Putnam patriot., 1913-11-21
Howarth Maintains Stoie Altitude Throughout.


 court room he was allowed to see Mrs. sheldon and her daughter alone. The room was guarded and their farewell was without interruption. His brother Henry talked with him, also few friends,
 The counts to which Howarth plead guilty were thel so called 'Muilan building fire on the night of November 18th, 1912. The, count alleged that the fire endangered a dwelling which brought the maximum penalty up to 10 years. On this count the sentence of the court was not less than nor more than 10 years.
 The next count to which he plead guilty was that alleging the burning of an unoceupied dwelling on Priests Island. This count carried maxi mum of years and the sentence of the court was 1 year.
 The last count was for the Fair Ground fire, the penalty being the same, and sentence of 3 years was imposed, each term to begin at the ex- piration Of the preceding term.
 The proceeding that proved to be the last act in this most sensational trial was the statement of the States Attorney. A few words by Attorney King, and sentenced by the court, preceded by remarks 10 the accused. Court Stenographer, l.. w. Cogswell, kindly and thoughtfully volunteered to furnish the press with transcripts of his record as the tones of counsel and Court were at times inaudible at the press table, so that the following is an exact reproduction Of what was said.
 Mir. Searls: If your Honor please, I suppose that all that remains is to move for sentence, and in making this motion l can truthtully say to the Court that it Is one of the most palnful experiences Of my life, that 1 have been obliged in this court to move, that brother lawyer, a young man Of ability whom 1 have known personal ly since he commenced to study law, has come 10 this extreme. It is very, very painful thing for me, but perhaps that is neither here nor there, but 1 state it as fact because 1 feel it, and feel better for stating it.
 The question remains what punish ment or sentence should the court ir, pose in this case.
 Now your Honor has heard the facts, they have been very fully presented to she court after more than two weeks of a continuous trial, and l do not feel that there is very much that can say to enlighten the court as to the facts in the case bearing upon these three counts. 1 feel that the crime Is fear. fu one. IL has endangered not only public property, but the life Of the in- divldual, and the crime Is not an iso- lated case, but consists of at feast three as understand it, and the punish ment must be commensurate with the crime.
 1 am advised, and it has had some effect upon me, for 1 confess 1 have been very much perplexed as to what l ought to say to the court about this. 1 want to do my full duty by the peo- pie of Putnam, the community, the State, and at the same time 1 do not want my own feeling that a terrible crime has been committed to overcome my judgment; in other words, do not wish to sacrifice the judicial temper, if l have 1t at all, in what 1 have to say to the court, and l trust that 1 have been able to preserve that feeling and that temper throughout the trial. 1 desire to say this; 1 am advised that the young man has not the most vigo- rous health, and that has had some weight with me; that he has tenden- cies at least towards pulmonary trou- bic. Perhaps that should weigh lit. tie in the consideration Of the sentence which is to be imposed upon him.
 Reads section lls6 of the General Statutes
 Now, if your Honor please, it seems to me that there must be sentence here commensurate with the offence, and yet think there should ne hope held cut to this young man as 10 the maximum.
 suggest to your Honor, aud 1 don it know that there k anything more that 1 need to say about 1t, that he should receive upon the count endangering tEe building Of Ellen Tetresult, name. iy, the Dth count, not less than eight nor more than ten years, and l think upon the other two c0urts where the penalty of course Is maximum, no minimum, that there should be two years added in each cnse. If that be so, It would make term Of not less than eight, nor more than fourteen years. l feel in doing that, in suggest. Ing that, that there should be at least eight years. l think the safety of the community, or, as 1 might say, notice to other people who are disposed to perpeLrate crimes of this character.- that 1t should be sufficient notice that the penalty Is severe. 1 think they should understand that. A. least eight years should be the minimum. Then between the eight and the four teen is the opportunity which Is al- ways given to the accused so to con duct himself as to meri. the approval of the authorities, and the Board of Parole have control iof that, and it Is nothing to me Of your Honor.
 l therefore suggest 10 your Honor that he pe sentenced upon the 9th count to term Of aot less than nor more than 10 years, and that years additional be given upon each Of tine ether counts. l think that Is fair, and It seems to me that there is mercy at the same time that It is tempered with justice. 1 think there should be as much as that, as 1 said before.
 The Court: Are the other counts to be noiled2
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