The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-10-29
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John Deslmann Was Given His
Sentence Late Yesterday
From Wednesdays Daily.


Five years in thu federal prison at
Fort Leavenworth was the SENTENCED
melted out to John n. Deglmann.
former assistant cashier of the Ma
honal Citizens bank by Judge Wilbur
Booth OF the federal court late yes
terday afternoon.
Mr.. Deglmann pleaded guilty to the
charge OF embezzling $4,000 of the
banks funds. This was the first
count in the indictment. II did not
cover the whole amount OF money
Incorporated by Mr.. Deglmann,
the total being $4,000. However. II
is but fair to say that the bank is out
nothing, the entire sum being restored
by Mr.. Deglmann and his family con-
nection, even to their own impover-
ishment.
The sentence pronounced by Judge
Booth was the minimum allowed
under the law. Judge Booth made II
as light as possible in consideration
OF arguments advanced by II. l..
Schmitt, attorney for the defendant.
]. VI. Dickey, assistant United States
district attorney, mterposed no OBJ
lection to having the court exercise
leniency, as asked by Mr.. Schmitt.
Is Married Man.
Mr.. Schmitt called attention, to the
fact that Mr.. Deglmann was married
man with family, and that he was
getting salary of only SIS month
In the year 1903 he obtained a posi-
ton in Chicago with the j. I. Case
people. but he gave this up on the
understanding that he could get as
good a salary at his bank work In
Mankato, he was disappointed and
found himself obliged TO work for
much less than he had expected. Mr..
Schmitt said he believed that Mr.
Deglmann fully intended to replace
every dollar that he had unauthoriz-
eddy taken from the bank Attention
was called TO the fact that after the
shortage was discovered, Mr.. Degl-
mann made no attempt to cover up
what he had done. and he and rela-
tives Of his had sacrificed themselves
most literally TO make good the
shortage to the bank.
II seems hardly probable that Mr..
Deglmann was expecting so heavy a
sentence. He wept In the court ROOM
He was taken in charge by Bailiff W.
II. Anderson after sentence had been
pronounced and was escorted to the
county jail, his bondsmen having
been released.
Although Mr.. Deglmann pleaded
guilty OH the first count of the indict-
ment, he pleaded not guilty to the
other two. One of the other two
charged abstraction of funds and the
other making false entries. The
second and third counts were placed
in the indictment for technical rea
sons. and after the plea of guilty TO
the first was entered, the other two
were dismissed by the court.
Regained His cheerfulness.
John N. Deglmann was taken by
Bailiff w. III. Anderson this morning
from Mankato on the way to Fort
Leavenworth, to begin at once his
period OF Incarceration. They left
this morning at 4:3O on the Omaha
train for st. Paul. II is thought that
they will go from st. Paul over the
Rock Island through Mason City to
Fort Leavenworth.
While Mr.. Deglmann's sentence Is |
five years, II is not thought here that
he will serve that long. Though tears !
came to his eyes on receiving the |
sentence. he soon afterwards regained |
his cheerfulness and composure. II !
Is supposed that n movement will be |
started to procure for him a parole |
or a pardon. II is probable that that |
is what he looks forward to. though |
the members OF the family are very |
reticent about the matter. The law |
provides that he can be paroled after |
serving third OF his sentence.
One thing that seems very much |
I'm favor of his parole, Is the fact OF |
the complete restitution of funds to
the bank. II is now a pretty well es-
tablished fact that the bank people |
themselves had no intention OF prose
cutting, when they saw that they
were to be immune from loss. II is
true that the bank officials reported |
the matter to the national bank ex-
aminer. That was done to protect |
the bank, not to start prosecution.
The shortage was discovered on a
Monday morning, following Friday
when the bank examiner had been
there, and thought he found things
all right. The report to the bank ex-
aminer was made Immediately. II
was the bank examiner who set going
the machinery that resulted in the ar
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