The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1897-06-03

L. G. SHOVE was sentenced by Judge
Burnell at Oshkosh on Saturday last.
Prior 20 the sentencing District Attorney
Schenian spoke briefly. A. j. Schmitz,
who assisted in the prosecution, then ad-
dressed the court stating the statutory
provisions regarding sentence. He asked
that if a fine was to be imposed confine
ment should be IN the Manitowoc county
Jail until the fine and costs we're paid.
Benjamin Goldberg pleaded for leniency
and c. F. Felker pleaded eloquently for
a mild sentence.
The court room was packed and the
proceedings were heard with The close st
attention by all present. At / As Shove
was asked if he had anything to say why
sentence ST ould not be pronounced. He
ed to talk but could not. lie then drew
a paper from his POCKET, which evidently
was something prepared in advance as
answer to the usual question why SEN
tence should not be pronounced. When
his lawyer attempted to read this. Shove
restrained HIM and simply said, "Your
honor. l have not transgressed the laws
of God or man. | am entirely and Who'll
ly innocent of the east thought of crime.'
Judge Burnell then pronounced SEN
tence which was that a fine together
xxrfh Of
Cured by the county at the request of
Shove, amounting to ST Cos be imposed,
Failing to do this Shove to be confined in
the Winnehago county Jail, at hard labor,
without the county Jail for a period of
four months. The Judge took the sting
out of the sentence by generating Shove
from any dishonest act In connection with
the failure Of the bank; that The crime of
the accused was mainly an error of judg-
| ment; that he had not profited a dollar by
the operation nor had he speculated.
That far intelligent jury had found
violation of the law and that the law
must be indicated. That the defendants
age forbade long sentence and that con-
tinement IN the Manltowoc county Jail
wonld be an added and needless humiia-
| ton which he would not impose. This de-
| prives the sentence largely almost wholly,
ofcrimlnal feature which murt be pleasing
to those relatives who would have felt,
though without reason, that sentence
in the usual form would make them share
IN the disgrace. They are spared this and
are entitled to congratulations Shove's
business methods are condemned and that
is about all, He may not appreciate this
outcome but his relatives certainly do.
The costs as reckoned up by Judge
| Burnell were short of the actual expense
by 1902, this being the cost of the appeal
/ to the supreme court. This was added
making the costs So, 107, which with the
fine made SHOT. The reports state that
after sentence Shove attempted to COM
nit suicide by stabbing himself with a
| penknife, but he was rest ralned. There
is not person in ManitOwoc who be-
/ lieves he had the slightest intention of
suicide and if be made show in that iii
raction 1t was a bit Of side play which the
circumstances by no means justified.
The scene 10 the court room was affect
ing, and many people shed tears from
sympathy, IL was trying position for
the Judge whose sympathy was in conflict
with his sense of duty. There will not
| I,o
as he has decided to take the sentence
to serve his term. The labor is ontside
the Jail and he will not be placed ia q
cell. He has been given the Jail limits.
The papers stated that sheriff Lampert
bad permitted T. q. Sho7ejai limits, that
is the freedom of the city within one mile
of the Jail and that he occupied the par
lor bedre ON IN the sheriff's apartments
When court opened on Tuesday, Judge
Burnell sent for the sheriff and question
ed him regarding these reports. He sale
kindly bu. that the sentence must not b,
made & farce of, that there was no sucl
, thing as Jail limits in criminal case ant
that the clause IN the sentence meant tina
the sheriff could give the prisoner worl
outside the Jail suitable to his years ant
health. The sheriff explained that b.
had not confined Mr.. Shove in a cell OF
2 the advice of the county physician VIII,
5 said the prisoners health would not ad
8 init of 1t.