St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-30
LONG EXILE FOR BOTH.
Tall and Thayden Get Extensive
Penitentiary Sentences.

Penitentiary Sentences.
]. B. Tall, G. II. Thayden and Corne-
Illus McInerny were yesterday sentenced
in accordance with the verdicts of the
juries in their several cases. Tall and
Thayden were convicted for what are
known as the real estate fraudulent
transactions. When j. B. Tall was
asked by Judge Kerr if he had anything
to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him, he replied at some
length, but did not refer to his mother
in any particular, as all evening paper
stated. The fact is his mother has been
dead for number of years. The sub
stance of his reply to the court is as
follows:
I have no reason to give why sentence
should not be pronounced. If permitted
desire to say few words in behalf OF an IN
nocent wife and the mother of my children
upon whom the sorrow, disgrace and pain OF
this sentence will fall with undeserved
weight. Had I been able to produce the
necessary witnesses in my behalf-one or
whom is q fugitive from justice, and the
other one sick IN Minneapolis at the time OF
trial-it would have been clear to the court
that am not guilty of the grave crime with
which l am charged. have established my
wife in an honorable business in which 1t
will be necessary for me to join her upon my
release. know that speak the truth when
| say society would not be the loOser should
the court see fit to temper justice with mercy
in passing sentence upon me to-day for the
charge that no one more deeply deplores
than myself l may add, your honor, that L
have been taught a lesson | shall never for
get Ihave already suffered nine months i'm
prisonment. but will still bow with suDmis-
sion to the further order of the court.
Judge Kerr in passing sentence said:
Mr.. Tall, you are before me to-day charged
with very grave crime. i can not recall Its
equal as conspiracy during my connection
listened carefully to your remarks. am
glad you have spoken as you did. Mr.: Tall,
l have my conscience to answer to-. Whlle L
must confess that there is technical doubt
as to your guilt of the crime charged, do
consider you guilt of an equally grave charge.
I fully realize the fact that suffering pain
and sorrow will fall on those who do not de-
serve it, but as 1 said before, have my con-
science and duty before me.
Tall was interrogated as to his age
and occupation. He replied that he was
thirty-eight years old. and was painter
by trade. The court then fixed the term
of Imprisonment at eight years III the
penitentiary at Saltwater.
Tall stated to reporter after the SEN
tence that he had hoped it would have
been different, and was surprised at the
length of the term. He said that he had
lived in st. Paul for thirtY-three years.
His friends have already taken steps to
try and secure pardon from the gov
ernOr.
Gerhard II. Thayden was taken first
before Judge Brill, who sentenced him
to eight years In the penitentiary for
forgery in the second degree. He was
then sentenced by Judge Wilkin for
two years additional for larceny in the
second degree. When asked if he had
anything to say why sentence should
not be pronounced, he said he was led
into the deals by others and did not
think or know he was doing anything
wrongs Thayden remarked afterwards,
This ends it," He was surprised at
the length of the term imposed. Thay-
den is "a years old and stated to the
court that he has no trade, but was a
real estate dealer.
Cornelius McInerny was convic ted of
the larceny of goods in March last from
the Mason store on Wabasha street. He
stated that he is l9 years old. He was
sentenced to five years in the peniten-
tiarV