The evening world., 1894-05-29

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pubiieAn fickets. ana the. votes in those
yesrs were to some and an increasing
extent fraudulent and fictitious. but. not
- the same extent as In 1892 or. 1898. :
other pm ann am 70 Wiling to- taRe
upon myself without sharing With any
one else. the burden of what l myself
Az N sls sns se ssY, E fol 8 with PhS, my own Sm
hands two lots OF paper ballots, each
one hundred or two hundred in number,
which were .fctitiously cast in my pres
ence that day. i have placed In the
hands Of Mr., Shepard. the Deputy. AZ.
torney-General, a full statement of my
participation in the whole crime inelnd.
Ing the concealment of the registry list
and the casting OF fictitious votes. given
upon his examination OF me.
Fin my view of all the several crimes
committed by the prisoner for which the
indictments I have mentioned have been
found. and also the crime OF oppression
of which he was convicted In February
offenses, they stu formed a part of one
criminal transaction, the object OF which
was to fraudulently increase the vote'of
the town of Gravesend.
"I think proper. therefore. that the
punishment to be now imposed upon this
plea of guilty shall be determine, with
due regard to the fact that the prisoner
has to serve q. term of one years i'm
prisonment under his first conviction.
The crime of the prisoner wa a serious
the position of official power on infiu-
ence which he held in Gravesend.
ION the other hand. 1t Is consistent IN
my opinion with the administrator OF
Justice that a very ample allowance
should be made to the prisoner because
OF his prompt return after the hndlnE
of the indictments of last week: anu
because of his present submission TO the
Judgment of the Court without putting
the Attorney-General and the county TO
the great trouble and large expense OF
:aThe extreme penalty for the crime OF
the prisoner now under consideration H.
seven years imprisonment; but, as ]
Attorney-General that the one years
Imprisonment for which he Is now
under sentence may fairly be taken as
part OF the total imprisonment.
~ deem It also proper to remind the
Court that the prisoner was not the prin-
cipal promoter and actor in the Graves
the subordinate of John Y. Mckane.
81 have already said upon moving
other sentences that because Of the tnfor-
the crime obtained by the prosecution
since his conviction. the prosecution
would now, II that sentence were to he
reimposed, feel 1t to be their duty to ask
for a heavier sentence against him than
the one which he now suffers. ..
I'm my opinion The great %an rS
snf ! T pSniishment Of The prisoner, The
former sentence included, shall not
reach the one-half OF the extreme pen
atty of seven years. I also ask the
Court to additionally. consider in the
prisoners favor the fact that he. has
made a complete disclosure Of his par
ticipation in the ~wrongdoing.
Upon the submission of the prisoner
to the judgment OF the court, and upon
his actually serving out the, term OF
imprisonment to which he has been
already sentenced and to which he shall
now be sentenced. the People VIII not
dictments or otherwise prosecute him
for his share in the Gravesend crime.
But this promise of the People is sub
J posed u nor S the ,nepectors of election,
namely, the condition that he shall. IT
and when required by the People, pub
any court or proceeding.
when It shall appear that no such
testimony will In any event be needed
from him, an actual dismissal of the
remaining Indictments against him VIII
Gould the prisoner have been extra
dlted for any of these offenses?" asked
mo, sir; 1 think not. The treaty does
not include crime of this character" said
Mr.. Shepa ID.
I'm view of the fact that Sutherland
was certainly one of the most active
agents in the scheme of crime which eul
end" said His Honor, no punishment
would be adequate which did not inciud'
some confinement In Stae prison.
Unde the sentence already imposed
by Judge Brown. Sutherland would gt
to the .penitentiary for one year and
pay $500 fine.
THAT sentence has been passed 10
his conviction OF oppression. 1t ha'
been adjudicated and the court can no
interfere with 1t.
'T have considered the matter care
$ fully and the recommendations made H.
the Deputy Acknowledgement that you
/. imprisonment should not exceed thre
years.
81 am inclined under these circum
stances to give you a reduction OF fou
months.
is that you be Imprisoned in State Prise
at Sing Sing for a period of one yea
and eight months. the term to begi
at the expiration of the term Impose
by Justice Brown. making in all tw
years and eight months that you wi
serve"
sutherland bowed. and picking u
his hat hurried out of court, Sheril
Quitting holding him by the arm a
he walked. -:
Mr.. Shepard then applied for the di
missal of the indictments against ii
Gravesend Town Board and the electio
inspectors.
The motion was granted.