The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-04
THE VICTIMS OF TIE RING.
INDIANA WHISkEY CONSPTRiTORS
~ the STATE PRISON.

s1eGrin Accusing John Bingham Of Periury
deputy Collector iiilrs Protestation oi
Inuoccnce- Pate of -Four soldiers
Their Reception In the WRrdcu'- once
louisville, Feb. 3.-The lndianians re-
Gently tried, convicted. and sentenced ~
INDIANAPOLIS for completely In whiskey frauds'
were placed in tho State prison at Jefersonyile |
last evening The prisoners, previous TO thelr
present trouble, occupied high positions and |
were numbered among the Test citizens oi
Eyansville. Their names and terms OF sentence |
are as follows: James X. Hill. two years and |
sirmonths; Albert McGrln. two years; William
Munford, two years David VI. Lewis, two years
George T. Simonson, philip {. Eberwlne, two
Years: Harrison Witter. two years John T.
Phillips, two years and Hiram II. snyder, tw o
years The sentences read for hard labor for
the terms specified FOR violation OF the rev enuo
laws The prisoners were delivered to the Gus
tody Of Warden Howard by Mr.. J. D. Biselow,
Deputy United States Marshal of Indiana.
A Courisr-JOurn1l reporter bad talk with the
prisoners after they arrived at the prison. OD
entering the room the first man the reporter met
was Albert McCrln. lie was sitting on asmok-
ing lounge, with bis face buried 10 his hands,
the picture Of grief and despair The reporter
touching him lightly on the shoulder, he started
and raised his head. His face looked careworn
and hageard, and his eyes were suiuscd with
tears. He ia an old man. sixty winters having
whitcned his hair. lilo has an open, frank and
honest countonance, and would be taken for
gentleman.
"Mr MeGriG," said the reporter. am sorry
60 see sou here. believe that YOU were more
snnsd against than sinning and hoped you
would pun through
"It Wa no use" replied NcGrlr. my coun-
sei did everything they could for me" After a
pause he continued. MY God, to think that
would ever come To place like this 1t will
XII me. my heart Is crushed now" He SPOKE In
voice deep with emotion and was greatly agi.
son believe could stand ii, hut to think Of the
disgrace brougnt upon them Is more than can
this will kill her , but there Il enc consolation.
abe knows atn innocent of the ch rye. John
Bingham lied on me cruelty and malicously.
Tie never paid me a dollar IN his HE. aud knows
It well. BYRON Bingham. his hrotner' told me
At the Grand Hotel. In IndAnap lie. In the pres-
ence of ine United states Marshal that he knew
pothing against me, and he did not believe
was IN the Ring. | spoke Of this afterwaid,
and John Bingham found It out. sir, and that
Us why hr swure thai hi' ir9ther B>ron knew
nothing about the money. lie John Bing iaml
swore that he p.id me whue was at home
sick they raised the stamps and did the dump
Ing on me, ana swear 10 you that am ah In
The above was given to the reporter In =
broken voice. Tho speaker would often p1u-e
In its narration. lie -iid that nis wife was aftv
eight years old and That he had uecn married
thirty years. He was warm IN the prnise Of hi-
long triI Nctitia w.s weli known and hi,hl,
respected In Evansville having been Tor seven
y1nemher ~ t9c prcst1terisn Cnur'm' liz trinl
and c"nyictioH have t5d neayiN UPON hm. and
those who know HIM W II saw that be looked ten
years older Yesterday than he did two months
ago. He is a man OF high nervous temperament.
and II was with the utmost dimculty he could
heart disease, and It ia ths general opinion
anon: his friends that he Will not long survive
Jam.es X Hill display d more true grit yester-
day than the other prisoners. lie seemed cheer
ful. and said thtt he had made up his mind 70
other living man. Hill Is : pleasant; gentle
whiskers. Wnen playfuily told that il would he
hard on him to lose hi. hne whiskers. he said,
and exhibited some emotion. When told that
they would be cut, he SAID he was sorry, as he
had an ugly scar on his right cheek which hts
wNiskers hid. I'LL has an extensive acqnoint-
Ance in lndi1na, and Is well known In this CITY.
He was Deputy Revenue Collector at Evansville.
He asserted HE innocence Yesterday, and before
be was sentenced at lndianapolis on tuesday,
THROUGH hia counsel. W. =. Fishhack. presented
she following note to Judge Gersham;
with difference to your Honor and the Jury that
u SeGa so s ta sm sA not sy H 5rs y V
Win ne revenue aepartmea lsye ~orSed islthig "
e my FAM ss' viz iGq, Hyn0T vi" be a TeF @ as
The Court held that mus offence was Of a
deeper dve than that Of the other revenue ON
oer., aud the trust BETRAYED n ere 'ter one Mn
claims that he worked toutstN anu idilhiuiS
for the Government. He ls 43 years old, and has
awife and eight ca ldren.
Phiiip Q. Eoerwne was sad and silent, having
nothing TO say 10 any one, nut rGzed Var'n'l'
ftl.
old, has blue eve anu dark haIr, slightly tWped
with gray. In \ note 10 Judge Gresham, before
sentence " ~ pronounced. ne ralu;
Withheld nothing from the United States sitorneys
wee1 G S1sa G upoa, agI az ave @ e an, a E %, Sp2a
SH ama5ioTit.it b ueop tte Gysrn Sl
bear thrie severe and no .1rab wounds reward
manned Tor NJ nunbie io SO any manual labor. II
essrc uJ i'lls nome IRON being sold from
Queer.
witter is 81 yeers old He saws that hts pun
tshment Is out OF all proportion 10 his offence
Ring only that all the officers were In and II ht
kept out he would nave G,ye them all TO- hgh, t anG
married man, but has no children. His heati
John T. Phillips thinks tho sentence terrible
He WAS IN the army four wears, and was badly
wounded. lie said the distillcrs got him INT g
or run crooked; that he was trying 10 provide q
homs Tor his family aud did not want 10 lose
his position. Phillips l. about ATTY yesrs OF age
has dark hair and eyes, has wife and four chill
dreu IN str'ightened ui cumstances. lie lakes
Geo. T. simonson was cool and self-possessed
lie thought that litle more mercy should
have been shown him. bat he was going 10 MAI
the best OF II. lie was m The army but broke
down on account Of III health. lie IS 43 year:
old. and has wife and three children.
William Mumford Is a hhe-l1oking man, prob
ably - years Id. lie was a colonel IN the army
and received several wounds. lie looked verl
David NJ. Lewis had nothing to say. and ap
peared re i5nrd TO his hard fiie. lie is nai
past the middle age Of lie. and mas family.
Hiram Is. Snyder appeared Indifferent 10 al
around him. ana looked san and gloomy
After the prisoners had shaken hands will
their friends and bade them good by, the
were marched out OF the Office into the prison
ers' Teceptlon room by Deputy Warden Craig
They were there relieved Of such articles a
they had about them, which IL was contrary L
the rules iur them TO keep.
Warden Howard he'd no conversation will
The prisoners, and will treat them Just TN
regulation ,quires. They were next taken 4
the prison barber, where tneir hair was cut am
their wniskeTs sh wed on. They were thei
4Aken to the clothing department and dr. ssei
In the conyiots' striped suits, which altered
them mucn that tney we're scarcely reCOg
niZAhle. when fuzzy rigged out they were take
60 the house ana assigned their quarters am
cots. They will not a. present have any work L
do, as the conyicts are all idle.