New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15
JURY OUT FOR 27 HOURS
Court Imposes Sentences att
Once, Freeman to Serve Five
Years and Three Days,
the Others a Year
and a Day Each.
TAKEN HANDcUFFED TO TOMBs
Il Was Willing to Take MY Fighting
Chance. TO Stand or Fall with NY
Associates. Says Hawthorne,
Confidence in Enterprises
Unabated


Unabated
Aft"r tventv-soven hours delbera-
tion tho jury returned verdict ot
guilty last night against Albert Free
man. Julian Hawthorne and Or. Will
lam J. Morton. who had been on trial
in tho United States District Court
since November -. charged with using
tho mails 10 dafraud investors in the
so-callod Hawthorne mining promo
tions
Josiah quincy twice Mayor of Ros-
ton and former Assistant Secretary
of state. who had been counsel for all
the Hawthorne enterprises. was ac-
quilted Of guilt on the one count that
was left by tho court 70 n decision by
the jury. He was parolod pending ac-
tion on two indictments Of a similar
natur-
Judge Mayer imposed sentences i'm
mediafely. declining TO consider the
plea FOR suspended sentences Tor Mr..
Hawthorne and Dr Morton although
he expressed sympathy FOR both -
them He sentenced Freeman. whom
he declared 70 have been tho brains ~
tho scheme. 70 an aggregate of Eve
wears aud three days in tho peniter-
tiarv NJ Atlanta. Ca. the term % bs
computed from January l.
Year and Day for Hawthorne.
In the case Of Mr. Hawthorne and
Dr Morton the sentence Was ono wear
and one day in the Atlanta prison. u
be dated from November 25. tho day
the trial began.
\ stay Of ten days WAS granted by
Judge MAYER TO give counsel for the
convicted men an opportunity To de-
eide upon the advisability Of an ap-
peal 10 the United states Circuit court
Of Appeals. Meanwhile the three men
were taken 10 he Tombs.
The interest in the courtroom centred
in The two white haired men. sons OF
illustrious fathers. whose names had
been used as the principal asset of the
promotions devised by Freeman. Julian
Hawthorne. a writer and journalist,
son of Nathaniel Haw thorne. sat there.
sixty-eight years old. facing his fate IN
complete control over his emotions.
And 80 did Or. William J. Morton.
well known nerve specialist sixty-nine
wears old. son of Or. William 7. c. Nor
ton. the discoverer of ether.
Their attitude contrastcd sharply
with that of Freeman, who. deaih.y
pale. snickered and tried To laugh As
the sentence of Judge Mayer piled up
on him year after year of imprison-
ment.
Handouts Shock Prisoners.
The greatest shock came 10 the two
aged men when they were taken 20 the
room of the deputy marshals and Mar
shall Henkel ordered that handouts be
used while the prisoners were taken 10
the Tombs. The click OF the lock as u
was tried by deputy seemed To send
culver through Or. Morton that nearly
unnerved him. He tried 10 speak. hut
his voice broke several times, until an
evident supreme effort gave him con-
troll over his nerves.
This is the anesthesia curse that
has come upon me-" he said, II am rot
surprised have been expecting some
tragic happening all my life. After the
way i'm which the American people
treated nv father | could only expect
that something of dire nature would
happen 10 his son.
THE American nation allowed my
father to die penniless al forty-six. ana
I had to take care Of his family. They
took from my father the discovery of
ether-they fought the Civil War on
ether-and they simply took his discov-
cry from him.
"If every man. woman and child who
has been and is saved from pain by
other were 10 give MS our due share tho
Morton family would be tho richest In
tho world
Guilty Under "LsV Of Compensation"
II was the law Of compensation. Dr
Morton declared. that incNorable law
bv which the man who bestowed
great benefit on humanity had 10 pay
for !, by his own suffering or that OF
his descendants.
Mr. Hawthorne walked briskly 10 rho
marshais room but There b" sank into
"a chair ns if completely stunned. Nc.
.haripally hc took ont cigarette. hu'
ho seemed unconscious of tfo 1't ~
.uniin- Som' u1c cyptr.asd sNm-
p4th,. enu 40 fhc sound cf a voice ne
aged man rose quickly and accepted
,he friendly hand that had been prof
fercd He smlcl sadly. while his chin
shook with suppressed emotion
some ono expsss.4a surprise that Ne.