The evening world., 1910-12-09
WHO TOOK
BR|BE SENTENCED
TO 5-YEAR TERM
Justice Blanchard Rejects APP
peals for Clemency and
Denounces Yeandle.
WIFE'S PLEA is IN VAIN.
Guilty Mans Story to Jury
Plainly Showed Defiance
of Law, Says Court.
.IFE'S PLEA is IN VAIN.

Not less than i've years no- more
than eight years and six months at hard
labor In Sing Sing Prison Is the price
George w. Yeandie must pay for at
tempting TO sell his vote ms a Juror in
the trial Of Edward T. Resemblance for
the killing OF Grace IIough In an au-
tomob,le collision last August.
In awarding this punishment to the
bribe-seeksr In the Supreme Court to-
day Justice Blanchard denounced Yenn-
die. Before the Justice delivered the
sentence Yeandle's counsel. Clark l..
Jordan. made a long plea for clemency.
Justice Blanchard. In p~ronouncing sen.
tence said:
"Traitor and scoundre.."
I'm d~snounoIng you No a traitor 10
American institutions. I must met
dentaily pay the highest tribute TO
James W. Osborne and George \. Knob
lock CRosenheimer's lawyersJ for uphold
Ing and preserving the noble traditions
Of the bar and for scornfully refusing
TO win success at the expense of In
tegrity and truth.
These shrewd and hish-minded law.
yers estimated the agent you sent to
them at his true value N insisted on
doing business directly with you. in
order that they might secure the evil
ience Of your perfdy. You were caught
In the actin the very mire OF your cor
ruptIon. You took a chance and lost.
In your avaricious and corrupt pur-
pose you lost sight OF character. You
thought these lawyers We're as dis
honest as yourself and would descend
to the o. level OF your perjury and
scoundrelism.
There has been only one sincere note
OF pleading In your behalf-the tear
stained letter | have received from you-
wife. l am sorry for her. II is to the
glory OF womanhood that. no matter
how depraved a man may be, some
good woman will ut up her voice In
supplication and prayer for him. say
to her and all such that mercy to an
individual 10 not always justice to the
State.
Finds No Mitigation.
Your ofTense was reasonable TO tals
State. and n extended far enough would
undermine 81. When one interferes
with the due administration OF justice
In our courts he strikes n blow at the
very foundations o: government. It Is
an orfense against organized society
which cannot be condoned and which
calls FOR sever punishment as a warn
ing and example to others who would
similarly offend against the law.
"outside of your unfortunate wife's
pathetic appeal | nave searched In vain
for some fact or circumstance In miti-
cation Of the punishment your diabol.
iCal conduct deserves.
'In the face OF overwhelming evidence
against you. you went to trial and put
the state to the expense OF "a prosecu-
ton. Had you pleaded guilty AMI
sAown contritlon. thereby making 1t APP
pear that YOU had fallen into crime he
cause OF sudden temptation, the Court
might have been justified in showing
great clemency. In the light of your
action the Cour, cannot now do go.
Jury Couldn't Believe Story.
you put the State to the expense OF
proving your guilt. You told your re.
markable story 10 the Jury. M they
did not believe YOU. Again you Iook "A
chance and lost. The sentence of the
Court Is that YOU serve not less than
1--WE years or more than eight years
and six months in Sing sing Prison AZ
hard labor"
The prisoner stood shaking as II with
palsey throughout the address. when
he heard the extent OF his sentence !;
moan burst from hin and he was led
from the courtroom sobblng c~onvulsive-
~. lie Is forty-hve years old and pre-
maturely gray. Ills wife was not IN
court.
After sentence had been imposed
Y%eandle's lawyer served notice OF APP
peal On Assistant Observation-Disclosures
Maynard and declared that he would Al
once apply to "A supreme Court Justice
for a certificate OF reasonable dOub,
and a new trial.