New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-01
WILLIAM E. GOULD PLEADING GUILTY.
PRESENTING TO THE UNITED STATES COURT IN PORT
LAND A WRITTEN STATEMENT CONCERNING HIS
CRIME.

PRESENTING TO THE UNITED STATES COURT IN PORT
LAND WRITTEN STATEMENT CONCERNING HIS
CRIME.
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 30.-Cashier William
E. Gould was taken into the United States Court room
this afternoon to plead to Indictments against MIN
charging him with misappropriatiug funcs OF
ais bank. He waived the reading Of each
of tho Indictments and pleaded guilty to each
The prisoners face expressed not the slightest
emotion the distrct-attorney moved for sentence
When asked by If he had anything to say the
prisoner handed to Judge Drumnon, his counsel paper
aud the explained that his client had reduced TO
writing what he would have said, thinking he
could better express himself in that way In this paper
Mr. Gould says
II cannot say without examination OF the books or
the bank that all the charges contained In the indlot
am guilty OF Improperly using funds intrusted TO my
keeping and tnat 1t just that should be punished
fence. When left New York or my home. was sure
this struggle was making With vain nSps Te'rev fnen
determined to return to give my aid in explaining
saTs ana 81 e Unn ar a%s as ia y IN my rsu
ton for the wrong had done and to bear with what
Mn''l Il !. s the iSst first wrong have done, and
law wish II could fall upon myself alone. 1t would
good purpose for me 10 state the causes whica
for rot having warned me- IL ,%G,iN woaIa
but it viii VII be readily besved tnaf in the beginning
had no design to take one dollar from the bank that
could not ac count for My intimate relations with the
Institution. its management ana oMcers' Ieu INC
10 different course OF action ID tue
outset than should have pursued under different cir
cumstances But TO Ind my self heavy loser through
the misconduct OF others. could not make
good the funds I had used. have triet
every means to keep up my credit. have struggled
hard TO extrcate myself from my unfortunate position
and to obtain reimburse the Dank ana save my
self and those connected with me from tnls hopeIess
ruin all this have failed. Nothing remains 10 ihe
but undergo the sentence whlch Justce' tempeteu'
hope with mercy requires the court TO pronounce
Judge webb then said that he had no desire TO say one
upon this unfortunate man. The duty that rested upon
hun as one compelling him to disregard all matters OF
simple feeling and look the public welfare. said the
Judge:
Its evident everybody that cases OF this sort are
of the most serious injury 10 the community
in any light In which they can 10 viewed II
has held have been very great, l. 10 an
tho more Important that tne VIII oh pssuIs pa1
80 exposed TO temptation sh0nu DC lortno4,
uphed sustained by views or the consequences. is
IA IN no splrit uukindness toward hlm Dut irom
single regard the public welfare tna Que sho uo ue
termne the amount OF penalty to 90 ihp)seu
Judge Webb then mado minute OF the sentence on
the back OF the Indictment and further SAID;
Tho statutc confines me within certain limits. There
ia al uncertainty that has never Deeh Iuiy
settled as far as [ know, by the courts as 10 ihe
duty OF the Judge rlcsidng where Two distinct
nractions statute contained Ill inc sano IN
dictmeut shall treat this case IN such way tnat IL
am rroulred to deal with both shall give the least pen
att the will allow TO eacn ana not exeeed Tue
amount can give for QUE
Judge Webb then sentenced Gould to imprisonment
for ten years In the State Prison at Tho maston.