New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-14
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEI.
JERSEY CITY.
THE RING DENOUNCED FROM THE BENCH
IrpGE LIPPINCOTT EXPRESSES sOhno" THAI
THE LAW HAS NOT YET GOTTEN HOLD

c,- r,pp,xoorr EXPRESSES SORROW THAT
THE LAW HAS NOT YET GOTTEN HOLD
OF THE CHIEF CRIMINALS.
lanes Dean. the repeater who was convicted o.,
having voted several times in the hlehh rrecih'' y,
ho III District AT the last election, was sentenced
,ordav to one years imprisonment III the county
iau In passing sentence Judge Lipplncott' VINO Is
himself a Democrat. took occasion 10 dehouhce inc
RING which controls Hudson County politics. In
s.ntcncing the prisoner the Judge said;
vo, have bcen convicted Of voting iraudulently In
h TihIb Precinct Of the lst District Of this city;
The Violence that you were resident OF ana Votcu
in another precinct was ncy"Hu thn With prccnrt
~ The III District three times, and II was qte clear
that you voted fourth tlmc ana acp,o" , 10 I
MN mn ~ II wa, in this case the question forcbly
comes TO the coglt Why wa, t,t inc jury i'c" "'''
II las come 10 pass, and the knowledge Is now the
common property Of all, that the pain Oh po,lcal Pc
fcrment in this city and county Io"ds 9nI"nsn =
corrupt and stuffed ballot box 1t /, the interest o,
those 30 preferred and elected to Once To ana anu
ntotcct those who commit these dastardy outTfiFts
against the election franchise. ana thus a conhhal9h
is formed which reard, and often dciraiI tNe ems I
OF justice aud gives almost iu!i pfn,,'.'T 10 nv
olIcidcrs. 1t i, conspiracy which must be broken
or good government ends. A..
The end must come. II the courts ana th2 .
oniccr, of the law who stand true have not authority
and power enough 10 do H. If the ballot box con
tnucs 80 corrupt that honest citizens cannot get inc
cnnnrtuuitv 10 correct and remedy the abuse 10y
cting honest officials. then either wrong and anarchy
will become law the people VIII resort 10 that
right which Is inherent In them ana iN revolution
remedy these ouila-cS upon the hodN p"Hlt'
Government through fraud and corruption 81 IN,
ballot box j, farce and entitled 10 the regard and
respect Of decent citizens
Then. directly addressing the trembling prisoner
Judge Lippincott said
Yon were a weak hut willing tool. Others higher
in social and political position gave Won IN" Incth"i
Ly which Won committed th" offences Nou are charged
with Your masters with yon. If all could be reached
would De subject 10 greater punishment titn can h'
inflicted upon Won. We cannot naoh u'H anu VIZ
are cannot
Counselor Daly asked that Dean be admitted Ia
bail. pending application FOR "A new trial, but the
request refused.
STILL TNEARTlUNG ERACDI LENT VOTES.
Tho Mayoray contest was continued Yesterday DO
fore commissioner Romano. The testimony has
grown monotouous. consisting exclusively II the I've
suit Of the investigation made by the canyasacra who
have been fcrrctius out The name, ~ dead men who
were credited with voting and TIA" men who voted from
vacant lf~ factories. t's. Inc tduAd--rrN VINO tol
fed Yesterday wcro George III. Lyua>cn and Captain
John Graham When the Investigation closed for the
day so. fraudulent vote, had been lccoNicd IN Inc
testimony.
James Tatum. Rudolph Smy the Carl locs'her Hugh
Keller and Alexander Nudpon, who pleaded guilty &
selling policy slips. were sentenced Yesterday - PAY
, fine OF SO each and costs, Charlie, Letter for The
came offence wa, fined "a and oo,i-. and ent 10 th'
Pcnitcutarv for three months nr iI'c BE- hd pccl con
,ictcd before.