The Portland daily press., 1886-10-01
The Warrant for His Removal to
Issue Tomorrow.

than the usual attendance in the United
States Circuit Court room at the coming in
of Court After Judge Webb had taken his
seat and the grand jury had assembled there
were three additional indictments against
Mr.. Gould presented. In brief, the first al
legged the embezzlement and converting to his
own use of the sum of $4,000, on the 18th of
March, 1884. The second alleged that on the
18th of June, 1886, he embezzled and wilfully
misappled and converted to his use the sums
Of $500; $1,000 on the 18th of July, 1886;
and 81, 455 on the 31st of August, 1886. The
third alleged that he embezzled $14,S00 on
January 81, 1886; made false entry in ledg-
er NJ as follows:
255 1890
on the same date, that he issued a false GER
tifcate of deposit of Emma NJ. Gould on the
same date with intent to defraud the bank.
After the indictments had been returned by
the grand jury, the jury was dismissed by the
Court, and there being no case ready for
trial at that time Court took a recess until 8
p. m.
1t had been reported that Mr.. Gould
would probably be brought up to plead to
the indictments in the afternoon and con-
sequently quite number of curious people,
gathered at the court house in the early part
of the afternoon, but finding another case on
trial, and there being no assurance that any
action would be taken in the Gould case,
they gradually dwindled away. At 8 o'clock
Judge Webb excused the jury in attendance
on the case on trial until this morning at 10
o'clock. That seemed to give weight to the
report that Mr.. Gould would appear before
the hour Of adjournment of court. So the
reporters waited patiently and listened to
some other matters in which the District
Attorney was interested. Meanwhile the
shadows of night began to fall and the Judge
ordered the messenger to light the gas. The
messenger lighted the lamps on the Judges
and the Attorneys desks, and this amount
of illumination served to furnish half light
that was enough to give nervous person
the horrors. By this time there were just
thirteen spectators present without count
ing the reporters.
ALSO p. m. Mr.. Drummond, counsel for
Mr.. Gould, came in, walked inside the bar,
and removed his overcoat AS he had left
the court only half-hour previous with
DCputy OulbCQ CtdISo 4ualonol Culltll, ~ w do
evident that the moment so patiently waited
for had arrived. A few moments after
wards Mr.. Bird arose and addressed the
Court asking that Indictment No. 100,
United States VS.. William E. Gould, be
taken up.
Judge Webb spoke to Messenger Town
send, who entered the Marshaps room, and
at $50 the prisoner, escorted by Deputy
Marshal Smith and followed by Messenger
Townsend, entered the court room. He was
very pale, but walked with firm step, and
took his place in the dock. The deputy
took his seat on the left of the dock, the
messenger stood just behind it, and Mr..
Drummond placed himself in chair within
the ban, Ijust in::front of his client. The pris-
oner leaned his head on his left hand for the
greater portion of the time, and paid close
attention to all the proceedings. His man
ner was quiet and dignified and he seemed to
appreciate fully the terrible position in
which he found himself. When pleading to
the indictments his voice was steady and
perfectly audible. When all was over and
sentence was pronounced, he passed out of
the court room into the MarshaPs room, and
thence with his counsel and Deputy Marshal
Smith almost Immediately thereafter to the
carriage in waiting in the passage way back
of the post Office, whence the trio proceeded
to the Jail.
The following were the verbatim proceed
ings in the court room:
District Attorney Bird arose and said
the Court please would now ask that No.
1nn nf hi Tot I'M OF
William E. Gould, be taken up and that the
defendant be put to plea
The Couvt--Mr. Clerk, you may arraign
the party.
Mr.. Drummond-May it please the Court;
the respondent has been furnished with a
copy of the Indictment, read it and knows
the contents and he valves the reading of
the indictment.
The Court-Have the numbers of the in
dictmsnts so that he knows to which in
dictment he is required to plead?
District attorney Bird have furnished
his counsel with the numbers and the copies
of the indictments
The Court suppose you have, but 1t is
my duty to see that the rights in the case are
preserved and that there is no mistake.
The Clerk-William E. Gould. Do you
waive the reading of the Indictment No
100?
Mr.. Gonld-I do.
The Clerk-What say you, are you guilty
thereof or not guilty?
Mr.. Confidently.
The District Attorney then moved for the
arraignment of the respondent upon the
three other indictments, 101, 102 and 103, and
the same form was gone through in each.
Mr.. Gould waived the reading and pleaded
guilty to each one.
The District Attorney then sdid-If Your
Honor pleases, deem it my duty now to
move that sentence be imposed on ind ict-
ment 101
The Court must ask that you advise the
these indictments you propose to move for
sentence.
The District Attorneys upon this
one alone.
The Comt-This Indictment all relates to
a single transaction stating it under the vari-
GUS heads in which the statute may treat it.
District Attorney Bird-Making too sub
stantive offences under that one section. 1
wish to say, however, that the other indct-
ments are founded on different state of facts,
and are all for different offences and are not
connected with this transaction charged in
this Indictment
Z The Co,rt-In imposing sentence, / must
look at the record as it is on the Indictment
presented to me, and l cannot take into ac-
count the other indictments. Now, if the
prisoner or his counsel have anything to say
before sentence is passed, they may have the
opportunity.
Mr.. Drummond stepped to the dock, and
Mr.. Gould took from his inside coat pocket
paper and passed it to his counsel
Mr.. Drummond said: The prisoner in
tended to make a very brief statement, but
thinking that he might be unable to express
himself as he desires he has reduced to writ
ing what he would say, and by his request l
will read it. Mr.. Drummond, with good
deal of unsteadiness in his voice, and with
much feeling read the following paper,
which is in Mr.. Gould's well known bold and
business-like hand:
Il have carefully read the copy of the in
dictment which has been forwarded me by
my counsel. / cannot now say without an