, 1881-03-06
His Betrothed Ministcrcd TO Him In
Prison until She Grew
ATeary.
Two Other Young Men Have Just Had
Close Contest to Secure Her
Hand.
a Former Member of the illinois Leg
islature Shoots q Chinaman.
The Sheriff Of lYyandotlc, Kas., Kills Drunken
Policeman.


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S2tctal Dispatch to Tie Chicago Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, March 5.-The reckoning
with the Ring" has begun, and settlements
are fast being made. In the case Of Haines,
Mislley, and Clements, convicted of conspir-
Ing to detraud the city, Judge Finlettcr this
morning overruled the motion for Il new trial
and in arrest OF Judgment, and sentenced the
prisoners. Haines was ordered to pay fine
of $500. the costs of prosecution,
and to undergo all Imprisonment Of
eighteen months i'll the Eastern Pcniten-
tiary, and Clements and AIiskey to pay a
like fine and to undergo IN imprison-
ment OF one year each in the Eastern
pcnitentlary. In prononuc;ng sentence
Judge Finletter said: Your sentences will
be to you severe indeed, and yet can hardly
hope that they will meet the expectations Of
d justly incensed community. Charles C.
Haines, it cannot be disguised that you were
the master spirit Of this conspiracy, even if
you were not its originator. It could never
have been successful without your aid.
Trusted BY the chief of the Department, paid
by the city a salary of S1,soU Il year, which
was liberal for all the services required
of you, you entered into 4 combine
tion to rob the city which gave
you the means of livelihood. You moreover
brought dishonor upon the friend who ap-
pointed you, and disgrace and suspicion upon
the department over which he presides. No
such fraud as was contemplated by you and
your confederatcs can be effective SO long as
the officers Of the city are faithful in their
trusts. It becomes easy, indeed, when those
officers become parties to the fraud" The
defendants had the benefit Of the best Of
counsel,-Judgc Benjamin Harris BrewstUu,
Lewis G. Cassidy, and j. II. ueyerin.-
and they went at once to the
Supreme Court to ask for special
allocatus. The Court declined to render an
answer until Monday. While they were
waiting In the Clerks office to hear the re-
snt Of tn tue aR2llcato Selset S Gonneilman
Of the defendants, came .in. lie looked hae-
gard and careWorn. and cast 4 nasty look
around the apartment. He could not at the !
4ang 5a gancs Sef his f S9 M we fnee wa5 stn IL
in a nervous voice. s'Here le is" was the
reply, and as Mr.. liskey's eyes fell
upon his son the old gentleman threw up>his
arms and fell faintlnS in chair. Water, was
brought to him aud he soon recovered him
self. Young Miskey was greatly agitatcu BY
mis- fathers emotion, and leaving his chair
walked nervous1y about the room for severa!
driven to the Eastern Penltentiary. The
charge of which they. were convicted
was conspiracy to dcfraud the city
BY mean. Of highway contracts.
Haines has mad no nleaiis OF support
beyond his salary, but had spent $4,000
on house. S30,000 OH a conservatory, and
$4,000 on q model liveTy-stable in the past
few years. Thelalad stayed of the trial for
two terms for the express purpose Of getting |
it before Judge Finletter, vino was thought
to be more favorable to them, but who gave