The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-07-01
LAW REIGNS.
The Seven Remaining Elec-
tlon RaScals Despatched
to State Prison.
BRAVO JUDGE LIPPINCOTT.
STATE RIGHTS INDICATED.
He Postpones Observance of the
Federal Courts Order Till
the Jersey Courts SEN
tenee is Executed.
SENSATIONAL SCARES
The Prisoners Have for Days Been
Hidden in the County
Jail.
PESHALI'S VAIN DASH
A Cruel Cold Rebuke for the Med
ding Lawyer-Miserable
PESHALL'S VAIN DASH.
A Cruel Cold Rebuke for the Med
ding Lawyer-Miserable
McPhiilips.

Seldom, if ever, have so many exciting
episodes occurred in quick succession at
the Court House on the Hill as occurred
there this morning. A fitting climax to
the morning was the departure of James
Hart. Thomas Fallon, Jacob Moeschell,
j. T. Durancey, Joseph G. Mulrain, Pat
rick Kennedy and John j. Miller, the re-
naming convicted ballot box suffers, for
Trenton's State Prison. They left the
Court House at twelve O'Clock, They did
not travel in carriages, but occupied seats
in blue car like ordinary mortals.
There was an air of expectancy when
l reached the Court House shortly before
ten O'Clock. County Superintendent
james f. Cannon, who was bondsman
for Mulrain, was about and appeared
greatly worried. 1t was noted that the
bondsmen for the other six men were not
in Court, and much comment was oc-
casioned.
Judge Lippincott arrived at the Court
House at precisely ten O'Clock, and went
into his chambers. Lay Judge kenny ar
iived few minutes later and also went
in. Prosecutor Winfield went in a few
minutes later and Jailor Davis hus tied
into the Judges private sanctum.
The party remained in there until half
past ten O'Clock. In the mean time num-
Der of lawyers and ntigants in law suits
who had business in the Orphans Court
had gathered. The lawyers did not ap-
pear as much interested in their clients as
they were in the proceedings expected to
occur in the cases of the ballot box stuff
ers.
STERN MANDATE.
At half-past ten O'Clock Judge Lippin-
colt took his seat on the bench and with
him was Lay Judge Kenny.
Sergeant-at-arms. send for the Sheriff.
said the Court in a stern tone.
''You may send one constable to the
Sheriff's house and tell him the Court de-
sires to see him. Another constable may
be sent to the Sheriff's Office and await
his coming"
BoNDsMEN's Liability.
Sergeant-at-Arms Zeller despatched the
two constables as directed by the Court,
and then the Court said:-
"Many bondsmen are inquiring as to
matter of surrender of prisoners.
Generally speaking the surrender in
order to discharge the bail or bondsmen
from liability must be made in open
Court that the surrender may be made a
part of the record of the Court. The OBJ
tanning of bail piece arresting the prln-
cipal ON it and taking him to Jail does
not discharge the bail from
liability If he should under
these circumstances escape or get out of
Jail the bail would still be liable. In or
der to escape liability the bail must bring
him into Court aud make an open surren
der of him and have such surrender noted
on the record"
The Court then proceeded with the
case in the Orphans Court, The con-
stable who had been sent in search of
the Sheriff did not take long to find him,
and the Sheriff reported to the Court and
received explicit instructions as to the
action he should take. The Sheriff then
left the court room.
RudoRs AND REPORTS.
In the meantime RH sorts OF rufnors had
9 been flying about. Twas reported that
Peshall had succeeded Ia getting some
legal paper which would prevent the men
from going to prison. and the papers had
Ieen served upon Jailer Davis. Why the
papers were not served on the Sheriff
Tstated that all seven of the men
were hidden away in the County Jail
where they b. d given themselves up. This
latter rumor later proved to be true.
Whether the men surrendered themselves
DIT whether they had been gathered in by
the Sheriff and his deputies could not be
learned. Neither could the time when
they gave themselves up be definitely as
eertained.
A wRETcHED CREATURE.
1t was a pitiful sight to behold Nc
4 Philips. He went from the front court
room to the rear court room like man in
hdream. He paced up and down the ccr-
ridor and occasionally he would meet the
glistening eyes of Jailer Davis. Then he
would flush, look us If he were
)Enug. and then go into the court
room. There ha met O gaze that he
dreaded even more in the clear eyes of
Judge Lippincott the terror of the Grim
nal classes OF the county. McPhillips
was certainly miserable sight.
Finally, after lodging about for a
eoupIe of minutes he Was lost TO view
Sorneope was cruel enough to say that in
lis desperation he had gone to Commit
micide."
Brt this was not true. 1t takes man
with some grit to shuttle off this mortal
,oil Of his own accord, and grit is an I'M
Known quantity with whiskered .Iohn.
LIKE SHEEP TO THEIR DOOM.
The next sen of him was when he
neekly made his way through the big
ront Court room door. Behind him, in
Ihare of several constables, followed five
Il the election rascals to hear their fate.
they had been cijoled and Threatened
nd did not make an imposing appear
lpce. With one exception they were
Iirty and unkempt. The tive men were
Hart, Falton, Moscheii, Kennedy and