The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-20
J. R. HOLLANDS SENTENCE
THE TESTIMONY OF BANK EX-
AMINER Miller
A Strong and CleaT-Cut Speech by
District Attorney Glenn-HOiland
Will Go to Albany Next week.

District Attorney GIenn-Hoiland
| Will Go to Albany Next week.
| The Charlotte News of Thursday
gives an extended report of the SEN
tence, by Judge Dick, in the Federal
| Court, of eX-bank cashier James R.
| Holland, who goes to Albany peni-
| Tertiary for a term of seven years
| without hard labor. He was also fined
| S1O
Immediately after court was called
to order yesterday morning, District
Attorney Glenn took up the case, No.
10 on the docket, and the first name
called out was James e. Holland. The
ex-cashier had come to the court
house few minutes previously, ac-
companied by his stauuch friend, Mai.
Jas. q. Harris, and was at that time
in an ante-room. AS his name was
called, Col. ii. c. Jones stepped into
the room and reappeared with Mr..
Holland at his side. Mr.. Holland
took seat behind his lawyers, Col.
Jones and Mr.. G. w. Tillit. He did
not appear nervous. but mental suf
fering was plainly depicted upon his
pale face and care worn features. 1t
was 4 man whose heart was stony
that could look upon him without in
tense pity. There was no delay about
opening the trial.
Mr.. John w. Miller, the bank exam
iHer, whose eyes first detected the
crookedneSs of the ex-cashier, was
called to the stand. He gave in de-
tail the result of his Investigations,
and in reply to questions said that
Holland had made false entries, and
in general had gone the length of
falsifying bank records. He had also
been guilty of forgery to the extent of
$4,000. To the best Of his knowledge,
Hollands defalcationS amounted to
between 1914, 900 and $95, 900, and that
of this S75, 900 had been accounted for
that is, it is known where the S75,-
600 went to. The remainder could not
be accounted for. Asked as to how
had been going on, Mr.. Miller said
according to Hollands statement, it
had covered period Of eight years.
Mr.. Glenn called the attention of
the court to the fact that while the
$75, 600 had been accounted for it had
not been returned to the bank. MIR.
Miller was on the stand twelve min
utes. He was the only witness intro
duced for the prosecution.
Witnesses in behalf of Holland were
then called and examined. They were
DR.. Joseph Graham, Capt. S. B. Alex
ander and Maj. Jas. G. Harris. By
far, the most important was DR.. Gra
ham, and it is believed his testimony
helped to shorten Hollands sentence.
After testifying to the length Of time
he had known Holland and giving him
an excellent character in all respects,
Dr. Graham, in response to questions
as to the condition of Hollands
health, said that he is suffering from
diabetes. II ad been suffering for FIVE
years. The disease would be a serious
menace to his health in the confine-
ment of prison in the northern eli
mate, not only in itself, but it would
tend TO develop other maladies. Hol-
land had been turned down three
times on application for insurance
policies on account of diabetes symD
toms. Asked if he knew that Holland
was Il deacon IN the First Presbyte-
rian church, he said that he did not
know it for fact, but that lie had
heard SO.
MIR. GLENN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Glenn spoke fifteen minutes for
the prosecution, announcing at the
outset that he would do his full duty.
The only eXtenuating circumstance
was plea for Gods mercy. He said
that Holland had stolen this money.
EmbeZZlement was only another and
oOIlCi IOl uCu lc JlCGuI GU
case of poor unfortunate going to
the penitentiary for three or four
years for case OF ordinary theft, and
contrasted the case of Holland, who
knew right from wrong, who, under
the cloak of religion, pursued his
thieving operations, betraying high
trusts. They plead for mercy, but
Holland denied that mercy to his
family. His arraignment of Holland
was clear cut and scathing and he
dwelt at length upon the enormity of
his crime. Concluding, he said: 81
have done nothing but what | should
have done. This man." pointing to
Holland, sis guilty of larceny, of for
gerry, of perjury and hypocrisy, and
used the veil OF God to hide his SINS"
Judge Dick, in passing the sentence,
made few remarks as to the former
character of the prisoner and the
trouble and disgrace brought to his
family. etc.
Mr.. Holland listened with downcast
eyes to Judge Dicks words. At the
conclusion of the Judges remarks he
held a brief whispered conversation
with his lawyers, then left the court
house in charge of Marshal Allison.
He was accompanied to jail by Maj.
Harris and Mr.. w. E. Shaw.