, 1876-06-25
AFTER SENTENCE.
IN THE MAnsUALf9 OFFICE.

For moment they were stunned The sen
tcnccs fell like a thunder-clap on the unfortr1-
mates and on the audience. Something had
been expected and something big, but the i'm"
asination Of the most sanguine had not contcin-
Mated the sentences Us they were passed.
Among the crowd in tho morning the feeling
was one Of curiosity, but the terrible decrces
from the Bench won from every human being OF
the sDcctators the lzindliest sympathy for the
stricken prisoners, The effect upon the unfnr-
tunates could not be gauged. There was moth
ing in their faces to indicate their feelings.
Some were trile palcr and some rather more
flushed than usual, but all were calm, cold, and
impassfvc. Iu her Whisky Ring Chicago has laid
orcr NIL other crooked efforts The disti'iers
were, many OF them, in the high
est walks Of social life. st. Louis
nresentcd for sentence a mob Of politicians,
milwaukee, has been shown up Us possessing as
weak Il crowd Of convicts as eould DC found:
than St. Louis multiplied by Milwaukee, pro-
duccd number, Of gentlemen to account .,.to iof
that portion Of tile tar which had not been paid
Marshal Campbell stepped quietly among inc
prisoners and invited then do~n INTO mtg nc sesand ar
crowd, attracted by the news, came pell-ncll up
the staircase The greatest interest centesed
at first in Rchm's sentence, and When II was US
covered that only hts victims had come under s
tie maI1ct OF the law long and loud were the
curses and objurgatfons poured on his devoted
head. As the twelve dled BY, dozens Of hands
wcrc stretched out to grasp them,, aud after the
door Of the Marshaps Office had closed on them
the hum aud buzz arose to clamor; fof son.e
foIdu hoId the hsssss5 crowd in abeyance. There
have been good many scenes OF cx-
citement in the Custon~Hoqse Tuiuing M tl;g since s,,,ce
has been dragged out Of the dust and shadows
into an unwontcd prominence and interest; the
District Attorney's office has been elevated
above the mere standard OF libcls ana 1nlorina-
tions, and the Marshals oalce has 5cen h.sca t Ds
and latjtats and that sort Of nonsense, but
during the wl,ole run, the various departinentS
established for the administration OF Tic onlteo
States statutes at large, Rave never peel! So
shaken to their foundations as they were yes1er-
DIV. Judge Bangs was pale and nervous ihe
lines around Ayers mouth were deeper, aad
Matthews looked blue under the eyes. u Was
ike the battle Of Beuheim, famous victory
that demoralizcd the conquered and scared INC
As the party entered the Marshal's Office the
donr ,ras shut against intruders and the cfoWa
left outside. Tie police pushed them back TO
the railing Of the staircase, LEAVING GEAR s9au
from the District-Attorney's Office to the Alaf-
shal's room, But there was
no D1srER5IxG THE MOB.
They seemed to know the party would nave 70
come out again their way to the 5at aud int
another OPPORTUNITY to satisfy tne Su.ios,,S sn
talsel, divided in their opinions Us to whether g
Rehm had better be tarred and feathered or
hung. There seemed q general expression oi
regret that the punishment had fallen 50 aeas11y
lion was found in the reflection TINT it will be
iii right hundred years hence. WA,
The private room Of the Nlarshais ONCE Mas ss
pfrcn M to the prisoners, and there they waited
patiently for their transportation to the Nostn