New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-15

Quincy should have escaped Whhe MS
associates did not Mr.. Hawthorne just
turned away and shrugged his shout
ders significantly
II should not have desired 10 get on
unless similar action were taken IN the
case of the others" ne said. Il was
willing 20 take my fighting chance TO
stand or fall with my associates. Inc
indictments should have been inter
locked. to mean guilty or innocent ior
all II the rest were 10 be found gul'y
I preferrcd to be adiudged likewise. Tor
we shared the responsibility equally.
No one was 10 be blamed more Una"
another Tor the acts that formed 'he
oasis for the charge.
Faith in Enterprises Unchanged
He had been confident of verdict oil
acouittal up to tho very last moment
Air Hawthorne declared. and ne aodeu
that his faith in the enterprises 'ha'
had led him into this trouble was sun
unsheken
u 70 mos, decidedly retain my farm
in th6se enterprises he said. i be
lievc,,n these mines and their POSSIBLE
tiles. s~our mistake was commercial
one. in that We lid not develop them
more rapidly
Freeman declined 10 comment on the
case.
JOSIAH Quincy said after his assoc
eiates had been led from the court
room that he was too deeply affected
with their misfortune TO have anything
70 say for himself. He refused 10 com
ment ON the fact that he had been
counsel for all the companies promoted
and that H. had advised the three mon
as TO the legality OF their actions
The long struggle of the Jury to rcach
m agreement was generally aScrihod TO
the difficulty they found i'm deciding
Mr.. Ouincy's case. From the requests
for exhibits sent by the jury To Judge
Maver it was apparent that the jurors
had reached verdict concerning an oil
the other defendants about noon YES
terdav. From then ON until do o'clock
they elaborated ON the verdict Tor MI.
quincy.
While the long wait Was lelhhs 81"
all concerned i'm the trial the jurors
showed most markedly the effects "i
tho tension to which they had been
submitted for twenty hours amer
a trial that lasted three and nan
othe~ members of the Jury were '"-
,..,,c.d in wears and the ordeal brought
Them ,o the verge of breakdown
Eoremsn's Response Feeble.
ay.ll,inc in a slow and wavcrins man
ner the foreman led the jury - It's place.
10 responded fcebly to the question ol
William Leary. the clerk OF Inc V""'"
that a verdict had been reached. ana theh
lts Learv took the written verdict from
him and read it aloud.
-of the five indictments, containing
tyentv-four counts. the jury found 1 rec
/ man guilty on twenty-throe counts, WINE
i, the case Of Dr Morton and Mr.. HaW-
,horne verdict Of guilty was returned
ON. four indictments. containing twenty
j
indictment charging fraud in the promo
ton of the Temagami-Cobat Mlhes' LINN
tied.
Henry A Wise United states Attorney
moved that sentence be imposed. Herbert
Sn.vth. representing Mr.. hawthorne
pleaded with Judge Mayer for suspend
cd sentence In the case of his client
MIR. Hawthorne was not business
man." Mr. Smyth said, "aud the things ne
has done. as complained Of here. were
more the fault Of judgment than OF oad
intent
throughout this trial his attitude has
hesn that of supreme confidence in ms
acouittal and he has displayed fearless
ness horn of innocence. ! submit to your
bonor's consideration his age and ms UNI
sullied name
THE fact that this name has been sui
lied IS think. sufficient punishment lie
has derived no profit whatever from these
enterprises. and he is penniless re mas
been enthusiastic and believed in me
ventures with which he was connected
Same Plea for Or. Morton.
Mr. Wise declared that IT was not neces-
ssrv for the government 10 say anything
a. all 10 this request, and Joseph II.
Cboate il. spoke up for his client Dr.
Morton.
"Dr. Morton is engaged in doing eA-
ceedinsy valuable work 70 the commu-
nitv." he said His age and his life
long integrity might entitle him to con
sideration. and the length OF the trial
and the great expense OF II have been
sufficient punishment for him. ] ask FOR
a suspended sentence for DR.. Morton
Thomas w Proctor. counsel for Free
man. entered a plea for all leniency that
the court might see TT to Destow upon
his client. He could not plead age. he
said. but that he had been held 10 the
scorn Of the community was punishment
10 man Of hitherto umblemished rec
ora as far az record appeared In his
CAFE
Mr.. Wise again refrained from suggest
inS sentence. saying the court was
acquainted with all the evidence in the
case. Judge Mayer rose with apparent
hesitation. IL was an extremely painful
duty he had TO perform. be said the most
painful one he had ever faced. He said
no wished he could follow the inclination
OF his heart, but he could not.
Freeman Brains Of Scheme.
Il am Of the opinion on the evidence
i'm, The case that the defendant Freeman
hAs been the brains of this scheme.
Judge Mayer went on. Il do take into