The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-02

Mnns Plea. or entity Follow Is the Eieets
TRIALS.

TRIALS.
The first name called yesterday in the Oyer
| and Terminer. which is busy with election
cases. was that OF Edward oDonnell. charged
! with making a false canvass OF the ballots in
! the Nineteenth Election district OF the Second
Assembly district UDonnell did not answer
lie Is ont on $500 bail. given BY Bernard
Golden Of ~ City Hall place. The bail was
forfeited. and warrant was Issued for O'Don-
nell.
Then James j. Dooley convicted Of false
canvass in the same district was called to the
bar TO be sentenced. Lawyer Walsh asked
Justice Barrett to deal lenientlJ with the
prisoner. Justice Barrett said
Il have endeavored TO dinerentlate between
those cases ~hich have shown essential wick
edness in the offences and those that have not
In your case am sorry 10 say, We have the
worst case that has yet been brought before
this court. There can be nothing worse than
deliberately to falsi'y the returns. and Jou
have been found guilty OF this lfthls kind OF
thing were allowed to go on We would have
people in office who would he merely the crea-
lures Of election INSPECTORS. and It would be-
come I'm possible to punish even crimes OF vio-
lcnce. twoud be dereliot In my duty II did
not punish you for the enormous offence OF
which you have been found guilty. The judR-
ment Of the Court IL that you be sentenced to
five years in the state prison with hard labor"
peating. was sentenced TO one year in the penl-
Tertiary and $500 nne the full penalty,
that Il there are people Behind You they can:
not he brought to Justice like YOU"
kudolrh. Boyer. truck driver. Withdrew his
plea OF not guilty and pleaded guilty. lie was
charged with repeating. In view OF his plea.
and OF other circumstance he was let of with
John Murphy also withdrew his plea Of not
guilty. lie Is better known as Sugar" Muir
K Elder, the sugar G reiners. sugar" Murphy
was charged with election sering too near the
man for Francis q. Woodruff and Thomas +.
Marion. lie now surrendered them. They are
charged with making a false canvass. George
Blair gave new hail Tor them.
The indictments against Thomas Harold
and Charles Michael were dismissed They
duty aud also false CANVASS
The charges against Edward Kafrenberg and
extra indictm ents which we're hanging over
the head OF Dennis J; Buckley. a convicted
tence in Stats bison " were dIsmissei. "'' sem
Morris Weiss was called to the bar charged
Ge b os,, and Pe1 III guilty Meiss bad
defective. Justice Barrett said that there |
seemed to be extenuating circumstances He
The case against Aseher bernstein. who also
took the oath Of total blindness was adjourned |
from Dr. knapp. the eminent .ocuist. Born. |
stein stated that DIR. Knapp had attended him |
ABOUT llltcen years ago anu nau treated MS eyes
Gustav Heyman, William de Sherissa. and |
Charles Gross. election, officers. charged with
barrett said that as It did not appear there
was any .wiliul neglect, he would exercise |
very great clemency, He fined them 800 each.
He remarked that the class OF officials
around polling booths should be much i'm
proved and that the law should compel N ell Of |
att ain ments TO serve on election day.
The Indictment against Frank j. Davis. who
was charged with neglect OF duty, was also
dismissed. Tho remainder OF the election
trials were Adjourned until this morning.