The evening world., 1892-06-04
LAST EDITION.
bARONDESS IS FREE.
|His Pardon Signed by Gov
Flower To-Day.
The Convicted CIoakmaker's Case
Presented at a Hearing.
Assembly man sulzer VIII Bring the
Assembly man sulzer viii Bring the
Pardon to the Tombs Tonight.
ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING WORLD. !

ESPECIAL TO THE EVENING woRLD.l
AIBANY, June 4.-Gov. Flower has issued
pardon to Joseph Barondess, the leader OF the
Cloakmakers Union, who was convicted and
sentenced Tor extorting money as o condition
Of endinga strike.
GOV. Flower granted hearing shortly
before IL O'Clock to-day on the application for
pardon for Barondess. Those who appeared
In support OF the application were ex-As-
sistant District-Attorney Gon, Assembly,
man Sulzer, NJ. X. Raphael and Robert Op-
penheimer, OF the Troy Central Labor Union;
Rev Madison c. Peters, Anthony Ciinchy,
and ex-Alderman Butler OF New York. James
N. Fogarty, representing the Progressive
Painters Union OF New York; James +. Arch
ibsld, representing the New York Central
Labor Union; James a. Fitzgerald, OF the
marble industry; l.. Miller, Of the United
Union OF Trades; j. II. Labeer, Miss sarah
Finckelstein, OF the Cloakmakers' Union OF
New York city.
Rev Madison c. Peters appeared IN behalf
OF the 20, 900 persons who signed petitions In
favor Of II pardon and Secretary Arthur y.
huusNick Tor the Barondess Pardon Com
mitlee.
Mr. CON reviewed the circumstances lead
Ing to the conviction OF Bnrondess, ana
aualy2Cd the dissenting opinions of the
c,ulis I'm the case as favorable TO Barondrss.
He pleaded Icr Executive clemency, saying
tuat TINS was principally test cast and that
juu,cal determination having Ieen had the
lesults sought fyr in the prosecution had
been obtained.
lie eIead batch or petitions, one OF which
was signed by nye OF the members OF the jury
vhhh ,onvicted Barondess, saying that there
were mitigating circumstances in this case
which would warrant pardon.
hr. CON then placed Defole the Governor
the petition containing 6O,00O names, signed
by men in all walks oI life.
Mr.. Con read abstracts OF the testimony
taEen OH the trial, which were favorable to
Barondess, and tending to establish his good
reputation.
lie relerred to the causes OF the cloak
makers strike and noted the circumstances
which led up TO 1t, ana held Barondess up TO
the view OF the Governor as martyr TO the
cause OF labor. He said that District-Attor-
ney Sicoll, Of New York, and other city on-
cials OF New York favored the granting OF q
pardon.
Assemblyman Sulzer represented the
Knights OF Labor, ana presented a second
petition signed by 10000 people in favor OF
Executive clemency.
MIR. Sulzer described Barondess as the
Moses OF the Cloakmakers. The act which
has been termed extortion was committed In
his zeal TO help the starving strikers. The
money Barondess received he had turned over
to the Union for the purpose OF buying food
for the strikers.
James Archibald, Of the Central Labor
HAy A n har
labor representatives present made brief re-
marks in favor OF the release OF Barondess.
Gov. Flower then said: "As this was prac-
ucally test case ana there having been so
much difference OF opinion in the courts as to
the crimnality OF the act committed by
Barondess will pardon him, although II must
oe understood In future that the act CON-
mitted by Barondess was finally decided by
the courts to be crime.
Those present then shook the Governor by
The hand and Assemblyman sulzer thanked
MIN heartily for his action. Mr.. suzer said
he would bring the pardon down to the au-
tnoritles at the Tornbs this afternoon.
Barondess heard the news from an EVEN
NG WORLD reporter. He had anticipated the
pardon, and therefore received It calmly, but
Old not attempt to conceal his satisfaction.
VI am overjoyed," he said, "and feel
greatly obliged TO the press and public to
whose sympathy i consider own my liberia
tOn."
ASKED what he proposed to do, Barondess
sua That he would remain In New York a
week, ann then join his wife and children in
Doston, where he intended to remain and 10
SSSntinue In business In bis restaurant, at 33
Auenboro street.
ne wore GOLD ring. which was presented
nary Wilde in behalf OF the Ladies' Branch OF
ue Cloakmakers Union.