, 1876-02-19
REYENUE REFRAUDERS.
Enforcing the Penalties of the Law
Upon the Convicted Indianians- La
piepfs of the Prisoners -DOnninS fhe
Striped Livery of shame.

Enforcing the Penalties Of the La"
I Upon the Convicted Indianians- La
nienfs Of the Prisoners-DOnninS the
Striped Livery of shame.
IorrIsyIIIE. February ), 1876
The 1ndianians recently trled eoGNieted ana sen
tened at indianapolis Tor eomplcIty IA NhskeS
frauds were placed the State PRISON AZ JeueiSon-
VILE last evening 1hs prisoners previous 70 tnei
present trOube occupied high POSITIONS ana Nefs
numbered among the best cItlzens oi EfahsVlhe-
Their naInes and terms OF sentence are Hs iollOn
James h. Hill, two years and SIX Nionus' Aioe-'
l MctirIf, two years WIlnlIa Muntord two years
DaYid NJ IeEis two years; GeoTge 1. Slmonson,
two years Philip c. E6sTrInei two years HarrisOn
Miller, two years john L. Philips Two !sars, ahu
hiram Is. Snyder, two years. Inc ptiS0hers wee rs
delivered into the eustdy OF Warden Howard oy
| Gr j. d. Biglow. deputy Unitei states Marshal, OF
Indiana A reporter succeeded N having tslK VIII
the prisoners after they arrived at the prison On
entering tie the rst man notleei ~ the fept
ter Was Albert MC(Ir!f. He WIS sitting on srnok-
ng lounge with his taoe buTird IN ms hands, tht
] picture or grief anl dEQGr. The reporter touchoo
/ nm lightly on the shoulder, when ne srtiieu an
raised ais head His face looked careNorn and LsgrC
snd his eyes were suffuse with tears. lie Is an Old
man sixty winters having whitsnst his har. De
has an open, frank and honest oountenanos, and
would be taken for grntleIn~u
| SAD P.Cr UGE-
| "Mr McCirif, I am sorry 10 see you here be
heYe that you were sinned against than SHINING
and hoped you would pull through:
| "It yss mo use: my counsel did everything tbey
! could for me- After pause he continued: " NJ!
God, TO think that wOuh ever come 10 place Ak'
thIs Ii will kill me my heart Is crushed DOW n
spoke in a voice deep with emotion and was greatly
agitsted ali it we're not Tor my poor wIte and sor
I Uelieve could stand Il but 70 think OF the dis
grace brought upon them Is more than can bear
will kill my wife. She IS sick now, and this Will XII
her; but there Is one C0usDlatIOn, she knows an
! innocent OF the charge. John Bingham lied on In
cruelty and maiic,ously. He never paid me dolla
| in his life, and kroYs 1t we'll. Byron Bingham, M
brother told At the Grand Hotel III pofis
IN the presence of the United States marshal, that ht
! knew nothing against me, and did not beiieye wa
1 IN the ring l spoke OF this atterwari, WHEN JohI
Bingham found II out Sr and thrt Is why he swore
1 that his brother Byron knew nothing about The
| money he John bIufshani swOre that he pad me
While at home sick they raised the stamps an
! did the dumping on me, and swear 10 you that
| inuOeeEt man. "
| The Above WAS given 10 the reporter IN n broker
| voice The speaker would often pause IN It's nara
ton. He sali that ms wife ffty-eiht years old
and that he had been marrle thirty years was warn
in the praise Cf his son, who had stood nO0y by hI
| during his long trial MetIrIH was well known an.
highly respected at Evansville, being for seven year
the cty clerk OF that place and leading member o
tine Presbyterian Church His trial and cOnvlctIOI
| have told heavily upon him, and those who know
him well state that he looked ten years Older yester
| day than he did two months ago. He Is a man o
high nervous temperament, and It was with the ut
host difficulty he could keep up Yesterday VIII
all this he has the heart disease and 1t is the gene
ral opinion among his friends that he Will not lone
| survive II imprisonment.
| ANOTHER INNOCENT.
| James K Hill d!-playei more true grit yesterday
| than the other prisoners He seemed cheerful ant
! sand that he had made up his mind JO stand If an(
that he could stand much any other living man
Hi pleasant, nt!emaniY looking person, WIKI
heavy black glossy whiskers. " hen p!ayfully toic
that It wOulI be hard on HIM t. lose ms hne wins
| kPrs bp S-ITl lrT a.
they " and exhibited some emotion, and when tod
| that they would be cut he said lie sorry as h
had ugly scar on his right cheek which his whIs
| kers Ind. HIil has extensive acquaintance II
| Indiana and Is wei known ia tins city. He Va,
deputy revenue collector at Evansville. He assertet
hs innocence yesterday, and heiore he sentenced
| ut indianapolis, tuesday, through his counsel, ".
Z. IuShb,ck presented the following note 10 JudgS
| Gershln:
! With due Difference 10 your Honor and the jury
that lound me guilty, say now IN the presence ul
| GOi ami the world, that am not guilty During
nv connection with the Revenue Department have
worked faithfully IN the interests OF the government
| l ask for the sake Of my fImily: that your Honor
Will be uercIul the circumstances VIII permit
W. X. HILL
The Court Ield that Hills otfense OF u deeper
dye than lie other revenue officers, ami the trust be-
| trayed greater one Hill claims that be worked
honestly and faithfully for the government. He Is
iS Years Old and las a wife and eight children.
MORE sINsED AGAINST THAN SHINING.
Philip c. EberwiEe So; ard silent, having moth
ing 10 say to any QUE but gazing vacnlly upon thost
the room. BE Is thTtyiiye years old, has blue
and dark hair, slightly tngti with gray In Lote
| to Judge GerSian, betme sentente"ce was poo-
noanc-i, he saiG: withheld nothing nom the
United States attorneys when called upon, but gave
| them the evidence upon which my own indictment
found ana that Of others. an, unior rtlHItely
peusiOnsT, upon the G-UvcTurnrr. bear three Sc
| we're ant honorable wUIn Is reward Tor t.ree
years good service private soldier am manned
iOr life ami unable to do any manual Labor 1t Was
| my helpless cUIiitIOn ami poverty, COUPLED with Il
desire 10 Ey itt!e hCie ;rcIa being s,lt from
rs, that caused to listen % tir Only words Of t!e
! seuucys."
Miller /, tlirty-one years Old. He says his pun
islIlleJ ext ;l Proportion TO his Cfsn.e. lie
sad tlU.t he Lever would ave been the "rIn;
only that all the others in, d If v kept Uut
he wOulI i=,ve them all 10 hsht, and that 10 save
his position he went in lie Is married ran but
las NO children. Ills heilta Is ii EC.ite.
LID ssTEAT''
John E. PHILLIPS thinks his sent nee terrible. he
was the army tour years and was b,dly wounded.
He sand the dlsliers got hlfn into It by stating that
they would have 10 smut down or run - crooked -
tac he trying to pgCvEie home IoT his family
and dii not Wilt tO lose his pOsIuoa- Philips Is
about fifty Years Of age has dark h;ir and eyes, and
has Vile and IOuT children IN straItened crculn4
stances. lie takes has sentence hard.
TIE cr.sER USFoRTUSATks.
George T. Sim0nsCn was cool and selfpossesSed.
lie thought that little more mercy should have
been shown hnn, but he was gong TO make the bst
OF it. He in the army, but broke down nc
count of il-hedlth. He 1orty years old and
has a wife and three children.
William MumfOri Is a line looking man. probaba-
bly, ffjy-iYe years ell. lie was u colonel In ths
army, and received several wounds lie looked very
pale, but calm.
David NJ Lewis had nothing % say, and appeared
resigned to his hard tate. He past the md
die age of HE, and has family.
Hiram s. Snyder appeared indifferent to all areuHd
him, and lceked sad ami gloomy.
TAXING TIE LIVERY or SHAME
After the prisoners had shaken hands with their
friends and babe them goodbye, they were marched
out of the office into the prisoners reception room by
Deputy Warden Craig. They were there relieved Of
snch articles as they had about them which II
contrary TO tie rules for them TO keep Warden
Howard held conversation with the prisoners, and
Will treat tem just as the regulation requires. Tney
were next taken TO the prison faTber, where their
har WIS cut and their vhIskers shaved of. They
were then taken 10 the clothing department and the
striped eOnvicts suit gwen them which they put on,
and which altered them much that they were
scarcely recognizable When fully rugged out, they
we're taken the house and assigned their quarters
and cots. They will not at present have any work
TO do, as the eony!cts all idle.
An Irish doctor lately sent his bill