Arkansas weekly mansion., 1883-07-07
J. T. BROWN, JR.
Motion to Arrest of Judgment
Overruled.
Five Years at Hard Labor at De-
troit, Michigan.
And Fined $1,000 and Pay All
Costs Of Prosecution.
Judge Caldwell's Remarks-A
Severe Lecture.
j. T. BROWN, JR.

Last Monday at 10 o'clock, Joseph T..
Brown, Jr., was brought into court to
receive his sentence, his council, Judge
Mcclure, District Attorney Waters. Com
the only persons present.
In overruling the motion in arrest of
judgment Judge Caldwell stated that the
records in the cases and the argument OF
counsel on the motion in arrest had been
submitted to Mr.. Justice Miller of the Su-
preme Court, and that he concurred in the
view that said motion should be oyeri uled.
The judge further stated that written opln-
ions mad been filed in the cases which was
not necessary to read.
Judge Caldwell-"Mr. Brown, have you
anything to say why the sentence OF the
court should not be prOnOuncedT'
j. T.. BrOwn-''NO, SIR.
The prisoner came forward and remained
standing while Judge Caldwell addressed
him as follows:
"Mr. Brown in some respects you are the
at the bar of this court. You are man OF
good education and superior business ca
pacity. For many years you had enjoyed
in the highest degree the confidence and
esteemed of your fellow-citizens. You ap-
peared to be q man full of good works,
giving literally of your means for charita-
Bile and Christian purposes; and d1scnarg,
ing with marked ability and energy official
duties of your church, and as superintend-
ent of its Sunday-schOOl winning the affec-
tion of the children and the esteem OF their
parents. Your case, indeed, seems to be
one in which the livery OF Heaven was
stolen to serve the devil in. You were,
during all these years, a man OF means: you
were not. therefore, tempted DV want TO
commit this crime. Your habits were
good, and you had no losses from gambling
to make up; you had no family dependent
on you for support; in word, you cannot
plead dissipation, gambling or other vice,
nor want OF property in eXtenuation or pal.
Iiation of your crime. 1t was cOolly and
deliberately done for the sole purpose of
gain and adding to the competency which
you already possessed. Nor is this all, your
principal confided to you the entire con-
troll and management of his Office. He
knew nothing OF the business of the office,
except as he learned it through you. You
took advantage of the confidence to per-
petuate these frauds in his name for your
own profit and advantage and you cont1n-
ued to do this after his death. l deem it
due to the memory of Mr.. TOrrans to say
| that all the proof developed in this case
slightest knowledge or Information of your
fraudulent practices. Without dwelling
longer on the facts of your case, further
than to say that the proof of your guilt is
is: That upon the verdict of the jury, in
case No. 9G2, finding you guilty OF forging
affidavits and writings to support false
claims against the government you be i'm
prisoned for the term OF two years and SIX
months at hard labor in the House of Cor
rection at Detroit, Mich, and pay hne TO
the United States of $1,000 and all costs OF
prosecutions; and upon the verdict OF the
Jury, in case No. 9e3; finding you guilty of
making and presenting to the court for ap-
proval false and fictitious claims against
the United States, the sentence is that you
be imprisoned for the term of two years
and six months at hard labor in the house
of CORE elton at Detroit, Michigan, and pay
all costs of prosecution. The term OF I'M
prisonment under this sentence, to COM
mence at the expiration of the term of i'm
prisonment under the sentence in case No.
962 making the total term of your imprls-
onment five years."
While Judge Caldwell was delivering the
above remarks the prisoner remained
standing, with his eyes centered upon the
fl { or Immediately in front of him and so
remained in that position until escorted to
the marshal's Office.