New-York tribune., 1890-04-01
- SENTENCED TO PRISON.
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= ono and Judge Barrett was visibly

--.rcbinr one. and Judge Barrett was Visioy
aGec'cac, counsel John II. Bird. urged Mceks's
H n character as his only pea lol clcl;ie"0S. ;
eV"%lorcl Fellows made SNORT sPcc'h' ''S ~
Co!GIn' nenne. whom he represented, were salts
thS' th1 With the conviction ana any punishment
heu .,' the Judge would infhct wohld DC SAILS
fact9GrEii Nr Flack first" almost whispered Judge
porrctf 70 John H. Sparks, the clcrK o,on.-
BrrTTrr rrTa,,cS 4 Flack TO the bar, said the cicr"
in rIell"i7 ,os almost n breath.css silence when
nx Sbcrif arose from his seat ana advanced
inc h. eN rail His face was pale, and he cIu'chcd
the railing for support.
Jndge Barrett said: . ,,,,uo
,rould not add one drop TO your cup Oh ni..ei'SS'
Wo w.' ,ircadv bcen punished now in great moaS-
,e confess that The question c "i W ~ tIis case has
Mnrnishment after the circumstances u, t', M -; h
oi pm Snhiccf Of very great anxiety 10 me. IN ue
Consideration of which have spent iH "'o f me ON
non any other question WhCh ! Ia" r,ia' no, ~ a,d
apo" ,,'aI al Tho inrv recommend Won to mercy. anu
msy say a most unusual recomnHIiua""' recomi of small
mt,nrc ~ against the great lesson taught nN thSlr
tsDiirt that fraudulent divorces us' u yc e. cnn
- j. boney and much necdtu. HdN. 90 @ '"l.
"a Flack your feelings ana prominence iou n naN
come 10 me TODAY. not IN he repello,us sP't ,, [
you :" tbr greatest Offices in the gift OF the people
consider that for YOU To do thls mus haIe negn
.' % ,est of ten OF the jurors bcS-ng me to lmpose
M more than a fine. NJ earnest desire i 10 90 wlt
H., cs1n"t accept their request that there he no pm
i,bmcnt except a fire for this crime Nmle dc,lIe
~ he mcrcifu find it Impossible to DEER TO th1r
70 .o.v,cIt rhe Judgment Of the court = that Won be
ilwnrsoned in the County Jail for the term Of two
months and fined S0UV
rIacl bowed slowly to the Judge and then
.-aIted 70 his seat Ills teeth were set and his
hands were hard clcnched.
Joseph Mccks was next called: lie was much
rol.r Than usual when Judge barrett spoke 10
P;,o The Judge said that the same obserVa-
IONS winch he had inst made OF Flack were ap-
nropriatc to him. There were many considcra-
fo5s which were favorable 10 him lie had
nothinc 10 do with the Facks up 10 the time thai
,Ic divorce case was matter of record What
be did was TO alter papers, but there was no
doubt that he did Il from good nature, without
oorticle Of compensation, and without any ap-
oarent hope of reward. lie was likely 10 ne
Indged by the Supreme Court, which had the
power TO discipline him as an attorney: That
pprrhf 10 be done lie had already suffered
Great deal and his frankneSS on the wi;neS>-stand
imnressed the Judge favonby. The Judge hai
also received many letters on Meekss behalf
which went deep into his heart am panied 10
saw. he added, that there has been no con-
fession of guilt and no apology.
Meeks received his sentence without airy out
ward show of feeling
VIII Flack was the last of the conspirators
70 receive his sentence. Upon him Judge Bar
rett turned food OF storcd,up wrath. lie was
in the conspiracy from the beginning. lie had
BETRAYED the mother who bore him. You
should be her representative and protect her
How did you do il ? You left her in 50 far rs
any regard for her welfare was concerned u the
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dition that if this divorce had been secured
he could have passed over 10 another State ani
married his paramOur. 50 that AZ any time
your mother had no certainty thar she would he
taken care of The Judgment Of this court is
that you be imprisoned in the pcntentiary for
four months and fined $500"
Young Flacl stood for moment before he
could realize the extent of the sentence imposed
upon him. lie staggered 10 his seat. into which
he fell almost lfccss.
In delivering his sentence 10 the cN-Shcrh and
10 Meeks Judge Barrett nearly broke down several
times hut there not the least tingc Of SYN
pathy in his tone while " viii" flacl stood before
him
Confusion and disorder followed the last sen
tercc sheriff Sickles and his deputies stepped
forward and took charge OF the prisoners. General
Sickles led the way u The Sheriff Office. and the
eN->hcrin and his companions were taken down
s;oirs through the private passage To the Sheriff
office. The door leading To II closed huf
Flack took "A key from his pocket and unlocked
tie door
Ex-Iudce Russell and John II. Bird then hurried
around TO yet STAY of execution until argument
could be made for a new trial. Judge Van Bru.'
in the supreme Court. General Term. granted
the stay. After this the lawyers hurried around
10 obtain bOndSmcn for the prisoners. Mrs
Claudina " Mceks. the wife Of Joseph Nccks.
became her husbands surety. She owns tie
house and lot at No. "a East Sixty-sercnt'I-St::
valued AZ S37 800. and gave bail TO the fuil
amount Of $500. j. VI. Tracy gave bones for
both Sheriff Flack and MS son and signed the
bonds Of s. 800 each lie Owls the houses at Nos.
a. ard 40 East Sixty -Scvcnth-st., valued ~
$4,000 and mOrtgagcd for $4,000.