The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-06-07
hollands SENTENCE.
How 1t was Received by Him
His Views and Those of his
Attorney.

Edward T. holland, whose sentence
to the penitentiary was yesterday con-
firmed by the Supreme Court is living
in st. Louis.
Mr.. Noland's first iDtimation of the
courts decision was through a private
telegram directed to him at his resi-
dence on Chestnut street. He was
taken completely by surprise, and bis
wife and family were Frustrated with
giief.
Mr.. NolaDd recognized that the next
proceeding would be for the marshal
Of court to come here and convey him
to the penitentiary. and he at once
concluded to avoid this humiIiating ex.
perience by at once going to jefferson
City and delivering himself 10 the
Warden. During the afternoon Mrs.
Noland's illness from the shock be-
came quite serious, and after con.
sultatinn with his cousin and lawyer,
Mr.. Chas holland, Mr.. holland decid'
ed to remain over till his cousin could
60 to Jefferson City and file a motion
for a rehearing in the Case. In accor.
dance with this programme Mr.. Chas.
holland left last night for Jefferson
City where he will this morning file
the motion. Mr.. holland will await
the action of the court on this motion
before surrendering himself, and it is
probable the matter will not be dispos
ed of for several days.
STATES HIS VIEWS.
Mr.. holland on being seen last night
said: 81 was much surprised at the
decision of the supreme court in my
case, as my attorneys, as well as a
number of leading lawyers in all parts
of the state, led me to think the court
would most certainly reverse my case
or reverse a long line Of decisions of
our court. Of course 1 have not seen
the opinion, and even if / had 7 am
not competent to criticise it, SO l will
leave criticisms to those more COM
petent to suggest them. 1 have never
thought that l would have to 60 to
the peritentiary, yet it seems that I
have been wrong. have an abiding
faith that the court will find in our
motion for a rehearing sufficient rea.
sons to justify them in changing their
decision. However, if the motion for
a rehearing is denied, no officer will
be necessary to take me 10 the peni-
Tertiary, for 1 shall promptly deliver
myself to the warden.
81 saw the warden at the Laclede
tonight and notified him that as soon
as:.my attorneys told me that nothing
further could be done to protect my
family from the disgrace OF my i'm
prisonment I would take the first
train and deliver myself to him as his
prisoner. desire to express my
gratitude to my friends for the kind
interest they have manifested in my
behalf and assure them that my future
will be directed in q line that will
merit their confidence and esteem.
"What distIesses me most is the
suffering which my innocent family
are forced to undergo on my account.
Surely there will be no one mean
enough to add to it by cruel referen-
ces to my conviction"
CHARLES holland TALKS.
Charles holland, the cousin aud at
torney of ex-State Treasurer was seen
last evening at the Laclede Hotel just
before he left for Jefferson City, and
the following interview was had with
him:
"Did you expect the case would be
reversed ?" was asked.
81 most certainly did. I was 60
confident that l would have staked
my life on the result
"What will you now do in the
case?'
81 shall file motion for a rehear-
ing, but they have knocked all the |
confidence in law points out of me.
and will file the motion more as a
matter of form than anything else"
"Have you anything further to say
about the case of Mr.. Noland?"
"No, sir, l have no criticisms to
make until l read the opinion, and
then my criticisms will be made TO the
court itself when | argue the motion
for rehearing. If the judges acted
solely from a sense of duty after a
careful and fair examination of the
law, the result should not be criticisei,
while if they did allow other motives
to influence them their own consciencj S
will punish them. Therefore, shall
keep silent, and hope Eds friends
will indulge in no harsh criticism of
the opinion or the judges who rem
dered it."
"Then if your motion for rehear-
ing lie overruled will you try to get
Governor Francis IN rardon your