The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-15
THE JERSEY CITY FRAUDS.
SENTENCE PASSED ON VREELAND

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A Fine Of $50o-The Ring Trying to Release
| BumEed-A Counter Movement-V Visit to the
Prison-Who Will Succeed Bumsted r
Interview with Governor Parker. fr
Garrett vrceland, convicted with Bnn,sted OF con-
epiracy TO deirand the municipality Of Jersey CITY,
was caled up for sentence yesterday. The unior-
innate man was helped into court and he
fell back into chair, inside the railing. No
truer picture OF a brokcn-hcarted man could
he seen anywhere. The mental anxiety
and physical prostration ne has undergone
since his conviction have advanced his march TO the
grave by decade. There was not q man in the
court room who was not moved to sympathy at the
sight. Even Judge Bedle, while pr0nOnncing SEN
tence. betrayed no little emotion and addressed
the prisoner in mild language which plucked
| the sting out OF the Judgment of the
! Court. The mercy shown In this case
meets with general approval more on account OF
Mr.. vreeland's family than on his own. Among his
sons is one who hears his fuil namc and whose
nlia devotion manifested during the days OF the
! trial few who visited the court win forget
| When the Court was opened District Attorney
Garretson moved for sentence. Judge Bedle held
| brief conference with his associates, Judges RAN
dOlph, Newkirk ami Stnrgcs and then inquired II
counsel for the defence had ything 10 offer. Mr.
4 Winfield presented the vouchers OF the City Treas
4 urer showing that Mr. Vreeand had made full res
titution by paying into the city treasury the sum OF
! $4,000.
Judge Bedle-The Court are quite satisfied about
that. Mr.. vreeland may be seated. The Court will
not ask him TO stand while sentence is being pro-
nounced The Court have had conference in this
case and II Is unnecessary to repeat what has been
already stated by the Court In the OF Bumsted
| The Court have recognized distinction between
the turpitude Of the offence committed by Bnmsted
and that OF vrecland. The Court are therefore able
| To say that they can save this defendant from the
punishment inflicted in the other The other
| defendant held official position ana prosttutcd
his ONCE. The Court win you, vreeland
from punishment Of an ignominious char
acter. They arc satisfied that the excess
in the purchase over what was paid to Collard and
Plat has been restored TO the city treasury. The
Court feel justified In regarding that in the mitiga
ton of sentence and to exercise more mercy to-
wards you than to the other defendant The Court
are exceedingly PANIED to perform this disagree
sequences is severe enough. The sentence OF the
Court is that you pay a fine OF $500, and that you
hir. Vreeand then left the court with his
sons and counsel, and the Sheriff immediately re-
ceived Il check for the entire amount OF fine ana
costs.
| A desperate EFFORT Ia being made to have Bum
stcd's sentence RENTED by the Court OF Pardons
THAT he escaped with a comparatively light pun
ishment is an opinion all but universal. That he
will have toserve his nine months IN the State Prison
the law in his favor, under all the circumstances,
would only bring the administration or justice into
contempt. There are at least two convcts now
serving term Of ten years each in state Prison on
circumstantia evidence or the fimsest character
and no movement has ever been made In their be-
half Yet the Ring in Jersey City Is actually circu-
lating petition for signatures In order to obtain
for their chief an absolute relief from any penalty
Idea that Buulsted will 20 to State Prison. 1t has
leaked out that among the signatures to the petit
ton is that OF man who was elected last fall TO
very high position In the county, besides two sig
natures OF men who aspire to Congressional hOnOrs
next fall at the hands Of the democratic party.
This announcement has created great indignation.
In order that this effort to Illustrate justice may
not meet with even slight success a counter
ernor Parker numerous reasons why the law in this
case should be strictly enforced: Gentlemen who
Judge Bcdle styled 1t, which indicted the corrupt
officials intend TO call upon the Governor In persol
to the Court of Pardons. One member OF tia
Grand Jur, stated to the HERALD representative
pended by Vt The Grand Jury in this case and
the heavy expense enaned in the prosecu-
ton ot T. not to I'M mention nnt the we dq;s,
should be liberated Grand Jury viii hardly ever
again attempt TO discharge its duty faithfully TO the
people Another member of the Grand Jury has
prepared a statement, which he intends to send to
the Governor setting forth that in addition to the
many indictments found against certain Officals
there nlly one hundred charges in which the
testimony, though not sufficiently conclusive 10
warrant Indictment revealed deep, laid conspiracy
to rob the city of millions OF dollars SO that even
| II the petition for pardon should meet with even
partial success IL would be met with a remOn
STRANGE so significant that the Court Of Pardons
could hardly disregard II.
Mr. Bulnsted has not yet been removed from the
County Jail, as the sheriff is allowed twenty days
by law from the date OF sentence till the removal OF
the prisoner. The prisoner stated TO HERALD re-
| porter, two days ago, that whatever truth there
may be in other charges against him, he Is innocent
| Of that for which he is now undergoing imprison-
, ment. The reporter having observed mat the re-
fusa Of the defendants tBulnsted and Nreeland) to
deliver up their checks when demanded by the Dis
trict Attorney weighed so heavily against thcm In
connection with other circumstances, that
a convection was inevitable TO this Mr..
| Bnmsted replied that he regretted very
much the checks were not given up: that he was
most anxious to do So as he had object attain
by cOnccament OF them, but that his counsel over
ruled hln The reporter having IN friendly way
dizzy elevation TO which he attained, his total dis
regard for the opinions OF men whose counsels, II
tated into disgrace, and the evil results of his asso-
citation with bigoted, corrupt clique, contact
defeat %fn and who used him to promote their
corrupt designs, the prisoner hung his head
IN so o So N.Y. it se
admitted that he is not half az nnprincipled and
mean, however grasping he may be, as some OF
he has been leagued in the unholy work of plumber
! ing the taxpayers. Nor is lie quite as corrupt or
! selfish az some OF the visitors who wait on him
daily and who IL they met their just deserts, would
| now be in State Prison. AZ day after day passes
he says he begins feel the effects OF his c0nine
| ment, although not secluded from his friends. He
showed some weakness by cOunterfeting cheerful
ness, which was only thin guse thrown over re-
morse and regret.
! MIR. Rumsted sent In his resignation to the Board
| OF Public Works at the latest meeting and 1t was
| accepted. The candidates for the vacancy are
/ rushing forward by tens. The cool audacity and
| presumption displayed by small jnnta Of polit
| clans calling themselves democrats, under the title
| OF the Hudson County Central Organization, would
be astounding II that clique really represented any
| body but themselves They caucussed and can
vasscd without respecting the sabbath. and dele
| CATION proceeded to Trenton on Tuesday morning
| to induce the Governor 10 appoint one Of their
| number to the vacancy But they returned home
sadly disappointed. The HERALD representa-
tive had waited Governor Parker 1T his
/ Onlce in Freehold on Monday evening to
| ascertain his views In relation to the filling OF
vacancies in the Jersey City government, as thcpe