, 1877-12-04
JUDGE BLODGETT.


JUDGE BLODGETT. \
WALTER +. CARTER.
Yesterday WAS eentcncc-lav In the United /
Statts District Court, and eight unfortunatcs /
heard their doom pronounced. This closes up
tho criminal business bcforc Judge D'ofgctt, nt
least Until February next.
Tho ca4u of Walter r. Carter WAS called up
tIrst. Carter was convicted Of making and tlass.
Ing counterfeit moncy, md at hls place On West
Fifteenth street was found ono OF tho most cu-
p1cte sets of mo1ds for making counterfeit
silver coins ever seized. Ills counsel. Mr. Dusis'
neil, stated TINT he would Withdraw the motion
fur new trial aud submit tic case to tte mercy
OF tho Court. lie thought tho evidence showed
that Carter Ind not untcrcd on his nefafious
business 10 make fortune, but 10 keep soul
and 1NHty together. he having been uhable to
yet ANYTHING tn do. lie ha'! only III ycnr atnl
4 half issued sf0U to e1,UWnf counterfeit eoi''.
Judge 1,lodgett sall lo did not ct,nsiier CHG
plea OF lenicncy OF 1nl,ea, account. Carter hal
showed unusual obity and ,npacitf, nFd night
hnvc turned Ills talents to l.ettGr account Lie
thsn asked Carter u S 'na ,s sy'thE ~ M ., 70 ,sy
was that not all the tools aud materials toutd
| In lila placu were Ills own.
The. Judge Inquired ~hctlcr l'c lad an &C.
Carter replied that perhaps the word accom-;
would Lu The hettcr term.
The Judgo said that was the hrst time nuy
I tntimas!un Of TINT kind had hccn lna1e hut
even though tint weso so, H. lid not excuse tho
prisoner, Tor the evidence showed clunry that
o Ind rome Into tho business with tic intent TO
pass as we'll as 1neKc counterfeit money. The
| scutc1,cu would therefore be that tho prisoner
should bc compelled to pay anc Of <l00, mt!
within ten tinys be conveyed tn Joliet to spchd
the next scvea years there at hard labor.
I THE CASE or JOSEPH LUSEN1AS,
| tfes1 trtHr next rH1Ipd.
lle It will bo remembered, sent nut circulars ~
tho nufnc Uf LfchtcnbarEcr. being c!oso Rnd
Intentional imitation Ut the nn1.lc of Itcllten-
berger q Co.., wc1l'known commission mcf-
Lonergatl, when asked If l,c had anything to
say, tried to make tic Court believe TINT lie
worked for 4 1nan named 1AchtcnbarEer; that
ho knew nothing OF LfrhtGnbargar's busincss,
and only obeycd his commands.
| The Judge touk very little stock in this etute-
.ncnt. The evidence, he said, Showed i.oncr
ean had hscn attempting to pers%oaaic % Llciteti.
berger Il Co., an that he plratcd their b9sincss
AMI reputation. It was also shown that he ilat!
been for years trying 10 live by Ills wits, and lad
| been conducting confidence operations. Tho
sentence was oia year IN tic county jail and
tnc Of S100, besi'los costs.
THE oTllERs. ....
John Zimmerman, fur beng rrivv to tho pas.
sngo III counterfeit bill. received sentence vi
rcctlor, and fine Of $40 and costs. rllo Judge
snil Zimmerman Wla aware ttlc bll Wa ba.l,
. but was willing to haze come nne else pass #
and thcn get the profit hiIneclt. But as l,it
reputation llad been good bcfoEo That time, hi
; would inlllet n light punishment.
Lewis Walker, hoy wl!o pleaded guilty u
robbcry on tic high acas, otherwise stealing
puekrtbook from pnssGilger Oh one o. IN
Northern Transportation CoMrany's boats o.
Lake Eric, was sont to tho Urldewcll for si'
months. .
wllIsKY.
, The DfstrLct-Attorncy then called tue case
. | T>,run s1tlt11lrr 1V11u n1nntlnf
! guilty TO making croOkel whisky. Ills attorney
i Hir Juaeeil, ryad lollg cltavit u tho cllcc
= TINT Nlnford Wilson Ind ptuinisctl Turner In,
anty If s ssassSsa sSs ra @ u Jur1 @ tot
{ md In ST. Louis, and allied +. psocu1
t ing Indictments aeaInst Other whisky 1ner
+ These facts would bc proved by Judge Lctllug
i be here next month. On the basis Of this aslldn
O Wit Mr. Jusscn asked that the scntcnce in!9li
h bo suspended until Afr. Lcillngwcn could
o heard fruln. Judge BlotlEctt thought 10 hutt
I % Charles ii. Cronhhltc at,s,l Henry II. Conk1Ir
v crooked slistlllcrs at Norris wcro next arraigE
8, tlally uImittel tlat thy wcre drawn Into u
" Whisky Hing at latc tiay, mud SO engiFo',ed y
i circumstances tt,at they were compelled 20 Al
. ccpt the alternative q going into tho Rinf {
,. tory thu. tho chief offenders Ind escape!
l. and It would be unjust to visit thcn with IL
a extreme rgor OF thu law. Tho law eotnpollc
10 him to sentence both to pay Tine as,l to suit.
ID | imprisonment, and he would give them Il
i. minimum sentence, which was twenty-fo.
d hDlra III Tic County jail and ilnu uf 4l,N
at Ii they were not able to tlay tllo lno they co
It remain thirty .lays longer in jail. anu tns
10 schedule uut under tho Poor Conyict's art: ;.
Il. llu could give lighter ilne hu would, but sl.0
as was tllu lnwcst limit fixed BY law.
+. Mortx Stcudc, coavictcdot inakng Illicit sn
IN its NJ his vinegar factory, received Fix n,nnt
70 III the County Jall, ard iiils of *!0, Which
rt Tho SENTENCE against William Z. llolway, I
ty | fatllps 10 cancel staups on Ills whisky barrc
ns was suspended. tho crime belug entirely icc
it ut.n1.
a Edward Sehltck, convicted OF FcIAsuing staul
Le- that had bccb used, WIS sentenced To tay q II
Au Of sa00 aud tho sentcnco OF imprisonment v
OF suspended.