Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1886-01-15
THE CAMP SENTENCE.
Statesman.

the hour appointed TOT sehtences """
after argument by his counsel, Sllas
w. Moody, for new trial which was
overruled, the accused was ordered to
stand up by the court, and to the usual
question by the Judge, "Have you
anything to say why judgement should
not now be pronounced" Major Camp
said. "Conscious of my Innocence
when I heard of the charge against
me Immediately returned TO Idaho,
and / can oniy now say that'I am in
'nocent of the charge" Moody then
addressed the court substantially as
follows.
aIf your honor please, the matter
has now passed beyond the consider
alton of the jury and therefore it seems
proper to call to your attention some
matters which although excluded by
the strict rules of law from judicial
consideration at the time of trial, may
now be called to your remembrance
and notice in abating the severity OF
the defendants sentence. 1t was
shown upon the trial that in the de-
fa,daut,s absence the funds were IN
the possession of Heuschkel; that
when defendant left, by the testimony
of the Treasury agent, his books ana
amounts were correct; that after ne
went away Heuschkel reported for
sixteen days that the money was saie'
that in addition to this he wrote TO
Camp letter saying all was right N
the Office; that Heuschkel was the
only one tina. had access to the fnnds
and nv his statement to the depart
sment acknowledged that almost dairy
he went to the safe and paid theretrom
large amounts, showing that necessar-
;lv he was familiar with the amount
on hand every day after Camp lett.
True, Heuschkel was not under 'ndict-
ment. but morally he was on trial ana
when called upon to account Tor ms
not discovering the shortage sooner
his only answer was 81 do not KNOW
Had he been on trial legally, his con-
sv;ctiop would have been certain, ana
what the reason is that he has not been
indicted can only imagine the real
reason rests in the bosom OF the Spec
,al Agent, and upon him must rest the
responsibility. But your honor has
decided that the verdict was not con-
trary TO the law or the evidence, and
therefore these facts can now only be
remembered to the extent OF establish
ing some doubt in your honor's mind
as to the culpabilty of the defendant;
but outside of this there should be con
s;dered the conduct of the defendant,
his constant protestation of innocence
all along, and even now, with sentence
impending, he has asserted to your
honor that even if he must go to prison
by your judgement he goes knowing
in his utmost heart that he is innocent
and that the consciousness OF that m
nocense will sustain him. For days
and weeks and months have had this
case beforeme; I think that if any man
knows the whole matter, do, and
from first to last have been satisfied
that Major Camp never embezzied a
dollar OF Government property, and
SO again asserting his innocence, which
will always be believed even to the
end, l ask your honor before passing
sentence to remember this: to remem-
that the jury recommended him to the
mercy of this court; to remember the
sorrow he has experienced, the anxiety
he has suffered, the high station he SO
recently occupied among the citizens
of this territory, the awfulness of the