St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-12-19
SCnEIG IS SENTENCED.
SEVEN YEARS AND 0YE-RALF At
HARD LABOR.
JUDGE JAiIISON,S SERMON.

Are Released Why Tim
Byrnes Defends Them.
Philip NJ. Scheig received his sem
tence yesterday forenoon. When he
entered the court room shortly before
ID a. N. there was a large audience wait
Ing. Scheig was accompanied by his
father and Detectives HankinsOn and
Slavic. County Attorney Nye followed
them. Judge JamisOn assembled the
bench punctuaiiy, and the county at
torney Immediately moved for the SEN
tence of Philip NJ. Scheig. Scheig stood
up and the clerk asked him what he had
to say why sentence should not be
passed upon him. Before Scheig an
swered the court directed the clerk to
swear tie prisoner. After Scheig had
taken the oath the court inquired:
How old are you, Mr.. Scheig %
Twenty eight years."
'What has been your business ?"
Bank business for ten years"
''Have you ever learned any trade ?''
mo, sir"
Scheig said that he had formerly been
engaged in the wholesale dry goods
business in ST. Paul.
DO you know of any reason why
sentence should not be passed upon
You?' asked Judge Jamison.
mo. sir" answered Scheig, but at
this point County Attorney Nye called
the attention of the court to the fact
that ScheIg had confessed his guilt.
The court then pronounced sentence
upon Scheig in the following terms:
JUDGE JANISON'S SERMON.
"A : has hPHn said Inv the 0Onnfv r
torDey, the otfense to which you have
pleaded guilty here is indeed serious
one, ana one for the commission OF
which the law fixes a severe punish
ment. The duty of the court at this
time is certainly very unpleasant one.
10 send young man of your caDabiIi-
ties out of the community to the prison
is matter which | deeply regret. Why
you turned your back on the splen-
did opportunities that you have
had in life; upon YOUR position
where you had the trust and conf
dence or your employers, and why YOU
turned yOur back upon your friends and
home and wife and your aged father and
mother Is matter that is hard to eX-
plaln. But l am told by those who
know you that an explanation is found
in the fact that your life for several
years past has been a fast and CAV one.
That your life has led you from one
stage OF dissipation to another until
your necessities became such that you
took the funds of the bank. | might
say that the legitimate and the almost
inevitable result OF a life of that kind is
the commission Of crime. And the
prime object of the law in infiicting
punishment for the commission of Of
lenses Is to deter others from the COM
mission OF ike OfTenSes: to establish an
example and warning. And YOUR posi-
ton here today at the bar of this court,
and the punishment of the court. is TO
stand as warning 10 the young men OF
this community who are disposed
TO lead lives OF Indifference and dissipa-
ton. But at the same time there is
no occasion for abandoning all hope in
life. You may III great measure re-
trieVe the ground that you have lost.
But that rests entirely with you. The
sincere hope OF the court is that Whil9
you are confined in prison you will
firmly determine to lead a proper and
honest life, ana believe | am warranted
III assuring you that If, after YOU shall
have served your term and come into
this community with a genuine resolve
TO lead proper life thenceforth that
there VIII be the hand of sympathy and
helpfulness extended to you from all
sides. Ibose with whom you are best
acquainted tell ME that you are man of
! generous impulses. a kind heart, and a
| young man of splendid ability. Those
| qualities combined with determination
| 10 Industry and honesty can
yet make position for YOU
| IN society, Notwithstanding the
! blight the sentence of this court will
| place upon your record. The extreme
| punishment the law fixes for this Of
/ tense is ten years in the states prison.
! but owing TO the fact that you have
| frankly admitted your guilt, that YOU
| have done what you could to assist the
! officers OF the bank in recovering the
! moneys you have taken, and that Won
| have shown genuine penitence, induces
me not 10 lnt1lct the extreme penalty of
! the law. But. still, the community, the
! banking institutions and business insti-
! tutlonS should be protected from the
! commission of like otfenSes. Therefore.
| feel that the punishment should be
! adequate so that it may stand as a
warning to others.
1T Is the sentence of this court that
! you be imprisoned at hard labor in the
| states prison at Saltwater for the ne
! ROD OF seven years and SIX months"
The buzz that always follows breath
| less suspense ran around the court room
! as soon as Judge Jamison ceased speak,
| Ing. Judging from the behavior of the
| spectators the sentence met with their
! approval. Before Scheig was taken
| back to the Jail The Floyd boys and their
mother entered the court room in The
custody OF two deputy sheriffs. They
did not recognize Scheig, nor he them.
Schelg was engaged in talking to his
father. and was SOON afterwards taken
TO the county Jail. The Floyds then be-
came the cynosure OF all eyes. Mrs.
Floyd looked fairly well considering the
suffering the Imprisonment inflicted
upon her. The FloydS were accom-
panied by their attorney, Tim Byrnes.
When their cases were called they
stood before the bar, and in response TO
the question OF the clerk. Are you guilty
as charged in the Indictment against
yOu?' they each said, in clear tones:
Not guilty"
The trial was set for Jan. "a, and the
bail in the case Of Mrs. Floyd reduced
from ZOO 70 $500.
All three secured bail in the after
noon, and were released from Jail. The
Suretles on the bond are J. a. Wolyer-
ton, who is Mrs. FIoyd's brother-in-law.
Ezra w. Aldrich and j. Wallace Field.
The boys bonds are for s., 600 each.
Shortly after p. m. Mrs. Floyd and her
sons walked out Of the county Jail. and
mighty glad they were to get out of the
place. This Is the first time that all
three have been together outside of
prison walls since Lou and Frank left
the city, nearly four months ago.
Mother and sons went 10 the San An
gelo, and presumably enjoyed their
supper for the first time in a long while,
Though their cases are set for Jan. q. it
is likely that the trial will be postponed
for two or three weeks beyond that
time.
Scheig remained in the county iaiI
last night. He will be taken to Still
water this morning. Asked what he
thought OF the sentence, Scheig said:
We'll. in view of the fact that 1 made
a full confession of my crime, and also
of the accemplices. think 1t was a
little hard: but then had made I'D nv
mind not to be disappointed even if I
received the maximum, and ANYTHING