New-York tribune., 1877-08-18
THE COURTS.
DONAHUEs SENTENCE.
..l,,... - rA1T
TivE DAYS MoNt N 'N'I

In occo~l,nce with the agreement maze on
vrlnday Roger \. Pryor, the counsel OF b. D. Don"
~, 49,, lc,dcr ~ the Erie strikers yesterday morning
i n 1r,lpe Dousluo brief containing 'ne i"'n'e
s, or,,ntnt AGAINST the iunishmeh' ci D'"'u"e iVt
- The prisoner was brought down irom inc jan
-, tl came time anS soon after Judge Dohohuo Ne"'
e. Co,rt and passed Judgment upon him. MI
,"'o ,r counsel for Receiver JcwciG the only
-. ,,-,o.tci with the case pres NJ. Judge Doho-
-, decision sentencing the prisoner TO I'VE days I'M
uisounCll, @as aSioiloNS'
rt, ior,,snt IS arrested ana before the court on
cargo oi pog,or'.- With The recWr oi ths Souei, & m
J. wct in tt retoimahce o. Nis 9".l M W ,,,t.cj
W1.cver rs CHARGED ia the moving aniaViSl ait..u.
as dcnia', tu incr tan e'i1ii u.,i i ~ ace ,o1te
is maoe. NJ ahlayIis or ptoe.s @, .S n We're
or furnished hy tnc Gc'oudant. inciiyst'"It ,I, Nefe
hici uusei Or ire .een1aul H. l,,sfve bat as
tcd t2t thc.etsWlfs WoUu ~ I ~ 1,,r.se rmsolf
none were alcl. tho defendant has taec 10 'ito M
~ t f . rece yer arc 10 sccus 90 me- iul ana coz
tuv as to hc or ace charged, ara tIe &c Ienu@.n9 @
i, Il. .cnrS ~ iie Gaiendau, did not know ,hat he
lroD,riv lao lied with was ln IeSciNsl ~ ~ 10, t
ali cSs of ,arccuy where the prisoner c9u4 -! nc vlu
10; know tlal tae property ne tToA & W tl 'r,noeiton
.usVrr H. Il vas commended thai the coUs h;.I no
poucr o. compel h dccudhtt 10 anSNci We "a. ..'' T ~,
iSo,ine Iarty he elaborate arEumen not applicable TO
thc case t is unuece auy 20 CONSIDER -. .,,,,..., g.,
lpdiug as 60, tE Tuit oi The defendant IL el'st 20
c"n>iu,, c"n,t vo-, sr5deu and serious riot arose
81 MAIDEN or extensive was The riot hat the
tDorres - some oi he states seemed pi2 ~ @ 'au IT,
orr tie commOji'n II wss NOT % b. eNiecte' 'hS' As
SIC ronli ESCAPE and the couts aud authorities were
So. nee a. arr n IN tie iiiH,uy. Il Eot QucS-
non of tle right ~ 10 quit WORK OF lhauot 0h's !"
90 sa Wnea 81; ia rccoipeused; hut il Was The qics-
tlor whether .awiess violence shOud he allowed to oe-
etroy property aLG lutNc .hf transport 'h ~ tie 't
frcei ard 0asc traffic between an sec. ols o. Tue
country T- rie Rrad byiu in hc hands oi the o.ncer
q this court ans tis possession bths aiache" ~ ne
came the duty o this court 60 roiccl H. eUnsi"taN
DO NOT understand TIN prisoners counsel rs Gr s ii
if thc payers ae iu 4 in correct ana the lls "' Cd'
bt ID t.o right nad been oeutG tAc action oi ai TIE
courts Chat followed the course pursued hcse mas az
cdcd Tine quest on II the ailimauNc, 10 'v.SS M @i t -
offence charged. II mast pe borne lh .id 'nal ~" ',o &c
charged arc those Tor Whch tlis octh hS uo
indicted and punisatd ana IN cyis4uOi aytion - M
mat SHOULD be taken Hiio account lihmciial'4N on
the prosecution Of inc attachm,hl nyrTi I'o Vyi,@
lion aud submitted The dcicudant has submitted to he
law aud tba, which unfortunately elsewhere the re
crgl military fotce Wa, ihNoHe" 20 ~i't,,i ~ ~ i' -,
enforced bT lie power OF the courts ana we ueIcuit
hcIc has learned that 10 matter ha suplciHsss "i'
prrtcucc may resortod le 20 cyade the law IL ds az
serted right and compelled obedience. CoIHle iis
as have apoye stated. ttt the iGw has been Ynctc3
and Ordcr restored and i;1 tc prisoner is "uea"t 30
criminal lsccutiuu Tor the Wfons done lnhA me pun
shmeni already inflicted sufficient ~ these proceeding
Wi.e TIE lay must be obeyet u should not be maze
harsh. II further assertion Is needed u may pe inaue
b, Indictment Ihc prisoner. having suffered the i"-
y-5nmeat he mas viii he discharged on the entry oi
the Oid,r u0u tins decision at Inc expiration OF t4S
DIS from ths time o! his arrest
Al oraer was then made out to this effect It recites
the facts in tie and commits Donohuc TO the L
low street jail for hye days. lie viii therefore be ro-
leased on Wednesday uext.
Wien III the jail Donahue said that II had not been
supposed that sentence would be passed him soo
He was surprised when The decision was rendered IN
the absence counsel That he did not protest against
it, Judge Donohue's action had deprived him of the
riaIt 10 move for Of Judgment. lie protested
against being called Communist and declared tAat
hi~ cause was the Of all wOlkngmen He Thought
that il railroad courbanics allowed no summary dis
charges OF men 10 take place. the wormen would remain
quiet.
Mr shoaTma. the Treasurer of the Erie Company said
that tie decision in Donahue's was strange TO hun
He had supposed that every striker on the road was
liable to he punished FOR contempt As to whether or
not Donahue would be arrested criminal charges lac
unable 10