The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-21
SENTENCED TO SING SIYG
FOR SEVEN YEARS AT HARD
LABOR
And to Pay a Fine OF $50O0-Ths
Finale Of McQuade, Great Boss
"BOOdler."

NEW YORK, December 20.-The lss
act in the MCQuade drama seemed &
have more interest for the public thar
the scenes of the trial. This incoming
Chambers street and the approaches
to the brown stone court house of the
Gsueral sessions were thronged with
hundreds OF people. Admission wa,
free to all and the large court room il
Part 2 Was deDsely packed. The othel
"boodlers" were conspicuous by theil
absence.
M'oUADE WAS ESCORTED INTO TIE COURT
ROOM
Under Sheriff Sexton and Order of Ar
rest Clerk Martin. There was not the
hail fellow appearance about McQuadt
that characterizsd his appearance or
Friday. He took his old seat and
very quietly waited for the hour OF his
sentence. At IL am. Recorder Smyth
entered the courtroom and took his
seat on the bench. With the mem.
DRY Of the Jaehne case the audience
had the idea that there was no hope
for Moo lade and that he would al
once receive his sentence. The Dis.
tlict Attorney with his assistants and
the counsel for McQuade came in
together. After short conversation
with Mr.. Newcombe the Recorder
raped on his stand for order. Mr.,
Newcombe asked that the proceedings
OF Friday be read. The request was
granted. After the reading Geo. Tracy
said: Sentence having been moved
we move an arrest of sentence because
the indictment was on insufficient
ground and that the evidence was MOI
sufficient to convict the defendant with
the crime charged; because Of the mis-
charge by the Court to the jury; be
cauae certain jurors were illegally ex
Guided from the box; because the tIis
was suspended December l4th for toe
bringing of Nesbit and Vickermann,
who signed certain sffidavits before
and in the presence of the jury as set
down in the affidavits of the defense,
served on the Dietrict Attorney Fri,
day. We also
MovE THAT THE VERDICT BE sKT ASIDE
on the grounds set down in this aft
davit, because the court admitted i'm
proper evidence against the defendant
and excluded other proper evidence
in his favor.
Gen. Tracy also moved that the off
GERS who had charge OF the jury dur
ing the trial be called and sworn.
This was on the strength OF state
ments made to them by Mr.. 0'Brien
to the effect that on December 18th
the jury were taken to the Astor
HOUSE. to lunch by an unusual route,
past the Office of the New York World,
in front of which was displayed bull
letiu reading: "Has trait II ctept in /?
Juror Rosenberg charged with being
a friend of the boodleIs "
Mr., Martin in reply read an affidavit
of Juror Rosenberg denying that he
had been influenced in any way in
favor or against the defendant by cut
side influence, but that
HE ACTED ON THE EVIDENCE ALONE
The affidavit also stated that he WAS
not aware that there had been any
chal 60 made against him until after
the jury had brought in its verdict
He saw Nesblt and Vickermann in
court, but did not even suspect that
the papers they signed had any refer
ence to him, and there was no talk re-
garding it among the jurymen.
Recorder Smyth said he thought it
was his duty to take more than usual
caution in all the details of this case.
The off aers were picked, respect
able hotel selected for the accommo-
dstion of the jury,
THE JURORS WERE CoNsCIENTIoUsLY
WARNED
on each occasion of their leaving the
court room. The Recorder also took
special pains to caution the Jurors
that they would not be allowed to re-
ceive letters or calls from anyone, not
even members of their family. In
fact, special caution has been used,
and the Court was satisfied that the
interests Of the prisoner had been
carefully guarded In the matter of
the affidavit of Vickermann and Mes
bit the Recorder said that was an &C.
ton which the District Attorney had
right 10 take. The case OF Jsehne
was cited regarding the form Of the in
dictmeut, the Court declaring the Nc
Quade Indictment to be like il, and it
was sustained by the General Term
and Court of Appeals. The motion
for new trial was denied, Gen. Tracy
taking an exception.
McQuade was ordered % stand up,
and did so with his thumbs in his
pautlloons pockets. "The Defense"
remarked Mr.. Tracy, "hss nothing to
say why the sentence should Bot be
pronounced against him;
WE RELY UPON HIS FORMER GOOD CHAR.
AoTRR
and the esteem in which he is etiil
held by his neighbors and acquaint-
anCes who are many OF them here
now to ask for the leDiency OF the
court"
The Recorder said in substance:
"ARTHUR N'oUADE, YOU HAVE BEEN
FAIRLY AND JUSTLY CONVICTED
of bribery. You we're elected to per-
form public trust Instead of doing
so you violated that trust. Your char
acter as a business man, citizen, father,
huoDhhO 10 kOOus bhNu byuuphbly lOI
your wife and family. You should
have considered them before you did
wrong. You did not add to the crime
of which you have been convicted, as
Jsehne did, by taking the stand and
committing perjury. have reason to
believe that you received as much
money as Duffy did, $4,000. That
money is not yours; it is not the prop
erty Of your family. If it is left with
them 1t will work the inevitable re-
suit OF Ill gotten gain. 1 would advise
you to give up and pay back 10 the
city the money which you received,
and have no doubt 1t would work to
your benefit. The sentence of the Court
is that You be
CONFINED IN STATE Prison AT HARD
LABOR
Tor term Of seven years, and that you
pay a fine Of $6000."
During the sentence MCQuade stood
up, his arms folded across his bosom
In the manner habitual to him. His
chin VIVA a liffla olavatad hto haaJ -,