The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-02
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entered and sand that that body desired t.
report. Some time, however, elapsed be
| tore the defendant came into court, he hav
ing misunderstood the hour of meeting
| At $50 O'Clock the defendant, NJ. L. Polk
walked into the room and took seat neal
| his attorneys, and the court ordered thu
sheriff to bnng the jury. When the jury
| entered, the court requested them 10 TAXI
their positions in front of the bar. whlcf
they did, and the court addressed them
asking them if they had arrived at yer
dict. S H. Stone the foreman, replied
1--WE have"
The Court: What is your verdict?
The foreman then passed IN the papers
and stated in low tone that the verdict wa
guilty OF embeZzement, and the sentence
liked at twenty years n the penitentlary
the full extent of the law, and the hne as
sessed was 1866 $40 10. The court then, ad
dress NJ the jury, said: 80 say you all
gentlemen?" They all answered in the al
firmatve. Al this the outside crowd, eager
To hear tue re,ulf, rushed up, ming tne IN
side of the bar. The court ordered silence
and then stated to the jury that
they could consider themselves dis
charged. The twelve jurymen then hleG
around to the clerks desk and claimed
their attendance fee, after which they went
to the county judges office and received
warrants tor the. amounts. They had thelI
warrants registered and dispersed, each
gong to his home to breathe again the
country air the need of which was plainly
depicted on each one of their countenances.
The trustee regis cred all twelve OF the
warrants on q seperate page In MS register
and marked opposite their names The
| Polk iury" The amount OF the warrants
ranged from SIS so to $780,,
When the Jury was discharged and had
left the room, Judge East came forward and
asked to have motion Tor new trial en-
tered, which was so ordered by the court.
Judge Allen then, addressing the attorneys
| for the 1efense, said: Gentlemen, l am
nearly worn out and need rest, and J, further
more, am compelled to go to Murfrees-
boro in few days to hold court, and for
these reasons ] would be exceedingly OBJ
liged to have you dispose of this motion to-
day, as | am as ready to act upon 1t now as
ever will be, unless you have some new
facts of which / know nothing" Judge
East said they would be unable to dispose
OF the motion to-day, as they were having
ut. and it would not be
ready to-day. After some time the
defendant and his attorneys retired from
the court room, and the regular business OF
the court was resumed. The present bond
of S35, 600 for defendants appearance will
stand good until final disposition of the
case is made. A large crowd was present in
the court loom when the jury entered, and
all eye7 were fixed upon the defendant. He
however, was unable to hear the jury when
they announced the verdict, but his attor-
news informed him what it was. The ex-
pre- ssion of his face never changed, nor was
ii ere the slightest movement OF muscle of
his face detected. He was quiet and COM
posed during the whole proceedings OF the
court.
Alter the Jury left the courtroom, re-
porte met them in Judge Ferris office,
and from an interview with three OF them
learned that the verdict was reached last
night, and was unanimous on the first bal
lot, all agreeing as to the defendants guilt
and to the punishment. The motion for q
new trial in the Gaze will be argued to-
morrow.
TThe announcement from the state CAPT
tot of Tennessee the morning OF January
s. of a deficit in the state treasury produced
a genuine sensation throughout Nashville.
The legislative committee appointed to
investigate the office of the state treasurer
met that morning. The treasurer had been
GU. of the city tor two days, and his clerk
was not prepared to make a statement
of the accounts. The committee
reported a deficit in the treasury OF $780,
600, and, after consultatation with the
bondsmen Of the treasurer, recommended
The suspension of the business OF his office.
Tue following is the report OF the legisla-
tive committee.
Tine Joint select committee TO settle
with the controller and treasurer report
mat they have visited the Office OF the
treasurer, and upon inquiry find the treas
ure is away from the capitol, and that he
has been for two days, and they are not ad-
yised when he will return. His clerk states
that he cannot 90 into the settlement OF
the treasurer's accounts till his return
They also have information from the bonds
men, or some Oi them, thas tAc CONDITION
of the treasury is such that they feel Justi
fed in recommending that the workings OF
the treasury be stopped until an examina-
ton can be mada."
For a time it was not known what had
become Of the fugitive, but be was finally
traced 20 Texas and captured by a detect
i've. who released him on the pay ment OF
large bribe. Prompt rearrest followed.
and the criminal was brought back TO the
scene of his crime. Various legal delays
were interposed and Offers OF compromise
made by the friends and attorneys OF the
prisoner. Towards the last the defence be-
came 30 desperate that the state treasurer
Office was entered and a book OF records
stolen which contained important evidence
Polk Is 81 years old. graduate OF West
Point aud served four years on the frontier
federaie army in CbeathaIa's division, and
lost q leg at the battle ~ Shiloh. he alter
wards served on the staff Of General Le0ni-
das Polg, 10 whom he was related. After
the war he resided on a farm near Bolivar,
Tennessee, until elected treasurer, SIX year,
age. He was nephew OF President Polk
He has large family and occupied high
social position in this city and state.
Two YEAR, ago q tax was levied TO pay in
terest on bonds funded under the act, set
ding the state debt ct 90 cents, with per
cent, interest Six hundred thousand dol
lars Of this tar was collected and turned
INTO the state treasury. In addition 70
tins amount the treasury had, during The
last two years, $4,000, making a
million dollars under his control. IL IL
stated BY his friends that Polk lost the
f4OO 900 BIZ Wall street speculations. The
nersopal habits Of the deiaulting treasurer
hsve always been regarded as good his
family have always moved IN the best 80
ciety, and the trolble that has come upon
them IL very keenly felt, especially by hrs
suut. the venerable widow Of President
Polk. The Legislature made an erception
In tsvor OF hrs polk, bT directing the treas-
ursr 10 nav the Interest on her twenty nine
RAE honda while payment vas refused %
al creditors Of Tennessee IL vii Be re-
membered that Polk announced that be
would not pay interest on bonds FUNDED m
der the late act, 81 . majority Of the people
had expressed themselves as opposeo
70 the payment His scti0n
vas uuIvsrrsrlv disappr0vsd By the pres
throuehOut the United etates, ss u vas re /
earden a. q step toward repudiation- IL
nov seems that be hsd FOOD reason Tor not |
uauting 70 pay The interesl, The money CO. /
Ier1ed COR ffaf purposs hsving ben lost. II
. sfafed By . member n the committee
lhaf there we're found In PoIk oftce two /
nofes for 5000 and t00o0o. and ticEst
a. ~ 90. TIE smaller note and TIE
.irkrf us-s arninst q 0ncs prnInlDeut f.oli-
lIcian 81 Teune.see. who wns receutly killed
n de~sior'-f durine the course % he IN
rsrlfrrffrr fhst PcIk's s1eslinrs wers
49, orsr q serIes 81 year. sd Inst nct
~ SrrFi~irnslH tuf N1rks fa1 alce1 hlrr
n cor.cs DING his defct Nh-neF-f tns