The Washington times., 1905-03-21

sensational trials, was convicted in
Criminal Court No. i of knowingly re-
ceiving embezzled railroad tickets, was
sentenced today by Justice Wright to
! imprisonment for two years in the pen
itentiary.
His wife, who faithfully and devotedly
| lent her moral aid and influence to the
support of her husband throughout by
her presence daily at his trials, broke
down under the severe ordeal Weeping
bitterly, she WIS led from the court
room when sentence was pronounced
| Sentence was imposed BY Justice
Wright after he had overruled motions
| for a new trial and in arrest of judg-
| ment, argued by Henry E. Davis and
Messsrs. Lambert & Baker, counsel for
| the accused. The Government was rep
| resented by Assistant District Attorneys
| Charles II. Turner and James S. Easby-
Smith.
| When the decision of the court was
| announced counsel for Gassenhefmer
gave notice of an appeal to the Court
of Appeals of the District. Justice
Wright fixed the bond at 5000, the same
as it has been heretofore.
Justice Wright Passes Sentence.
In passing sentence, Justice Wright
said:
eff the fruits Of theft and embezzle-
,nent could in no wise be turned to the
| advantage of the thief, theft and en-
| bezzlement would disappear He who
stands ready to barter with thieves for
| the fruits of crime, it is who makes men
| thieves; not only one, but many thieves.
For the ever present influence of his
| readiness makes the weak to Weld and
| fall, If temptation is but joined with op-
portunity.
According as the standard of his deal
| lngs is the smaller and the more petty.
| the larger Is the number of those who
! may be tempted by him. So the more
far-reaching is his influence for evil.
and the more is he menace to the
| equilibrium of social order
He who deals in the fruits of nettv
thleYery, dn1mateS a kind of thieyery for
which all persons, all the time. have on
Dortuaity; instigates q certain lawless-
ness which Is within the reach of all
persons to perpetrate all the time.
"As the course Of the Defendants trial
went forward 1t was made plain that
he was not hurried into crime by the
alstress OF poverty, the spur of want,
the fire of heated blood, nor even We !
he undone by the lure of a temptation
set before him. But, with a business
well established, Il financial horizon un-
cIouded, prosperity seemingly secure
under the beneficent guardianship Of tbe
law, he. with deliberately calculated
| Wantonness, ma lie choice to affront fhn
| law not once, but with a planned ana
systematic regularity that grew to be
EabitEal.
Efforts to Evade Punishment.
when detected, he forthwith sought
to again overset the law of the land
by counseling the concealment or nigh;
of those who could bear witness
against him. Wnen at last brought tc
his trial, he un1ert ikes again 10 thrust
aside the course Of justice and the law
through bribery and other means en-.
deavoring to corrupt it's very ministers
Not only are The persons entrusted witt
the execution of the laws melted to b,
no longer subject to their direction
but justice shall be betrayed at a money
! / rice.
THE nature Of the offense of which
: the defendant stands convicted and tn,
: nature of the obstacles which he has op
. posed In the path of its punishment bear
a common characteristic; that Of a hab
ltual readiness for the corruption OF
those charged with the obligation of
fiduclary duty to others: fiduciary duty
both private and public; q readiness tC
incite these to PROSTATE fonor and be
tray their trust for money.
Beginning with the debauchment of 9
long trusted, lorg faithful employe O.
the railroad company, he halted not a
the portals Of the courtroom, but in
l vsded even there for the dehlement O
3 Justice herself
: THE practice known as 'boodline.
canker ever working In the darkness
: hidden from the light of day. but cease
= lessly sappfng at the fidelity of the peo
r pies ministers to the peoples trwss-is ;
@ menace to the stabilt+- of government
= than which none other is graver
"The suggestion that this offense. an
: these practices are no more than triv
Q ial. cannot prevail befoer the forcgoin
: considerG tions.
K Both the nature of the offense am
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