The evening world., 1894-05-28
SUTHERLAND
SuRRENDERS.
Continued from First pu0e.)

be placed into the custody. of the Sheriff
until he is again brought into court"
Justice Gaynor said that he was not
disposed to depart from his rule to take
no part IN the Gravesend cases whlie
they are before the court, because of his
connection with them before ne was
elected to n seat on the Bencn. he
would adjourn the hearing until to-mor,
row, when another justice would hold
court. ,,.o
s ssW m1qH'e was f bnst, ei out the of c coTrt aHG
up to Raymond street Jan.
The charges made in the new indict-
ments constitute felonies. The indict-
ments are for the following offenses:
Eight indictments for Felony.
l. Procuring a false canvass OF votes in the
Second District OF Gravesend.
2. Same onense in the Third District
3. Procuring the election inspectors to make
District.
1. Same orense in the Third District.
8. Conceslins the registry lists in the First
6. same orense In the Second District.
I. Same onense In the Third District.
s. Inducing the election inspectors not to enter
the number Of ballots, on the lists so as to con-
ceal evidences OF fraud.
Now that Sutherland is back, 1t is said
that the prosecuting authorities have
made some agreement as to the extent
of the punishment he is to receive; 1t
land rad agreed to plead guilty to the
first Indictment, which charges him with
procuring a false anvas of the votes
cast in the Second District.
May Get Seven Years.
The punishment for this crime is seven
years. Some interesting developments
are expected when Sutherland is brought
to the bar tomorrow. Mr.. shepard. II
Is said. will make a complete statement
as to what has been done in the Graves
end cases, and will, give an elaborate ex-
pose of the whole fraud containing much
new matter which has never before been
brought to light.
He will also render a statement Of the
condition of the cases at the present
time.
sutherland's intention to return had
been carefully guarded. even from his
former friends. His lawyer. Foster l..
Backus. did not hear that he had ar
rived until after he had been up in court,
and was on his way to Jail.
Tn fact that eight new indictments
had been found against Sutherland was
told in The Evening World last We'd
nesday, and the rumor that he would be
brought back was recorded on Friday.
After Sutherland arrived at the Jail
with Sheriff Buttling he refused to see
anybody and sent word to all %inquirers
According to Sheriff Buttling, on the
afternoon that he was found guilty of
misdemeanor, Sutherland went straight
to Montreal, where he had been in hiding
ever since.
When he arrived in Canada he con-
suited a .well-known. Montreal lawyer;
who told him he could not be extradlted
for any offense against the election laws.
Since then Sutherland had consulted
frequently with lawyers, and had been
the Kings County authorities to. take
him back to Brooklyn, even though
he were indicted.
Friends Advised Him to Return.
AS soon as it became known that the
Grand Jury was considering other cases
Nt- c,,t AL n nd IA III tIFrntn fl
him and advised him to return.
Saturday. a week ago. Robert j. Suth.
erland, the fugitive,s brother, called
on Deputy Acknowledgement Shepard. II
is said, and opened negotiations for
Sutherland's return.
What the terms were are not known.
the interview, rushed to Canada. After
he reached there he wrote to Mr.. Shep-
ard and Sheriff Buttling that the fugt-
tive would return to BROOKLYN this
The letter stated that Kenny" would
arrive at the Grand Central Depot, at 3
o'clock this morning and ARRANGED for
Sheriff Quitting to meet the fugitive In
front of the Brooklyn Courthouse.
Sheriff Buttling stated that now that
Sutherland had returned his bondsmen
OF the bondsmen: has already PAID s2.5o
to the county. This money will be re-
funded
Was There n Compromise Mnde?
1t was stated on good authority this
afternoon that Sutherland,s bondsmen,
Furey and James Given. have for the
past week known that negotiations for
the fugitiyr,s return were being ar
with the alleged agreement made by
Mr.. Shepard with Sutherland's brother
Robert.
thority that Sutherland had agreed to
return on the condition that his SEN
tence was not to exceed three years
in Sing Sing.
4 Fugitive Over Two Months.
Sutherland had been a fugitive from
Justice since March IA last. when he was
convicted, on his second trial within two
weeks. Of oppression. In illegally and
maliciously arresting and OBTAINING the
. Gaynor e %D ,s sent to Gravesend the
A previous trial had resulted. March
1, in a disagreement of the, jury. which.
i was freely alleged at the 'ime' had
Sutherland. however, was promptly
brought to bar again on the same charge
March Il. and two days later was convict
brought in its verdict, and on the rep
reservation Of Lawyer Foster l.. Backus
that he had not run away Justice Brown
received the verdict in the absence of
But, like the man in the song. suther-
land never came back. March l6 was
nXeQ as lIlt uty " iS FtliltIlIt. III
on his not appearing then his bail OF
$1,000 was declared forfeited.
His bondsmen were given until March
10 to produce him in court. Neither did
the fugitive show up then, but, in spite
of his absence. Justice Brown sentenced
him to one years imprisonment and to
pay q $500 fine, the extreme penalty for
his offense.
Sutherland was reported to have been
seen variously in and around New York
and Brooklyn, in the interior of the
Ctatn nn1 In II Western mart In lannnn
and even In Cuba.
The most generally credited rumor,
however. was that placing him In
Canada, and there he might have re-
manned indefinitely had not the Kings
County Grand Jury last week indicted
him for felony. an extraditable offense.
and one which may yet land him IN
Sing Sing Prison, in close proximity to
his old boss" Convict 1913. John Y.
Mckane.
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