The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-13
GENERAL NEWS.
Stillwell IL. Russell Is Sentenced An
Interesting Court Scene.
The Tewksbury Trial still In Prt.
gress-The Testimony.
Governor Butler Catches Left.
Handler from Counsel.
Brother Of Sleeping-Car Wagner MUIR.
dered for Money.
The Schiller Trial at Milwaukee Line
of Prosecution.
Horrible Accident In a Michigan Saw
Mill.
Horrible Accident In a Michigan Saw
Mill.
This, That and Other Interesting News.

sriLLWflL RusLELL LENTENCED.
SAN ANTONIO, April l2,-[Speoial. The
United States Federal courtroom was
crowded this morning to hear the decision
OF Judge Turner in the Russell case. In
oyerruling the motion for new trial, the
judge declared that for four years he bud
been connected with defendant MS marshal
of his court, their relations had been mutu.
ally pleasant and II caused him feeling
of deep regret to be placed in the position
of passing sentence upon him, but that tho
fiat OF the Jury had gone forth, and lie be.
heyed 1t just, and therefore he would not
let personal consideration influence him,
aud il he did SO the ermine OF
Justices mantle should be thrown
over shoulders more worthy than
hls own. He then asked Russell TO stand
up aud state what he had to say why sen.
tence should not be passed upon him. Rus
sell arose majestically. His cheek was
slightly banched, but his manner was
easy and natural He said "What have
to say why the sentence of this col
should not be passed upon me? | stand Tor
the first time at tho Forum OF justice, where
| have stood often pleading the cases OF
others, to speak in my own behalf. These
words bear strange import to me. will
say, as | feel IL my daty to myself, my
manhood, to truthiully say, and shall as
long as he blue dome of the vault OF
heaven shall be above me and have the
power to utter words, that am
lrnocent, entirely and unqualitedly.
That have been too trustful
and conliding in others admit, but have
no intention of making scapegoat OF any
one, and If my having 70 bear the brunt OF
sentence OF this court mey be the means of
saving and sparing others from penalties,
am willing to submit, i am conscious
that nothing | have TO say will alter the in
tention Of the court TO pass sentence, and
while | do not wish to censure the court for
its course toward me, cannot help alluding
10 the assumption OF the court that | had
entered into a conspiracy to deiraud the
government, when the young man (allud-
ing to Wo!D testified against me states that
had not authorized him to forge certiii.
Gates, showing that could not have known
anything in regard to the matter. 1t was
also shown 10 the court and Jury
that these accounts were made during my
absence from the state and what recourse
does one have for his defense II he can be
convicted on the act of others. done not
only without his knowledge, but during his
abscuce?' Rus ell continued at length in
the same vein. AT the conclusion, Judge
Turner said IL would he unbecoming IN
him rs n Judge to cavil at what the defend.
ant had said IN his own behalf that he en-.
deayored to faithfully discharge the uu-
pleasant duty devolying on him In the
matter. The law fixed the penalty In such
cases at a fine OF $1,000 to 5000, or i'm
prisonment at from one to five years con.
linement in the pententiary. He, there.
fore, declared the sentence of the court
should be Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary at Chester, Illinois,