New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-04
4 REPEATER SENTENCED.
THREE YEARS IMPRISONMENT TIE PEN
ATTY.
portcE JUSTICE PATRICK uIvvrR's sON Il
DICTED FOR BRIBrNG \ Man TO
REGISTER FALSELY.


The first man actually to hc sentenced for An
election fraud in this campaign is j I'm Murphy
The Federal authorities showed nv Their ar'l"h
in this case that the, are 'horou-hlv on inc al'r'
and that violations OF the law "lll hc SwlltN anu
rcvcrrv punished Murphy was arrested on sat
urrav nght and yes erddv was s'ntcnccl I" ur''
wears imprisonment hy Jude benellrf IN Tue
criminal branch Of the United States 'iruit
court Repcatcrs" who have hrllcVeu tlr
Dcmocratic declarations that TIC lnitcd States
authorities are making arrests SIMPLY for p'l ,ai
cauitaI with no intention Of prosecuting the
chorrcs will sec that such statements are non
scnsc Three years is the maNiIanm term OF IN
ur.onmcnt judge Benedict might hav" added
a fine Of $500 but did not.
Mummy was arrested hv Special Deputy
United States Marshal Bergman on Saturday
evening. lie wa, on the lookout tor fraud ana
s,w Nurphv register IN the seventeenth election
di.tric, of the lid Assembly District - John
Grady. This polling plocc is in RooeN'It-St
pcreman followed Murphy and slw him reg s'cr
AGAIN in james slip. in the s'At"enth c'e'''o"
ditric, of thc Id Assembly District. This time
Murphy gave bis name as John Mulen'. herS
,,, arrested him and arraigned hlrl before United
States Commissioner Deuel. Mnrphv All not
deny hi guilt. -
Assistant United States Attorney John q.
Mott placed the cas-, before th" Federal "rand
.Iurv ON "Wednesday An indctmen' was io"ha
-, once Yesterday r'ornilc Murphy was ar
r,igncd before Judge Benedic'. The prisoner
p',a ted guilty. iiio oniy cAp"nation WAS ,''a'
he was drunk when he committed the c'iH'',
rudno p,rcd;ct sentenced him TO lc imprisoned
for thrc, years Murphy atcrward said 'h', ne
,vouI1 oe, even with the men who got him
into his trouble 49,,
fastened on James Diver son ot PONCE 'uS"o"
PATRICK Diver. the Tammanv lender Young
ni,.yor has been indicted by the Federal Grand
Iurv on the evidence of Charles Harris On sat
.,a,. r;yht Harris was arrested for registering
,oIsov in the fortyeighth election district OF the
rIJ Assembly District Harris is said TO nave
reyi.tered fifteen times. giving different names
ard addresses, which wer. supplied 10 nm pl
youpo Diver The Tammany man was to give
linn 80 cents for each time he registered Inc
Indictment declares that Diver aided and aoetted
Harris in his crime and gave nm 90 ceh's ior
registering falsely in the election district haheu'
Diver would make no statement 10 reporters
commissioner Shields held him in $1,000 bail for
,r;,l This was given by Michael j. Callahan, OF
No. I0j Park-ave.
Henry Nebcl, "A clerk in the lodglng-house NO
25 Bowery, is in mess OF trouoic because he
didn't have a proper respect for the United States
laws 4 Federal election supervisor entered the
loduing-house to learn if all the men who reg
i,tered from it really lived there. Nebel refused
al information and Il warrant was issneI Tor his
arrest Yesterday COMMISSIONS Shields Eell him
in 81 900 bail for examination. This Was fur
nished by j Saidcl
The talk about the Indictment of number OF
Republicans by the Granl Jury has not yet
amounted to anything. The October Grand Jury
was discharged yesterday IN Part of General
sessions by Judge Cowing. IL handel In ohiy
two indictments for false registration ines,
wcr, against William Washington, of No. so West
IIouston-st, and William j: Whalen, Of No; Mr.! -
Clarkson-st. They both registered III The With
Assembly District on October 10.