The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-22
WALSH GETS A YEAR.
Sad Case Of a Good Man
Gone Wrong.
PRISONERS ENTER PLEAS.
A TROOP OF LAW BREAKERS Ap-
PEAR BEFORE JUDGE BARTCH.
John Orr, Tried For Adultery and
Acquftted-The Trial OF Sim Dug
Sans ON a Similar Charge in Pro-
gress-The Grand Jury Returns
Three More indictments.

The Mulvaney cases being dsposed
of left the way clear for other bust
ness in Judge Bartchs court and quite
q good deal was transacted.
Thomas II. Walsh appeared to plead
TO the charge of embezZling $3.50
money belonging to the Deseret Ma
tional bank. while he was employed as
agent Of the Pacific Express company.
Walsh entered a plea of guilty and
waived time for passing sentence. His
attdfkey. MIR. P. L. Williams, made a
state1lent on Walsh's behalf in mitiga-
ton Of punishment
He said the defendant had been
resident OF this city between four and
I'VE years, during which time
counsel had been acquainted With him
He had been informed by the agent
of the Express company, who was
previously agent of the company in
san Francisco, that the defendant was
in their employ there from about Sept
emher lst, 1883, and had proved himself
a very faithful and trustworthy man
until this occasion. There were some
circumstances, counsel said, which he
would like to state in Walsh's behalf
Th% defendant had been intruSted
through all these years he had worked
for the company with large sums of
money and had been always a sober.
attentive, Industrious man, and it was
a great surprise to his employers and
associates when it was known that he
committed this offense- His salary
had been SIS per month. A little less
than two years ago Walsh found him
self in somewhat embarrassed eircunl-
stances, his wife having been a woman
of delicate health, having died after
a heightened sickness. Getting be-
hind he was tempted to do what he did,
taking the money at various times to
help him along, but hoping Vatnly to
replace It. Counsel was satisfied that
defendants wife did much towards in
ducinS him to confess the wrong he
had done. His wife and children would
be largely dependent upon charity dur
ing his Imprisonment, and under the
circumstances he asked the court to
infSI5a5he highest punishment allowed
by T.. Out of the money taken the
sum of 5000 odd had been restored TO
the company.
General Superintendent Gentsch and
Agent Sanborne, of the Pacific Express
company, were present in court pre-
AIRED to say a good word for the de-
ndant. and endorsed what Mr.. vii
ms had said being in favor Of a
Mt sentence.
Judge Judd. when appealed ia, said
he wanted the court ito vindicate the
law. albeit with a Christian spirit"
County Attorney Whfttemore stated
that Walsh had done all in his power
TO help the prosecution He volun-
tarily confessed his crime and put the
officers to no trouble whatever.
The defendant had nothing to add
In his defense, and the court passed
the highest sentence anowed-one year
in the penitentiary.
Walsh's wife-a very iady-like
woman-and two little daughters were
in court and the former evidently felt
her husbands disgrace most keenly
The parting before Walsh left for the
penitentiary was a most affecting one