The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-29
HURRIED OFF TO PRISON.
UILLO7-BOx SHUTTERS BEGIN 10
SERVE THEIR Sen IENCEs.

Grisnu NJ AFtutob huo ceNch w sA-o = Ses-
tcntinry mt SNAKE HiN-They Had n Mice
s,h,,, ro- DELAY. su, Judge Iipp,ncost
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Fourteen OF the convicted Jersey City ballot
box stuffcrs were taken to State prison yes
terday afternoon to serve eighteen months.
Seven others were taken to tho pententiary
at snake Hill to servo nine months.
A secret conference was held on Monday
night to determine what steps should be taken
to savo the convicted men or delay the execu-
ton ot thclf sentence. 1t was attended by
number OF the convicted election officers. sew
ernl Of their friends. their lawyers. and num-
Dor Of other politicians. 1t had been arranged
that an appeal should be taken to tho United
States Supreme Court. on tho ground that the
defer dants did not have fair trial rs guar
antccd by the Constitution Of tho United States.
Tho LAWYERS at the conference informed their
clients that tho case could DO brought before
tho Supreme Court only on a writ oil habeas
corpus. and In order to apply FOR such writ 1t
would he necessary for some OF them to be In
Jail 1t was arranged then that about dozen
OF them should 20 UP to tho court yesterday
morning. surrender themselves. 60 to tho
county jnil. and remain there until their law
ycrs could make application for writ OF haboas
corpus to n Justice OF tho United States Su-
promo Court.
1t was expected that the application would
be refused but that the refusal would act as n
stay aud tho prisoners would be released on
hni pending tho courts decision. In making
these arrangements. however, Judge Lippin-
colt was not taken into consideration.
In accordance with tho plan ten OF tho
o'eo''''i '''''' "'"' W ,o"'' $50" va, 'u''"
others went with them to note the result. Tho
result was tromenaous surprise t" them oil:
There was Er"nt throng OF politicians and
CONT u,,nsa re- ,Iir,o,ion -, Jn,,c a, iinnincott
."us' h"use' b' uiISe,'on ol 'uusa Alppihco1e
the Sergeant at-Atms had reserved two rows
en. ,io MoThi,i;ns .,nso, .nan, ;n.o aa"r.
sh"rih hclhlliirs usherea tnem in'o court
wherever they could find vacant pace.
Judge Liprjncott bnl n list OF the names Of
the convicted mon. which no handed to the
Sheriff to emil out. Thomas German headed
thoii.t IN -,snondol r., his n.mo with n,cc.
ri.y. and as he stcprc! M to the railing Judge
Lipp!nco.t ushcred him with wave of his
nano INTO one o. toe re'erHea se"S. Ano Hner-
1T called oil from tho list Francis Nhalan.
David .; Gordon Gordon John A. wha!an. Martin j.
Frobu,s. Patrick J. McGrath. John d. EsAn.
Ch.",as Nna"n. W;nhooI XII. I.nss IT.,
N"a',e ns'u', ",e''o' n1"' m n'
]. Welsh. Peter j. Cassidy. John J. Mi;i.-.
p,,r;,L E.nn,dr Inenuh n Mul,,ir To-. ~
Buckrilsc. jacob MosclsIl. J. Thomas Duran
Sey. Jamo: hnrr. Thomas fnlion Hei Jonn
stump a. p! them but MI ,cT kepnSdy.
Toll CELL Snd were usherGI }nto the reserved
rcmn1nded tG the county lail 70 stay u low days
u snit tnei1 iawyers secured their release on
WINS n.:s %, rGinc sStrns than
Aantre:slhE tnr snerifi. ne snid: ,,,,
To-, HWSen h OF tnn mes mon. Horman. Micnaei gal
nond We're M tho GW n t nd c cunt
sen,en' el i; ,; &c sonned IN the Icniteatia.y
They are now il your CUSTODY sS Mr. hhsrift and
s1on 70 t hS 10 'hc as once
% sSu toa i1% lS keen them
for taxing item 10
h Thav rt,snn YOU WI tahe th,re rom hero
Wv ' sash T 70 the 20 nm nts the
curing n tn" any no may convey the prisoners
must be taken there to-day. lie Clerk viii
VINO or ps not hr "r G t 81 1l nose
H. H.. y the Hnrrlil thinks he can get them with
Saod I dev paer,. al right He has already
w., 49,, VI - = ~ -.,
LIZ. 10 's'.hIks 81 mo Judge creatcn conster-
h IIt!, hmom: the trsnnrrs and their irien1s
t,S nrti"n WAS entirely unexpected nhcrir
1cth'nil's 't't som" constahles to take charge
LOT taklhE them away:
II. prisoners Int disconso.ately in their re-
s"Iveu Aeaus until about l., O'Clock In tao
afternoon wnei Under sheriff J. j. MRher re-
ITO ,"ks men tive we're sSvsn The nsSG
rear c1 h1 room out INTO pnvonia avenue
S %HsrS tnsy were put nio closed carriages and
ses them ts tho T9n
~ their spirits AMI shovel an mir ~ uncon;
tri. nut tS niaorEy OF THEM seemed to fcel
I t l4sItion Eeehly and gave outward evil
dc ,,e 81 It. S.,r ,,-,,,,,
shs rS nm for stns prsGn nWny They
fS" ..I wilch Tero driven rapidly TO tho
,Lsr ri sailr"ad stntioI large crowd
s .Ih." SoGe OF tie priSSns,s fsemea to
H. n ~, uepIesseo. ihey evidently re.
y 'u nl;,n WIG assurance 81 ther iawyors that
f sp w WIZ w. M.n ,nGH SEnin IN few days Tho
t amn Yn hn WSN} 70 nt"fs PRISON were Francis
W W. ""!T mn'i IT, D"Via Gordon. Martin