The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-06-12
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Milwaukee, Wis, June 12-Frank c.
Bigelow, confessed defauter in the sum
OF S.5o0,000 Of the funds OF the First Ma
tional bank OF Milwaukee. while president
OF the bank. yesterday pleaded guilty to
an indictment OF ten counts. each count
q violation OF the national banking laws.
and was sentenced by United States Dis
trict Judge Joseph v Quarles TO ten years
imprisonment at hard labor in the federal
penitentiary al Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
the sentence 10 date from noon yesterday.
The former bank president was turned
over 10 United States manshal and the
prisoner started for prison last evening
Judge Quarles I'm passing sentence. dwelt
on the circumstances surrounding the
case. and with emotion referred 10 his
own long personal friendship for Bige-
low. Bigelow was visbly affected al
though he bore himself with remarka BILE
fortitude.
Bgelow said he knew the nature OF the
indictment and waived the reading Of the
ten counts. At Bigelows request the de-
fendsnt had no counsel
HE PLEADED GUILTY.
Being familiar with the Indictment,
what Is your pea?" said Judge Quarles
Are you guilty or not guilty7"
Bigelow rose, looked squarely at the
judge and said:
Guilty" He then sat down.
Have you anything 10 say AT this time
why sentence should not be passed upon
ycu?" asked the Judge
Nothing" replied the former banker.
with a slight shake OF his head and with
out rising.
The district attorney said the law sim
ply called for punishment. not vengeance.
and called the courts attention 10 the
fact that the maximum sentence Of 10
years ought 10 be sufficient. thus avoid
ing an accumulative sentence. He did
not think the minimum sentence of five
years sufficient for the offence. Judge
Quaries in his sentence said:
1T Is something more than regret. II
Is profound sorrow that ! experience. in
view Of the stern duty by which I am
now confronted.
function upon another but on mature re-
Election II has seemeed to me that a
public officer ought not not 10 shrink
from the discharge Of any plain duty
THE suggestions Of sympa thy that 50
naturally arise. based upon personal
friendship must be silenced by the just
requirements OF the law.
IMPOSED EXTREME PENALTY.
The offence charged I'm the indict-
ment Is very grave one when com
application OF funds that have been en-
trusted under the banking law 10 the
care and keeping OF an officer OF a bank
ing institution.
cuniary loss and untold distress 10 many
individuals, but - eXerts a baneful in
fluence upon society at large.
Here Is a man OF high Intelligence,
ripe experience. enjoying the unlimited
confidence Of the people Of this city oc-
Cupying high social station. who appears
deliberately and through series Of
years 10 have been systema ticaly false
10 his trust and guilty OF repeated vio-
lations of the lazy In such q case the
court can sec no" palliating circumstan-
ces The offence Is rather aggravated
because Of tho ability. splendid oppor-
tunties and commanding influence OF the
defendant.
THE ends OF Justice seem 10 require
and the court Is constrained 10 hold that
the defendant should suffer the extreme
penalty Of The law"
The court then gave sentence