
Conviction and Sentence of Boss Tweed.
New YORK. Nov. 10.
At 10 o'clock, this morning. the jury
Oh the Tweed trial came into court and
asked for further Instructions on the
fourth count. Judge Davis explained
the charge to he misconduct i'll Il place
of trust. by certifying to these warrants
which he was bound to audit, and re-
viewed the evidence in support of the
allegation. chiefly certificates of audit
by the defendant for the sum of over
81 ,OO0,00O, passing it from the proceeds
of the warrants to his account, and
drawn from the bank, from May to Sep
temher. After ten minutes absence.
the jury returned with il verdict of
guilty on all the counts. The Judge.
on diScharging the jury, thanked them
for the attention given to the case
Mr.. Graham then moved an arrest of
Judgment, on the ground of want of
jurisdiction. and also that the act of
lcIO. creating Il Commissioner of Audit.
WIS repealed by the act of 1873. The
court replied that it would bc useless
waste OF time to argue. He was cons
WINGED i'll his mind on these points.
Mr.. Graham replied that it waS an IN
necessary wounding of the feelings of
the counsel to say that arguments ON
the points he raised would hr an I'M
necessary waste of time. Judge Davis
said that he had no such intention, but =,
simply. that his mind was made up ON
tho>" points. Mr.. Graham said that the
answers 10y the counsel for the proSecu-
ton to points raised 10y the defence. all
through. were humIiating, calling them
Wifiing. MIR. Graham urged that. con
>ideIimg the tallibility of human iudg-
mcnt. there ought To be Il delay to hear
the argument on the want of juriSdic-
ton and on the repeal of the law of
1870 Ivy the law of 1873. Judge Davis
said that he WAS 80 satisfied on these
points that they ought to he heard by
another Judge. Mr.. Graham said that
the points were grave and allowed hy
the court to he grave. Delay III such
c;I>,'S would he Crcditahlc to the Judge.
n'asmuch Us it might tuln out. if no de
lay were granted. that punishment of
Il degrading character had been intlirt-
ed. which ought not to Ice inflicted on a
man VIII" once stood 50 high in thc
community. For his part he never
could look on Il fallen foe except with
pity. Judge Davis said that he would
hear the argument Friday
Assistant District ATTORNEY Allen
then asked that the prisoner stand COM
united 10y order OF the count. Thc
judge: Yes. Sheriff. take Mr.. Tweed
tut" custody" Mr.. Trcmaine here gave
notice that III m"vim" fnr judgment. the
counsel for Government would ask that
4 separate term of imprisonment he
named ON each one the counts on which
he WAS convicted. under the different
claims. making ttty-tVc distinct claims
and POI counts. The prisoner WAS re-
moved in custody of the sheriff. and
the court adjourned. The verdict i
the general topic of conversation. to-
day. around city Hall and the Court
House. lh" excitement ran high.
Many persons expressed the opinion
that. since the authorities have convict
ed Tweed. they should now prosecute
the others in the sam. way.
TWELVE YEARS INIrRI>oNMENr AND
>l2.1JU FINE.
The final court scene in the Tweed
case occurred at New York. SATURDAY.
and occupied nearly the entire day.
Mir. Graham. counsel tor Tweed. began
his argument for an arrest of Judgment
ut lEali-pa>t 10. finishing ut | o'clock
lie argued that the oyer and trrmincr
court had no power to reach cases of
mi>'l, mcanor. and quoted from large
number of authorities to sustain his
position. ON the question ot the amount
of punishment. he argued III support of
the view that the punishment could Ice
for only one otfcn>e, namely. one wears
imprisonment and Il fine of 500 or less
He severely denounced the prosecution
Ton not announcing their intention of
moving for Judgment on each count
before the verdict WAS rendered. and
closing with an appeal for mercy. sat
down weeping. Mr.. Trcmaine replied
at length Tor the prosecution, contend
Ing that since the Jury had not rem
dcrrd Il general verdict. but had found
Tweed specially guilty on each of POI
counts, 1t was III the power of the court
Ia impose sentence on each count
Judge Davis then rendered his dcci>-
ION, overriding all the motions for an
arrest of Judgment. and sentencing
Tweed to twelve wears imprisonment
and t" pay Il fine of SI2.75O.O6. In
rendering his decision he said there
were 2''4 counts. each set of four counts
contained in one charge. and there
could he but one single penalty on each
set, and he should therefore pass SELL
tcmcc on each set of four counts. To
the usual question to the prisoner if he
had anything to say, Nh. Graham re
piled that the prisoner had already
spoken through his counsel. While the
sentence WAS being read. Tweed stood
with his hands behind his back and his
head bent slightly forward, and then
sat down. completely overcome. and
soon after WAS conducted from the
court room 10y the sheriff and his friends.
After he retired. Judge Davis notified
weeds counsel to appear i'll court, to-
day. to answer for contempt in charging
him with hcing unduly influenced
against Tweed, and consequently unfit
to try the case. Tweed remained in
the >hcritf'S office till o'clock. yester-
day morning. hoping that either Judge
Pratt or Judge IngcrSoll would issue a
stay of proceedings, but that wished-for
''stay" didn't come. and at l:30 Tweed
WAS taken to the TomhS.
Tweed passed the day, yesterday, in
cell No. of the Tombs This is the
condemned cell, in which murdercrs are
placed awaiting executions. 1t was as
signed to Tweed because it is more
comfortable, being nearer the stove and
warmer than most of the others. No
visitors We're admitted to see the priS-
oncr except members of his own family.
Among them were his two sons. who
passed considerable time with him.
Tweed had slept well during the night,
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