Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-11-06
SCENE IN COURT ROOM.

The scene in the courtroom when
lne sentence was pronounced byyJudes
rough was a most dramatic one Fhe
wives or the two prisoners who had
pecn constant attendants at court dur
ING the trial We're present early to-
gay as II anxious to cheer their fus-
bands by their presence in: the trvin,,
ordeal that confronted them. Whef
lhe real test came, however, it was
me husbands and not the wives who
proved the comforters. Morse sat like
u stolc When he heard the words which
condemned him to prison. There was
scarcely the tremor of an eyelid, and
to those who watched there was moi
longer even the shadow of a doub.
That the little man. was indeed a
man OF iron nerve. Curtis, too ac-
copied The news which came to him
good news in his case--with the same
lack of emotion that characterized his
L former chief
But the strain had been too great for
the women ssz>Dl
AS the truth which Judge HHough,s
words meant flashed through her MIND
mis-. Morse who through tnll8the irving
DAYS Of the trial had preserved. an un-
+ fuffleu gdeneanor, collapsed in her sea +.
buried her face in her hands and began
70 70 sob conyulsiNely. 81 u4Weeping. she
was led away to an ante-roon where
"a moment later her husband held her
IN his arms and sought to console her.
NOR was Mrs. Curtis any more prepar-
cd for the nervous strain than Mrs
N orse Mrs Curtis sat within the rail-
3 gazing mtently at, Judge Hough as he
began to speak. She had been III and
several times during the trial had been
forced to leave her place in the court
room. Today her face was drawn and
white, telling OF night of mingled
hope and fear, while her husband re-
manned away from her behind the bars
of a prison cell.
When the Judgment of court--the
most favorable for her husband that
could be given-was pronounced she
tainted and would have fallen had not
kindly hands supported her
Morse and Curtis passed Il fairly
,restful night in the tombs where they,
occupied cell together, and early this
prison fare. they We're taken to the
federal court by Marshal Henkel and
to the courtroom long before the
crowds began to gather. They appear
ed to be cheerful and chatted with
their keepers and friends, while the
minutes licked slowly away.
More than an hour before the hour
set for the convening of the court
crowds began to throng the corridors
OF the federal building and flock to
the courtroom. hoping to witness the
closing scenes in the sensational case.
Mrs Morse and Mrs. Curtis were
among the early arrivals, Mrs. Morse
first, accompanied by her stap-sons.
She greeted her husband affectionatcly
and the two boys shook hands with
their father warmly. Next came Mrs.
Curtis. She threw her arms around
her husband, kissed him and then sank
into a seat beside Mrs. Morse and the
boys. From that time the crowd gath
cred quickly until at 1880 O'Clock there
was not a vacant seat in the courtroom
and the corridors outside We're filed.
Tile lawyers for the defense had
scarcely taken their places within the
railing before court was formally open
ed. Ex-Judge Olcott. who had repre-
sented Curtis in the trial. made a
touching appeal for clemency on behalf
of his client In this appeal he was
given the active aid OF Dist Atty. Slim
son, who informed the court that he
believed Justice would be served by
lsuspending sentence in the case OF
Curtis, Justice Hough pronounced the
sentence upon Morse.
THE SENTENCE.
Tn The case OF Morse there is not
much TO be said said Judge Hough.
- III
,inssl legality is only part of a larger
general scheme. In this case this was
to use the bank and the depositors
money for speculative purposes. If such
a scheme were permitted to be carried
out the public would be at the mercy
Of a band ofeadventurers. | therefore
sentence you to 10 years in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga"
There had been nlurmur of ap-
prevail and a faint attempt at applause
when sentence upon Curtis was sus-
pended by, the court but it was sup
pressed by the attendants. When the
fate Of Morse was pronounced the
courtroom was as still as a church, and
the first sound to break in on the quiet
ness was the sobs of the prisoners wife
and the hurried shuttle of feet as she
was led away to an ante-room. Morse
followed her. in charge of Marshal Hen
kel. In whose custody he had been pa
rolled after the court had granted q
3 stay of 10 days in execution of the sem
teiice A moment later the crowd be-
gan to move slowly out of the court
room.
CHEERS FOR CURTIS.
Few of them left the building. how
ever. and when Curtis came out a free
ma with his wife leaning on his arm,
!; ha was given rousing cheer. The ap-a
shouts followed him @au the
way down the long corridor, which was
lined ON either side by men and Nom-
en-. After he had gone the crowd still
ss,.ai+ed bopines to- get another look at