The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-02
GONE TO MEET COL. JOYCE.
THE SENTENCING or THE INDIANA
WIfISKE Ely CONSPIR1TORS.
The Severest Punishment Given to Unfsith-
full Governmcnt Oniccrs-Deputy Collector
nm Urgently Protestinr his Innocence.


INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. lin the United
strtes Court this forenoon the following named
persons, for crooked wniskey operations, wers
sentenced a. follows by Judge Gresham;
Philip G. Il Ejerwinc, Geo. r. Slm"nson, d. NJ
Lewis, II. Miller wm. Mumfotd, Hiram ID. sny-
der, Alfred NJ. McGur, John T.. Phillips, each
two years In the Southern Indiana penitcntiary,
and to pay nne of $1,000.
James X. HIN, three years in the ponitentary,
aud TO pay as1ne of $1,000.
Thomas RoOt. ono year In the Gibson county
jail, ana to pay nnc Of si.Occ.
Henry Jacquca Christopher COcomour, John
+. Crisp, and Dennis REILLY, euch Xix months IN
TN Gi' son county Jail, ana T. pay nnc Of $500.
George liapan, six months IN the Nandcrburs
county jail, nj to pey fine of $50.
Several Of the prisoners, before sentence was
passed. pleaded their honorable wounds and
fithf service in the army and va ions other
reasons IN mitigation. Judge Gresham admit d
the unDleasantness of hi duty, but could not
allow sympathy to make him forget the crime
thcy had committed. Tie drew decidcd con-
trast between the Of'iccrs of the Government
and dstllers The former are Trusted servants
IN the pay OF the Uni cd States, while the latter
IRE not trusted but watched by Government
officials therefore the former ou4nt 10 have
increased punishment. lie then announced
that those OH" who had hc'r we'd their trust
sho ould have Two years In either OF the peniten.
tlhi V' Nhcf h'B"N fiVi''f "'N '"l ""o VI Ni'V'V
each.
1hen followed tho case Of James X. hin,
deputy reVenua collector, who protested his IN
nocence tefofe God a. Il the world. The judge,
IN sentencing him TO throe wears IN the peniien-
tiary. and to pav "a fine OF Sl.ND, remarked that
his crime WAS 81 deeper dye because OF his htsh
position in the Government service. Ia passing
Sentence on those who h d been lahorcrs about
distilicues, the Judge ngain remarked the diner
ence between their crime and t1at OF the GOV
crnnent officers. aud gave them six months in
| the Gibson county Jail and $500 lne, with The
exception OF Thomas j. RoOb, distiller, whom
| h. gave one wear in jail.
The only case remaining beinQ that Of John
! W. Bingh IN. Col Trusler said he h I'd AMID wits
! showing that Blnghiin's wife ". IN critical
conditit n, aud a sudden shock % her nervous
| system might prove fatal. and further that the
| Government officers In New York wished Blng
hams sftdavit In other cases. lie therefore
asked Delay In passing sentence.
| The Judge replied that since these facts had
about what best to do, and that although there
| will be popular clamor f'r Blnghlm's sentence
| he thought as a question Of humanity sentence
| ought to be deferred. That bingham had re-
| Gently lost brother, who no doubt h ,d dted OF
| remosse; tnat the Government could afford tC
wait a lew weeks before passing sentence, anU
! he was ucrfcrtlY willing to take the response
| bllity Of postponing sentence for the present
The prisoners were then given into the Gus
| tody Of the United States Marshal and Will to
! morrow morning be taken to their sever des
| tlnattous.
81. LOUIs. Feb. 1.-The prosecution withdrew
| the sixth codut ia the Indictment against Ma
| the Government. and he plea ed guilty to Tux
| remaining FIVE counts. Accusing him OF dcre lr
| ton Oi dutg In not reporting To his superior ON
| Ger certain lri icgulariiies Of distillers.