The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-28
ROBERT L. CASE SENTENCED.
ENDING THE FIRST or THE SECURITY
LIFE PERJURY CASES.
The Motion for New fetal Denied, and q
Ftv. Y-nr-' Sentence Imposed upon y N an
who L. verutug upon Seventy Years.

crowded yesterday morning. when Robert l..
Case. President OF the late Security Life Insur-
ancc Company. was called IN the bar for sen =
tence. Judge Brady SIT on the bench with
Judge Davis. Mr.. Winfield moved for "a stay Of
proceedings. and the motion was denied. He
then asked for time to make out u case for re-
view by the General Term, and twenty four
hours WAS given for the preparation Of a sup
Elemental bill. Mr. Phillips moved for SEN
tence. and the prisoner was ordered to stand
before tho Clerk of the Court.
Clerk Sparks-what liz your age7
Prisoncr-Sixty-cight
Clerk-Whcre do you reside7
Prisoncr-In Ncwburgh.
Cerk-Did you ever learn trader
Prisoner-No. sir.
Clcrk-what have you now to gay why Jude-
mcnt should not be pronounced against you
according to law2
DEMONSTRATING.
Judge Davis now arose and said
Robert l. Case recall in the Of long
indcia csperi, nee time when have uericrnsi more
ou are an aged man,crsiw upon three score wears and
nna s hs " ssco sr to me cyIns, ~ your
have looked up to ycu, condd"d IN you trusted you re-.
oncy and doubles. had at ali u%e. SepS
sS"ss N ySSr lnes and none' You Are 'srronnsd
iall with greater severity than death itself Yet
impartial TRIAL and convection which the circumssn
rS MI viii Sas a. to The
not only upon Yourself but upon your innocent family
me absolutely require; that tn sentence oi the law shall
%, ,n!o>,d which ,hal, operate a, wtrnns and anrx
oreanlcd tor the purpose NJ lite insurance. hoding
which rendered 1t safe Tor men who sought To lay up
SOM ,hlns tor their families which might be- cnoyed
ues or ntoNtins cndowmcnis Tor the iuture Of their
these Mind OF ORGANIZATIONS Tor the security o the future
70 themselves. thor widows. aud thor orphan chi
I h can conceive o. no trust more sacred
an inc nSSa A" nna S es,ne S"S Sa an 'HS a
snrdenSd WI, AL in" daiy We md you a. ,hS
convicted OF e CRIME Of Icruiy IN holding out ~ The
dat insiuGo" ai,c light. mere deco, to obtain II"
annual prce which they we're PAYING lot what they sup
poscd 10 he a compl'te aud certain Protection Your
c8miany a. It apl"ar. ~ ,his report at the time io
u',cs 81 ,, " s ' r. = ,, m nil
were reported 10 be sa7s737o ~ with such an asgrc
gate OF rsscis. 1t truly stated might we'll conrd
duty yourself AMI OF ali the oiccr. truly to STAT these
assets canno! admi Of question How was that duty
that you had on hand on the si-t ~ Dccen.
its ,oa had 'T IN cash dego%sSd ia BANK.
fiI!N1,7 making an aesrcshe OF 80 - -
a,.et- prosecuted for the security the public. What
st. The proof here show. ncsoui Doubt tiat instead
eft having On that date s2d go ready meet
Iaan 81 Yin i""G %nST any S"@ 1a zeal lc,
'De y ,'aru" Iyl"F,I You ,noen ,'A', Mh"t lar'
orl,,.in WHEN v"nr ta.inc'S va. dome l. ETA t,
lu,ehaSd b, ,ou IA Ayu 80. ai,N moath. before thc
d , Of uai ,sIgn IT. cot ,o9r COMPANY si~'r" Of
Tor slblUo That ,t 5000 only 1t the s.ssis OF your
oi maj lact-ani it must have 6.,m knownio c,"rv
officer onn''foi with tiat n,ulanou-thi, ctorl de-
is~orh st'"o" subject All ,ncunbrau'c Of siu'''"
a Al AZ
some me for TIE pa pahle purno-e Of deception
i1qary tou, hins is oih,r items. alihoa-h have been
rlu.iN untrue WIN those mat have been The suhltct
matter IT iu,e.tisauon In tins case Aud 80. uunn
O. eSllt inea on Your trial, tins great sum OF
$500, nni IN. oth'f amount OF 800 al. making
million OF that gross sum which was set forth 10 the
world a., security tor those who mere investing their
pr miuin> to save tor their families future sor
sim yau ,hrs Nh"n IT, Rocd IL a. t's
and ne only escu'e .er,d Is that you were possibly
b, your suhcriinaics NO. NV WV D'''''''
That excuse may he one to be accepted IVA higher
uc-. 90 Vie rrc-r' alton of the tclrirrne ol ~. law
thr icorr III. nccc.sar, thai .uch snrancc should not
Violation of your dut, To- be snorait aadti you lave
sun rei yourself to be isnorant, iued INTO ihi,
oincer- hodng such imr6risnt tra.,. mnt tc H,a ~,
Incl iutv .r All rnuH ,.n., an hi,0,n ,.g,,, ,,,,., M
abandoned Men must look ont Tor thcm~,ye.as though
holding .ut 20. non Of iru. 4, your. ar & b permitted
u
nofan,e Of The lact'. which duty ami ihe law required
But ,oar defence IN the case W. that III. oath Wa.
dc,eopment OF that truth ~oud show ernble oonli.
u"n q" ,,n., ~ 10 20, 49, eg,poraons II be
lart m onccts Of similar corporetgns say itwou.d
10 ilr mode In which such .o,n due, a. maxim II 80.
reports Is reformed who can have any confidence. %
simulated osG, are 4, po.i,ci Mn The paG S6ip Vr
e"r a 20 S ,n' W., ITr.n- g, y, o. ,h
rni oiih thn, MED ean is buck upon the clam nat
i"iseiN snd ,hon- iLaIc si.ned and ns'd by him.
j. there n officers can fail hack on such defence Il
it Ihk he ni, acted IN tac di,chafsc % ihrii dniy
misi, ~ sa,ins uai under all ue circumstances We
uh'crhne and procuring the offcia signature anu N
evllence nron Is irrcfrashlc and unsns~ersbe, teas
,',' may ,hn w,ch VA nsd vas public lie hnt g
not rrsrct TIM, even iLw my experience In ihs ba!-
w., mn y" IN I r'1 S.u f1nc"iNe ,a,
w.er man mat which might possibly have forced itself
Under Ines circumstance am called mon to pro
Your age IL YOU were , man n The mil He Of NE yga
Mrt noi 49, near me termination "i long me- should
, e scw .b osi, y ,c NE natci' S
W. my, IN nn'1 w., , We ~" u,
Untrrs OF n-utuus u this character, ana OF banks
styin-, tauks and tho various Tusi compsnie- Which
orar-o NE country ,sy .h1ud nct hc.iistS upier
sn.s Sir'nm, ienr,s To- mro npon you me heay,e-,
ee Justified m This case imposing another nt.ncc
Not only Hntr WON Nv W , w y,s VA, 'nNu O.
E9n 1Ns Injured yon ana other, Of nbe n.uuuor have
siraucc l. matter If ycrt .r' AZ im1oiian""
iin- winch Wien mell MANAGED !, OF vast value g. Tie
stand iorcmo among those hke character IN ne world
srt,.n i.uce In ia i-f,,,iit ~ ,i lr
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