New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-29

yesterday. Mr.. Shepard was ready to proceed VITA
the case when Judge Gaynor took his seat IN the
Court OF Oyer and Terminer
Sutherland appeared with Sheriff Quitting. nc
looked as IL absence agreed with him. but he had
lost the heavy mustache which ne wore wheh ne
was last seen In Brooklyn.
Mr. Shepard said to the Court that he had eigns
indictments for felones which had been transferred
from the Court OF Sessions 10 the Court or oyer
and Terrainer The defendant was present, and he
would like 10 serve him with copies OF the indict-
ments and have him held by the Sheriff TO appear
to-day rather than have him sent 10 serve the term
to which he had already been sentenced
Judge Gaynor said that owing 10 his indispos,tion
10 act in any Grsvesend matters. the case wouia
stand over until to-day when another justice wouid
be upon the bench. Sutherland was taken to Ray
moni Street Jail BY the Sheriff. He had gained
fifteen mounds In weight since he went away.
While he refused to say where be had been Sheriff
Buttling declared that he had been in Montreal
and had returned OF his accord. reaching the
shepard declined to tell where the prisoner had
been or where he had learned maj ne oraiapsd
and would plead guilty 10 ore Of the eight in
d dict for felony found against him by the
The eight indictments are all for election frauds
IN GTavesend. The Nrst one charges him With pro-
in the Second Election District in Gravesend. and
suflng the ballot-box for this purpose; the second
charges Ike offence In the Third Election Dlsrlct'
the third charges Sutherland With inducing the IN
spectors 10 procure false statement OF the votes
cast in the Second District by stufinS the Da.lot.
box; tho fourth charges Ike offence In the Third
District the nth sixth and seventh lndlctments are
for conceang the registry lists In The FIRST Sec3nu
and Third districts respectively. II was on n SIM
liar Indictment that McKane was convicted The
eighth Indictment Is for Inducing the inspectors.
when fictitious ballots presented, rot 20 en'er
their numbers In the registry lists and so conceal
fraud. All charge felony.
The penalty for indictment. TO which the prisoner
is expected 70 plead guilty Is imprisonment In state
Prison not exceed seven years. Mr.. shepard VIII
make statement In court to-day. showing the
extent OF the Gravesend election frauds u Is proba-
bile that Sutherland will be sent 10 join Mckane IN
Sing sing State Prison for four or five years. He
was indicted by the January Grand Jury for judicial
oppression. and tried soon after Mchane nad
been convicted OF felony. The crime was a nisde-
meanor AZ the nrst trial the jury dsagreea ,D Dus
YVES found on March H.. sutherland was on ball
and was no, in lie d!d not appear for sem
tence hut Judge Brown imposed years inpr - IN
ment and n hne OF 500 His ball bonds for ssoU
were declared forfeited. one Of the bondsmen, Rob
ert Furey, has paid $3.50. the sum Tor when n. ne
WAS liable. Sutherand's return Will relieve ms
bondsnen from pecuni,ry responsibility His brother
and other friends have been active In arranging foE
the fugltive'- return. lie became tired OF being
away from his old haunts II Is said. and decided ~
return and make the best terms possible