The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-02
George Heller. of the Fourth precinct of

George Heller, of the Fourth precinct of
the First district.
Judge Lippincott remarked serenely.
ln this case you pleaded guilty, aud by
SO DONG are entitled to some clemency.
our case was as an emiuently bad one "
Inc Court here recited the evidence
OF the case and showed where fifty-eight
frauuulenJ votes had been willtully
counted.
CHARLEY sooTT's GOOD AND BAD LUCK.
Inc Court then addressed scott
directly and said:-"When you We're
tence day you announced to the
Court your Innocence although you
pleaded guilty. Your plea of innocence
Then was of no force. You had voluntarily
admitted your guilt before. The Court
has since had reason for. belisv-
ing that if your companions
might have exonerated you We have
received confidential information
of this fact, but being in
conndence we can not use it. but
still the announcement you publicly
made has saved you from State PRISON.
me others must go there. Heller,
we sv@n. Ieel tn,na much pity fol for you you
with your father from the bottom of my
heart If it were personal favor could
grant, would discharge you."
Inc co urt here sentenced Farrant, Nell
son and Heller each to fifteen months at
State Prison, and Scott to nine months at
the Penitentiary Mt Snake Hill
Michael Hughes, James Scanlap, The
odore SchuitZe and Michael Cassidy, of
the Fourth Precinct of the Seventh Dis
trlct, were next TO receive their punish
ment. Schultze was the only Of this
batch who stood trial. The Court
said of this case that 'it could not have
been made worse by any act of the men
unless they upset the ballot box in the
street and dumped into it as
many ballots as it could hold.
This was the notorious engine house pre-
clnct, where the fire alarm was sounded
and the horses let loose on the people,
giving the ballot box suffers an excuse
for taking the ballot box up stairs to
stuff it."
Each of these men, Hughes, Scanlou,
Schultze and Cassidy were sentenced by
the Court to term OF fifteen months at
State Prison
Charles Carr, W. Sweetingham, R.
Huy better and Lawrence Costigan, of the
Eight precinct of the Fourth district,
were next told to stand up. The Court
said that many persons had pleaded for
them. among the number the invalid wife
OF d Huybetter. "Underthe sentence about
TO be pronounced, d'Huybetter." said
Judge Lippincott, "your home will prob
ably be broken up and your invalid
wife made to suffer. We are very sorry
for the poor wives and children
who have been made to suffer by these
cases, but without the purity of the bal
lot being maintained no woman or child
can be happy"
Each of the four men were then sem
fenced to a term oil fifteen months at
Stale Prison.
NEARING THE END.
John 3. DAILY and Patrick j. Mahoney
OF the Second precinct Of the First
district. had pleaded not guilty. They
were tried but their case showed less of a
crlmiuating nature than the other cases.
ThomaS Mailly, who was tried with them
was acquitted. The Court said all the
facts in the case had been considered and
clemency would be shown. DAILY and
Mahoney were each sent to the Peniten-
tiarY for nine months.
Richard Whalen, James Connell,
Thomas Burt Rusch and Frank L. Her
rick, OF the Fifteenth precinct of the
Third district had pleaded non vult,
and the Prosecutor of the
pleas had recommended them to
mercy. The Court had found that forty
five jokers had been put into the box and
alphabetical work had been DONE Judge
Llpp1ncott said these facts had been con-
sidered and it had been determ-
term of nine months at
the Penitentiary, and this sentence was
imposed. This concluded the list of
twenty-one ballot box suffers and the
notorious election frauds of 1889 tere
virtually ended.
WRIT OF ERROR FOR SCHULTZ.
Norman L. Rowe, on behalf Of Scnultze
Immediately presented writ
of error in that case. and
the Court accepted the document
Senator Hu1speth, as soon as this was
done, asked Judge Lippincott if the
Court would place on record the fact
whether the sentences were the result Of
a majority vote of the Judges.
" understand them to be the unani-
nous wishes of the different members of
the Court merged into the sentences" re-
piled Judge Lipptncott.
The unanimous sentences ?'questioned
the Senator again.
Eyes, that is what l understand the
sentences to be-" the Court replied
well, II the sentences were unanimous
that disposes OF a motion l was about to
MAKE" commented the Senator, and he
looked fixedly as he said this at Judge
Kenny.
NOT EXACTLY UNANIMOUS.
"These sentences were not unanimous, -
Judge Kenny interjected; 81 voted for
certain punishments in all cases except
Cnreo, ana IN CnOSo tnreo cases we were q
unit iu the decision"
eff that is the case,o said Mr.. Huds-
peth, 81 want to take an exception TO the
sentences imposed without unanimous
consent of the Judges. For without
the unanimous consent there could
not legally be q majority consent, for we
claim that Judge Hoffman had no right
to vote for the sentence because he did
not sit as Judge during the trial"
'rhe Court" replied Judge Lippincott,
cannot see how.the Judgment can be any
thing else but unanimous. The Court
will not grant any rule IL the matter,
will the Court grant us an except
tion?"
Eyes"
That ended the legal act and Judge
Lippincott directed the court constables
to take the prisoners to the County Jail,
where they are now and will remain un-
til taken to the places where they will
serve out their sentepces.
Wanser Independents Want Grubb.
The Wanser independent Club met last
evening at its rooms az the Junction, and
adopted resolutions endorsing General
Grubb for the gubernatorial nomination
Short addresses on General Grubb's right
to the nomination were made by Messrs.
9. r. Townsend, John Kaiser, Robert
Martin and President Higgins. A COM
mittee was appointed to organize and
uniform marching campaign club.
Faulty Amfahflity