The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-16
PRESIDENT CASE IN A CELL.
FIFTY FOTR rEiRS litter mr. BEG.iN
BUSINESS ron HINSELE.
Relating How Uc First Bcrnmc Connected
with the Security Lift Million. Lost hut
None Embczzicd No New Trial Asked for.

None Embczzicd No New Triai Asked for.
Robert l.. Case, the convicted President "
the rotten Security I.ifc Insurance Company.
will be- sentenced this morning. H. spent
wrctchcd night after he WIS locked M in his
cell in the City Prison on Wednesday, and the
attendants say that he did not sleep wink. hut
tossed about and groancd all night. Yesterday
morning he was more cheerful and frightened
up greatly when his wife and daughter visited
him. He had n consultation with his lawyers.
and two or three of his old Orange county
ncighbors called. The prison rules allow pris
oncrs To have meals brought to thcm until
they are sentenced. and Mr.. Case availcd him.
self of this privilege when sentence has boon
pronounced he will have to take the prison
diet. Mr.. Cases cell. No. ~. is ono Of the best.
1t is light and well ventilated. and bit of ear
pet covers the stone floor. A narrow bed. n
chair. and stand complete the furniture. Mr..
Case WIS pacing up and down the narrow cor
rilor htwrcu the rows " cells when reporter
for THE SuN called. lie received the reporter
with courtesy. but quickly said: " ! am in my
lawyers hands, you know. and mustn't talk
about my case. It's a dreadful position for n
man who has always tried IN lead an upright
life 20 be in isn't 1t especially at my time Of
MIR Case has hu-hy brown hnir. with scarcely
-priuein, % ,;ray. and d'"s not look ~ hr
| over so years Of age. Doubling the accuracy ot
the reports thqt .mglc him X yoar; older. ih!.c
- smll b, - n.Nt SUNDAY They 4uy look
/ a good deal Younger NV only brother Rear
! Admiral Case. OF the navy. il three years
/ Younger than myself lint everybody saws he
/ luuk- To- be- ten years my =, niur.
! TN" conversation driftrd back to the story Of
] Mr. Cases euriy life. He said: " wus ~ huSi-
/ moss when I WIS. II years cid, Thm was in
/ Orange county. NV parents died when WIS n
/ b6v, and my brother. The ADMIRAL. and myself.
/ had tu ciucai" and proyil. tor my sisters. For
the greater part of my life WIS in the shipping
sr- IN the foreign trade"
when did you first 80 into the insurance
/ business ~
" | WIS one ~ tho stockholders in the old So
curitv Fire Insurance tompnnv That was
ruined los the Chicago fire. Then tho security
| Life was orsauizcd. ..ot into thnt-I might al
| most say arcidenially-it might look ns If | in
! tended io reject upon others if | say how |
| only know nfs1ut tho business in "A can,rai way
lonecd nftrr applications for risks wrote lottcrs.
| anon, The Officers SO that ala not know how
| rDiiri0s were lnu-ing and that the company
| was sinking money | nut All my salary IN
| stock. nnd pnid as hish as i22 O1r ,nr Stock
! worth M par only $1,000 H.t ,v.ry conf.
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