Los Cerrillos rustler. (Cerrillos, N.M.) 188?-1891, 1891-07-10

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orally known, so that when District
Attorney Graham arose 10 ask that SEN
tence be passed upon the prisoner there
were not more than fifty people in the
court room. The district attorney spoke
briefly. He denied Bardsley's conten-
ton, made in his statement TO the court
n week ago, that the e~N-treasurer had
not misappropriated II dollar. Mr..
Graham showed that by Bardsley's own
statement he must have appropriated
at least s22O, OO0, as that amount was
required to be made good by his sure
ties. Mr.. Graham practically admitted
that Bardsley's declaration that he had
placed s945, 900 in the Keystone bank,
taking due bills for the money, was
true, and that the money was deposited
in the bank. Although not able as yet
to specifically show where the money
had gone Mr.. Graham said that Bards-
ley's entertainments would amount to
between $500, 600 and $500. 900.
Mr.. Alexander. counsel for Bardsley,
reviewed the statements made by his
client and appealed to the our for
mercy on the ground of Bardsley's plea
OF guilty and his past services to the
city. Mr.. Alexander said that Hards-
ley did not get Il dollar Of the money
he put into the Keystone bank, and
that within two months 1t would be
shown who did. Mir. Alexander vehe-
mently declared that his client had not
stolen "a dollar. but that he had only
pleaded guilty To the statutory oirenses
of loaning, specializing with and re-
ceiying interest on the public und
Never with his consent, said Mr.. Alex
ander, should Bardsley appear before
the investigating committee of councils
to testify, but il ut any time the district
attorney desired any information or as.
~sistance his client was willing TO aid
him.
: While his counsel was speaking
Bradsley sat with bowed head, merry
ously tracing imaginary lines with the
back of a pen upon the table before
him. Width the exception of hi,
|. brother-in-law, not one of the hundreds
of friends that Bardsley had a year age
were present when he rose to receive
the sentence of the court.
, As Bardsley got up Judge Wilson
motioned him 10 be seated while he de
: liverel the lecture and words of ad
monition that a judge usually preface'
! a sentence with. Judge Wilson's Sc
Z we're words caused Bardsley the mos
palpable distress. When Judge Wilson
: spoke of the past friendship between
himself and the man awaiting hi
sentence, Bardsley's hands opened anC
!" shut convulsively, and his face flushed
and paled and his head sank upon hi
: breast.
When Judge Wilson plainly said tina
. he could find no palliation for Bards
ley's malfeasance and that his offenst
was the more open TO censure from hi
: abuse of his official position, the pris
Z oner almost collapsed, and SCENE,
u about to sink to the fo1r from hi
g chair. Nevertheless. before Judge VII
son had concluded and ordered him L
. rise to receive sentence, Bardsley hat
. completely regained his composure, an,
= received the words which sent him 4
" prison for fifteen years with a s~toicisn
that was almost indifferent in its ute
>. absence OF emotion.
: The sentence of Judge Wilson wa
&c that Bardsley undergo fifteen year:
" solitary confinement in the easter
II penitentiary and that he pay a fine |
the sum equal TO the amount OF his en-
81 bezzlement arising from the transat
IL tons to which he pleaded guilty.