The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-16
-NlvLORD NEWELL
.., 10 Five Year, Penal ssrvitndo,
e n,,- Adludg.d Guilty OF Gross Fraud.
p''- Innllsli NnhIllIY.

.., TO Five Year, Penal ssrvitndo,
~. Adluir.d guilty Of Gross Fraud.
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,nypoS, Feb. 15.-In the central
%.,~ir,, eour. to-day Lord William
....l,I fourth son Of the Marquis OF
.,,,raysnny, who was placed on trial.
,,s,d with fraud In connection with
Ell, OF sam" Lewis, the money
1,., against Lieut.. Spencer Clay. to
'..sy,r ELLIE due on two promissory
~, cashcd By Lord Nevii, pleaded
.sSsy Of fraud. but claimed he was not
lrS,ttty OF forgery. lie WIS sentenced 10
ts"y wears penal serYittidc.
N.Y. rsIcbratc6 case has ever before
Mi such u fashionable crowd 10 tho
~ sSlity. Drougham's blocked tho
os ,a"rbss and ladies' In their omnrtcst
sIgsS eyertowCd the jury box and bar
~, seats. Lady Nevill was present.
~. ntisonpr was evidently III at case,
ia y he answered to the Indictment In
et ,r.T The fut,er caused by his Plead
MSo,Ity OF fraud had subsidized. the
IImncr was allowed to take u seat In
K. Iork. a. he Is recovering from a Sc
iIuS illness. , ~.
.,.rmslprccs OF the fraud us already
ea,1p. and nj the conclusion OF his re-
~ he minated that he would nc-
ani No prisoners plea u satisfactory
!" Inc requirements or justice.
Lawson Walton In eStentiat!on
slated out that Lord Nevill mad rolun-
,,.,ily come forward 10 face the consc-
sn,nrc OF his deception. and had fully
Ssssfssssd The prisoner, counsel add
~ was Ia great financial difficulties
va lad rot realized that he was COM
,ri,,irr A breach OF the criminal law.
Ths prisoner, Mr.. Walton further said.
AVER intended that Lieut.. Clay should,
.nrtr He believed that the securities
ronld remain in the hands OF Mr.. SAN"
Lewis unit. he secured money else
where.
Mr.. waticn's effort at extenuation
was applauded by the spectators.
Prosecutor Matthews again arose and
sdyeriIng to the statement regarding
! lord Ncyllf's illness, which has been as
srrIbed 10 ovcr-lndulgence In morphine,
| prevented the prisoner from making an
arrangement with Mr.. Lewis In regard
IN The notes. and thus ~obviattng the
r,e,tpt prosecution. he said that Lord
| S.yilrs other liabilities to Mr.. Lewis.
amounted 20 10000 when the notes
/ were signed
Here Nlr. Walton interposed. remark
,rs: II believe the whole 10000 has
been paid.
Judge Lawrence summed up sternly.
ba, With a voice which shook and at
times almost broke with emotion. The
fudge said:
in my opinion the crime is as great
As II he had distracted the sum from
Lieut. Gays pocket, or had burglarized
4 Mr.. Lewis office and had stolen It. II
Il had beer some wretched clerk with
seven children who had incurred a
heavy loss and had helped himself at
his masters till. I am afraid there
would have been no Il to speak In *
.euua,ion: but the higher position the
A person holds, the higher his responsible
!t!ts.
Il am sorry 20 say I have looked in
vain for extenuating circumstances. It
Is as b1d a case OF fraud as tits possible
10 conceive. You have brought shame
and dlshOnOr upon an ancient and noble
family and sorrow and suffering upon
your EeareSt and dearest. Your crime
Is g:ea: ard your sentence must be Sc
we're. It IL that you be Kept in penal
serritude for five years"
The prisoner was hurried off TO New
gate prison. where he was allowed to
have an Interview with his wife and
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