New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-28
ROBERT I. CASE SENTENCED.
FIVE YEARS IN STATE PRISON.

FIVE YEARS IN SlAlE
JUDGE DAVIS on rHE CRIME OF THR PRISONER
STILL ONE MORE EFFORT TO BE MADE 10 SAVE
HIM.
Robert L. Case came yesterday before judge
Davis I'm over and Termuer, TO hear the result OF tne
,.s, ert "a save him from sentence, and, as 70
shifted 10 receive his sentence. His wife, MS sls'er
and one OF his daughters sat Immediately pehno NM
and when he was undergoing the ordeal OF sentence m
daughter moved up TO the chair at his side as !" SUI
port him should his strength give way Inc eyes Vi "
were moist when the final words Of the sentence were
pronounced but with exception OF that sign OF emu
tion there was no marked exhibition OF feeling
Judge Brady sat beside Judge Davis during the ses-
stou as he had TO take up murder trial immedla'ey
after the disposition OF the sentence OF MT Case Juuge
Davis took up first the points presented on Monday IN
arrest OF Judgment and for trial. dposing OF one
after smother. until II became evident tha' nc okauo
none as tenable
When he had disposed OF the last one the Clerk In the
ordinary FORM called Robert L. Case to stand up
The usual questions put, to which MT Case repneu
that he was sxtyeght years old, resident OF new
burg that he had learned no trade ana had nothing
~ say.
As Judge Davis began his sentence every other SOUND
In the courtroom was hushed and the strained attention
and unusual quiet OF all present showed the dep'n Oh ~
impression made by the words which conuemneu al
old man. nearly seventy years OF age VINO nau ios
prominent place in the community to nve years Oh I'M
duty he had ever been called 10 perform IN we" o
the age of the prisoner, the trusts that had Oeeh
reposed in him. and the terrible consequences po'n 70
himself and his estmahle family But ne sai ".
absontev reGuIres that the sentence OF the law shall
be imposed which shall operate as warning anu on -
t4 To- the nrrnose of life insurance holding itself out
10 the community as possessed OF secuIlues MOn u
their families which might be enjoyed after tner own
deaths conceive of no trust more seered ,a rat
reped under such circumstances IN the head and mnag
Ing officers OF such institution Cothea win an @
power, burdeucd with all that GUY we en- NM ~! tbs mr.
vcted OF the OF perjury in holding out i9I VIZ
pose OF aluring their loss those who coheu ID 'at
tnstitntion false lights mere decoys, TO obtain the
nrce which they were paying for what they sup
posed to b. a complete and certain protecton. On
Your company as appears by this report hsd 9,S4y
outstanding oIices It's total for 1870 reached
81 23O73l 20 total assets were reported TO De 81
1880 40. With such an aggregate OF assets u, ncR
stated men might well confde in the soundness OF suc
an institution That it the duty OF SourSed anu
cannot admit Of question. How was that u94 I5 h
formed This report states that you 1 o neT $50
SIS IL that you had in cash deposited IN 9aekS' 81
,rh was tbcre I'M the assertions regard to these as
ectsf Instead Of having on that date S2u3OOO ol III
in an Another asset was the real T., cs sl .f
Your real estate consisted In part OF the oHces III w
your sincss was done. II had been purchased by you
IN Anil SO few months before the date OF thal re-
port Al cost your COMPANY Flooou. o. Wl.', - M n
S.OO0O cash. aud gave back mortgage LOT SlVv'"5V
.i leff @-ODOO only ~ the assets OF your company IN
,t ir I'll f r,,i estate. and set tni. report declares
nat the u invested u that piece 81 ica estatr M!s
Si5pOOO subject Co an incumbrance ol oIulVuh ims
was "a uou-trous falseh0od made Tor tue pa'P-o'' ~"
rle only excuse offered is that you were possibly e
nt o c real state of the case. aud were dec y'd los
y,ar .ub,r .lstcs TIst excuse may hc one Ia be &c
csptcd by higher than earthly tribunal ou iu ,no e.
cat, OF the 1w AMI iu Tue protection when courts owe
O. a Glasses of the lelpc li 's ,,'' n 5ut,
4 SNOW 10 We violation of your da,y o. DE isn"ia'
Iui your defence i9 ts csr vas tD" , ,t rv V
IN possible tnat ths true. iut what protection o