Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-10-03
Defaulting Cashier of Farmers
National Bank of Vergennes
Plead Guilty.
SEVEN YEARS IDLENESS
Receives Judge Hoyt H. Wheeler's
Final Decree With Stoical Indffer-
ence, But Showed Some ARita-
ton at First-Powers' Plea
For Clemency.

Rutland oct l-DaVid ~. Lewis, ror-
merry c"S.Iici vi me "rihtrS Nut'o 1
pam. OF NeIeennes, plcau euil,E III ms
city To-Day 10 making raise entries on Tue
nooNo W inc p"Hk anu was Sehtchcc" ny
Juubc my H. Wnee'er on INC hite
St"'t9 '''ulI our. W seven years WIFI
oul LABOR Ill the i'ou'e OF correction IN
I'uti"Ilu' inns IL thc same sentence -
,nat imposed on Marvin A. Mc' lure ara
/ HharleS W. Mu9sey for completely IN
Wrc,hIns inc MerchahtS National hahk o.
/ iNptH'n"' nc othcr count against he"l
were consolidated ana holle pressed, DIS
trlct NttorheN j l.. Mafl'h cohsentlns 10
lno WlShes oil Lewis counsel III TINS
respect
!" WIS received MS sentence calmly ana
n.1i'l''u''" 10 'he ihst INC apparently m
an rent exterior with Whlch n" mas coax
co ms i'e'nSs since nc pdhh went lhtl
''ir ne, '''''NVl iaHuS'
l"' '"ur' opoHeu at Z'5o oclock TINS ar
.e'loon gnu "itel tne srahu Jury d' ckets
WI ,"''" nuout /" Oh the l-o cases were
''n' 'Il'''i' i.e renal'ldet were held open
ar" iI"S WI "e "iSposeu Oh IN NoNeWper
'"uut o'o", DaVlu r. Lewis was
q" ',, %'- an" Ine"i Eu''N TO lai-
'N'"3, .'' "''o".' VI tHe faIn-
70 Na''oh' n"hh' Nhon LOWS
l'oh ms pace IN the prisoners pen he was
a'lu ms M lew ""i Us
W. 'P'h'" !" d notfSe lhuls'hct voice
re recovered quickly however and his
N"I', gre" strong ana 'uil lie dld not
'r''N ~ "O"'" "oI"S "ut Wdt'h"u
Wv I''7iN'" VI '"' 0'9' WIN srea' lI'tei
'S.
rV,"l'i N"hsresSlhhh liehry IT. fowers
oi 'l''iiSNHlt' riaue strong pea lor Il
nEht penalty urging that the respondent
quo "Hat many aho'ner business man had
u"'r "''ort MN, that is oFerdrew ms
haih account me hank' however, SUI
'r', misfortune When Lewis could not
hl'NT up the Shortase whcn inns
Iac' 't2ush' on disaster to the respondent.
re Said Lewis had made more than COM
plete FSstit"tion since that time and had
prohtod nothing by his transactions.
JUG fo"crs also SAID Lewis stlll had
Hl"HN Hlet"s reauN TO heIp MN when MS
'Pnl'I.t'eh. was over tie assured the
court that the respondent was as repent
ant as Cou'o ne desired ana in conclusion
urged mat the sentence be light g.
IlNVlct Attorney martin replied bri fly
una n Lewis had plead guilty to classifying
Ia, accounts OF the bank, had proved I'M
ial. niul TO the trust enjoyed by him and
had violated both his faith and the law.
he was therefore deserving of pun shment.
me district attorney did not desire to
urge hard or severe penalty but he be-
litNeI Lewis had committed serious Of
Tense.
Judge Wheeler after a moments
tn ght imposed a sentence of seven years
leaving it discretionary with the prisoner
where he should be confined
Lowis preferred the House of Correction
ia his city ana was taken there almost
Immediately by United States Marshal
Fred \. Field Lewis refused to say any
tlIu2 regarding his sentence but stated
that he heartily endorsed every word ut
tered by his counsel He was cyidentlv
disappointed as well as surprised at his
sentence but showed few signs OF mr.
vousness. In the House of Correction he
was placed in the HOSPITAL ward n. Tho
other parts of the institution arc bldi,.