The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-02-15
BIG FOUR SENTENCED.
One Years Imprisonment in
the Ienitentlary and a
Fine of $500.
EXCITING SCENES IN COURT
The Men Are Admitted to Bail
Pending an Appeal Which
Must Be Argued at Oaee.

sensations expected at the extraordinary
session of a branch of the Supreme Court.
Among the first to arrive was Prosecutor
Charles III. Winfield, looking well, al
though by no means recovered from his
Illness, closely followed by Sheriff Tof-
fey and Allan L. McDermott, counsel
to the Big Four" whose sentences
We're the cause of the convention of the
court. Next came a string of less inl-
portant individuals. and after these, Su-
prer1e Court Justices Magic and Dixon
walked in and entered Justice Lippin-
eott's private room. The door was shut
and Constable John zeller played the
role OF an amiable Cerberus.
A few minutes after ten O'Clock ex-
Street and Water Board Commissioners
Madden, Cook, Yoe, Dugan and Soners
came in and held a small reception in
one corner, while their bonds.nen I'd
their counsel chatted and swopped stores
in another. For these gentlemen also
were to play an important part in the
mornings sitting. They didn't seem wor-
ried one bit, and might have been mere
idle spectators if it had not been for the
fact that half a dozen constables kept
sharp eye on their movements. They
were really prisoners.
THE PROCEEDINGS OPEN.
The crowds passed in, and when Con-
stable Zeller left the door OF the Judges
chamber almost every seat in court had
an occupant. Lawyers sat in the jury
bog, crowded the reporters at the long
table, eibowed their way up 10 the bar
and stood in clusters around the clerk S
desk. When the constable walked away
the door opened and the three Justices
entered and took their seats. Justice
Jonathan Dixon presided, and on his
right sat Justice Magic and at the ex
treme@ end of the bench was Justice
Lippincott.
"This court is convened" began Justice
Dixon. in a quiet conversational tone,
''to dispose of the case of the State
against Crusius and others. Are the
defendants in Court?"
'"rhey will be here in few minutes
replied Mr.. McDermott, adding, after
a pause, ''At least all except one, Gott-
fried Walbaum. In his case, Your Honor,
1 have to make an explanation for is
absence. He is in Italy. He went fbsre
on December 27 last in response til q
cable from his wife, who was ILL., He
expected to be here on February q; but
have received advice by cable that he
could not leave until the 21st by reason
of his wife's continued illness" The
lawyer had just finished saying this
when Messrs. Mclaughlin. Crusius and
Carr filed in and stood at the bar of the
court. All defendants looked worried
and pale, and Carr's pompadour hair
veritably stood on end.
JUSTICE DIXON'S ADDRESS.
"The defendants may be seated" said
Justice Dixon, motioning them to chairs
script the Justice proceeded to read a
long recital of the famous Gutenberg
race track case, the law its continuance
broke, and the procedure before the
Court, with the subsequent findings of
the same
The opinion bristled with technicalitfes,
and carefully reviewed every conceivable
phase of the law affecting the trial and
conviction. Justice Dixon laid down that
the offence was undoubtedly breach OF
the statute law, and in his opinion the
common law possibly may be included in
that term.
81 concur in the opinion said Justice
Magic, who even went further and said
that the defendants had broken both the
statute and common law.
resumed Mr.. Dixon. "and that is to
proceed to judgment. Defendants, stand
up and not only did they stand up,
did likewise.
In slow and measured words Justice
Dixon began the. sentence He said:-
when we consider the nature of your
offence. sits protitableness to yourselves,
its corrupt influence upon your patrons,
you carried it on, a mere pecuniary PEN
atty within legal limits seem to US to
be utterly Inadequate"
AS the Court uttered the. words he
mo 90 o
spectators who were cocksure that only
q fine would be imposed began to look at
fendants lowered their gaze and were
visibly affected.
An UNLooKED FOR SENTENCE.
Dixon, now looking directly at the three
defendants, has urged that the Legs
Iahure of this State to some extent In
rnesst IS merely specious. All that can
be said is that these who favored such
practices as yours did all they
their their efforts aet1e failed. Before = then,
in June, 1891. the Court Of Errors sub
nal In February, 1892 the Supreme
Court of this State practically rendered
Judgment to that effect
ssYet in spite Of these adiudications, In
spite of repeated warnings from the
Counsy Bench, emphasized as they We're
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continued your criminal course,as though
the laws were too weak to punish you.
If we now pronounced q sentence that
did not pun sh, your presumption would
be justified
At these o1cinous words CONSERVATION
sat on every face, and the defendants,
with The exception of Mr.. Mclaughlin,
tremhled and placed their hands nerv.
ously on the desk in front Of them.
They certainly never expected this
The sentence of the Court said Jus
tice D xon, "is that you, Dennis Me-
Laughlin, John G. Carr and John n.
Cry craas,hus, ~ pay each ash of you you fine Of $500
IRE new in the custody of the Sheriff. z
AN INDESCRIBABLE SCENE.
+ The words, be imprisoned produced
a sensation impossible to describe. Tears
came into the eyes of Carr ana Crusius
a dream
zone year., murmured their friends in
the rear seats in the INTEREST amaze
llent, and one by one tried to edge his
way towards the trio to offer consolation
Even Mr. ,McBlermotf, their counsel,
but quickly recovering himself. said to
the Court that it was his intention rs
appeal from the decision to the higher
court and would their 1nonors grant a
stay of execution?
we will decide Presently, replied
Justitte Dixon, and with his associates,
rf Your Eaby il cutuan$ Teeth
BE sure and use the old and well tried rem
edy. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing SYRUP for chill
dren teething. 1t soothes the child softens
and ID the best remedy for diarrhoea,