Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-12-04

Tho ,ac, that On each OF these several claims as
they were passed on and ultimately Paid your
share Of the plumber was Clearly nxed anu ply
scrbed at twenty -four per cent while the share OF
your associates has been fixed by somewhat sim-
liar standard Of plumber IL ,mpossl
BILE to believe that In the dis.I ..au
OF 1870 cases in which the moneys were received on
these warrants Just twenty four per cent OF each
sum shonld always be allotted TO you, without an
understanding In advance, by concerted arrange,
ment Why this exact sum should be your nxeu
proportion Of the moneys Of which the county
should be pIundered, 1t is vain to suggest.
.Your trial and conviction has not been the re-
suit OF any partisan feeling that this was after al,
~ one Of the Jurors summoned on the pane! ex-
pressed II, struggle between the ms ana Inc
OUTS No; the whole struggle has been snug-
gle between honesty and fraud; between virtue
and crime"
The Judge here, in vindication OF the
non-partisan nature of the prosecution,
alluded to the Times, in first giving the
figures the light, and to the great assist
ance rendered by Charles O'Conor and
Samuel j. Tilden, in the preparation OF
the legal proceedings, and continued:
1T would be wrong and unjust to entertain for
a moment the idea that your conviction has Deen
the result OF persecution at the hands OF any
person or party. 1t has been the result OF evi-
aence 80 clear and plain that never have l seen
sase where the evidence was so utterly over
whelming. and where 1t was so impossible Tor
jury TO fail 10 come To just and conclusive YER
manned up to the moment OF your convection rs
calm and serene as though you relied upon your
innocence, when IL was overwhelmingly apparent
that your serenity was only that audacity mat
confidence in the omnipotence Of corruption,
rather than reliance upon yOnr Innocence, gave
you. THE Judge emphasized this sentence by
bringing his clenched hand down upon his desk
The duty Of the Court now is TO pronounce upon
you the sentences sentence that may be ade-
quate 10 your crime"
The several counts on which Tweed
was found guilty were grouped, and fifty
one distinct sentences imposed, making
his term twelve years imprisonment in the
County Jail, and imposing fine of $12,-
$50.
The counsel then gave notice they
would move for bill of exceptions, and
Judge Davis said the session of the court
would be prolonged to give the counsel
time for due preparation.
Tweed, who received his sentence calm
ly, was then removed by Sheriff Brennan,
attended by strong force of deputy sher-
ifs.
Tweed is now sixty-six years of age.
Curiously enough the name of VIM. nj.
Tweed is already inscribed on the marble
slab in the main gateway OF the Jail,
where it was placed years ago, when the
Board of Supervisors, OF which he was
then member, erected the building.
When Tweed reached the Sheriff.
office he .sas terribly crestfallen,
and sank down in char. Every
effort was made, throughout the
evening and until midnight by his coun-
sci to obtain stay of proceedings, but
without avail Justices Pratt and Ingra-
ham refused to interfere. The Sheriff
then made arrangements to relieve him
self of the responsibility for the safe
keeping of his prisoner, and at ITO Sun
day morning Tweed was taken to the
Tombs, and the gates were closed behind
him.