The Washington times., 1920-12-01
JAILED,
QUOTES LATIN
jaunty and Debonalr, Wizard
Philosophers at Start OF
Five-Year Hitch.

BOSTON, Dec. 1.-Charles Ponzi
ex-wizard, who was sentenced yes
terday to five years in the HouS
of Correction at Plymouth after
pleading guilty to one Of the eighty
four counts contained in the two In.
dictments returned by the Federal
grand jury, will be prosecuted by
the State, according to Attorney
General Aliens statement. The at
torney generals promise to prose
cute Ponzi is conditional on his be-
ing in office at the time Ponzi is re.
leased. If POM should be found
guilty on all of the State charges
he could be sentenced for 25O years,
WIFE FAINTs TWICE.
One OF the indictments charged use
OF the mails to defraud and the other
obtaining money by use OF malls and
who sat beside him during the ses-
AS Ponzi was lead from the court
room, following the pronouncemcnt
OF the maximum sentence. his wife'
who hat beside him during the seS-
sion, weeping almost incessantly. at.
tempted to rise, but Immediately
tainted and fell back into her chair.
She was carried from the room by a
court officer assisted by women spec
tators and treated in an ante room,
but tainted a second time. Finally
she revived sufficiently to join her
husband in the marshal's office.
Ponzi was sentenced to the Fly
mouth House OF Correction. rather
than the Atlanta ponit"ntiary, in
order that he might h" near AT hand,
to assist in the Unrayciling Of his
tangled affairs.
Ponzi received hl' sentence with
out emotion. lie was smartly dressed
as usual, wearing stylish brown
suit.
"Sic transit gloria mundi" tThus
passes worldly glory). was the only
statement Ponzi would make, when
Interviewed as he sat in court today.
awaiting his sentence. When asked 1:
he desired to make a statement, for
the press. he made no verbal reply.
but smiling slightly. wrote the latin
adage.
Later. on leaving the building. he
declared:
II am going to Jail. I am going TO
work, whether 1t In washing dishes
or hoelng potatoes. ] shall try to be
q model prisoner. ] am no roughncck.' -
Rose Ponzi, his young wife. Is go
Ing to try to get a Job somewhere in
Plymouth.
80 / can be near Charlie" she said.
That Ia all there 10 left for me to do
and am glad to do II. We have SUI
fcrcd q great deal But we do not
hang our heads. for there is no dis
grace attached to anything we have
dcne. Charlie has had great courage.
Hc has done everything to try to
make me happy. Some day he will be
with me again. ] intend to be as
near him as possible.
"Charue's dear old mother doesn't
know oven that no has been brought
into court today. We arc trying to
keep II from her. She Is at Lexington.
I told her this morning that had to
como In town on an errand. We were
up very early. for II takes a long
time TO come In on tho trolley. You
know" she added with a sad smile.
"ws hAve no car now. Charles
mother is In fine health. She IL a
wonderful woman. ] Just love her.
I'll try to get Job to support both
of u.s.
There has been a meeting called Of
Ponzi'st creditors, more than 1000.
for December IN tho East Cam
bridge Probate Court. Ponzi collected
under his SO per cent in 90 days
scheme some $40, 100000, OF which he
paid back about $8,OO0,0o0. leaving
$4,000 900 unaceounted for. according
to United States District Attorney
Gaiiagher's statement made in court
TO-DAY