Show JOHN hu anaf virtue lerson him the limit la i mich alve year t llie t t fine of one hollars W following wore the proceed cited states vs milea ali tho third district for acs court anro indebted to alio ducrot judge zile in lie case oatlie united states against john I move for judgment by alio court mr miles up by judge tilford moment not do it doe your upon n but we suggest eliat your honor filat dispose of tho mo tion for ft by tho counti I was nebout tod oso order but I laid down ill the statute to inform vr diet of ho motion for a new tal mr you acro by a grand jury of thin district for the crimo of bigamy or po violating tho lw of tho united against that upon in court you pleaded not guilty the case went to a jury and you were convicted found guilty by abo jury now hwe you any legal caulo show why judgment should not bo pronounced against you rouy refer to tho for n new trial by judge tilford wo call the at of the court to tho fact that wo made motion for now trial nik t filce it upon ivsich we rely wo aro not disposed sir to present any argument to tho court but icaco tt entirely discretion and judgment of tho court by he court my recollection now is that is no legal ground for ft new trial I a ware of no rule of law violated in the course of tho trial and your motion for a new trial will bo which of course the defendant excepts you have no other motion to make by judge tilford K air by alio court alavo you anything to say for yourself why the judgment of tho court should not bo pronounced in your ewe by mr ailees presume it would not be of alio slightest use been arraigned plead not guilty and the jury havo said I am not guilty and I ana here for sentence by ibe court you the jury baic found you were guilty by sir miles yes that is what I meant I hope you will spare ino n lecture in alie matter I am not in humor to it just now by tho court I acif liot n alie habit ier mile in prisoners for any crime chiri I hava boan called upon to dy very often to give them much of ft lecture they are called to tho bar of the court to i their sentence be causo I am well aware that it it time when very kindly dis lobed or in ft alood rc boive a ice turo or sermon from ali court and I think in your tha most eloquent sermon I a make is the judic nt I ciui tiui about to pronounce I know of nothing in your case mr miles which aji peale to the mercy of Ull by alie defendant I dont as w ani sir y ibo fhy jlii ii ft out your sentence unless it is reversed or modified in conro respects of course you will bo brought face to fruct eliat it ia better to obey the aws of t e and for alien a person the law and commits n lie must be hall lor that crime and I trust before abe yeara arc expired that you will have got rid of and rooted out your if it has A lodgment the heresy hatje w ao violation of any religious liberty when ft nan is culled the ly to answer for the commission of crime I chopo llxie you will get thoroughly rill of any buch notion as in you case mr the judgment of tle court you forfeit and pay to th united states ahw of dollars and that you bo confined in alie Nc al Lih cohl Nebra eko for a period of five beare the limit which tholan fixes by mr miles I nm extremely obliged to you by judge wo how to take an and honor to fix alio bond on appeal ako tko old bond office wa continued ji endina up peal to the Sup rauM |