New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-03
FIVE MORE PLEAD GUILTY.
SENTENCE PASSED ON SIX ELECTION
OFFENDERS.


OFFENDERS.
MICHAEL $. FAY MUST SPEND FIVE YEARS IN
STATE PRIsoN-MICHAEL LALLY FINED.
Six more persons were sentenced by Judge
Barrett in the Court Of oyer and Terminer yes
terdav for election crimes. Five of these pleaded
guilty and were not severely punished. Michael
: Fav the so-called Republican inspector VINO
pleaded not guilty and was convicted on rldi
was sent to State prison for five years his
ow-inspector, James J. Dooley, having had the
same sentence imposed on him. These two are
henchmen Of Police Justice Diver who mas
milder climate much better suited 70 MIN just
now than the rgors of New-fork weather
These two men b,otted out the entire vote for
Bartlett in the Nineteenth Election District Oh
the IId Assembly District, to make a good show
ing for Diver. Unquestionabiy much OF the
fraud in the Id Assembly District was due to
Tus,ic. DIVERS desire to roll up bigger Tam
many vote than had been cast in previous years
u-hen DRY Dollar" sullivan was power IN the
dis,ric, sullivan. on the other hand. wanted 10
make a good showing N his new district the
UId. II Is estimated that the honest vote IN 'he
IId District amounted to 5000 and that therefore
: ooo illegal ballots were counted. The state Of
affairs was about as bal in the lid District
MICHAEL LALLY At LAST PUNISHED
A man whose escapes from the just punishment
+ of his crimes have been 50 fragrant ana frequent
that ne "a known the man with the pun
was sentenced yesterday. He is Michaei Lazy
tho Fridge policeman and II was a queer eX-
rorionce FOR him TO be punished for a crime. lie
rloaded guilty Of electioneering within the poilhs
mace Of the Eighteenth Election District OF 'he
IId Assembly District Judge Barrett said 'hd'
he had not yet sent any one to prison LOT 'iiiS
offence and therefore would merely me haiS
$3.50 He announced. however. that in ano'her
,.,o. no would send men to the pen,entiary for
this crime Laly at once paid the hhe' IaS'
! summer he was meWpct Oh HiNN"'0
/ force on Coney Island.
The bonds II several defendants VINO nave uiS-
,nno,red were forfeited. SO. with the fines i'm
,,,.od enough money has probably been Saineu
f,r tho county to pay the expenses OF the trIais'
rav.s counsel moved for new trial, put
r,,Igo Rarrett ovcrruled the applications he
s,tI that the question Of manipulation or the
/ b,l,ts did not in his opinion. have anything
/ >, a, with the case: the claim that the Dailo's
,,oro nastcd was simple nonsense, as II was EVIL
dom, tha, no such thing had occurred. IL was
/ porfac;lv conclusive that II was deliberate ana
/ irtor,ional false count. and that Bartlett
name was there and always had been there.
| II was impossible, he added, to make any uis-
! tlnctlon between Republican and Democrauc III
spectors as asked by counsel; If any disuncuoh
were made it would seem To be against the 'e-
Cendant for he there or seemed 70 De
there. 10 protect the interests Of the very party
he betrayed If he was Republican inspector
/ he was only SO I'm name. The three INSPECTORS
were in coliusion together t. defraud the people
and Fay was guilty as the others. Juuse
/ Barrett added: ., ...
YOU any differently from DOoley, ana there-
fore you will be confined in the state prison
for five years at hard labor
Frederick Zingrcb. William H. Rooney anu
Charles McKenna were called to the bar To ne
tried for neglect of duty and false canvass III
the Fifty-hrst Election District of the WIN
Assembly District. Their cases were adjourned
until Monday on account of the illness OF
counsel
THESE DEFENDANTS FLED.
Never Marks. Joseph f. Humphreys and James
Collins. inspectors of the Tweniy-second Flee
ton District Of the lid Assembly District, in
dictcd for false canvass, were called, and Mr..
Wcllman asked that their bonds be forfeited 's
he had reason to believe that they had left the
city d. Frcel the surety for Humphreys IN
s. 800 said that he had a detective on the track
Of his man. and hoped 10 be able to secure MN.
Judge Barrett gave him until Monday TO brns
tho man into court In the other cases the
hOnij
Iterrv-st.. was bondsman for Marks. and Fred
crick Rabbe, NO. 10 Centre-sl Tor Io'l'"S' NO''
b ! in $500 ,.,,,, +,
The cases Of Edward j. Murphy. William II;
Pyc Joseph r. Waters. Albert j. kirk ana
Charles t.. Glavin. officers in the Eighth Flee
tion District OF the With Assembly District
charged with false canvass, were called; ana
Mr. Wellman moved for the dismissal of the IN
dictments the ground Of insufficient evidence
The indictments were dismissed.
The bond OF Thomas Mcmahon. inspector III
the Twenty-sixth Election District of the Nlllth
Assembly District indicted for neglect or duty
: was also forfeited. he was not In court.
, William H. Blair Francis O. WoodruH aho
, Thomas f. Marion, inspectors OF election in tn'
, Twentieth Election District OF the lst Assembly
District pleaded guilty To false canvass or tht
votes in that district Judge Barrett said thai
, no had thoroughly examined the indictments In
the case and the chief offence apparently was
an improper mingling Of the ballots. AS .ht
, prisoners had pleaded guilty and saved tns
, county the expense of a trial. and had expressed
, a proper penitencc. he thought that just.
, would be fully satisfied by sentence or tnree
months in the penitentiary and a fine OF slVV
, which was imposed. Peter w. Marion ana M llhn,
, ry Peyton. poll clerks in the same uls'tiO'' W."
, discharged. ,oct,or
> I'm the Eighteenth Election District or the ~
> Assembly District, pleaded guilty to negieod d,s
duty in not seeing that the booths IN isn his ",
trct were properly placed. and the ln,,,sed
, against him for false canvass was ais"i''
> Judge Barrett imposed fine OF $ZoV . mol
Martin j. Meegan and John J. MURRAY, ~; p go,
clerks In the Twenty Election ot Us, d
? of the I'D Assembly District. We're GO" court
the indictments against them disiihS''
was then adjourned until Monday
SAVED ms FATHER, Brr PERiSHED Hi"'NNf
=. ,...o Damn ,tor,b o-Francs Frye. egh-