New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-30
NEWS FROM NEW-JERSEY.
THE ELECTION FRAUD CASES.
FRIENDS OF THE BALLoT-Box SUFFERS WILL
TRY TO APPEAL THEIR CAUSE AGAIN.

FRIENDS OF THE BALLoT-BoX sTuFFEhS Will
TRY TO APPEAL THEIR CAUSE AGAIN.
Tho sudden and unexpected action of Judge Lippin-
o,t y, Tuesday I'm 80 cilectualy dispo'ing OF
hatch ~ twenty one ballet box suffers. by coh'i''o
tbcm without delay to states prison ana INC pm
tertiary was the sole subject OF convefSa'o" i"'e
.be politican, and Democratic "hcelefa /" 'e''oS
civ Yesterday The orders of the court were c''ren
ON. 60 o,dckly. and he convicted men were sent OF
- ,r,,n and to snake Hill with snch dispatch. that
:, was only Yesterday that their friends began I"
r,,lzo exactly what had happened many Deifo
crafts are complaining because Sherln HcfNhhPS '''O"
tho responsibility OF the Who'll" matter OF l"eS"N
proceedings on Judge Lippinco;t. one oncmi was
heard 70 say that the sheriff should never have gwen
IN 10 the court but should have put the men III t'e
county Jail and taken thcnF 10 Iie"''" """ '''"'0 ~
when he pleased.
Mayor Warscr said yesterday. in speaking OF Judge
Itnpincotts action: 81 cannot lind words to express
nv deep regard and admiration for man IKE '"us'
Iirpincott 10 has proved himself fearless ana IT,
liable when other officials with less BACKBONE "on
h,vc tailored and failed lie stood firm and steadiaS'
for right when politicians and men OF influence all
around him werc camoring for lellcn'y ana II us
regard far the law on behalf Of the ballot-DoA
suffers
Counsel for the doomed men have appointed Charies
T. Pesha to 20 TO Trenton and try to get In an appear
to the United States Courts. Their plea VIII W
that tlvI Struck jury Act, uHucr Wh'' 'iN nv"
convicted IS uncOHstltutio al. The pTacucc Is "
,unly for a writ If habcas corpus, showing th' 'hc
applicant was convicted under an unronSutu'oh" "''
al that he has not been convicted urier n proceSe
M law and by II constitutional Jury, ana 10 ASK lor
scb writ Of babeas CORPUS and writ OF oertiorar 50
that all proceedings may be renewed IL the VIII =
issued, hail IS fixed. except IN capital eases
None Of the other convicted men was brought ''"'
court Yesterday Prosecutor Winfield received inc ~
rrti,ur In the cases OF Jacob Mc1chcll, J. lhohls
Durnncy james Hart and Thomas Fallon, the Da''"
whose cases were first appealed. Commitments WIZ
immediately mndc out and taken 70 the sheriff oc''
Judge Lppincott ntmntcd yesterday that II inc i's'
~ the men were not brought into court soon the Dali
hands wonld b.. declared forfeited The conVic"o
mon Who re still al liberty under bonds arc Deeo'e
tho four mentioned John j. Miller Patrick D. Kennedy
InSeph q; MulIaln and John >tumpf. the men III
dctod who have not yet been tried are hp'h'ru
yh.lan James Cornell. Thomas Burt, Francis l..
iIcrrick John Moran John Duryca, John Dcnhis'h'
John NJ Mortz Michael Hughes. John scanlan IhcO
dorc schultz Michael Cassidy. Nathaniel Fowler, james
H. J0rlon william r. Keen, JIhl iaiidhI iiVIa'
Xa"D barl.s H. scott. George Heller, John 5. DAILY
Ihnn,ns Mahnney. Thomas Malny, Louis Heller
flornrs C. smith Charles Carr, William swoetlnglam,
I~,,Inl D. IIugbett.r and Lawrence i0StlgaI
Pr. -ccutor Winfield Is making preparations 10 pro-
coed with the tT1nls If the," men From what can
l.. learned many Of them VIII plead ghliy, relying
rpon the cont not to extend their time over sN
months IN ID" penit"niiarf ,..
,f The ball thpX suffers now In prison. nineteen
were I'm the employ Of the city government at to'a
snlary 81 -lG 100 year. seven "'f" Hlnc" my
m" Citv's employ after they were convicted. one,
,,IIvcr & stiinl has served his sentence OF nine
,nnnths n, -iak, nm and has beer rc-cmpoycd in
the cnlinccring department at salary OF el'-oo I"