The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1878-02-02

heImOTe Ill lHe IenltenIlary.
THEODORE r. WETMoRE, the con-
victed Vice-President of the Security
Life Insurance Company, was yester
day sentenced by Judge Daniels. In
reply to aninquiry by the Court whether
he had any motion to make, counsel for
Wetmore said that they had resolved
to do nothing further to secure new
trial.
WetmOre, in answer to the usual
questions, said that he was fiftv-one
years old. His family lived in Alexan-
dria, Va. Asked what he had to say
why Judgment should not be passed
upon him, he said, in low and sub
dued tone:
Il would like to say but very few
words. For the last three years | have
worked day and night in the Security
Life Insurance Company, trying to save
it, as | am sure most of the insurance
fraternity will bear me witness; and
while | have no word of apology to
make for the state of affairs presented
to the court, still | look back upon it
with the greatest sorrow and regret. |
think it but justice to myself to say that
the state Of the company was such that
L had to advance money from my own
personal credit; my house on the Hud-
son has been advertised for sale under
foreclosure, and | stand before YOU to-
day utterly penniless, with my wife and
seven children wanderers in distant
State. | only say this for the consider
alton OF the Court in passing sentence,
should it think any leniency should be
exercised, though | am ready to accept
such penalty as the Court may think
proper This is my first appearance in
court in such position, and | would
rather die than undergo such an ordeal
again. No mortal man can tell what |
have Undergone
Judge Daniels said: "The duty i'm
posed upon the Court in cases of this
character is always disagreeable, but it
| is dOubly so in those cases where people
have secured those advantages of posi-
ton and education which YOU have en-
joyed, and have yielded to temptation
and so far forgotten the obligations
which they are under to the laws as to
weaken the confidence of the public in
corporations such as they have been
connected with"
He added that persons who were in
trusted with these great trusts had so
far forgotten their duty that they had
shaken the general confidence in the
integrity of human nature. The Court
said it was its duty to impose all the
punishment that the law would allow
for the offense, which was one year at
hard labor in the Penitentiary and a
fine of $3.50.
" Deputy-Sherif' McGonigal," said
Warden Fox, of the Penitentiary, last
night, "came here with Theodore r.
Wetmore at half-past two. They were
alone. | was standing in the prison
when McGonigal walked in and, hand
ing me the commitment, briefly said:
Warden Fox, this is Theodore K. Wet
more | Immediately took him to the
BARRIERS shop and handed him to Keep
er McDermott. When Wetmore was
ordered to strip he broke down alto
gether. We had to hold him steady
while the barber shaved off his mus
tache and cut his hair. Having taken
the bath, we weighed him, took his
measure and | then asked him the usual
questions. He gave his age as ffty-one,
said he was born in New York, was a
Protestant by faith and his occupation
that of insurance. Keeper McDermott,
having measured him, threw him a suit
of clothing and ordered him to put it
on. At the sight of the clothing he
shrank back and burst out crying. We
were obliged to help him with his
clothes. Inever saw man break down
so much. He seemed absolutely to be
stunned, as though he could not realize
his position" Having dressed him,
Keeper McDermott conducted Wetmore
to cell 100, in tier four of the old prison.
On the books he figures as 1,154.
At six o'clock Wetmore, dressed in
felon's clothes, was harshly ordered to
fall in line with the other prisoners to
go to supper. He was ordered to put
his hands on the shoulders of convict
in front of him. Wetmore, or No.
1,154, failed to keep in step, and as his
number was harshly called, he stag
gered out of line and very nearly
tainted. He sat mute and the picture
OF despair Mt the narrow table, pressed
by felons on each side of him. After
supper he was ordered to his cell
Warden Fox said that he should
treat Wetmore as he would any other
prisoner. This morning he will assign
him to duty. There was much Office work
in the prison owing to the unusual num-
Der of prisoners. If Wetmore could
keep accounts he would be detailed to
the office work.-N T. San.