Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-01-15


publican party will be completed.
w. z. CHANDLER.
PERILS OF INSURANCE.
The Last Nan Who Has Gone to the Peni-
tertiary.
New York Sun 10th.
Theodore r. Wetmore, the convicted Vice
President of the Security Life Insurance
Company, was yesterday sentenced by Judge
Daniels. In reply to an inquiry by the Court
whether he had any motion to make, MIR.
John o. Mott, one of the counsel for Wet
more, said that after full consultation with
his client and his associate counsel, they had
resolved to do nothing further to secure
new trial.
Wetmore, in answer to the usual questions,
said that he was 81 years old. His family
lived in Alexandria, Va. Asked what he had
to say why Judgment should not be passed
upon him, he said, i'll low and subdued
tone:
81 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 l am sure
most of the insurance fraternity will bear me
witness; and while have not a word of apol-
ogy to make for the state of affairs presented
to the court, still I look back upon it all with
the greatest sorrow and regret. thiEk it
but justice to myself to say that the state of
the company was such that had to advance
money from my own personal credit; my
house on the Hudson has been advertised for
sale under foreclosure, and I stand before you
to-day utterly penniless with my wife and
seven children wanderers in distant State.
only say this for the consideration 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 i'll such a position, and | would
rather die than undergo such an ordeal again.
No mortal can tell what I have undergone"
Judge Daniels, in pronouncing sentence,
said
"The duty imposed upon the Court in
cases of this character is always disagreeable,
but it is doubly SO in those cases where peo-
pie have secured those advantages of posi-
ton o..ta oduection wti0h you nave enjoyed,
and have yielded to temptation and SO far
forgotten the obligations which they are un-
der to the laws as to weaken the confidence
of the public in corporations such as they
have been connected with
Judge Daniels added that persons who
were intrusted with these great trusts had so
far forgotten their duty that they had shaken
the general confidence in the integrity of hui
man nature. The Court said it was its duty
to impose all the punishment that the law
would allow for the offence, which was one
year at hard labor in the penitentiary and a
fine of $3.50.
deputy Sheriff McGonigal," said Warden
Fox of the penitentiary last night, "came
here with Theodore R. Wetmore at half past
1 by the Bellevue. They were alone. was
standing in the prison when McGonigal
walked in, and handing me the commit
odore r. Wetmore.'' I Immediately took
him to the barber shop and handed him to
Keeper McDermott. When Wetmore was
ordered to strip he broke down altogether.
We had to hold him steady while the barber
shaved off his mustache 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 81, said
he was born in New York, was a Protestant
by faith, and his occupation that of insur-
ance. Keeper McDermott having measured
him, threw him a suit of clothes, and or
dered him to put it on. At the sight of the
clothing he shrunk back, and burst out cry
ing. We were obliged to help him with his
clothes.
81 never, continued Warden Fox, s'saw {
> man break down SO much. He seemed abso
lutely to be stunned, as though he could mo-
. realize his position Having dressed him
Keeper McDermott conducted Wetmore Il
cell 100, OH tier four of the old prison. Or
the books he figures as ], 154.
At 6 O'Clock Wetmore, dressed in felon''
clothes, was harshly ordered to fall in lin.
with the other prisoners to go to supper. Ill
was ordered to put his hands on the shoulder
of convict in front of him. Wetmore, O
No 1.154. failed to keep in step, and as hi
? number was harshly called, he staggered gu
of line and very nearly tainted. He sa
mute, and the picture Of dispair at the mar
9 row table, pressed by felons on each side o
!, him. After supper he was ordered to hi
8 cell, and late last night Keeper Bergen wa
;. watching him.
Warden Fox said last night that he SHOULD
9 treat Wetmore as any other prisoner. Thi
! morning he will assign him to duty. Their
y was much Office work in the prison, owing t
$ the unusual number of prisoners. If Wet
q more could keep accounts he would be de
: tailed to the Office work.
It Ho,y the Country Stands on. the Sitrer CUES
h ton.
n I III washington lc1SSIdm I'M
/ A. j. Warner, of Marietta, Ohio, arrive'
in this city to-day from an extended trip il
the South. He says that the Southern polio
e of Hays has had magic effect in quietin
d that heretofore disturbed section, and tina
blacks as well as whites agree that the SC
: called Southern policy showers its blessing
n equally on both classes. MIR. Warner say
% that he finds that the business men of th
/, South unite with the sentiment Of those
n, the West, that forced resumption mean
n financial ruin. He says the Southern peop
h have not studied as generally the FINANCES
es question as have the people of the West: b,
es he found it to be universally the case th'
y, when they understood the subject, they b
IN came convinced that Sherman's policy W,
X wrong. Tonight Mr.. Warner had 9
lis audience with the President, ar
ed gave him the benefit of his experience
ny sounding the public pulse on the Silver b