New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-12
ThEJUDGES FAIL TO AGREE.
BALLOT Box s1vErtas NOT SENTENCED:
GREAT CROWD PRESENT. tS'sERsEY CITY TO
SEE THE LAST ACT IN THE ELECTION
coSsp1RACY-JUCeE LIPPlNcoTrs
sCoRCHING SPEECH.


ooNsp1RACY-JUCeE LIPPlNcoTT's
scoRCH1NG SPEECH.
Yesterday Was TO be judgment DAY ior se'e"'.em ~
the remaining twenty convicted oai'oto s"'e
In Jersey City, but the large crowd Oh pohu'a"s.
LAWYERS, Democratic "heelers,' and others WHO ua"
assembled az fthe Court House to be present al the
last interesting act in the ballotbox conspiracy "e
d,sspponted by the failure Of Judge Hppinco't a"o
his associate Judge Kenny. TO agree on the sen'e'e
Az IL 90 O. m. Judges Lippincott ana Kenny e"'e'' "
tho courtroom, and rs soon as they were
Clerk Heaney produced list OF the men 10 oo '''
fenced As the names were read the convicte" me-.
could be seen rising from all parts OF tne roo"' az"
making their way toward the seats providea lot ,he'
,nsd. the rail Following is list of the men Johh
6 Daley p j. Mahoney, Nathaniel Fowler, James
H. Jordon william E. Reen, Theodoe ecnu'N'
John Farrent, Thomas Nelson Charles ecot" "co'so
Heller Charles Carr, W. sweaiinghan' "ooe'' w
Huybetter, Lawrence Cosusan Michael husnes'
James scanlon and Michael Cassidy. The appearance
OF these men differed greatly from that Oh 'ue
men Who had previously been sentenced for the same
crime. All Of yesterdays lot were neatly dresseo
and intelligent looking.
When the men were all INSIDE tne ia" 'e
Lippincott said that some time ago the |o"i' nov
asked the prosecutor for facts as he mao louhu 'e
In regard to the election officers OF the fou''h ~
c,nct OF the LIST District, who had PLEADED suii'y
names were checked as voting. and four names were
erased The whole registration was 324. Inc po'
hook was not numbered In the order vo'ea' "ho WV
were fifty eight double checks In the DOOR, AAe ~
increase OF nfty.eight votes for eacn Democi."o
didate. There were l4S Joker ballots IN .ne w.
one dead mans vote and fourteen cases ., 49,
voting. The Court asked II there was any oi"o'o,o0
=. @o IN. desree OF Implication OF the men, I've
nrosecu,or thought they were all equally Ra",y'
nudge Lipp,ncott then announced that persons ~"
terested In 1.-THE cases would be heard ps ."e -
various representations had been maze 'ee"Ne
some OF the prisoners. The counsel nao ao"e ~
,h,ne nossble In defence Of their clients asa voc
Court wished TO hear what thoSe ou'S'No "
had to say In defence OF the men, ., r.,
John Cagney bondsman for Lawrence CosVgan' was
Oh. Arst man 10 accept the invitation. he asAeu 1o
mercy for Costigan because he was INC o'''' euPp
az n sick mother, and. although ne wac n'Ho . a
pIeaded guilty hoping for mercy from tue oouf" "nN
knowing that he would not get IL rom IVY. Ia
Ter 1ordon and Reen then called up ana ISM
70 thsv Ind ANYTHING 20 say. They maze no ePJ
md yrsr. allowed TO take their seats. Inc o'ne't
,vcrc called up In lots as to precinc's' Ill" WIZ"
unphes scanion Schultz and Cassidy s'ooo up swan
ION who is an old man, became greatly oAoi'eu
IAN have to say" he said. pointing at Prosecutor
Winfield ais that tina: man mas n's'ep'@
ana perjured himself ,..,,,, him
Judge Lppncott stopped scsnlon by oroea'"s p'"'
=. ,ass his scat Colonel Charles W. Fuller theh
or.rcd pettion on behalf Of Schultz John H. $50"
.,oohed Tor himself lie said he had hved IN Inc Guy
tor nearly half q century, and had Me"! 'eHp
sanity He had pleaded guilty because IN tne esos u
She law he was morally guilty
STATE senator Hudspeth made plea for the men
and In explanation Of the warmth Oh oou"''' >"
Tending the ballot-box suffers be SAID
AT want TO say that there has come 70 the Rho~'
.Ho. ~ counsel secretly and under oonos oi 'ne
r.satIon of lawyer to client, that there WIS ooi
sdracy. That conspiracy was the perpetrao" oi u'o
,oher ballct The extreme zeal displayed by oounsea
excited adverse criticism. That zeal ana "oInIi W.
tunded on the fact that many Of the Defendants VINO
-. - "A NJ who pleaded guilty, innocent"
Al this iuncture there was an attempt AZ applause
,h,eh was promptly stopped by the court FIX
Jndee DAILY followed Mr.. Hudspeth ana SPOKE ior
ten minutes When abiding to some OF me
n.ane the friends Of bis boyhood he soboed aloud ana
caused several Of the convicted men 70 sned Wa's'
T..S.s Isnn,ncott then retired to confer with bis
s..n.,sta When they came out again, an ho"r
,et., Il was evident that they had not esrccu'
Judge Upp,ncott said'
tnAss cases that would seem unnecessary 10 MAKE
an IL further remark The general record mas oeeo
made NO ana the public is fully acquainted WIN !"
hera Ia tho unparalleled record Of this vile crme-a
viie conspiracy against the rights OF the citizen
and tie iudelblc disgrace wrought By its perpetrators
Thar IA the bright record OF the officers OF the law 10
bringing these men to Justice OF the signni aoty w
the xrosecutor ssf the pleas In the discovery anu
.rrscnment Of the evidence, and Its mastery
ton In such order as 70 bring about conviction NC
e. mt nnmIndful that the remaining dcfenoahts
have 10 some extent, saved the county
trrrb.r ntcaton and expense. The Court
,s reminded also that this done without aacrty
or coasit,on for the offence We nave the nen' !"
invoke the power Of the people to prevent the rcpe
don OF this offence The equality oil man oe"anas
II In the successful presence OF TINS inquiry u''
,aouI. become abjct; the voice Of the toller on the
saa and on the land Is utterly slenced. "oVenme"'
becomes the dictation OF the petty boss, not the ex
nress,or OF the popular Will. Labor has no elevation
.. dignity. Urder such government Childhood Is
stunted manhood has no vigor. ana age n n,,acsi
must be an9 e rI yree a sve met WI, decay
md perish under H. We are now al me emu OF T t,
prosecutions, and hope for benehcent results ''"'"
Judge npnc then added that t,t Ss,s s SssSre BE-
sentences imposed Defa hs dsposS Of when Judge
HOFFMAN. his other associate returnea ana Sno "a'
@ desired the 10 10 Ss hH mem going TO jail and
rssne from his seat, said ,,...
AZ simply desire to say as ne $500 nowcrs aeS
saSs psylssss tat While SsTs lay i"asss
and s his s ae S so nn f BE- that he
Se,Ser public fear, public elamor nor pnblts,
sa"ismcn, shall ever influence singh
@ II :, % tr r.. t pnas %S s
r,Snt to ideas lnlane NIL those things into CO,
Ssnit With HIM suppose that In the mean time where
s gentlemen have Eyr ball , sna s cems bd s.
ana then the matter can be taken UP by the court
But % say that wonld consent 70 mcseTae %an
Tsrefbre these gentlemen win stand Just as they now
stand under The bail. until Judge norman re-
The men were then ordered TO be In court again on
September 2.
TO SETTLE CONGRESS DISTRICT QUESTIONS
John H. Camp. OF Wayne County John p. Prkhur't Of
eeeuben: James W. wadsworth, OF Gehesee; Wiimm
Hrooknsid Of New.York and John s. Kenyon, OF onon'
dasa County comprise the subcommittee OF the itc-
Yrban State COMMITTEES which hos In charge the cttle
.nt NJ the representation the new Congress districts.
VIII meet to-day Utica to consider the basis OF repre-