Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-25
SENTENCED TO STATE PRISON.

Robert and Jennie Diamond Sent Up for
Twelve and Nino Months Respectively.
It seldom happens that a moro dramatic
or affecting episode takes place in public
court room than that which transpired at
the district court room yesterday afternoon.
The case was that of Jennie and Robert Dia-
mond who were arraigned for sentence, hav-
ing been convicted of keeping house of
ill fame at the present term of the district
court.
Judge Brill presided and the prisoners
were brought into the court room at 9
Masterson arose and asked stay Of pro-
ceedings, for the reason that an appeal
would be taken to the supreme court on
matters of law. The motion was overruled,
whereupon counsel appealed from the de
cision of the court overriding the motion for
new trial, which the court said might be
done after the passing of sentence. Mr.. w.
W. Irwin arose and said he did not care how
swift the fact of sentence was voiced in the
public press, prisoner was entitled to bail
and stay of sentence: the same course had
been taken by Judge Wilkin in the
Kent case when that party
robbed Christ church of $4,000.
The appeal was based on the statute law
of the country and counsel could see no
reason why certain parties had tried to put a
color phase on the case. Life was not 80
short nor reputation SO cheap that it could
be bought by such uncertain and dubious
methods. After referring to the errors of
the trial counsel asked for bail, stating that
the case would be appealed.
Robert Diamond was then ordered to
stand up and he was sentenced to one year st
hard labor in the penitentiary.
Mr.. Masterson arose and made touching
allusion to the relations of Jennie Diamond
as the daughter of an aged mother, and her
| self as the mother of q tender child. The
| object of the conviction was to break up the
nefarious business, but counsel drew wide
distinction between the man and tine woman
Charity for woman had been the greatest
trait of the Savior of mankind and it seemed
that justice would be satisfied and humanity
gratitied by imposing the lightest possible
sentence. Her only chance for reformation
lay in light sentence, and thu
heavier the sentence the more difficult it be
came to accomplish.
Mr.. Irwin followed with few remarks il
behalf of Jennie Diamond, and concluded
with the statement that any man that asked
mercy for woman was a coward. Al
counsel requested was tho exercise of kind
ness.
She was then ordered to rise, and was sen
fenced to nine months at hard labor in thu
penitentiary. The sentence was followed
with sob and heavy thud when the unfor
tunate woman fell into her chair in swoon
She was carried from the court room ani
was soon resuscitated.
Counsel then asked for bail in the case G.
Robert Diamond, which was objected to b,
Mr.. Eagan on the ground that no pecuniary
consideration could subserve the ends of jus
tice.
Mr.. Erwin called attention to the errors
upon which the appeal would be based, max
ing an urgent and eloquent plea in behalf O.
the prisoner, and referring to the word zap
peal" as the erandest word in English juris
prudence. The question of bail, as regarded
Robert Diamond, was continued until II
O'Clock mex. Monday.