The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-03-25
TEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR.
HAUPT'S PENALTY FOR FORGERY,
EMBEZZLEMENT AND LARCENY.

ENound Guilty Upon All Three
Charges-Tbe Court Disregarded
the Recommendations for Pun
fshment as for n MiSdemeanOr in
the Forgery and Larceny After
Trust Cases-The Sentences Five
Years for EmbezzIement. Three for
Forgery and Two for Larceny
Alter TruHt-Ti,e Verdict in the
Last Case Reached at 1880
O'Clock Last Night-Haupt Put i'm
Jail.
Ten years in the penitentiary is the sen
tence Of he court upon George w. Haupt
He was found guilty upon all three
charges on which he has been tried in
the last week, forgery, embezzlement and
larceny after trust on the first he was
sentenced to three years in the peniten-
tiary, on the second TO five years in the
penitentiary, and on the third to two
years in the penitenuary.
In each case there was recommended
ton by the jury to the mercy Of the
court In the forgery and larceny after
trust cases the juries recommended that
the prisoner be punished as for a mlsde-
meanor. Judge Fanigant disregarded the
recommendation of the jury to this effect,
but in consideration thereof imposed the
lowest sentence under the law for the
offense of which the accused was found
guilty. Sentence was passed by Judge
Falligant shortly before midnight, and
Haunt was taken to jail, where he spent
the night. His attorney, Mr.. Walter C.
Hartridge, at once filed motions for new
trial in all three of the cases.
The case heard yesterday was disposed
OF more expeditiously than the forgery and
embezzlement charges had been. The case
was that of the charge against Haupt OF
larceny after trust from the building fund
of the Duffy Street Baptist Church of
s.. sos 2s The discovery of the shortage was
made last September and "A warrant was
issued for Mr. Haupts arrest, this being
the first Of the Developments which led to
charges of forgery and embezzlement also
being preferred against him on account of
misconduct in connection with other cor
porations.
shortly after 1870 o'clock 1t was an
nounced that the jury had
.IB
the jurymen were in their seats in
the court room and the verdict was hand
ed 20 the clerk by Foreman +. A. d. Ham
cock.
eve the jury, find the defendant guilty
and recommend that he be punished as for
misdemeanor' read the clerk.
The jury was dismissed and Judge FalH-
giant at once sentenced the &C
cused upon the three charges upon which
he had been found guilty. The first SEN
tence was on the charge OF larceny after
trust
The jury has recommended in this case
that you be punished as for a misde-
meanor said Judge Falligant. II am
not disposed to recognize or approve or
that recommendation. but in consideration
or che recommendation / will lessen the
amount of punishment"
The sentence was two years In the peni-
tertiary. The next sentence was the en-
bezzement case. In this case the verdict
was guilty. with recommendation to the
mercy OF the court. The sentence was five
years in the penitentiary
In Imposing the sentence in the forgery
case, Judge Faligant said: 1.-THE verdict
in this case is guilty. with recommenda.
ton that you be punishment as for mis-
demeanor. / am not disposed 60 recog-
nize or approve the recommendation for
punishment, as for a misdemeanor. but
In consideration Of the recommendation. I
viii impose The smallest sentence that the
law allows in this case, three years. Il
take this course" said Judge Fallieant
because you are a man of more than or
dnary Intelligence. and because these Of
lenses were deliberately committed"
The ordeal was borne by the prisoner
without fiinching. At the conclusion Of
Tie sentence he was led out of the court
room and turned over to the sheriff His
pond terminating with the imposition or
sentence 1t was necessary for him to he
taken 70 jail. If he can secure bondsnep
ne may OBTAIN his liberty while the mo.
uons Tor new trials are pending.
MT Hartridge promptly filed motions for
new trials In all three Of the cases An
carry hearing will be given these no.ions
ana m case the action of the court Is IN
favorable they will doubtless be ann aaIad
10 the Supreme Court. His clients nra-
ocament IS no fault Of Mr.. Hartridgo
VINO mas received much praise for the mas.
'eriy manner in which he has handled tha
cases He can claim the credit for hovino
securing recommendation 20 mercy -
lor punishment as for misdemeanor In
each case. III