New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-03-23
PETITIONS BY THE THOUSAND.


The Garfield Club-rooms at Fifty-nnth-st and
Sixth-ave., looked Yesterday as II occupied ~ q
campaign committee IN the midst OF pHHy Poil.I-
cal canvass Tables laden two or three feet deep
with petitions asking for Sergeant Masons pardon
signed by over fifteen thousand PERSONS, stacks Of
letters and postal cards received from all parts OF
the country large mail sack full of letters con-
tanning blank petitions to be sent TO persons VINO
had written for them, busy clerks and the earnest
and hopeful officials of the club, were the sights
that met the reporters eye One petition received
from Brooklyn yesterday was fifteen feet long ana
contained several hundred names. The person VINO
brought It In had previously obtained large num-
Der of signatures to six other petitions . ~
- We are just beginning to get returns" SAID Mt
Clancy one of the members OF the club, from inc
petitions sent ont. About 5000 names have been
sent in in the last twentyfour hours and presume
the number will increase daily now. 1t IL surprising
the interest that is being taken IN the movement ny
all classes The feeling is universal apparently that
Sergeant MasOns sentence was unjust under inc CIR
cunstances. Letters are coming III by nnhdre.is
from all over the country asking for petltlons 10
sign, and offering aid and encouragement. some
p rsons send money to help deiray the expenses
One district telegraph boy sent dollar TO-DAY 10
help the movement. We receive numbers or lelters
from ladies' and many persons have asked US to &C.
up Subscription for the benefit OF sergeant MA
sons family"
went to Albany 20 see Sergeant Mason, returned
Yesterday They found Mason at work IN the shoe
shop in the Penitentiary, and he was greatly moved
at the interest shown in ms case. He was manu-
cufled all the way from Washington to Albany.
Ihi he thought an unnecessary lndlgnl's 10 tHust
upon HIM.
were shown to the reporter all either sending iOr
blank petitions returning others signed. faiTlcK
+. Farel, an eX-COnsul to Spain, and fI0vos1 mar
shall of the Army Of the Tennessee headed one peI,
ton received Yesterday petition, was received
signed by nearly all the members of the Board OF
Aldermen. Several lodges OF yarlons kin1s W WIo
for petitions. The University Club the &. b. ware
Club and other clubs ser for petitions. II. Mas
tiers. a well-known merchant of Flushing sent a
letter of encouragement. f. A. Millar wr9,e ,nit
10, tod fI,a r,,.tIt 4
reinstatement and promotion III the army ,
Friends of Garfield send to this office - Tor the
Mason family collected by lO-ceDt subscriptions
from signeIs of tine pet lion TO the President.
A STAY IN THE CASE OF MURDERER.
The application of the counsel OF Robert Martin,
the condemned Newark murderer, TO Chancellor
Runyon. of New-JeTsey, for writ OF error on tN-
cepons taken to the form of the Indictment ana 10
the adm ssiO1 in evidence of certain paper written
by Police Surgeon Read. after a visit to Martin on
the night of the murder was granted yesterday by
the Chancellor. This ACTON VIII carry the case 10
the Supreme Court for review. II new trial IS
granted it cannot take place before the september
term of the Court. The case will be argued IN the
Supreme Court in June. Martin was TO be hanged
on next Thur,iaY in the County jan AT Newark:
He was oveIioyed when informed Of the decision OF
the Chancellor The application of James Graves,
another Newark murderer, for writ OF error Is stu
pending before the Chancellor Graves Is SEN
fenced to be hanged on April II.
RESIGNATION OF STEPHEN II. CONDlCT.
Stephen H. Condict, VINO is under 100000 bail
in criminal and civil prosecutions brought against
him Inv fine receiver of the Mechanics National
bank OF Newark, for alleged completely. with
Cashier Baldwin in disappointing the banks
funds while acting q director OF the bank; yester-
dav resigned AS a Comm ssioner OF the Newark
Sinking Fund. in letter to the Commissioners
Mr. Condict SAYS that late events had altered his
position in the community. and that feeling ex-
strd that must for time impair his usefulness
citizen. THIS feeling he asserts is unjust and he
hopes at a proper time to make manifest that
mis- AXE in Judgment not crimes. IL had been
Suggested to him that the community would be
better satisfied by his resignation, and in view OF
this he had concluded 10 resign. The resignation
was accepted and Robert +. Ballantine was elected
in his place.