New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-31
SWIFT NEW-JERSEY JUSTICE.
TUGENT AND FARRELL SENT TO PKlsoN.
THEY PLEAD GUILTY AND GET TEN YEARS EACH
EMERSON oBDURATE.

Proverbial jersey justice was again nus5ra, e'
Yesterday in the cases of two of the thieves VINO on
saturday attempted to R sOI M Of $1,000 Della
,rare Iackawanna and Western Railroad train IN
the depot at Hoboken. Early IN the mornng
William d. DAILY, a lawyer who had been engaged
bv the prisoners bad an interview with bis clients
IN the iaiJ. Before the court opened Mr.. DAILY
songht Charles Fl. Winfield, the jersey
i'm private conversation with him. INT M.
Winfield afterward had talk with Judge McGll'
and it was understood that an agreement was ar
rived at by which the Court consented, II the pris
oners pleaded guilty to punish them for one oiehce
only blank application for trial IN the Specla,
Sessions was then taken to the prisoners and Nugent
andFarrell signed it. Emerson refused to sign IT;
saving that he had connection with the attenpted
robbery and that he was not acquainted wioa t
he had plenty of friends and money 10 o 9a the
him. and he purposed to wait the acti0n OF ne 10
Grand jury and if indicted he felt conndent 1i
being acquitted the trial. NngenI anu aIicii
we're taken into court by Sheriff Cronan, deputy
Sheriff Martin and Detectives stanton anu ORGY,
of the trict.Attorney's office. Nusent was
pearance. Farrelrs clothing was shabby, ana ne
looked like laborer. They We're arralST inl
before the Court ana t rrIs1 iS the Special
Sessons He then addressed Nugent by the name
OF Conroy. ard charging HIM with assault Win IN
tent to rob- asked him what he pleaded
"Guiltyn answered Counsellor DAILY a..
Your name Is Nugent, Is IT notf" asNed the
prosecutor OF the prisoner
Yes sirn answered NugeDt In low tone. ~,
The same formula was gone through WIN III l'e
case of Farrell, and then Judge Meoin' ''uuie''"s
both prisoners, said:
lyon have been guilty of very bold ana very
impudent attempt nj robbery. The community Is
10 be congratulated upon the fact OF your
There could be doubt OF the result OF ti !a
Unfortunately the law limits the Court IN tne
matter punishment but the Court Will ,po Of
the utmost sentence. Inc sen nnrH labor
the Court is that you serve ten years a' n'iu i''0
in State Prison."
Tho prisoners were taken back to the County JAN,
and on the way Nugent requested Sberin Crohan W
let MIN remain there a short time 10 settle up some
nriyate business The Sheriff said he woulu eNee
both of them time to transact any lmpoIthsnii
business they might hn We VIZ, Nug N tbe iaiI
Sheriff Cronan will not tell when he INTENDS 20 take
lie convicts to Trenton. Nugent ana farrel H eA
mess themselves satisfied with the sentence' anu
have no regret except for their families farrell
COWS he has wife and six children and they Will DO
left in destitute circumstances. ChleI donovan on
deayored to persuade Emerson To follow tne eA-
ample of his accomplcss, but no was HIN 4" n''
Counsellor Daily said that his clients had escaped
ten wears in State Prison by pleading guilty as they
could have been indicted for the assault on bauer,
who was shot at while he was holding the hoiso'
and the penalty is ten years for that crime
Several men called at Police Headquarters III
Hoboken and asked permission to see the H morse
which the thieves had, but this was refused. VINO
ever claims him VIII De required W si'o al "'0
In the afternoon o. I. w. Mcdonald, a Jersey
City grocer who failed recently levied on 1ne
6 eSss to pa sSt' ar ass9sH
the animal to MIR DAILY in lieu of counsel fees. .
Prosecutor Winfield sent iett1r 70 liz
Donovan complimenting him on the clever capture
of the thieves and stating that sucn prompt any
malicious action by peace officers Will nave goou
effect in suppresslng crime