Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1873-12-02

audit. The day next after that youl
career of plunder began, the 9th of May
and from that day forward, coBsecu-
lively, the whole one numbered and
ninety accounts before that board were
audited and certified and warrants is
sued and money paid. The evidence
is conclusive that the whole proceed
ing was instituted to carry out a con-
cOcted
PLAN To ENRICH YOURSELF
and those associates with you. II
there were no other testimony that, in
my judgment, would be econclusively es-
tahllshed by the fact that on each OF
the several claims as they were passed
on and ultimately paid your share Oi
the plunder was clearly fixed and pre-
scribed at twenty-four per cent, while
the share Of your associates had been
fixed at q somewhat similar standard
of plunder. 1t is impossible to believe
that in the distribution Ofone hundred
and ninety cases in which the moneys
were received on these warrants that
just twenty-four per cent. of each sum
should be allowed to you without an
understanding in advance by cOncer-
ted arrangement that this exact sum
should be your fixed proportion Ol
moneys of which
THE COUNTY SHOULD BE PLUNDERED.
1t is in vain to suggest that your
trial and conviction have been the re-
suit of any partisan feeling; that this
was, after all, as one of the jurors sum-
l,n n1 4
struggle between the ins and oats. u
No, the struggle has been struggle
of honesty and fraud, between virtue
and crime.
The Judge then at some length allu-
ded to the fact that such prominent
democrats as Charles O'cOnorand Sam
uel Tilden were active in efforts to
overthrow the plunderers, and said
1t would be wrong and unjust to en-
tertain for moment the idea that
your conviction has been the result OF
the ascertainment and production OF
evidence so clear and plain that never,
in my experience or reading, have !
ever seen a case where the evidence
was so utterly ovwhelmiug, and where
| it was so impossible for the jury to fail
to come to a just and conclusive YER
| dict. Through the whole of this trial
you remained, up to the very moment
of your conviction,
AS CALM AND SERENE
as though you relied upon your limo
cence. when it is overwhelmingly APP
parent to all that your serenity was
only that audacity, that confidence in
omnipotence of corruption, rather than
reliance upon your innocence"
Judge Davis uttered the last sentence
with much emphasis and earnestnes:
of manner, striking his clenched hanC
upon his desk.
The duty of the court now Is to pro
| nounce a sentence that may be ade
quate to your crime. The judge then
! proceeded
To PASS SENTENCE IN DETAIL
on all accounts, amounting in the az
gregate to twelve years imprison
ment and $27, $50 fine.
| Counsel for the prisoner then gave
notice that he would move for q bill o
exceptions.
The court said that the session of tht
court would be prolonged to give coun
sci time for due preparation in the mat
ter Judge Davis then notified coun
sci that he would require them (thos
who had subscribed to the Taper pre-
sented by them to the court at th
opening of the trial. to be in attend
dence on Monday morning next with
out further order, for the purpose Of in
quiring in to the action ofcounsel, ant
to which the cout wished to be un
derstoOd as now referring.
The prisoner was then removed
strongly guarded by the sheriff an
his deputies. and the court adjourned