Blue-grass blade., 1899-02-19

tence is that you will be confined IN
the Ohio Peniteutiary for two years,
and stand charged with The cost OF
indictment until IL be paid. This
Is the sentence as near as can re-
member IL. am writing this re-
port entirely from memory, as took
no notes.
| had expected Mr.. Moore to re-
ceive stiff fine, but | was not pre-
pared for sentence like that. And
when that sentence fell from the
Judges lips, | said to myself, "Veri-
ly there is no more mercy in the
hearts Of some mon than there is
milk liz male tiger"
Previous to this sentence, Mr..
Moore was asked If he had anything
10 say why sentence should be passed
upon him. He said he had, and was
told to take oath. "Your Honor"
he said, Il have some scruples about
taking oath as it is generally given.
Here he was interrupted by the
Judge saying, ~ don't want any
more trifling here We'll said Mr..
Moore, IL don't believe in God,
and will not take the oath, wish to
affirm" "Affirm HIM" said the
Judge impatiently.
Then Mr.. Moore said that he had
been indicted and prosecuted on a
false charge, that he was neither
q Free Lover nor the editor OF a
Free Love paper; but silce he had
been declared guilty he appealed to
the Courts mercy, saying that
heavy fine would bankrupt his fam.
lily, that his farm was mortgaged
for $1,000, which was one third OF
its valuation; that he neither raised
race horses, nor corn for whisky,
and farmer 10 bis part Of the
country who discarded these mark
cts, had hard time TO get along.
Above all said he Il want to take all
tho responsibility Of this case upon
my shoulders. Whatever fine or
Imprisonment Is to be meted out, let
il fall upon me, aud not on Mr..
Hughes, Iwant him to 70 back home
tonight to bis wife and baby"
Then to the cousternation of all
the Liberals present, SIS we'll as to
many others, the awful sentence of
imprisonment for Two years was
given. Mr.. Hughes was then fined
SIS. 10 and costs amounting to SIC 90.
It was through the quiet skillful
work of Judge Feland, who grasped
the situation OF once, and by fine le-
gal tactics saved Hughes II Mr..
Moore had employed il dge Feland
who had studied the case and came
prepared for it, his defense would
have been at least presented with
dignity and ability; even il he did
not escape Imprisonment. But
every Lioeral present believes that
II is doubtful whether legal talent
would have greatly mitigated the
sentence.
After the trial was over, q lawyer
present stepned up to me and said
Man Hilk hgAt and .diestQG.- lhaxtx.;
and then put MEN into otfioe who rob
them Of it. !" left the court room
and followed Mr.. Bundy to his Office
8 or 6 doors away. While sitting IL
the waiting room, another lawyer
whom l had seen In the court room
all morning stepped to the telephone
and communicated with some one
about the Moore trial. He said "It
is the most outrageous sentence ever
given In that court room. F"
I waited till I got opportunity to
see Mr.. Bundy, and told him that
the sentence imposed was cruel, and
that l intended to appeal, and want
ed to know what time / had, and
what would be the bond. He replies
'That he did not think Judge Tbomp-
son would grant an appeal, that it
lay entirely with the Judge to fix the
bond; that Moore had gotten fair
trial, and that be came off easy, as
the Chicago Record man was impris-
oned years for a much less offense. "
From this Judge that a precedent
had been looked up and confirms my
impressions that he was doomed to
Imprisonment from the start. /
asked what steps l should take in
making an appeal? He said II ad-
wise you to get lawyer, and you
can only get an appeal on q Writ of
Of Error granted by Judge Thomp-
son, but don t think it will do any
good" "All right, said l, I'll get
the lawyer and there is plenty of err
ror to appeal from-all want is the
time to make 1t aud secure bonds
men,, / sent Clark and Kaplun and |
other members Of the Ohio Lib.
eral Society out to communicate
with other influential Liberals, while |
went to see q legal adviser, Judge
Feland, having unfortunately gone
home the night before, ! returned |
in one hour, and found that Moore
had been band -cuffed and hustled off
10 Columbus just thirty minutes
after ! left Bundy's Office.
: Whether the haste to get him
away was due to the prospective ap-
peal, do not know. / would not
10 Mr.. Bundy the injustice to insin-
tate it. This case was legacy to
aim from his predecessor 10 Office.
As District Attorney, it was his duty
20 prosecute 1t. II be did so con-
,cientiously, he but performed his
iuty.
As to the justice Of his methods,
Al . |