New-York tribune., 1877-10-13
FIVE YEARS FOR GILMAN.
HIS CASE SWIFTLY DISPOSED OF

,orn, allowed by the law. The ruohsheo s'"I ,rId
,,a, Gilman had been indicted Inu'su"'' ~" y
rohahlv surrender himself Friday eausou ,,ov
a,,o ,ho, his case might be brought up y
Ia II o'clock Part l. O. the Court OF u'"V ,,,ar
~" " a., Nth spectators eager 10 oeh"iu '"o wv
= "a neon so much respected and VINO nou "ou"
ar ,rpst reposcd him. But wheh' w. ,
- no entered the courtroom WIN nS oI''"'' =.
ceorre W. Lane. and took his seat among '' -, h,r,
,,ondapce ne came 40 quietly that few r''os'1'u 80
- ,1v after his counsel l. +. Chitteudep. Deean ''"U
, hts con ession did the majority oil 'noso
know that his case had been calleu' ~, ci,
When the clerk Of the court caeo u's ""i"' ..,,s
, walked 70 the bar and answered 'he uS""' A.
,o,c.rninc name age and residence M"e" " No.,
,ooded entity he simply bowed bis mean -
Io-u I, -, -, osked n he had anything to say ne
-, ,o,cd half turine to Mr.. Chittenden WHO was :"
.ov all for him As he stood listening u ~" ~ ,,r
urnt and his con- sells subsequent PIE" ~. ~. i INST
c,lu,n showed many signs OF the sun'''"N ,I. COO
,ava endured since the disclosure of ms or''"e' s
s,s,e and haggard and below MS eyes "''' ~
WIS P'e "' -, sleeplessness ard remorse. lie
-. r,,,.s closed A part Of the time, ana MS no"O
hrn, down in a shameiaced way HIS rs"' .'"u .,,r
Md nervously with his clothes ana MS 's' tr,
d. especially when reference 10 'is W. - .i,
NV was made Uoon receiving his s'nVn'o 1o"tinr
bowed low. and passed out OF cue c0"'
neither TO the right nor TO the lelI ,...or -rhv
W. Mr. Gilman WIS asked what be hao 10 say VIZ
sentence shoud not be passed upon hiin' M 70 NJ
Gov the prisoner said that II was the WISH ''' nis
Gilman and his friends, that the cleums'""'S ,.,,
c7me. and the temptations and tNuiIs WIZ" ,roro
.boulA he made public. The facts oi 'ne ., no
,n. il, O,to,er . and the third OF the iu'"'" :" "
- - n st,temcnt not for the purpos" oi n"'''5
,,rc.ented in court. nut tor his PASTOR "o and
Iro,ghton for lis brothers and sisters anu ",i'' +
- o,bors whom he had wrouged The sta'eu'e"'
was a. follows: - ., 49,. brofbers
and sisters and intimate fr'tHds. g. ovrlonation not
Iis trnp,r 10 state certain I"e's III 'Nf
t ,i,p began business had rl@ceo IN ny
hands ny lrSnu lr from 500 ~ $4,000 ON interest az
ner crpfum Tncse sums wou Ol'' , he nrvilrse
Ieas rr,ier and was understood that 'WP'o''' '
orscSs cnated in stocks margin nor losI or wIT IN
~ Nv anV WAGER or gam dd make nN cs =, ,i,ne in
,rrisrs wbic PROMISED well nom unS % Far ihis
cn'v @ ,tb and viitn turned out utterly DAD ro' '''
my iutenrn' ls 70 W. c money and the control OF H.
dntlv made me icel aud act as II VI w." or eX
and ,uc.oachmcnts uuon H. w"et ~ cam. so gradually
t,.,se winch hcgau many N'aiS ago I ,i' ,Ile knew
it was scarcely sensible 0i theu.' Suu @ hear Ia look
tIut I WAS ing Dgh,nu 'uJ boued for better
d arirucies square IN the i"co' anu "''
times. .-.,- ror.e instead Of better. The fail
mr. of trc sun Insurance C'm'am' m ' rd tIc c@,.
c,e.irrs of tie OF cr comiantS @ h,,t Atlantic
i'sn,e ,.,,rs: for ina, The last few year n, mas
carried pir nigh o. To cav m ii, nIdrGuitc 10
t' 'sr,a of .xpn-cs on which WIS u,'"- '.l,.
net' ,n, cons, oi, n rs. my bu-incs- was ..el.Y
ne aga r. ,S,s m, ,fAis grew tnc more m uh
a.. / h.. rIr. to iuVtslsftc ihc'l guy ,,''.,r,d
11,,. winch lad my pride were u,Sy('I straw
ori-f.a bourcssly sea q" iioh'io,1 AMI IN .,In
~ ic ~.cu 81 o." give" .' .tder v long delay lu
Cae.s allowed my ltp' ''',' ~ 'or,. ~, lr,i toi.
THl, moral weakness was 0ui 'i.,d 'i IN in what
T. saw 80 now! yet low udu " l,,o,'r ,.,D.usts at
should years ago nave "or j." it't ,.iu.t accounts
lot ana h US t,o,, to me- and which, # honestly
tr,atct must al tuat rate Cl interest ""''
P" M tle panic Of 1873 had made improp@i l,. qse Oi
trust fuu 's in my bar o f i'' , W mr
lu~inr - t'I ."' s,t- ti.,t me the accouut- n my
diouM i'''.' '' ~ w. 3-,,,u ON py the dcpos'turs
J." "- n.r." ,i3, b.. f,re ana moi iuireqneu'Il
IiVlc h''S ''9s ...,.lV piucLei. but always
found myself .o''Il If y,,toouf doing ANY
I'aua-cd To, 'N ,,Is confess the moral baeene,s
t'n- clh'i- 49, ,',,,, years As ucary as lean
oi u' pI'' t" ,. ,,I lor n tuc ilc,t raised cri-
r Si % I,'c t'e1 See rs ago. 4 was 50 e'sy TO 90 IT,
''-" @ i' ,, - If r,,-i me-! have suffered more ai
!'t I..,t 81, Xxi ,of my ua.cues, in abusing thc
,.',. iu y 80 Iluc--t., iu the tWoiLs"f-
,.,,l and in tuc bank. sv.ry one ot |h"il ne ne
i..I ,, win tic -rcat Fl kindness, ihah oI lHe
.a.,,t,. d.. ic... b. t-s oi these crimes.
T,.'r l. i,ue l4i tIc u-Nt.-ttp would eAtrlcale ne
,' ~ ~ it ,,,s to 60, er The .e6c uci OF term
90 ~ ~ - .,1uns, ,iulc for me to state without Iclci-
. -, ,,or.t,.ia " IHcu / nave not bl ne. Wuai
',...r,t- ar. float but ! ana confident ,hiS WI W.
.u,,J i, To- Ar'.ricap Excuange Bank Union Ih~ui,
60 C.,r.r,,l.v Comm. r.al Insurance COMPANY ,Nuo
D. TamaIlc G Co., and my iienus ""o ar 'e
vii nud tue whole hoIrid lln 'urf' f ,re. but bor-
I".'" Z o iii for 81 "a wrong act No human lenc
S,i ilVr lad suspicion OF n, aud alur ah u" "l'"
f1r fle aIse pride which has nade Iue ln,u nii a.
lou, ana % my business Wni,n cva % w. 'rtr,y,,D,
AMI She wpud Aavc accepted an! restraint "''~" nav
Dat uuon her. .... o,,,r NOR
d. acd.tI o. 20 these fr1uddlcnt uahS'ctloh i U. a
sons tnan hose ua.et luu, % ,l nro1aiv 10 tAe rN.
80 - O0o and sevcI. otnrr persons, who have una
accounts Win me ior wears, ! G,uno, t, ,T '''' ID"
amounts Oh 'h.'' ''o -o s,y tat a de,iue M bus
- I I, ir,,r.frt..fs heavy expenses, botu business
and domestic and lersonal eNtiave- hte nov &