Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-06-30
CLARK WILL join COOPER
Sentenced on Monday 70 Five Years
imprisonment and anne Of $4,000.
vi SERVE HIS TIME AT TRENTON
lis Sentence the Minimum I'm
der the Law.
be PRISONER PLEASEDAT THE RESULT

|8Thomaa S. Clark of Dover. who was
|Gonvictsd 10 the United states District
|k]purt on Friday III aiding and ahetting
Xilliam N. Boggs, the uefaulting teller
~ the First National Bank OF Dover.
I'D couspiring with him to unlawfully
|&Gstraot funds from the bank, was
u Aligned for sentence Monday morning.
3uuge bradford sentenced him 10 be
5p iiusd in the prison at Trenton, Nd,
III five years. beginning Monday and
1tling ON June Goth, 1903; to pay II fine
AZ So, GOO and the costs Of prosecution.
Tito imprisonment was imposed on &C
|61unt of conviction on the Plat, 2lth and
3Ijtb counts. and the fine on account of
1eny lotion unuer the I'D and Attn
9apnts.
'&'Clark was brought over from New
Caste Jail early Monday morning and re-
filHineh in the custody of United States
Marshal Short in the latter'a office in
thr Federal Building until 10. ID
p7flook. when he entered the court room
accompanied by his counsel. John Riggs.
sIYistrict Attorney Vapdegrift had pre-
ef6ci thrm. and when the judge took
hi scat on the bench there we're several
lawyers and a few othsrs 10 the court
room. CLARK was in excellent spirits and
manifested no emotion.
Nudge Bradford held short consul.
taton with Mr.. BIggs, after which
piHtrict ATTORNEY Vandogrift moved
<ti,et the judgment of The court be i'm
aosei. lurige Bradford remarked that
III time for making application for a
NV trial had not expired, whereupon
~. Biggs stated that the defendant
AfAsirea To waive application for a new
It'll or an arrest of judgment.
a fter this announcement Judge Brad
7pfd addressing Clark informed him
MAJ he had been found guilty on sundry
dhunts in the indictment presented by
he grand Jury on April 25th and asked
+ aim II he had any reason why the judg-
3 yieDt OF the law should not be imposed.
Mr.. Biggs replied for his client, stating
q bat there was no objection, and asking
Nat tho sentence be tempered with
~ ercy. in view Of the fact that the siS
thecks upon which the defendant had
s5sen convicted aggregated only 5000.
s be asked that the minimum sentence
no imposed. He also asked that in re-
karu to tue conspiracy counts tho i'm
prisonment. il sentence be imposed or
lit ccount of them, be made to run con
hnrrently with the terms Of imnrison
Inant prescribed 10y section 5209, United
Estates Revised Statutes He asked tina
&tbe minimum sentence be imposed.
Il Mr. yandegrift said in view OF tb,
fact that justice had been viudIcatod b!
8the verdict of guilty, he did not fee
sptherwise than that the judgment nigh
BE- tenn pere1 wiki such mercy as thi
epurt might deem proper, and be though
,sit would be perfectly satisfactory to th'
|fprernment to have the terms OF I'M
pfisonment run cuncurrently unde
abetions J209 and 544O, United State
Rsvised STATUTES.
The judge announced that he woult
'pay regard TO the presentations OF thu
y slsfendant's counsel and the district at
Etorney, after which he commanded Clarl
to stand up and imposed the sentence
ns stated above, which lie the minimum
f. under the law.
Clark was Immediately remandsd +
tine custody Of United States Marsha
1Short, who took him to New Castle jail
leaving the Federal Building abou
III. - o'clock.
Prior to ClarK's departure he wa
spoken to by representative OF Ever
& iEvenipg. He remarked that he was j
good health and had nothing to say 10
republication, except that he was goin
TO prison to serve out the penalty. II
IA shook hands with several people abou
u tho building before leaving, and th
smile on his face appeared to indicat
that he was agreeably surprised at tn
leniency Of his sentence.
q Clark will remain at New Castle ia
& until to-day, when he will he take
TO the penitentiary ct Trenton.