New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-17
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
JERSEY CITY.

JERSEY CITY.
TIE LEADERS OF THE CONSPIRACY ESCAPE.
Judge Lippincot yesterday sentenced the Two con-
victed ballobox suffers Christian A. Holdcrcr and
Patrick Bouger who served election officers In the
Second Precinct OF the WITH District in the fall OF 1882
In passing sentence the Judge uttered plain truths
that struck home to more than friend and EN-
ployer OF baotbox suffers in the courtroom In tIe
case of the last batch OF balIotbox stufers trieH
Christian A. Holdercr. Patrick Bouiger. H. e. Wlnckcr
and W. F. sicmons were the defendants. The evidence
showed that George F. stanton served as judge OF
election until nearly O'Clock election day. and that
then Semons took his place but that the frauds were
committed before stanton was relieved stanton is
brother OF Mayor Stanton. Of Hobozcn. VINO Is ais"
detective in the District Attorneys Office. and stanton
WIS not indicted. Winckler is a brotheieln-aw oi
Fred Mershcimer Davls's chief lieutenant and mem
Der of the executive committee OF the Democratic oou
Committee. Wlnckler was acquitted.
In passing sentence Judge Uppincott said: THO
court does not cicsc the action OF the jury except
TO say that Wlncker's escape was mercml one lFo
acau.ttal of Slemons satisfying to the court Under
the Evidence here he should not have been lndcted'
But IT is mystery beyond soinucn, upon any 'neory
OF honesty, why George F. stanton was not nolcted
and p,aced ON trial The statute of limitations now
protects him from indictment; otherwise this court
would have held him under heavy bail for his onehce
against the law BY accident or mistake, or by moeh-
ton he escaped Indictment and cannot see how any
mistake or accident could have occurred 70 shcid h'
II Is amentable that the leaders and promoters
Of this conspiracy now, By reason OF the statute OF
limitations beyond the reach Of the hafds or lhus,
but their guilty forms never be concealed from tie
eyes OF the public . -. ,,...,
The judge then imposed sentence OF e'gntfee zen
months at state prison Boulger and Hooerer Aner
"A c,ll!4ation with their lawyer, to Two prlsoncIe
withdrew the writ OF that they had nled ana tne
court reconsidereI the sentence and sent Hoerer ana
Bouger TO the penitentary for nine months.
The woman who found unconscious IN t"e
Glendale woods on Sunday morning. was iden'ihcd
yesterday by her son. John NJ. Ryan, OF NO. aoo
scventhave New-York The son had read an ac-
count in The Tribune of yesterday of Mrs Margaret
RYAN being taken In unconscious condluon 10 'hc
CITY Hospital and he called to il tue woman was
his mother Mr. Ryan said that his mother lcIt the
home OF her niece, Mary Moran. at No. 3Oo "eSt
Forty ninth-st on Friday, and that no trace OF ncr
was had until the published account OF her BENG
found was read by the family. Mrs. Ryan was t'Kcl
IN the home OF her son yesterday
Mayor Cleveland yesterday received letter rom
General r. c. r. Beaurcgard, asMng II the dluShler
and wife of Jefferson Davis were living AT No. u ASH
ST II is believed that the skilful forger VINO en-
deayOred month ago to obtain 81 900 from Or hot-
row of Tennessee. and General Gorion; hiu az
forged letter to General Beauregard in the name OF
Miss Davis TO secure money. The Mayor teiegrphei
that Mrs Davis and Miss Winnie Davis dd not i've al
that address.