The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-23
THE JERSEY MUNICIPAL CONVICTS.
Sentence on the Jersey City Police Commission.
ers-One Hundred Dollars Fine-The De-
PENDANTS Continue in Cfice-The
Paterson Freeholders.

The Police Commissioners and Chief of Police OF
Jersey City were called up lor sentence yesterday
afternoon on the conviction OF the late term Of
court All were present except the President,
Mr.. Prtchard Judge Bedle, accompanied by
Judges Randolph BOhnstedt and Sturges, 0ccu
pied the bench.
Judge Bedle, after the opening OF the court,
said I'm the case of the State against McWiams,
Pritchard, Edmonson and Others the Court have
concluded to decline to refer the case to the
Supreme Court, and leave the defendants to their
writ of If they choose to take it. Has counsel
anything to say in regard to stnt,nccf
Mr.. Demonstrating, sir.
Judge Bede-The defendants may stand up. 10
is not the practice of the Court to pass sentence In
the absence of a defendant. Mr.. Prtchard will be
here this afternoon ut later hour, but the Court
cannot wait for him. The Court are entirely salts
Ned from the voucher which was put into my hands
the evening before last that the account of the Cap
is now square, including the money which the de-
PENDANT advanced. The Court are very glad that
the case is in nat shape The Court do
ment, for they think that the ends OF JUS
tice will be answered by not doing so. Had you
obtained this money for the purpose OF private gain
nothing would have saved you from the State
Prison. because the Court mean that, far as they
in the exercise of their duty prevent it, that
once shall not be prostitued Tor private gain. The
Court are satisfied that the money in this case did
not go into your pockets 10 was paid for political
that money should be paid out for political
purposes in this manner The effect OF
the sentence disquafe5 from being witness and
exercising the elective franchise. Whether 1t ex-
tends beyond that the Court express no opinion at
this time. The effect is the whether the Court
imposes fine OF 81 or $500. The matter of fine IL
not so very important The Court have concluded
to make no discrimination between you. The sem
tence OF the Court is that You inclndng PritchardI
pay fine OF 800 each and costs, and that You
stand committed till the fine and costs are paid. I
The trial OF the Chief OF Police in connection with
Moves Il
of acquttal.
IL will be seen from the terms OF the sentence
that the Commissioners can continue in Office till
the question be brought before the Chancellor by a.
writ OF quo UdrTdntO.
The case Of Zebulon Sutton, ex-Chosen Free
trial during the whole OF the past week, was con-
cluded on Friday night and given TO the jury.
On account OF the hot weather, and the
fact that DR.. Nightingale and David Berry, two Of
the Jurors, aggregated some six hundred pounds
the jury was locked in the court room instead OF
naming out all night and yesterday until noon,
Judge Barkalow had TO discharge them, as they
could come to no agreement In fact the foreman
told the Court that there would be no possibility
OF an agreement they kept there
for ten years. II Is understood that ten
The discharge OF the jury accordingly ends the
excitement for the time being, and 1T ended about
as everybody expected, 1t being the evident nten-
ton TO make scapegoat of Sutton, when there
were many Others OF influential standing and of
both political parties who were just guilty as he
A large batch OF prisoners were yesterday SEN
fenced In the Paterson Courts for trivial offences.
The trial OF Van Wrinkle Bogert for the murder Of
Ransom +. Burroughs (the alleged accomplice OF
Libbic Garrabrant) VIII be commenced on Monday.