The sun., 1870-09-14
ROSS M'LACGHLIN'S HOPES.
<y,rypH OF BRooKLYN's FEARLESS
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


The nownns !"
Thrn' y.., c., uoo,r., q. r.
A., 70, nj. F,i,nd..
an. f..rl.s. Di.,r,ct Attornev Morr;.
h'u -, wv, 900, proo.lvn,s rottsn R,ng IN.
hH - =, ~. s,,rem. Com, h,, .nrm.
"en''' .,.,,,,. y, NcIapgIi,n'. tranduant can.
cd inc '.,,a. ara ,ho oA.os xi rroho,,, :.
'asse', - 60, ~ Anoc,,, When Cbippy McI.,sh.
W n.o.,,iyn kios enterel uoon ,i.,r .,r.
US %, tho p,strict Attorney " in tending In Lood
's't CO. II, c,nau into Lie removal from once tbsv
VIZ" ,.,od with .peo,4-a success which had
.s,to,o, ,nrough the long con tinued corruption
,,caI ,f,cials and the efforts of their own
vi, m, immediate cause Of this persecution Of
~, p,.,r,c, Attorney IL sppsrent to nil honest eiu
xsU Al. to Mclaughlin and his pjupoer,,s
-. Win, cry for his blyod just prior 10 tho
-, ,.,.,,l election the Supervisors appointed can
-, and Inspector. in various districts OF the
-, end by NcIaughln's orders, two Ring tools
S... .ppo,n,ed to one Republican. McLaurhIin's
'.r,s.st. received orders TO count all Democratic
--.eis,ss in and Republican candidates out. or TO
g. mn tve figures as mach as possible All this
A., 5A ,,d they dii /, artixteaiIy. Well the fraud
-. .o si.tias and damninx tlat bundred. of eit,
-. =, R,ooklvn applied to the District Attorney
-, t.,.,n med 10 bring the offender. TO iustioe
=, Tho canvassers w,re indic,ed ana sc.r
,,,,me,oble delays on the part Of the counsel for
N. ling ard the Courts. eve we're convicted aud
.ent.bced These were Henry p. Mayo and Michael
Hapbor, OF the Fourth Ward llalse canvlss); Jus
tee Brc ,cy and George Brown. Of the Twenty.nrst
~, ,,si,,ipy To canvass IN. xa,es,. and p,rna,
,.--., a.. - V'
hshOney OF the sixteenth ward, who lost the re-
turss 1hs Mayo holds
e,,,.r,.
'eN'""
10 The Water Boud, ana is one OF McIaughlin's
no., ui.aat tools. uannon has bilot I'm the T.,
Us =, o' !" '"o ish
Once He and Mayo were ssnteaeed To tie Peni
tentiiry fnr three months each Buckley and Brown
mara ssniepced for ten davs each ~,bi,o M,non..
got MY days
The Ring did not anticpate IL cse convietiona anJ
=, o,c. ,,oceeJel ,o do,ay n.,,o,s =. -,
VIZ l''N'N w UV'" "''''e's a' 'OhS u possl-
bic. T5e cases were t>ken to the General Term oi
the supfr ne Court, which met In PouRhkeepsie I'm
~, t.. ~, =, 80 ~ ~
90 tue bcpcI MohOney's case made test for
the others. The LAWYER of the Ring there advanced
tie rotten ar.ument OF the irresuarity of tia mn
eeedinss Of the Grand Jury which tuJe,ei tho can
y.ssets One poin, wa. th,, ,na cr,,a In, na, A..
A. - 80 ''' VI 'u V"'' "e' III
he evening, vhen the Court was not In session.
Then the Gralo Jury was continued IN ,ion If er
In 90 p,,..,I ..I -. r., -, = =,
~ ~ '-'' "'u iau Fohs ""h Town anu was hold'
ing court elsewhere. Indeed, every possible plea
vas offered in
Dl'tSck oF HLAoGnLiSs FALoNsi
ou' District Attorney Morriss solid arguments as
10 TIE validity OF the proceedings OF the Grand
Jury. and his exposure of the sch.mcs of Ncransh.
~ my, CCud huI Oe passea without notice by the
honorable JUDGES wlO composed the General Term,
ma m 'AeN dpproNei Tue CONVICTIONS
inIs SNs NTriOle nlOW iOr the King. When the
,'s".l'. ISlm "l 'ht supreme court met IN brook