The evening world., 1894-02-22
LEFT TO THEIR FATE.
In Revenge the Convicted Election
Inspectors May Confess
Buckley Said to Be Willing to Turn
States Evidence.
Warden Pilsbury Guards Him from
Newspaper Reporters.

THE friends OF Denis j. the
.o,yicted Tammany election inspector
~ the Eighteenth Election District of
.,o Second Assembly District, who is
TOW, serving a years sentence In the
.or,+eptiary on Blackwell's Island, are,
90 one of them said. very sore at the
throw-down given him by the bosses"
T,eir soreness has reached such a
noint that they have threatened to tell
nil hey know of the frauds at the last
election, and they say that when they
do talk 1t will be anything but agreeable
for Ross Croker and Leaders Diver
and Sullivan.
The feeling among the Tammany work.
arc against the leaders has been growing
steadily since the arrest of the Tammany
election workers. 1t Is claimed that the
leaders nave taken absolutely no interest
in tie fate Of the men who did the dirty
work" under promises of protection.
After the conviction of Peter Neville.
John Dunphy and Denis ]. Buckley stays
were secured for Neville and Dunphy In
the Supreme Court pending appeals for
new trials.
for the day following his sentence he
was taken to the penitentiary..
Buckley had decided not to suffer In 81:
ience the ignomy of his conviction, and
had threatened to tell what he knew
and see ii he couldn't get some of the
men who had promised him protection
Imprisoned with him."
Information of Buckley's determination
ito talk" reached the ears of the bosses
Just before the application for a stay for
decided to send him over the road" and
not give him a chance to do his talking.
AT least that is the statement that is
being openly made now.
World yesterday from a friend of
Buckeyes. and a man Of some promin-
ence in 'rammany Hall, that Buckley
election frauds, giving the names of the
men from whom he received his instruc-
tons. and exactly what his instructions
were.
An Evening World" reporter visited
the penitentiary and requested OF War
den Louis d. Pilsbury permission to see
mo, sir; you cannot see Buckley
said the Warden. at is one of the rules
Of this prison that is never violated that
prisoners cannot be interviewed by re-
But. Warden, I have myself inter-
"oh. well, in some cases we nay have
made exceptions, but you nno see
Buckley. Just because a man is a pris-
oner ! do not think It right that he
should be forced to submit to an inter-
THE Evening World simply desires
tc give an opportunity to Buckley to do
what he is reported to have expressed a
des!Te to do said the reporter NJ
Pilsbury emphatically.
WILL you take a message to him re-
q-esting an interview and let him settle
tire matter according to his own wish
esq" persisted the reporter.
mo. l will not. No one can see Buck
ley. not even his parents. until he has
haan hare fo.tr uyaaEo Thnn hta far,i1xy
can see him at intervals OF four weeks:
,, %Ruekley ,bt is n6 being d 5ssa,te tb, lust som the
shop on the day of his arrival.
The reporter then told Warden Pills
bury Of the informaticn N that had reached
"Oh, that is nonsense said the War
den. Buckley came here at once be
cause he wished to begin serving his
legal fight. 49,.
"Of one thing The Evening World
may be sure, Buckley has done no talk
and he will not get a chance to talk to
reporters until he has served his SEN
tence.'
Although Neville and Dunphy have
Jared a little better than Buckley, they
are by no means satisfied with the way
Tammany leaders nave carried out the
"PT9testion Pr9mises.a World. rorortsr
word can be used in connection with
occupying one cell. 1t Is on the ground
floor Of the new part of the prison, and
is by no means as pleasant. II that
word can be used In connection with
Dunphy was sitting on the end of the
bed. with his head buried in his hands;
He refused even to come to the cell
door to see the reporter.
- haven't got anything to say to the
Reps1s nSW;o ne rs ssI,sa 6 out b tgom where
Neville eat on the side OF the little
prison bed. with a sheet Of paper on his
knee, and with a little short stub Of a
lead pencil was trying to write a let
ter. The light was SO dim that the task
was evidently a difficult one.
When called he arose and came to
the cell door.
~ won't say anything to tie papers
Just now he said.
Neville was the sole support of his
family, and the intimation was given
by some prominent Tammany men that
the organization would take care of his
family"
A a first step in taking care" Of his
family. an effort Is being made to Sc