The sun., 1891-01-29

FTYE or THE MfSIGERS SENTENCED
3O FINE AND JUFRISONNES1

JO FINE AND JWPUISONWE'I.
George II. Enscmsn, tho President, Con.
victrd on Two H. Indict,nents-IIis SephewS
aud T'r.nsurer Bnttersby ana Secretary
Sass nis" In the Tolls or the Law.
No trial connected wish tho turf in The vicin-
jty Of New York ever caused such deep interest
as that Of the indicted Ulcers OF the Clifton
Snco course before Judges Jonathan Dixon and
John Inglis, Jr., In tho Court OF oyer and Ter.
minor ut Paterson yesterday. The men GU trial
were Goo. II. Engeman prcslden, 81 lie 1nssaic
County Agricultural Association; A. II. Bat.
tcrsby Tr,a asurcr; Charles Victor Snss. Secre-
tnry. and William A. and John J. l:ngeman.
ncphoNs Of tho lrcaldont aud financially inter.
ested IN tho management
Prosecutor tOurlcy moved the Indictment
charging lie nccused with having kept n dis
orderly house nj clifton. Dir. Knlis ch. one OF
the counsel for tho accused stated to the Court
that hs hal bocn fctaihed in the case only tho
day boiorc yestertny and that slnce that time
he had been busy In n cRso In the Essex Cir
cult 80 that he had had no time TO prepare
himself for trial IIo asked tho Court TO gtve
him two days 10 prcpare himself Judge Dixon
said that tho accused ought 10 have retained
Mr.. Kaii.ch earle and there was no reason
why tho case should not go on. Mr. Kalsch
argued that the accused had been arraigned
only on last Friday. and had certainly had littlo
tiine TO prepare themselves. Judge Dix
on decided to 30 on with the cases.
and the Sheriff proceeded to impanel n
jury. with tho following result: Adrinn G.
Van lIoGten OF the First Ward william J. Bar.
bour Of Manchester township, Thomas Boy
land Of Auuack aDonk. John G. DIVER Of the
Fourth ward John Gilestie OF the Sixth ward.
Daniel NJ. Hogan Of the Eighth ward. Charles
Morrell of passaio. Joseph Nolan OF Manches-
90 ftsprun az it,,, liphth ward Than.
dore l.. Terhune OF West Milford. Richard
White OF the seventh ward. and Jacob Weibler
oi tho Eighth ward.
MIR. Gourey opened tho case brioliy for the
Btate, saying that neither horse racing nor
betting on II horse race was criminal in this
State since 1880. but It was still an offence to
keep n place whero gnmbllng was going on.
IN tho present case tho state would show that
the accused owned tho Clifton race track and
thut they there on three DAYS in each week
permitted from twenty to filty tookmnker. to
70 dy for Es Hill unisp
Mathew ConneIl tho Prosecutors detective.
stand. lie said that tho betti g ring CONS stsd
Hoald o%ds oed ie
iIed and bet bets " were made on on the ' six races
which took place within tbs enclosure. There
asO Gsee IN bs
racing day and found similar state OF affairs.
only that but twenty-one OF tho booths were
and much money paid. on Dec. 10 witness
again visited the Track. when about thirty Of
,he .G I'D. on Which day he be. IL and and lost % On
other occasions witness did the same. He iden-
Use H IN hch the On
the same success he had with tho bookmukers.
lie seemed to have 4 fondness for short horses,
in i,' 'he nafuals lie saw Mr. G, il. Ensemaa
aoa sti fhs
dh not know that they could be used for any
Edward Mohrle testified to being regular
attendant at the track. Ho made from one to
James i; Dean also % Visited VS. clifton regularly.
obtaining his admission al by virtue Of owning a
@ sns ens %ho had
money. Witness described the method Of bet
Otto IIornung also told his experience at the
Msa% ps's hinss VIZ s;
~. hP hsd !, 20 %Ior@Softon @ .Ss names M ., so|h Sis
William Mohrls,, another Witness. declared
snsns shst h ITH sets out and fFe
James Ciar9. superintendent Of the race
tTIe testified t. ,ro hans HE
ProsseatoT Gonrlsy announced that the State
aGgs piS"n them iiree!ea Hf Counsel to sum up.
iat Tns sHs
guilt on the par, Of the deiendants. The owl
asnf So h the
. s"s. clarke tic sssascd could no. ts so con.
ihe alleged asordsrly, eonSac!; Ths racing
was not unlawful to race horses or 10 charge Q
dollar q for ndmisei,,n TO see those horses race:
ring. with Which tho accused had ID nothing
whatever to do; they might have been seen
there nu msh hopsanas Of Sshers every
betting Tor he was o0ly an oiiicer OF the asso-
amounted to nothing at all As to tho rcst u
n" accused there was NJ evidence that any Of
anything About what was going on there.
fomrSy Glaim"d m TINT the eydonrH con
management Of tho track and Insisted on IA a
verd 81 OF guilty against all,
sdsSa ssSa n sns S the q5s ss s MaS {ss s
there WINS only ono question to He considered.
sna nn s or Sn VIE her the deS,d"nts wore re-
TIE ivry ,'etnrnei Verdict o, guilty. as
charged in tho indictment.
'IueStIoHIis. lIIN no. 'uSeu rs 10 long
th"v had boon connected with the truck, Judge
JiNnn dressed the con lcted men rs follows:
Thore arr ihree considerations which Lave
influenced tho court in making up The SON
fences In your cases. Tho first Is the uerni-
ciuuS character o! your business; there Is no
dcnbt that II has had seriously corrupting
Influence on the community: Some men have
been ruined, others rnnho,ed vicious The. sec
ord consideration IL that tn" business has been
~ 'oi able one for you md that you have
real.Hei !nrgc gains. Conse! !uantly no light pen
n'y won,d deter you from continuing with the
business. TN, third consideration is that YOU
hnya persisted ior q long time in open defiance
"t law You have been warned from this bench
a. nearly every term OF court. but you have
Ii regarded tho warning, and yoa preferred to
listen TO other counsel and 10 deiy the Court
Ini q he law. Tho sentence of tho law there
fore, IN your ca es Is that YOU and each OF YOU
Ihy iinn nf s5ln and that YOU and each oi
you be confined in state prison for the term OF
one year. and ,hcrea''er until the costs Of prose-
cutiou nrc paid"
judge Dixon thcn ordered George II. Enge-
Wan 10 stand NJ. and addressed him as fol-
lows:
lhe sentence on the Indictment on which
you have been alone convicted is thar you uRy
4 inn of $50 and be confined In state prison
Tor tho term of ore year ard theiealter until