The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-07-25
IIE rORGER.

Garks In Sentencing l..
e You Have Reached the
fono%Mg remarks were delivered
Idge Townsend, in sentencing L..
Carpenter for forgery, which are
lblished in supplement form on ac-
Count of the crowded condition of our
: columns.
+. CAss CARPENTER: You are white
man of superior education, literary at
tainments and refinement. It Ia un-
usual to see such an one arraigned be-
fore the Court of Sessions for the crime
of forgery. In your past history might
be discovered the reason for this un-
common spectacle if I felt disposed to
explore the past. In that past you did a
great deal of mischievous work. For
this unhallewed work you have
done in South Carolina you were
munifcently rewarded By liberal
patronage from the Legislature and Off
GERS of the State. The payment of S15,-
600 to you for the publication of two
acts is an illustration of the splendid
premiums awarded you out of the pub
lie moneys for your devotion to party,
and ardent advocacy Of its principles
and mission. Not content, however,
with such net rewards for the unholy
work you were performing in the grand
scheme for the plundering OF State and
the humiliation Of the colored race, your
superior intelligence suggested the pos
sibility of securing further compensa-
ton by the ingenious use OF forged ln-
struments. Your debasement conse-
auent upon the dishonorable and mis-
chievous work you performed, with the
ayarice naturally excited by the untold
wealth your efforts had poured into the
pockets of others, finally instigated yon
to the commission of the forgery. and
has placed you in the humiliating posi-
tion of O criminal before the court to-
day.
You have reached the goal that every
dishonest man will ultimately attain.
To-day you are only reaping the harvest
from the seeds Of SANDER and dishon-
esty you SO carefully sowed In the past.
The curses you have heaped upon 9th
ers have at Inst come home to roost
The shadows of the evils you have
brought upon others are falling upon
YOU. Retributiye justice has come, and
you alone are responsible for all this.
You have no Just cause of complaint
that you are convicted criminal.
The testimony incontestably proved
YOUR guilt. It was submitted to o fair
and impartial jury, who seemed to have
no difficulty in reaching the conclusion
that you committed the forgery. Able
and distinguished counsel represented
you. Your defense was skilfully man.
aged. You cannot complain that you
have not had fair and impartial trial.
The motion submitted for new trial
was deried because fair and consclen-
tious consideration of the testimony did
not authorize the court to grant it The
sentence of the law must now follow the
verdict.
shall not undertake properly to char
acterize the crime of which you have
been convicted. Forgery is m offense
that deserves severe .reprobation and
punishment, because of the facility with
which it can be committed, and the in
juries following its commission. There
can be no protection against the stealing
of ones name to affix to q writing. Pre-
= the crime by the exercise of
snnfep il npracticable. In
the ntn insidiousiy and
your iingand defrauded
skilfn,iSas done not once,
the Sfa You seem to have
but sce moneys in the treas
reeard extent to which You
ury asnether by forgeries or
coalds not surprising that
other .merous forgeries, when
You ci others were so reckless
your.g.
aud ran infamous one. The
Tkays been regarded as a
forg;minal, and formerly the
desphment was inflicted upon
seval the name of another is no
hintable than the stealing of |
lessods. By the commission of
anef which you have been con-
thu have brought everlasting |
Nlnd disgrace upon yourself.
1nonseouences cannot now be |
T. The stigma will adhere wher-
al may go. Well may you have
teoved to tears when alluslon was
Ito your devoted wife and tender
:en whenthe appeal for mercy was
in your behalf, for you have de-
red their peace of mind and happi-
!, and will leave to them after you
passed away nothing but dis
nored name and blasted reputation.
your days of innocence and power,
on should have regarded the welfare OF
iour family. It is too late now to shed
bitter tears of regret, for the past is gone
forever and the unholy and mischieyous
work done in. it by you cannot be un-
done. Strive in the future to devote
your talents and learning to nobler Pur-
poses than stirring up by your dis
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