The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-01-13

L want to say there is $40, 900
winch has not been accounted for.
AT the time of the count by the bank ex-
amlner this defendant had $4,000 re-
counted, or had $4,000 fictitious dollars
counted. He had 10000 fictitious dollars
counted by the bank examiner by manipu-
latlng clearing house accounts and other
amounts accounted for. Considering this,
all my tendency would be to impose
heavy sentence on this defendant.
THE OTHER SIDE.
but there is the other side. Here is
young man employed in this banking
house, goes into it as boy. stays there
number of years, is promoted rapidly and
he is finally given a high position and
placed in charge of all the cash of the
Dank. he Is paid salary of 81 500. At
the same time he is meeting the demands
OF Atlanta society. He has not only TO
support himself on that salary, but
must support the demands of Atlanta
society. He finds in the course of his
business that this money is treated as
merchandise, that it is treated as bag
atelle. He finds other young men in
other banks who are meeting demands of
Atlanta society and who loan him $1,000
and $4,000 on his check and he naturally
yields to temptation and when he has
yielded he naturally covers it up.
THE DEMANDS OF THE LAW.
81 am inclined to think that is the view
| ought to take of it. At the same time
do not think | should give this man the
minimum sentence of the law. The law
is very severe, and particularly so with
regard to the discretion that
ought to be allowed to the
court. The minimum sentence allowed
by the law is five years. and the maximum
sentence is ten years. In other words
when responsible officers wreck bank
the court is required to sentence them for
ten years, but when an office boy steals
$40 from bank the court is required to
sentence him for five years. This defendant
is not in the latter category and is GER
talnl y not in the first, for he owned no
stock in the bank"
The court then explained the indict-
ments for the embezzlement of Sl5,0O0,
four counts were covered by the indict-
ment for embezzling $103, 178, and that he
was satisfied that there was but one
shortage, but that he had directed that
three verdicts be taken. He said the in
dictments could have been consolidated
into one case if the lawyers had been
careful, ana, therefore, but one sentence
would have been necessary.
PRoNoUNCING SENTENCE.
"Under the circumstances, I deem it my
duty to sentence the defendant on each
luulCJiA6uG Leu bu6 u6l6uuduL Sbd0Q
up said the court. Redwine stood up,
and, supporting himself against the back
of a chair, gazed steadily into the eyes of
the judge who was pronouncing the words
that would legally deprive him of his
liberty. The silence in the court room
was such that every word uttered by the
judge could be distinctly heard in the
corridors. Redwine was surrounded by
his friends, who were pale and nervous.
1.-The sentence of the court is that you
shall serve six years in the Columbus %. }
penitentiary. That sentence is imposed
in each one Of the three indictments, the
sentence of each to be served concur
rently with the other.'
Picking up the papers he had prepared
he continued:
''This is the form intended to put ii
in. And it is further ordered and ad-
judged that the sentence imposed in this
case shall be served concurrently with
that imposed in indictment number -"
this should show the number of the in
dictment under which he shall serve the
sentence"
AS this sentence ended, Redwine sank
back into the chair behind him and turn
ing to one of his friends began talking to
him.
The court then adjourned. AS the
crowd was moving out of the room a num-
ber Of Redwine's friends attempted to get
over the railing to him, but were pre-
vented from doing so by the bailiffs.