New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-22
MAYOR GLEASON IN HIS CELL
THE AUToCRAT OF LONG ISLAND CITY SENT
TO JAIL FOR ASSAULT.
HIS SENTENCE TO PAY FINE OF $3.50 AND TO
BE IMPRISONED FOR FIVE DAYS
EFFORTS TO SECURE STAY
rY
OF EXECUTION.

The Queens County courtroom, in Long Islano
City, was crowded to its utmost capacity yester-
day morning when Judge Cullen took his seat,
and District-Attorney John Fleming called upon
Patrick j. Gleason to appear at the bar for SEN
tence, he having been convicted a week ago OF
assault upon George r. Crowley, Long Island
agent Of the Associated Press.
Ex x-District-Attorney Benjamin w. Downing OF
Mayor GleasonS counsel, in reply to the county
clerks question whether the prisoner had any
thing to say why sentence should not be pro-
noupced, read three afidavits made by Jacob
Gebhart, Thomas Kelly and William Bucktrout,
who were on the jury which convicted Gleason in
which they alleged that they had been cOerced
tlto verdict by q statement made by constable
that they were likely to be locked up another
night If they did not agree, and that they were
led to believe that only nominal fine would be
imposed. Upon these afidavits n new trial and an
arrest Of judgment were asked for Both requests
were promptly denied, and the two constables
who had charge of the jury, George De Mott and
William Kraebel, were sworn and denied that
either of them had made any such statement as al
legged in the jurors aflidavis. Judge Cullen in
pronouncing sentence said:
The assault committed upon this wholly un-
provoked II he had written things against you In the
newspapers you had to the law for redress both
civil and criminal Y0u have fit TO assault this man,
and consequences. You are the Mayor OF
city and instead OF using your strength and power to
person you did you should know that you had
your redress in other ways While assault OF that ma
bad ordinarily IL Is Of course worse "hen 1t Is made
by Mayor Of city, whose duty Is to protect person,
not assault him.
shall disgrace you as said before by sending you
TO the pentcrtary. shall not deprive you OF your b'
cy long; just long enough for you to reflect and
carry out the intent OF But feel that there
must e an example set here both for you and the COM
nupy aud therefore the sentence OF the court Is that
you be Imprisoned days in the county Jail and that
you pay fine Of $3.50.
The imposition Of a term Of imprisonment was
surprise to the Mayor and his friends and the
formers face turned many colors as the words fel
from Judge Cuen's lips Sheriff Golden mmc-
diately took charge of the prisoner, While Corpora
tion Counsel Foster United States Distrct-Attor-
ney johnson and eX-District-Attorney Downing
set out to secure a stay OF execution. ,
Word was received about o'clock thaA all
efforts in that direction had proved unavaling,
Justice Pratt having refused to interfere With
Judge Cullen's rulings At 5 80 the Sheriff,
who had allowed Mayor Gleason to remain III the
Bar Association room until that hour took him
down to the jail and locked him up. The Mayor
occupies the same cell which was for long time
occupied by ex-Mayor DeIevoise during his i'm
prsOnment for debt. The Mayor takes MS SELL
tcnce greatly TO heart.