The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-13
REDWINE GETS Is YEARS
GITEN SIX Years IMPRIsONMEyT
on AACH fNDfCTMENT.
Judge Pardce Reviews the Case at Length
In PronouncIng tn. sentsnee-Capt.
jackson Demands Justice.

dee this morning sentenced Louis Red
the Gate City National bank. for a term
OF six years in the Columbus (Ohio) peni-
tentlary. he having pleaded guilty yes
terday TO embezzlng one hundred and
three thousand dollars.
Hon. y. j. Hammond, the Lead
ing attorney for the defence. presented ply
sicians' certificates concerning Redwlnes
heath, showing THAI he was not physical
ly in strong condition, and begged the
Judge that his sentence be su,h as TO
admit some hope. Captain Harry Jack
son, who is the leading prosecuting at
torney, and who Is the father OF Tom
Cobb Jackson, who suiclded, as Is gen
orally supposed, on account OF comphca-
tions relas.Ag L, the nbezzlement. quick
liz rose, demanded justice, and said:
ii want the long arm OK the IN" -
reach out and take In whom It may lhe
way to the ruin of the Gate CITY Natiohai
t,anie is paved with grave-stones.
,aptain JACKSON referred dramatically
IN tho suicide OF his own son, as one
OF the circumstances connected Win 'he
case.
Judge Parder's sentence.
Judge Pardee, in passing sentence on
Redwine, said:
have considered that this man was
a very dangerous person and that ne
ought 10 be locked up for the longest
period that / could name. The deNterity
which he showed in covering up MS
tracks, the ingenious schemes resorteu
TO. are such that a man with baby
balanced mind would not have thought
of. In that connection. / want to say
there is $4,000 which has not been ac-
counted for.
At the time of the count by the bank
examiner this defendant had $l5O,OO re-
counted, or had 5000 fictitious doilars
counted. lie had 1000 fictitious dollars
counted by the bank examiner by manlpu-
lating clearing house accounts, ana both
amounts accounted for. Considering this
all. my tendency would be to impose a
heavy sentence on this defendant.
But there IS the other side. Here is a
young man employed In this banking
house; goes into it as a boy: stays there
number of years; Is promoted rapidly.
and finally given a high position ana
placed In charge Of all the cash OF the
bank He is meeting the demands OF
Atlanta society. He has not only to sup
port himself on that salary, but must sup
port the demands Of Atlanta society. He
finds I'm the course of his business that
this money is treated as merchandise;
that Il Is treated as a bagatelle. He finds
other young men I'm other banks who are
meeting demands Of Atlanta society, and
who loan MIN 5000 and $4,000 on his
check and he naturally yields to tempta-
ton. and when he has yielded he natural
ly covers it up
i am inclined to think that is the view
I ought to take Of it. At the same time
don't think / should give this man the
minimum sentence of law. The law IS
very severe, and particularly so with re-
gard to the discretion that ought 10 be
allowed % the cagrt. The minimum sem
tence allowed by law is five years. and
the maximum sentence Is ten years. In
other words, when responsible officers
wreck a baak the court Is required 20 SEN
tence them for ten years, but when an
Office boy stels $40 from the bank the
court is required TO sentence him for five
years. This defendant is not in the latter
category. and is certainly not In The first,
for he owned no stock in the bank.
Six Years on ia Il Indictment.
The Court then explained the indict-
ments for the embezzlement of $1,000
$1,000 were covered by the indictment fol
embezzling Si03,l7s, and that he was salts
fled that there was but one shortage
but that he had directed that three YER
diets be taken lie said the Indictment
could have been consolidated into one
case II the lawyers had been careful
and therefore but one sentence would
have been necessary.
Under the circumstances I deem II
my duty TO sentence the defendant on
each indictment. Let the defendant
stand up" said the Court.
Redwine stood up and supported him
self against the back OF a chair, sazeo
steadily into the eyes Of the judge. who
was pronouncng, the words that would
legally deprive him OF his liberty. The
silence In the courtroom was such tha
every word uttered by the judge coule
be distinctly heard In the corridors feu
wine was surrounded by his frienus, "h'
were pale and nervous go,
"'rbe sentence of this court Is that yo'
shall serve six years In the COLUMBUS
ohio penitentiary. That sentence Is I'M
posed i'm each one OF the three holctmeu's
'rhe sentence Of each 10 be served con
currently with the other.
Picking up the papers ne had prepareu
no cOntinued "rhis is the form ! intende,
TO nut IL in-And IL is further ordered
ana .dindeed that the sentence imposed II
this case shall be served ooncurrentl,
with that imposed in indictment No -
This would show the number Of the In
dictmonts under which he shall serve
the sentence"
As this sentence ended Redwiue SAM
hack into the chair behind him, an'
turning to one OF his friends, besal
! talking TO him. The court then adjourned
AS the crowd was mOyig out OF the room
n number OF Redwines friends attempte'
7 to get over the railing to him, but wer
! prevented from doing so by the bailiffs.