Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-26

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4 Of Nv York. present siste senator. au
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4 morals Of the metropolis Of the country
/, Was on Saturday sentenced tn l. year u
4 jail aud 6uc IT $4,000 Tor misl"meaH
h ors ia Office. 10 Nit. ihg siea ing Il ahOu
4 a million dollar. from the public. which
/, he W.s set O. serve aud project Although
4 bis eJuusels have aoi yet cxhausiri thea
2 Resources ia piiiilose,ng. which have thu
/ lar awaited nothing. aud it would not b,
: saie, therefore, to predict the ac,ual ear
ying out Of the sentence, yet lesson 81
immense value Is taught by the bare con
vieiiOu aui sentence Of this robbcr We
lvaru that even humaR Justice faulty aud
defective as its machinery is. Is nsverlhe-
less terrible engine, grinding sleS. dis
couragiugly SLOW. hut sonetiH cs grinding
disoou9sgiugy fine. too.
THE FINAL COURT SCENE
in the Tweed case occurred in the oyer
aud terminer court At New York, Saiur-
day, and occupied Goaily the eItire day.
Mr. Graham. counsel for Tweed. began
MS argument for au arrest Of judgement
at hali-past 10, iisIshing at ! O'Clock.
He argued thai the oyer aud tcrmiDer
court had no power to ressh case OF his-
demeanor, aud quoted from a large mum
Der Of authorities 10 s'Isiain his positions.
On the quesliou of the amount OF puuish-
meni, he argued in support of rhc view
that the punishment could be for only one
Uilense, namely, one years Imprisonment
aud u 6ue Of $3.50 or less. He severely
denounced 'bc prosecution for not an-
nounsing their intention of moving tor
judgment on each cvuB before the ver-
diet was rendered, aud closing with an
appeal for mercy, sat down weeping. Mr..
Ttemair replied at l.ngih for the prose.
culion. cOuteDdins that since the Jury had
not rendered a general verdict, but had
found Tweed specially guilty on each OF
2O4 counts, II YVES in the power of The
court TO impose sentence on each count. (.
Judge Davis then rendered his decision.
overriding a the motions for an arrest Of
judgement, ana sentencing Tweed to
we've years imprisonment and 20 pay a
lie Of Sl2, 1906. In rendering his
iccislon he sad there were 204 counts
zach set rf four counts contained in one
harge, aud there could be but cue single
'cnaliy on each set, nd he should there.
nrs pass sentence on each Of four counts.
o the usual question TO the prisoner i'll
c anything to say, Nj Grahanl replied
hat the prisoner had already spoken y
trough his counsel. While the sentence '
as being read, Tweed stood with his L
nnds behind his back and his head bent V
lightly forward, aud then sat down. COM u
Isteiy overcome, aud soon uft,t was con. y
leicd from the court room by the sheriff y
I'd his friends. After he retired, Judge -
avis notified Tweed's counsel 10 arpear i
court Monday to answer ioI contempt in !"
larglng him with being uuduly Influenced "'
,ains' Tweed, md consequently unfit TO VI
y the case. Tweyd remained in the a.
erifi'S office till o'clock Saturday ..
DIn'ng, hoping that either Judge Piatt u,
judge lngersol would Issue a say of q
ocecdings, butlhe wished -for'.stayriidn't
me, aud at 80 Tweed was taken to The vi
nbs. IN,
Tweed passed the day, Sunaav, il cell vi
,. 4 oil the Tomhs. This is the con. -
IA ned cell, IN which murders are placed
alting execution. IL was assigned TO W
Feed because il is more corfortable. he.
nearer the stove and warmer than at
si of the others. No visitors were adj. ma
tied to see the prisocer except members ha
his own family. Among them were viii
two sous, who passed considerable time to
n HIM TTeed had slept well durmy
night, and looked less pale and aeita. saw
than on saturday. He spent large bu,
I OF the afternoon writing. The ar. ms
lpt 10 get stay Of proceedings will
resumed. Much interest is f,ll in re.
d to the threatened committal. bv -.
ige Davis, Of Tweed's counsel for con.
lpt Of court 1t has TRANSFERRED that, on "V
urday night. ex-Juslse Fullerton, one '''
weed ccunsel,w TO the residence of
Ice Gilbert. and asked him to fix the ,n,,e'
to hear an application for stay Of i u,
ceed'ngs, but the Judge promptly re. XIII
ID until the Judges of New York :
aid have been applied to. law