Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1905-06-14
R. BUTTERFIELD SPEAKS.
BIGELOW NOT IN IGNORANCE.

You are apprised of the nature of the
counts against your inquired Mr. But
terheld:. And the answer came calmly,
L am"
Being familiar with the Indictment,
what is your plea" said Judge Quarles.
Are you guilty or not guilty?''
Bigelow rose to his feet He looked
squarely at the face of the judge
Guilty" he replied, and resumed his
seat. asa;se9cs s.:ssass, 90, -ess
Have you anything to say at this
time why sentence should not be passed
upon YOU" was the next inquiry.
Nothing" replied the former banker.
with slight shake of his head, and
without rising.
After a brief considera-
ton, Judge Quarles, his voice vibrant
with emotion, addressed the prisoner in
these words:
1t is something more than regret-it
is profound sorrow that I experience in
view of the stern duty with which I am
now confronted. | would gladly have
delegated this duty to another, but it
seemed to me that public officer shoul:3
not shrink from a task of this nature, no
matters how repugnant it might be.
A WORLD WIDE SCANDAL.
'By reason of the great influence of
the defendant and his high social stand
ing, the effect of his crime has been far
reaching. 1t has reached from one shore
of this continent to the other and has
been the subject of comment in every
country on the globe. The defendant
is a man Of intelligence. of ripe expert
ence, enjoying the unlimited confidence
of the people of this city They honored,
trusted and loved him.
FALSE TO HIS TRUST.
"He appears, deliberately and for a
series of years to have been systematical-
f11r, 10 -
guilty of repeated violations of the law
NO PALLIATING CIRCUMSTANCES
I'm such a case the court can see no
palliating circumstance. The offense
seems rather to be aggravated because
of the ability and high standing of the
defendant. The case seems to require
and the court is constrained to rule that
the Offense demands the extreme penalty
of the law. The statute in this case
imposes a penalty of not less than five
nor more than ten years.
SENTENCE CONCURRENT.
."sIn order to provide against any posi-
Bile breaking down Of this indictment,
which consists Of ten counts, [ propose
to arrest the judgment and sentence of
the court on each count SO that if litiga-
ton should arise hereafter and any count
broken down, the judgment and sentence
may yet stand while the other counts re-
main on the Indictment. This is purely
for technical reasons. The sentence will
be made concurrent and not cumulative.
JUDGES VOICE TREMBLES.
Judge Quarles paused for a moment.
His voice trembled and his eyes filed
with tears as he proceeded at last. in
the midst of silence so profound that
the ticking of the large clock on the wall
Of the court was distinctly audible:
TEN YEARS.
'It is considered and adjudged on the
plea of the defendant that said defendant
is guilty on each Of the counts in the
said Indictment, and the sentence of the
law is that said defendant on
each of the counts in said indict-
ment be imprisoned at hard la
Dor in the United States prison at
Fort Leavenworth in the state of Kan
sas for the term Of ten years commencing
at. noon today, on each of said counts;
and that this sentence and judgment
herein is concurrent and not cumula-
tive.
AN HOURS FREEDOM.
After sentence had been pronounced,
District Attorney Butterfeld said to the
court that Bigelow had asked for q
short time in which to bid farewell to
his family and make his preparations fer