New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-16
FULL PENALTY FOR BUCKLEY.
HE WAS A LIEUTENANT OF POLICE JUSTICE
DIVER AND ALLOWED REPEATING AT
THE LAST ELECTION.

HE WAS A LIEUTENANT OF POLICE JUSTICE
DIVER AND ALLOWED REPEATING AT
THE LAST ELECTION.
In imposing the maximum penalty on Dennis
J. Buckley convicted of permitting repeating.
Judge Barrett In Oyer and Terminer yesterday
expressed his belief that the law did not pro-
vide an adequate sentence for the crime. AS
the offence is merely a misdemeanor, Judge Bar
rett could only sentence him to the penitentiary
for one year and to pay fine of $500. Buckley
was an election inspector in the Eighteenth
Election District of the I'D Assembly District
Police Justice Diver. it was given OUT onered
prizes to the election district captains VINO
would poll the largest percentage OF Iammahy
votes in their precincts. Some of them succeeded
in wiping out all the votes which were not cast
for Tammany.
This was the case in Buckleys polling place.
Twenty-three men were allowed to vote on the
names Of other men, The honest voter when
he came had to swear in his vote. Thus there
were more ballots cast than there were names
registered. and the surplus ones had 10 De TAKEN
out This should have been done by lot put TN Ihe
Tammany men engineered it so that all the re
publican Socialist PrOhibitionist and independ-
ent ballots were withdrawn save tWo anu 'He"e
were canVassed as defective.
Bucl<ey's crime was in allowing some one 10
vote on the name of John Reilly whoih ne nau
known for years. In S'nteHclLS the prisoner
Judge Barrett said:
cannot but think Buckley. that you were ;,9a oa
well advised in occupying two days precious unie n
Of the court In the trial of case IN Whlcn @ @yuu
were substantially defenceless, even on your I~" ,
showing You would have had very fnucn ~, oet
ter opportunty OF presenting claims TOT Juu'e.adi d
cem.ncv II YOU had simply pleaded guilty y, a,,n
thrown Yourself upon the mercy OF the court ~
offence was really the most hagrant OF an the 81 on
fences that have been tried here ana yet ue
owing TO some inadvertence mas maze ule oli.r i,e
of permitting repeatinS-a most helnouuS. 80
under the lava misdemeanor Wnen II might "h''
been 4 felony. ...o.o ,,,,isbment
than Dunphy who was guilty of fiagrant heglec'
Of Iutv-lerverse neglect OF duty-in allowing peoS
ple who were not blind to vote contrary 10 law anu anu
take people with them into the booth IN your your oas ,i
vou allowed a man who you knew perlectlyy, WI WI
was not John Reilly to vote. ana you ii dlIo"e
others 10 do the same thing. and II was done az
dav and the scene in that place was ScSlle ~
perratual continuous and outrageous VOCATION W
law Yet I'm the Of all that. you come neIs ai
take two days time. relying upon Wha, u iies t
IL VAS upon the idea that our Jurles "ou'u oe
e,iplne or nattentive. They are neither - J.,
| see no earthly ground for cleInency nert, , pe
cause the maximum punishment OF the Ia" Is l.IS ~
enual ~ the lust measure OF the punlSnineII. @
is due 10 YOU The sentence OF the court Is thdt
he inprsoned in the Penitentiary for one year ana
pay a fine of 500. . m,
John A. Dunphy. the inspector who was sem
fenced 20 the state Prison for two years on
wednesday applied to Judge Andrews In the
supreme Court yesterday for stay. DECISION
WAS reserved.