The evening world., 1894-05-28
SUTHERLAND
SURRENDERS.
Continued from First Page.

disposed to depart from his rule to take
no part IN the Gravesend cases whlie
they are before the court because Oh ms
elected to a seat on the Bench. lie
would adjourn the hearing until to-mor,,
row, when another justice would hoid
The entire proceedings occupied but a
few minutes. and at the conclusion
Sutherland was hustled out W on court ana
The charges made in the new new indict-
ments constitute felonies. Inc inuict-
ments are for the following offenses;
Eight Indictments for Felony.
l. Procuring a false canvass OF votes in the
Second District OF Gravesend
q Same offense in the Third District.
3. Procuring the election inspectors to make
I. Same otfense in the Third District.
6. Concealing the registry lists In the First
s. Same onense in the Second District.
T. Same ofense In the Third District.
s. Inducing the election inspectors not to enter
the number Of ballots on the lists as to con-
eeal evidences OF fraud.
Now that Sutherland is back. It is said
that the prosecuting authorities have
made sone agreement as to the extent
of the punishment he is to receive: 1t
was rumored this morning that Suther-
land rad agreed to plead guilty to the
first Indictment, which charges him with
procuring a false canvass 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
pose of the whole fraud ontaining much
new matter which has never before been
brought to light
He will also render a statement of the
condition of the at the present
time.
Sutherlands intention 10 return had
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.
The fact that eight new indictments
had been found against sutherland was
told in 1.-THE Evening World" last Wed
nesday, and the rumor that he would be
brought back was recorded on Friday. j,
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
When he arrived in Canada, he con-
;Hleea who told him a he could not be extradIted
for any offense against the election laws:
Since then sutherland had had consulted con hsed
sIsaqeddR sssured That T't It Would be- Impossible for
him back to Brooklyn. even though
he were indicted.
Friends Advised Him to Return.
AS soon as 1t became known. that the
against Sutherland, his friends wrote to
him and advised him to return.
Saturday, week ago. Robert J. Suth,
SheDAr0.
is said, and opened negotiations for
Sutherland's return.
Robert Sutherland, Immediately after
the interview. rushed to Canada- Ater
he reached there he wrote to M: shep-
ard ye AND %oad Saer return 70 SrookHn % tsis
The letter stated that "Kenny" would
O'clock ] this morning and arranged for
Sheriff Buttling to meet the fugitive In
front Of the Brooklyn Court House:
satSeriand shsrin Spshs had returned his bondsmen
would lose nothing. Robert Furey. >. one ne
Of the bondsmen, has already paid $500
,0,sss. ,o tns county. This money Will De re-
Was There q Compromise Made?
II was stated on good authority this
afternoon that Sutherland's bondsmen.
ex-senator James ". Birkett, Robert
the fugitive's return were being ar
ranged They were also acquainted
with the alleged agreement made by
Mr.. Shepard with sutherlands brother
II was also stated on. the same au-
thority that Sutherland had agreed to
return on the condition that his sem
tence was not to exceed three years
in Sing Sing.
A 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
eousy wseks ST and
night of Nov. 4. 1888
4 previous trial had resulted. March
1, in disagreement OF the jury, which,
BEEN b MaS fixed." ed"" A'S'1 "' A'
Sutherland, however. was promptly
brought to bar again on the same charge
March u, and two days later was convict
ed. He was not in court when the jury
brought in Its verdict, and on the rep
that he had not run away Justice Brown
received the verdict in the absence OF
the prisoner:
hand never came back. March l6 was
6xed as the day for his sentence. and
on his not appearing then his bail OF
1880 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 $500 fine. the extreme penalty Tor
his offense.
Sutherland was reported to have been
seen variously in and around New York
and Brooklyn, in the interior OF the
State, and In its western part, in Canada
and even in Cuba.
The most generally credited rumor
Canada, and there he might have re-
mained indefinitely had not the Kings
County Grand Jury last week indicted
and one which may yet land him In
Sing Sing Prison, in close proximity tc
his old "boss," Convict 1l9-3, John Y,
MoKane.
Coming Events.
Yr,,x.r..I,st rluh dtnner Clark's this evening