, 1873-11-23

}na9mont ho ia 1nistakou, for would gladly
upon other. shoulders. + shal not slrinf imaoi
from sny feeling of Its harahncsa or sovery 10 pTo
esa Esat hs hs1po ITO Of ny simple duty
shall ondcavor 10 exercise il 10 a. to telnscr iusco ii
sSa 6aa aeFroe wlth mercy Is deeply 70 bo carotto
md runthhmont to characterized oYonses of ths knI
MI; T;ss ssPsa tssa sss
ssss ,dS sSs'p' allow 9s ehs2 s2sf''s''s e
unfortunately In tho atste Of o,,r Inv, not to be nd
auEon ieions q puniAhcd BY imprisonment n Tho
s26o or aingo year lii tho pcnitentlafy. Il this wae
general yeraie s would 10 ~ iA.t Tho ooSfs vt
II there waa general vor.lie rendered tho Court could
Judgment Of s2so fne md ono years. imprisonment
fer tho adasons 6oDbor of tho city ri g. Geonnt{
ha asIs vii
public and example to bo madc."
aowiy, md on being asked il hs Ind anythine 10 ssy
ost ws nss aag Iss e.
ssneS: wiiis$ ;t. ii. Tweea. S Sos .tana eony!e!ed
Honest men % arse number s y crimes &c ehssssa %sss
against you, united II, indictment, nnl that H.
been otherwise without : violation Of tbs ostha ths
Jury Ind sakcn or utter disregard of the obligations
whole truth. With all the opportunity you had-h&d
o Win tho honor and respect of tho whols sommunty,
and tho powers with which you were clothed
in nannor more Wicked, moro infamous and more
s atoqx en any Of IKE which
stead Of protesting tho public, you pundercd III H.
steaa d Of standing guard when the law placed you oyor
open, not merely to your own rapacity, but
se s c Ys' Of u1Sst st
10 punder tho Treasury Of this county, In which yo
and your associates in erlno principally 10 bene-
1T. Tho evidence on this subject can lcave no man,
ner Of doubt in tho minds Of any. Tho commence
~ President Of The board Of Audit iho tth Of May.
gnn, and from tl,at tlay forward, conRccutivcly,
III tho whole l9o accounts boforc that Board
the warran.s Issued antl money paid, tho evidence is
conclusive that tho whole proceeding irBtutod to
carry out concerted plan enrich yourself anil those
that In my Judgment would be conclustvely established
b. tho fact that on each Of cso several claims, they
nsa a p1 0 ~ & the
cent. while the share Of your associatcs ,aa been
a1sd by somewhat aimilar. standard Of pundor.
100 casos, IN which tho moneys received theao
warrants. that 1ast per cent Of zach atm should
s*as m Ga Sx to hSs s ssst h
1noneys q whsh tho county aSoal1 Ss pisndered Il
y1ction las been sho result Of any partisan
feeling: that this was, after Ill as one Of
i aFGs' IT, s Sswesn a s, hs an. Pan sa
OUTS" No; tho whoio struggle has been struggle
bctween honesy and fraud, between virtue md crime.
nature Of tho prosecution, alluded to tho Tss in first
giving tho ngros tho light and to the great assiatance
" 1t would be wrong aud unjust 10 entertain for :
moment The idea that your conviction ha. beon
my person OF party. It bus been tic resuity Of oyi-
deneo clear und plain that never have Boon case
whero evidence was no utterly overwhelming, and
just and conclusive vorliet. Through tho wholc OF
this trial you rsalnea up 10 tho very moment Of your
upon your innocence, when il was ovor,shominsy ap-
parent to all that your serenity was onfy
that aulacity, that confidence In the omnpotcnco Of
corruption rather thau reliance upon your Innocence.
1.-THE Judge emphasized this aantonce by bringing hts
olenehed hand down upon his dcsk.] The duty of
toacc-a sentence that may be adequate to your
crime.
Ihe several counts on which Tweed WAS found
imposed making ha torn twelve years. imprisonment
In the county jail, and inlponng lno Of ti2,7so.
Counsel then gave noce @ tisy would NOV. for bill
the court would hs prolonged to gtvo counsel umo
counsel for defcnss subscribed to the paper pre-
aentsd to bin at tho opening u the trial to be IL
1nqufrtng into their uction.
EXIT TWEED.
Tweed, who received his sentence calmly raa thon
TwsEn's "su1sa1x"
u 81 ss St
on marble slab In tho main gateway OF the tail,