The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-27
SIXTEEN PLEADED GUILTY.
ONLY OWE eR<TEsEED EBEcTToN M
sPECT0R STANDS TRIAL.


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Sixteen Of the eighteen election inspectors
OF the town Of Grsvssend who Joined John Y.
MeKane in rebellion against the law at the re-
cent election pleaded guilty in the Court OF
Oyer and Terminer In Brooklyn yesterday
morning. Seven Of them. who had been sur
rendered By their bondsmen. were marched
from the jail TO the court with Andrew Scott
Jameson, the ex-constsbls Of the town. who
had been convicted OF perjury. and the others
were on hand for some time before the pro-
eesdinRs began.
The crowd OF spectators who came TO Wit
ness one OF the closing acts in the Gravesend
drama was almost as large as when Mckane
himself was called up for sentence. There
were not many Gravesenders. however. on
exhibition outside the big batch Of defendants
All the prosecuting lawyers. with the excsp-
ton OF Deputy Attorney Gen. Tracy. and the
lawyers for the defence were present when
Justice Brown took his seat on the bench at
IL o'clock.
Constable Jameson was nrst called TO the
bar for sentence. LAWYER Patterson pleaded
for the prisoner urging that what he had done
was not through malice or for the purpose OF
inhictine any injury. The prisoner was not
aware that he was violating any law.
Mr.. Weinberg. on behalf OF the prosecution.
joined in the recommendation OF the jury for
mercy.
Justice Brown said he did not regard the
prisoner as more than an instrument. and did
not consider him IS guilty as Newton or Suth-
erland. He could not impose q fine. and SO
would eauallze the punishment He then SEN
fenced Jameson to eighteen months impris-
onment IN the penltsntisry. a., mere ere, Mas az
plause in the court over the mild sentence. IL
could hava beeu ten
The, election inspectors were then sum
mSRsns taH .Hsn esdne o NTH
By the following
the school principal; Nm Lyons conrad st.u9snfoTd
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Scnnin;,i WIN 4 s,sTsr schSl.' J. johnson, Harlan
In the case OF Patrick II. TIghe. Mr.. Shepard
said he had examine ed the evidence In the case,
and was satisfied that the accused was not
and TsSs G ss Tss time s for cRsTs.
FRANK 4. Clarke. sSpsrintendent. q the
Coney Island Jockey Club. the last OF the In
The sixteen. ms ectors who pleaded, guilty
we're maEchsa in dSusle Ale to fhs jan by four eur
sentence this morning. The extreme penalty
for conspiracy. for which they were, indicted,
ie one rear In the penitentiary and nne OF
This Is the present status OF the twenty-five
Grayessnders who crossed the track OF W. y.
Gaynor in the last political campaign.
John Y. McEano In Sing Sing; Richard Van Brunt
Newton the penitentiary; kenneth .. sutherland
fugitive from Justice; Constable Jameson peniten
tisryi AwailibE sentence, Id; AwAiung trial =: dis
charged, 1.
When the Gravessnd cases had been dis
posed OF by Justice Brown. the four election
inspectors in Brooklyn who have been in:
dicted for permitting persons to vote who had
no right TO do so. were called to plead. but at
tho request OF thor lawyers. their cases were
postponed until to-day. 1t Is thong mt some OF
them will also plead guilty.
EI-Justice Newton will bs put to chair cane
ing at Crow Hill to-day.