New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-03
HOT SHOT FOR BOYCOTTERS.
SINGING WORDS FROM JUDGE BARRETT.
TIE MEN WHO EXPORTED MONEY FROM THEIss
SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR.

TIE MEN WHO EXPORTED MONEY FROM THEiss
SENTENCED TO HARD LABOR
The Court Of Oyer and Terminer was filled with
bovcotters and their friends yesterday morning
when the clerk called to the bar Paul Wlizly Max
Dannhauser. Hans Holdorf, Michael Stroh and
Adolph Rosenberg, of whom the three first named
had been convicted and the Others had pleaded
phder threats of continued boycott OF his place OF
business from George Ihess The EonateentnISs a.
sopcert-hall proprietor w. +. Hove rId IN De
asked that Judgment be suspended. and, this
being denied, appealed for clemency lie
said these men were respectable workingmen; and
by their convection that their acts were iler" and
the law could be yindicated 6y Ia, a J wi
sentence. He hoped the Court would bear
that the men had not taken the money f.
selves and were not benefited by 1t. lie
q statement showins what had been done W.
1905 81. of which $161 was for lawyers fees'
need not say" he added. smiling, " that was not
the counsel" ,,..,
the Judcc.
August p. Wagner made similar appeal ioI
HoldOrf, saying that # a police magistrate nao
erred his client could not he blamed for not under
In pronouncing sentence. Justice Barrett said:
The moral guilt attaching TO the crime Of when you
are not American citizens Such socaiistc crimes as
these srs breaches OF national hospit.y nrh, M
s,yium from oppression or poverty friends house.
then proceeded violate domestic rules to disre t
Weltbeins Of ms nomsehoid Yet that is just what
CARO- to The National household of IN. country
country that welcomed you and enerea you e qua
eI,lzsnA Common gratitude should lave prevented
your outraging public opinion aud brnEng INTO ioece
IL. actions and methods OF q sociallstc character
wnian you brought with you from abroad trnst that
convection ~sy incline the hearts 81 men o, Soa sb
in their spirit and la ,Ieir letter trust 100, that ~
,sssa %Sn 1a nsr sn endso
that aLpoer;ul factor In every lawin ana rsnl
soa1 , 'o am nnoS an apoworfn
evil and 1t Is irresistible In tho end when on tne sue
SHOULD appeal and not to your unbrdied will The
lesson Of these convictions also to teaen ina tno tax
lug OF money TO prevent OF stop these socacc ooyeos
Is little better than robbery or backmal, ana also 10
teach that The peaceful ana orderly psesyt sy
paren, sham. and that AL bodies Of rec VINO parade ID
% ;Sps uS
to our public an attitude Of ntmidson and are there
can scarcely believe You ., ,xr, SU%,
ana an uurestrsinsd Of the dangsrous power
Of and yss sSS Ssnduo tfU wse slowed
pass with mpunity. would be on tho hiSn ROAD 10
savagery. You shall. therefore, be adequately pun
But tho law Ia not vinoiotive Even your wicked con
ton. Yon, were perhaps misod by the udg
ment OF tho police magistrate, who IN dlssnarsns your
ssnIy sssaned a grave responsibility. You were
perhaps also deceived or misled by bad advice
but II any counsel hearing wha: you were about to do
OH not robuke your action in place OF directing H. ne
was criminay culpable and unwort OF MS high pro-
fessiou When, having reduced this man TO absolute
suhmission YOU compelled him TO sign the most abect
document American citizen to sgn you Competed
him TO pay for bali with which loaded your boy
colt pistol hed az his head. Let mo say rlgh
here 10 tbs walking de gate he IT,, offices
of mercantile shipping firm ne STANDS IN the extreme
penalty of the law II be extracts single pcnny from
his victims / am always glad to he inercul lappre-
cate the fact that you are workingmen that you were
Deserved but you mus know in your nosrts that you
did wrong
Addressing each prisoner in turn the Judge con-
tiDued:
To YOU Paul wlzg. after fair trial and con sdering
a tho OF the case noting the 1ct tnat
Won were violeut spokesman. active aad uprelentne
n vonr auds particularly In this last uns peak
nhv criminal demand for money the Judgment OF the
law IA that Won confined at hard labor In the STATE
Prison for The perioa OF two years and ten months 10
Won Hans Hoidorf, the same punishmeut is awarded
Sol stand In my Judgment precisely the same loot
Inc as Wig Michael Stroll there are auditlohsl
grounds for mercy your You we're not as active
snd ruthless as the Others. In addition 10
That YOU pleaded guilty. and have expressed
confrition for your offence. Ino judgment
the Court is that confined ~ hard labor Tor the
stand on precisey the footing as Stroh ana your
senrenee is the same. the last upon the st Dsnhhau
ser You are worst OF all There are very re" CIR
cn,nstances Tor consideration in your case You were
more violent than any OF your fellows Inc Jucg meht
a. the Court sentence shtl he tnree years
and SIX months at hard labor IN the State Prison.
The sixteen Bohernians indicted for boycottiDg
Mra Landgra.S bakery i'll SecOnd-st. VIII DC AZ
raIcued for trial next Wednesday,