The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-03

after having talked for two hours. when Judge
Brady mildly suggested that he was taking
very wide range.
The Doctor proceeded to remind tho Court
that the law holds II better that one hundred
guilty persons should 20 FREQ than that one in
he could I nry 'T and cnndy q IA N" fH%mg u,
glNe him the lowest sentence that the law per-
Judge Brady proceeded to pass sentence He
SAID rom the tone Of the prisoners remarks ID
would be- hard Ia toll whether he or the ury was
on trial. Lambert had arraigncd them. the
Witnesses for the prosecution. and, to n certain
extent. the Court He did not see that the
Irsoncr's case was one deserving " sympathy.
His counsel deserved all the praise be had
given them hut they had simply done their
duty. Perjury was an infamous crime, Csppci-
ally in man Of SO much intelligence. 1t was
also dreadful in lis consequences. The first
issue WIS rs TO whether the prisoner had sworn
t. tn" statrriont ol the. company. lie denied
that the notary public had administered the
oath to him. The notary publ was dead. That
DENIAL was an assault upon his memory. be-
.lusc II he h9d been living. If that denial were
true. he could have been arrail.ned for II crime.
But ii had been shown that the prisoner did
make that oath, and II followed that he was con-
viied doubly Of falsehood. first in making the
oath. and second in denying 1t ON the stand.
These remarks had been invited Ivy the pris-
oncrs own haranguc. The sympathy OF the
Court wis rather with the humber class. who
arc exposed tO greater temptation by reason OF
thelr limited opportunities OF cduraiion. IN
seemed TO want to suppress the wrong, and To
misrcrrcscn the prosperity OF the company.
iurcd hy that false statement. had invested their
money and lost it, With regard to the prcss.
not only they. but the whole community. had a
right to know that he received u Just punish
mcnt and the Court approved the view they
rad taken ~ the case The prisoner had an
opportunity on the stand to explain the charges
made against him. hut the jury did not believe
him. and there were a great many things in
his statement whirh the Court did not believe.
Among those were his statement that he be-
li"Ned that the checks spoken Of were cashcd
lie was the hcad OF the company aud people
had a right Ia rely upon his statement. 1t was
hI- duty particularly to know what were the
idis, and 10 SOC that the public was not deceived
ly a false statement of it, prosperity. Ii he
hal Thought OF ms family he would not have
committed this crime.
think concluded the Judge you are
oniit" iu your punishment, and that punish
~ 'ut is that YOU he confined for i've years in
H.. state prison az hard labor.
lh" Doctor who had concluded his two
hours sp"" IA with considerable sclf-satisluc-
uun. eNiucutiy thinking he had made an inn
preston now -i.prod back with u stunned
j. =. I'll" Sh'riil'- 0irff~ Wcre at hand and
uI' pg'tor depart I'd in ti,ir custody
~. Lambert returned 10 the city Prison anil
W nt at once to l.s 'Cll. IL WIS much fatlcued
Us hi~ long speech, III. Sheriff did not receive
'iru note" ul his nt noe until late IN the
H'i. rnNnu. llr Lamb q removal To- SIN Siug
viii tlNaaNly To- ulalr to-day.