New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-17
SWITZERLAND 4 FUGITIVE.
,,,,r CONVICTED JUSTICE FAILS TO AP-
PEAR IN COURT FOR SENTENCE

or DrnAUcH WITH FRIENDS IN THIS /
crry-uIs BAIL BOND FORFEITED AND
WARRANT ISSUED FOR HIS ARREST
The convicted Coney Island Justice oi 'he
,peace Kenneth f. sutherland. is fugiuFe iIO'" !
iustice as he failed to appear Tor sentence !0' ,
+ordav before Judge Brown in the Court oI oyer
and Termjner in Brooklyn. The sentence was
noetnoned until Monday. and his bail bona was
Forfeited To the Sheriff was given a warrant
=, arrest him as a fugitive from justice the
t5ords oc sutherland said that he had not heu'
I'm, that ne had been drinking heavily ana was
;r this CITY lie will have TO appear on MonuaH
- hts honds for s. 900 in three other indictments
will also be forfeited. The bond already forfeited
10 for $500 and ex-senator Birkett ana hooer'
I,urev are the bOndsmen
GREAT crowd of Interested persons iiieu Tue
courtroom at the time set for the passing III
.entence. and there was eager watching ioi
sutherland lie was represented py MS counsel
,,astor I Rackus. j. A. Weinberg appeared for
the prosecution although General Tracy L" Nl'
shenard and Colonel Lamb were also present.
Mfr Weinberg moved for Judgment on the
verdict Of conviction and the clerk OF the court
LID tho name of kenneth f. sutherland.
rrbero was no response md the clerk announced
that tho defendant was not present MI Nerh-
-, tben moved that his bond be forfeited
md Judgment bc pronounced. Judge Brown
said he was not disposed to pass judgment IN
tho absence Of the convicted man, but that the
hail could be forfeited and q bench warrant be
ISSUED.
AN EXcrsE OFFERED BY COUNSEL
NJ weinberg again asked for sentence. as
,hc convicted man could be sentenced in his no-
sence Mr. Baclus then spoke tor his CHEAT say
ing that he had been present all through 'he
first trial but sons person hac 'oid Aim ne Cl'
not need to be present at he second trlaA li'
had gone away while the jury vas out ana h"'
mt reappeared as was eXlcctvL lhe'e ""s '''e
roaeon for thinking that his personal habits hAd
something t. d. with his failure 10 De on manu-
His total bonds amounted II >9ooo'
Mr.. Weinberg would not agree TO permit 'HC
,,u - stand saving that the absence appeared
10 be intentional.
Judge Brown said: Il am not disposed to COM
mont on the fact that the prisoner WAS absent
r.bon the irrv gave the verdic; He had that
right Rut he ought to be mere now in the orderly
oorrsa If business | think his bond may pe
eorra,ted and his bondsmen be given a chance 10
Iroduce him in court. will postpone the JUG
,nent until Monday morning. ana Wlsh II u"uVi-
stood that there is no censure OF !ou' MI D"'
or of any one. r,..
The bonds for s., 800. given by Robert Furey
md lanes W Birkett were declared lorIei'eu'
and Judre Brown said.that if they produced 'he
nrisoner in court on Monday they wou'd De IT,
lieved of liability. H.,
,r,a honas in the other cases We're then called
and notice given that the poI'uS "''.u
forfeited unless Sutherland appeared on Mon
dav There are three indictments. one Is IuI @
failure TO perform duty in redisucting tne ,Uw, J.,
and the bond is $500 given by CnaIcs for n"n
he a
sniracv and the bond in one case Is ior s-,oVV;
eiven hy Robert Furey and j. W. Blrke.'' an, aitu
ir the second for S2VVV, given ~ N
man and James Given.
WARRANT FOR HIS ARREST ISSUED
, hench warrant was issued for Sutherlands 5
,rrost and given to Sheriff Buttling for eXecu-
ton Two deputies were sent III scare" oI '''
missing
sutherland is known t. have been on deoauch
IN this CITY He spent all day Thursday ana all
Thursday night in Warren Lewiss concert haii' hti'
the "AIhambra." at 10. $50 Eighth-aVe ~ ~ .
drank heavily all day AM in the evening. nc ne
ii seen Of him was late Thursday night IN
JeNis's place. Lewis is one or SNlhci ciIdii4 ~ > >
friends He denied Vehei"enty To a ieiD.'si wa %
Sutherla~d had been in his resort or thd' ne no
econ Sutherland since Wednesday last. LOWS >
brother who was in charge OF Tie A!h1IiipIa a,
admitted last night. however, that Su'heIiani u
bsd been in the place as announced ana thal ne
left it Yesterday morning. Where ne Went Le"is
said he did not know. II is believed n ware"
Lewis could find Sutherland if he chose '''
ROAMING THROUGH THE TENDERLoIN'
Last night Sutherland was roaming through the
Tenderloin Precinct, and apparently 'JoSine
himself after his own fashion with a seiecI pa' -
of friends About 8 o'clock Police Justice r. v
B. Newton Frederick Bailey his intimate lileni D.
and Sutherands brother were searchlIe utpo ,iy,1
Broadway for the fugitive. ana apout ma o' ,1
he was in the Coleman House, conior'@piY Sva'e ,s
at a table with three well-knCWh pooh'a" ia M -
he
Sturtevant House. Immediately opposite. nSi, .S
however, he stayed only a lew hiliiute1 60, rn
visited Harry Bangs's. MullIgans ana o'heI iS
sorts in Broadway. The trail was lost lor Ie"
minutes. TO be found again al IraihOl y 49,
he remained for more than an nour anu 1IcH
entering a cab drove rapidly away in the dlrec
lion of Forty-second-st. 1t was said last nigh
that Sutherland would probably sleep IN o9,c ~"
Jersey Up 10 midnight the New DIN pm
had received no instructions to look for him.
a few minutes before the reporter called a
Iewiss place, Justice r. V: B New'on .% G,ta aa.
Scott Jarnson who were indicted with Suthe
land appeared in Lewiss place, In search OF 'n III
Missing man Earlier in the day Sutherland
brother. who lives at >@oney Island was also d
the "Alhambra' similar mission. AP
narently all were satisfied with the result
their visit. but they refused to talk a;;,, l%r@ Gwt
he in court next Monday Further than thi
he declined TO commit himself.
NEWTON DENIES A RUMoR
R.V. b. Newton denied rumor that he pro
posed to turn States evidence. He said
arose from the fact that he met Jerry Werh
berg in the street. and that they greeted eac
other Reports that. owing to sutherland
disappearance, the bondsmen for the score 0
more other indicted persons In Gravesend wei
dIsposed TO surrender them were circulated yes
terlay but no basis for them was found.
An extra panel Of 200 Jurors was drawn yestel
day for the trial Of Constable Jamison on MOI
day on the indictments charging him with pei
jury lie is under four indictments, and the pa
is "a 900 in each case. 1t Is expected that ex-Ai
semblyman Newton Will be tried next ne
under four indictments-twO for conspiracy Oh
for omission OF duty and one for contempt
court The counsel for the prosecution propoS
II keep an eye on the men suspected Vi JuiS "
ing while each jury is being chosen
Judge Cullen yesterday overruIed the denu
rers 10 the indictments for misdeneanor IN COZ