The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-11-19
Judge Adams Scores Convicted
Men Before Giving Ex-
treme Penalty.
ASSESSES FINE OF $1,000.
Until Appeal Bond Is Filed the
Prisoners Will Be in the Gus
tody of the United States
Marshal.

victed Of naturalization frauds Saturday.
were yesterday sentenced hy Judge Ad-
ans. in the United States District Court.
to five years at hard labor in the A1issou-
ri Penitentiary. and fine of s. 600 was as
sessed aaginst each.
Thomas E. Barrett, convicted jointly
with Dolan and Garrett. was not sem
fenced. for the reason that he is to be
tried Monday with AL. w. Morrow upon
ten indictments charging the same Of
fense of which Barrett was convicted.
Dolan and Garrett were remanded to
the custody Of United States Marshal
Morsey. They were not sent to Jail, Mar
shal Morsey placing them in charge of a
Deputy until the writ OF error to the
United States Circrit Court of Appeals,
which is being prepared by their attor-
neys. is finished.
When that is done Dolan and Garrett
vii be required to give an appeal bond.
which will act as a supersedeas of the
jusgment Of the lower court.
They were requir %: to give bond imme-
motion Of Attornev Rowe asking asking that h;.t
bend be allowed for the reason fi1.t in
such cases It is not permissible to do so
Vi; I'll the District Attorney goes ov r. the
lowed three days to do this
The case against Dolan and Garrett
cannot be disposed Of at the next term
Of the United States Circuit Court Of APP
the reason that the record of the case
cannot be prepared in time.
Inc N next term is in May, Colonel Dyer
docket in order to dispose Of It as soon as
possible.
GET EXTREME PENALTY.
Dolan and Garrett got the extreme PEN
atty of the law for one offense of the kind
OF which they were convicted. They were
convicted Of two offenses, and under the
statutes could have been given ten years
and fine OF 5000 assessed against each.
Judge Adams said that he wished to act
clearly within the law and would assess
punishment for only one offense.
Immediately after a motion in arrest of
Judgment had been overruled by Judge
ADAMS, District Attorney Dyer moved that
Dolan and Garrett be sentenced. Judge
Adams called them before him. Little
emotion was shown by either over the
proceedings. Garrett, however. seemed TO
stand the ordeal better than Dolan.
turn II he had anything to say as to why
Judgment should not be passed upon them
Both answered that they had nothing to
say:
the convicted men. Thomas E. Barrett,
convicted with them, was just inside the
railing Of the space set apart for the mem-
bers Of the bar.
In passing sentence Judge Adams said:
Sf al the osnse. to the law that :,
II corfupts the source OF political and national
life: It works a fraud upon every honest citizen
which re.l sitissnshtp should anord him: .'it It
ss1di to Sos9 nSsy S The dsp1 Of
bition and greed above public good.
the, law, and the. other ambitious to become
xSa ds sii yos could to as.r.a. and pro;s,,l.
tool 70 s5sit yoalssiye. e ths place q ne
b conferred BY one q the hsh eour.s % Of J jus.
Which 1fss law aSsy .ass
s5H Z sss e s: ss sss .. t
era among your people:
,ent and impartial srisi. il which You s we're ere
represented BY able counsel, and nothing now
remains but to pronounce the sentence Of the
BY, one act the sgRt q tn:
ms to impose but ons sen.enes not.ithssand.
Ing the fact that the proof responds to two
impose the full penalty allowed BY law for one
offenss. You are, therefore, each sentenced to
serve q period Of i've years At hard labor in the
Missouri Penitentiary. and to pay ane OF
Andrew D. Hardie and Hector McRae
were brought into court In connection with
the indictments brought by the Federal
Grand Jury against the officers Of the
Rialto Grain and Security Company. The
charge against them is using the mail
with purpose to defraud.
A plea Of not guilty was entered by their
attorney, John II. Boogher. bond OF 1900
was fixed by the court and trial set for
November 30. Bernard E. Ryan was the
surety on each of the bonds