The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-01-11
The Observation-Disclosures Convicted
on Eight Indictments.
The Second Trial Lasted u Month aud
the Case win Cust the Gov.
4ernmtnt $4,000. .


the Rev, u. +. Is Howard case. The
court room and Corridors were filled
with eager listeners. Me defendant
sAt In his accustomed place, with his
iafhini wife on one aide and his coun-
gel on the other. lie uttered not d
word, but the livid flush in his face
changed to an afhep Wilderness when
the import of the words impressed
their full meaning upon him.
80 say you as to all the indict-
mente?' repeated Judge Hammond
IN questioning manner; to which
thespukesman repliel in the afirma-
tive. lhe Judge then thanked the
jury f9r their patience during the long
Trial and wished The Government pro-
vlded more ample compensation,
y L. H. Canada, couusel for the de-
iendant, arose and asked for new
trial and arrest OF judgement. Other
matters were also discussed, and the
court granted counsel until the after.
aeon for consideration. The motion
for arrest OF judgment and new trial
was argued before Judge Hammond
when court met this afternoon. The
Judge also took w the question of
sentence under the consolidation of
eight indictments. He stated that he
would sentence the defendant under
the twenty counts OF the indictment
which Were fully sustained He will
pass sentence tomorrow, which can
not be less than ten nor more than
thirty years. The Judge will, OF course
override the arrest Of Judgement and
new trial motion, aud the defense will
appeal by writ OF error.
tits somewhat doubtful if the bond
is forced high whether the defendant
can give it. The family Of the defend.
ants wife are almost crszed by the
blow that has fallen upon them.
Howard is in the custody Of two Dep.
uty Marshals tonight in the Judges
private Office at the CourI house, and
was not sent to Jail through the
courtesy OF Marshal Manson.
Another sensation was created this
afternoon by the arrest OF Smith,
Heatly and Gleason, three OF Towards
New York witnesses, by the Govern
ment on the charge OF perjury. rhey
are in Jail.
This ends one OF the longest and
most lannon's trials ever held before
Federal Court in the south. The
last trial lasted just one month, the
first, which was mlstrial, occupying
nearly AZ long in November. The
two trials will cost the Government
$75,OUO.
The defendant is an Englishman
10y birth, is about forty years OF age,
is a Baptist minister and Doctor OF
Divinity. He speaks several Ian.
guages and is we'll educated man.
The eight indictments against him
originally embraced twenty four
counts, but two were thrown out. He
is charged with useing the United
States mails for fraudulent purposes,
in conducting a foreign estate claims
business, in Jackson, as G. T. B. How
ard, and during the past three years j 4
New York and London as q Ross,
Joseph Leger and William lord Moore.
Under these aliases he conducted one
of the greatest swindlhs concerns
ever operated in this country, collect
ing several thousand dollars from peo-
pie in all parts OF the United States
promising them enough wealth 10
bankrupt England.
The Government authorizes ts4ne
near getting him in New Yotx last
year. and he was run orb OF London
in February, 1892, wben Minister
Robert T. Lincoln sent Mr.. Hodson
of the American Legislator. and n
spector Froest, OF Scotland Yards, to
his place OF business at No: S In9ersol
Road, and where ne signed the agree
ment as William Lord Moore to quit
the business. He mighthave escaped
altogether il be had quit the business
when he returned TO Jackson last fall
but the bait was 100 alluring and ht
could not resist. Under the title o
president G. +. B.. Howard Of TIM
Gulf and Tennessee railroad" he begar
sending out letters to his formel
victims, and when the money begar
to come in freely he went to Chicago
to attend the Worlds Fair, and wa
there arrested on telegram from
Postoffice Inspector Little, who enter
ed his Office here and discovered twt
or three bushels of the old correspond
ence Of Moore, Ross AID LeGei. Thi
was excluded from the trial, but tn
names obtained led to correspondence
by the District Attorney andto hi
conviction.
HOWARD GETS NINE YEARS.
JACKSON, Tenn, Jan. 3.-The Rev
"A FAIR TRIAL Of Hoods Sar'