New-York tribune., 1878-01-10
INSURANCE FRA UDS PUNISHED.
THEODORE r. WErN0RE,s SENTENCE.

THEODORE f. WErMORE'S SENTENCE.
ONE YEAR IN THE PENiTENrIAEY AND T2JO fGNE-
REFUSES ALL TURTrFR DELAY AND GOES
DIRECTLY TO THE pENITESTIARY.
Intelrupting the incrninable Erie arguments.
the Court Of over and Tcrmner was opened ,tcriay
Iy Judge Daniels for tire purpose Of sentencing Theo
dorc Il. WctmOfc. vice-prcsIent 0f tho Security LIE
Insurance Comoany. for tho crime OF consaTacy to
make fGisc statcment7 OF that companys condltion
judge Daniels asked ms counsel II they had anything TO
say.
John o. I0tt replied that after full consultation win
other counsel and vita bis client Lad been received to
do uo'hins further and this in fnll accordance wh
the prisoner. shes.
At the ordinary demand hy the clerk Mr.. WetiGore
rose stood quietly until tic cGd Of his sentence ms
resting lightly tho railing separating him from
the reporters table. lie stood very erect, looking
straight ai the Judge neither Gciisny crngingy,
bat prepared for neritei sentence yet feeling
deeply his position. lie mooncs5 throughout ez
ccrt that once hc raised slowly his handkctcbf to ls
mouth. when h. spoke il was clearly, set rapidly.
he gave Ia. alc as one and his residence IA Alex
andria Va. when asked wht he had Uow to say Why
scutenc, ,houd Mt be pronounced. h' said:
| would lc 10 -av q fcy words. iur he last three
years have worried night anl Day 10 'Nr l.Hi con-
Iauv Ud th"-' c"ir'' 'od win insurance A't'f' WIZ
carroh rate IN that. While d. not Wi.l o say
word II apology or hat has been done ad me s'l' OF
affairs presented to te court md look on II w!t sorrow
company, wa, obliged to aAylucr to It my
personal credit. ,and here today = pahnilg-'
man owe now. money to friends aid r'lfiN's. Ihr
home the Hudson where Lived fer twenty Fe fclt'
and whore children were born. has been sold U..d-f
d,rcrs 10 another state. sy ts ~ d. considered III
the punishment am 10 receive Al thc same TINE ain
Court may impose hi, Is FIRST appearance IN such
position In court aud thina no mortal could bear l"
have 4, 10 "a over a,iin.
Judge Daniels aid it always dsa grccabc TO pass
scntcncc-douhlr 20 VIXEN The prisoner had the al
yantagcs of cdacaion aad position which should pre-
vent hs yielding 70 crime. n very startling fact
that crimes o, this cISaCtcr were 80 frcqcnt as had
tccn rec ny developed. aud tAa they were committed
hy persons OF class who were largely trusted, y''
failed to meet the expectations Of the community en-
b1y Il moneys ari wcrc rccrcaut - their trust The
law under 81 llch fhe sentence iuu.t be passed WAS
enacted hny yeas ago. aud pres rlbed an ll9de-
tir or breaches ~ trus nor OPP tuny Tor then" II was
no RAJ restraint. Tac law was Therefore dr'r il.c an
fi,, t court could DO sush case. was Co Ltitt t9r
fuIl -cii'ercc. The prisoner had known for some time
that tA' company W. lhso'vl @ 90 - 49, ,,,, 90
knowing that could not uih the contracts OF Ter
policies. They were cn3rd t" 10 on "ii 'h'if "u-ins
Jud,c Diuir, concluded hy sentencing The prisoner 70
c,. ,,r M h ri lllpi. IN The I,t,utiary and fine
nf $50 The prisoner down for a Il, moments mp
laru exhausted hui soon - the crowd wa pdtH
Dispersed walked rIpidy away in chlrEr ot nm ohcci
TALKS WITH CONVICTED OFFICIALS.
The number o Insurance officials in the Tombs was
lcsscu,d hy one yesterday. when M. wctmore Was
t,tru to Ilack s,- IslInd. Ru1'Tt l.. Case, former
rro-dcni of ia" Security Life. and Dr. lam
bert. ~ pr. tent = the American ropul,' are SIN
ia the A. Prison. Between Mr.. NriMOrr huI Nj tt-o
th,fc Wa. apparently ~ Codnliiy ana there Wns 10
iorm4l leave taking. Before hi, cr.nrinfe for The
Fcuitcni1rt, Nr Nrimoir rnld IT, lllblN" I'Yof,'F
that hc made up h mind on TUESDAY 1it'f ''li" ION
with h vii in submit quietly without appeal !" what
sentence might hc ihi",' u Th"u ti' luF '"h'''t
hl. Nj. Wc'moic made no lond prot ~ tons oi nn'
cracr. but al mat D. had kno~"d.c oi what va- Toi
m anil o. &c D. irtN that AMI Illegal. He tc
rrciioh the lo-se, hr had incurred ~ attempting 10
L"i'trI nP W.. ''" 49, - - ',, - -,
ne received nothing having lent ~ name 10 a'si-i the
pi.-drnt AID other officials IA kceNh+ lh' company
Mr. wcimorc ref.rFel to Robert L. Case jr the iorm,r
siintiy prying upon the f,nrs ~ bis old mthcr aud
bnclnaling lim oat of larsc sans OF money under
lie. brt sayci enough of this iil-co.'en money
10 buid good house IN New Jersey. As
Grind Jnry WIS called 10 In, rr, guliritios Mr.. Wet
more said young Ctsc pacScl bis carp,ibas ana ran
ffIt99ggff nnd "iac-s to bear al the resp6nsi.
lty. Hr. Wcimorc declared that be himself
a The condition ~ s family. deprived Of bis support
family consist ~ WIZ and seven chldiri srtgtil
fc, presses more severely the convicted vlcc-pTcN
dent Than the incarceration IN The frnth'lry Whlch
ncS'" & ~ NJ ~ T. ',d TIA, he efforts To- convict
the head, 81 i,.autscd 90 panle' wcrr =" prrs''rt
".' ] @ ,,, nr,,I end the .ain, wny and he
t,crclnrc Il II that 1t wo Id b. better for nil conc"me o
al ir for his uf,c bv serving oUt ihc sentence At once
IA-I,.d,ut Robert l. Ci-c rrIdl 7" say any mn III
f. -nr,, +, the stacmcuts OF Mr. Wcmorc hi coun.e
having advised him moi to converse with reporters lie
denied any LuoWi,dge Oi the hiding place al his son
pr Lninhrri. EXPIRE i.ut Of the American J. ph ar
said that und.r the instructions of ms ""uhsc
would -ay that There nothing w:onr ar irregular
in hi, management Of the American Popular us
method, OF DONG cuisines, hy giving policy u i"rs the
benefit OF the reserve. he said. not ht al agree
able to rival companies and naturally cnoH-h, thtrs
was succes,ful effort made to crush out 'he com
pauy