Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-12-23

1He EfSt DaIiOL VIII! develop Inc strongest
| man, beyond question. After that ballot
scattering will take place, the end of which no
one can foretelI.
A PAINFUL CHARGE.
| T,co Prominent Citizens of PhflndeIp hia
Go to Pyiso,, Jor Ten Years.
philadelphia Times, 18Th
| .Jobn S. Morton and Samuel HUM, stand
up" said court officer yesterday morning
in the quarter sessions, repeating the COM
mand of Judge Thayer. Morton arose qui-
city from his seat, inside the bar, and HUM,
resting his hand on the shoulder OF NagIe,
stood on his feet, his color changing and his
eye wandering from bench to bar, while his
hand twitched nervousiy the buttons of his
coat. John Fields. the coiored man on trial
charged with having murdered Herman
Muthlitz, from his pet. peered out through
the bars ana watched the scene with anxious
scrutiny. evidently the most nervous man in
the room. few minutes before Judge
Thayer had STEPPED into his place, alongside
of Judge Briggs, and District Attorney Ha-
CERT arose and faced the Judge. The great
crowd in the court room leaned over to hear,
| and HUM stopped his earnest conversation
with Maggie and Yickers, while Morton turned
his head toward John T. School, who sat be-
side him, and betrayed no desire to hear what
the district attorney said. His face bore q
wearied look, and to the friends who came to
speak word of encouragement, he held out
his hand and smiled.
Then Judge Thayer directed the men to
stand up, and pronounced the sentence of
the court in these words:
THE SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
| John s. Morton and Samuel P. HUM, on the
18th Of February, 1878. you severally pleaded
! guilty in this court to bill of indictment
charging ycn with the fraudulently making
| and issuing Of a certificate of stock tor l0U
shares of the West Philadelphia Passenger
! Railway company. Although the Indictment
charges you only with the forgery of 100 shares
of this com papy, it ia we'll known fact, and
/ indeed it appears By your own admissions, That
the actual amount of these issues was in the
neishborhood Of 10000 shares, q qusLtity rep
resenting at the par value of the stock about
/ S5UU. OuU l consider all these transactions,
/ however, as parts OF one offense, aud l pre-
sumo. and indeedl am advised, that it is the
intention of the ommonwealtn that whatever
the punishment imposed may be, it shall be
for the whole offense.
It hardly necessary for me to say anything
/ with regard TO the character of the oHense, and
would willingly refrain from doing SO, be-
of my duty, say word which would add
unnecessarily to the painful condition In
which you find yourselves. Nevertheless, 1t ls
necessary for ne to say the offense i, one OF the
most hagrant of its kind ever committed with
III this Jurisdiction You were the chosen
guardians and trustees OF the stUckho ders OF
this corporation, TO whom thsy cuutided their
interests, and, in an hour of temptation you
betrayed the confidence reposed Ill you, and
broug dt u widespread ruin upon those who had
trusted you. 1t is necessary that l
should say this much in order that 1t
E:ay be borne in mind that it the
penalty which the law imposes is heavy, the
crime is a great one. For the oHense of which
:: you plead gnilty the sentence Of the court Is
that you and each of yon undergo an imprlson-
ment in the Eastern penitentiary for the period
of ten years, that you pay fine OF one cent to
the commonMea lt b and the costs of proSeCu.
ton, and that you stand committed until this
} sentence is complied with. About ten mon hs
have elapsed since you pleaded guilty and dur
Ing that time You have been imprisoned; 1t is
but just that that period during wa CD you
we've IN confinement should be counted in your
sentence. Your period of confinement will,
therefore, date from the day upon which you
pleaded guilty to the bill of indictment. The
l4th day OF February last.
For moment all was still. The two men
stood erect, both looking downward.
Huhn's hand ran up and down the buttons
of his coat as if he were counting them, and
Morton's face changed color, for the first
time, when an officer approached him and
said, .'You can Sit down now" The crowd
IN the court room began to file out noisly,
and the 1ipstaves called for '.Silence" num-
Der of times without avail, until only the reg
ular quarter sessions crowd remained.
) Meanwhile E. Spencer Miller asked the
court that Mr.. Morton be allowed TO 60 back
; to Mayomensing prison to collect his books
and papers. But Judge Thayer said no;
he would issue an order to the prison
authorities to give them to any repre-
sentative that Mr.. Miller would name.
Morton leaned forward to hear this request,
and at its denial seemed really more i'm
pressed than at the punishment he had just
heard allotted to him. HUM meanwhile was
engaged in active talk with Vickers, who
leaned over the rail behind him and Maggie,
who sat by his side. Morton turned to a
friend, who whispered in his ear that there
was a communication of time for good be-
havior, and said; 'Well, this ends the any
iety. expected all of this To second
request, that Morton might be taken to
Cherry Hill in carriage, Judge Thayer
said, mo: let them go in the usual way" re-
ferrlng to the prison van.
ON THE WAY TO PRISON.
The trial of Fields was then taken up,
and presently Deputy Sheriffs Widemore aud
Gordon and Tipstatf Erickson, who had re-
ceived instructions to convey the prisoners
to the penitentiary, took the two men in
charge and led them to the van in the yard
below. On the way out they were invited to
a seat outside, but Morton declined, while
HUM, remarking that he would not see
much of the world for some time, accepted
and sat by the driver. Arriving at the great
stone house for criminals the two men were
led to the wardens Office and turned over to
the warden. a clerk recorded the answers
to the questions put by the war
den, Morton being asked first
This catechism included such ques-
tons as these: "What is your full name!
: Age2 Where born? Religion? Are you tenn
perate or Incorporate? What is your trade
or business or profession? Were you ever in
prison before? Are you married? Wher-
} does your family reside? Have you property
Can you read and write? Where were you
educated? Have you any chronic disease:
And SO on through every possible inquiry.
10 all these questions Morton answered in a
low, calm and distinct voice; but HUM was
embarrassed and could scarcely control him-
self from bursting into tears. When this
part of the initiation had been carried out
the men we're biindfolded by placing bags
over their heads, and hey were lead to an adj
joining room where their personal description
was taken. Then convict barber shaved
their faces clean, and the bags being re-
placed they were taken to the tailor's depart
ment and ordered to don prison uniform.
All their own clothing, including even thei,
stockings, was taken away, and the rough
garb of the convict handed to them. Once
more the bags were replaced, and the mer