New-York tribune., 1880-01-11
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
IN JAIL FOR MILITIA FINES.
rmr PENALTIES FOR NoN-rAYMENT OF DUES Al

rlir PENALTIES FOR NON-PAYMRNT OF DUES AND
HINES IN CITY REGIMENTS.
The man who claims to be Francis Heilman, and
who saws he was arrested on q warrant issued
against John IIelman, was found at Ludlow Street
jail Yesterday. He says that he has belonged to
the llth Regiment himself for number of years,
but several months ago be met with an accident by
which he lost mos, of the fingers of his left hand
Since he has recovered, he has not at
tended drill. being told that he was
disabled and therefore exempt. He declares
further that he saw the Marshal erase the name
John and substitute his own. The Marshal claimed
tina. Francis Heilman also indebted for fines.
There are confined in the County Jail three or four
other men who have been arrested and imprisoned
for the non-payment of regimental dues. Inc
Warden states that there usually about that num-
Der under his charge. The men at presenl conihed
are all members of the 1th Regiment ;'1d e claim
to have joined without undcrtaDdinG p" 'eralties
that were attached TO the non, perfcrCa"'s : their
duties One of them, Isaac Baycr. ai4 AS' ne had
been out with friend one Sunday ara "-' f they
had been drinking number OF t;nIe ms Hlehus
took him to the Office of some officer and induced
him 70 sign the - He had been away and was nm
able to attend all the drills and could not pay the
ines that were imposed -,
81. Lohr. another of those confined, cIalmeu thaC
he WIS not even q citizen and bad not declared MS
intention of becoming one. lie had joined nc reg
ment three or four years ago. but bad lateY had
some employment that kept him at distance aiH
plcyented his attendance on evening drlli Ills
hues finally amounted 10 $40, and being unable to
paw them he was confined jrtwentY daYs,
Adolph Sterne, OF Company l., SAID that ABOUT
thlee years ago he had been ipl1ced 10 JON the
company. lie was then under age. ana never re-
ce,ved the consent OF hs parents 10 ms acion, DuU
be was received without difficulty. His employ
ment lately had been of such nature rs 10 prevent
his meeting with the regiment and hs hnes
amounted 20 S3S when he was sentenced oy tue
rnurt.martaL
The Warden of the Jail said that most of those
who came there for non-pay neui oi cues were M 0iu
offenders who had been Imprisoned often Tor me
same offence and who seemed rather to ENJOY jan
H.. But there might bc, he thought some cases OF
real hard ship resulting from the present srsteln
Judge-Advocate lloratiO {. King was ASKED
whether much hardship did lot arse from tne rules
now force rs TO tie imprisonment I>r hhcs, eSpe
rialy III the case OF young men VINO nad oteh W
duccd TO iOn regiments without sufficient kn0wl-
edge of the penalties which they wonld su1ef il not
regular in attendance at drills and parade. lie re-
Piled that he did not think such cases
were frequent His own practice, he sald'
had been when presiding az coutts-nar-
paDv present when Che delinquent rendered bis ex-
use and to learn from The captain W hat the char
acter of the accused man was before he accepted or
rejected the excuse. He thought most OF those I'M.
prisOned were of the class known as dead beats
who joined regiment to AVOID jury duty ana tneh
tried to evade Their regimental responsibilities
Major King handed to the reporter a COPY of his
"GuIde for Regimental COurts-M Martial" One OF
The rules is that Clerks and employees should re,
member that no business ~ al c&Cu'c iOt don'"'c'
Though evidence NAV be offered OF character
and necessity. 1t is stated in another place that
twenty-five cases of delinquency can usually be
disposed of in an hour. The rule OF the code as to
imprisonment for non-paynent of fines or penalties
Is: rhe taller shall keep the delinquent closely
confined without bail two days for any fine or
penalty not exceeding 81; and two additional days
FOR every dollar above that sum. unless the hne or
penalty, together with the costs and jailers fees
be sooner paid but 10 such Imprisonment shall ex-
tend tsyond the period of twenty days. No prop
erty shall be exempt from the payment OF such
fines and penalties"