The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-03-04
FORD'S EASY DAY.
Letters Which Influenced
the Court to Let Him
Off With a Fine.
JUDGE V0ODRIFrS SINGING CENsuRE
Certificate From the State Treasurer
That Some of the Stolen
Money Mas Returned.

Special to the jersey Citv Ne,s.
TRENTON. March 4, 1Ss6.-Among the
documents presented to the Court of SEES
sions yesterday ~ favor of Barney Ford
was the f~ollowing:S
5osen, Jersey city; February T. 1896.
Dear Sir-i have considered the matter
CT Mr.. Ford which you spoke of. ! under
stand thai ne is willing to psake resti-
tuition and to plead nyn vult and suffer
a money penalty, but that he and his
friends are very DESTROYS to spare him
from Imprisonment sor his offense.
Personally, / tank this would be just
and satisfactory. He is a man far adj
vanced in life and g good deal broken
intensely during the past year. The pub
nc lesson which has been taught could
sardiy be emphasized by adding to ms
seems to. me fh8. the ends of Justice would
be entirely met if the course you have
proposed be taken
Yours s very t srqIy;
Added to this letter are the following
endorsements
Ny dear Mr.. Coult:-
Corbin as expressed above. and espe-
c,aliy as 1 believe hat Mr.. Ford was not
the chief offender. Yours respectfully,
FOSTER NJ. VOORHEES,.
| fully endorse the above.
CHARLES 3. HERBERT.
quite agree with Senator voorhees,
opinion as expressed above.
WILLIAM H. SKIRM
Ny dear Judge Woodruff and associates
have no hesitancy in endorsing the
views supported in the within letter. ]
am only too glad to be able to unite In
WILLIAM D. DAILY
l most heartily endorse what is herein
said by my associate of the Senate Inves-
GEORGE w. KETCHAM.
There were also letters from the fol-
lowing men, asking for lenieney in Ford's
behalf:-James Smith, Jr.. Thos. ]. Lin
toll, Thomas J.. Loughlin, B. M. Stanley.
Joseph NJ. Byrne, John r. Harding, John
J. Leidy, Jeremiah O'Rourke, Elias s.
Ward, P. II. Quinn, James l.. Hays.
James NJ. Seymour, DR.. Leslie D. Ward,
George H. Doane, Samuel Kl6tz, Judge
Frederick F. Guild. ]. C. Truesdell, j..
W. whelan. John f. Stanley. j. Herbert
Potts, E. L. Conklin, Thomas c. Barr,
John L. johnson. Joseph l.. Mum. Judge
Thomas S. Henry, R. V. Lindabury,
Frank Bergen, s. D. Oliphant. A. C. Oil
plant.
Two petitions were presented. one
signed by the following citizens of Tren-
ton:-FN. S. Katzenbach. H. C. Stull, F.
H. Lalor. G. B. La Barre. w. G. Sickel.
w. II. Linourg, Thomas Walker.
Joseph B. Shaw, w. A. Large, George
W. GlCC1lltldDs 1COl6 Sc L.. III cOAHt
Cough, Dennie Roe, James J.. Wilson.
Wesley Lanning. James W. tanning,
John f. Lovett. Andrew ]. Case, ]. G.
Dickinson. Peter Gaffney, B. j. Scobey,
w. H. Van Sickel. George Fl. Butler,
F.. j. Walsh, F. j. Fi~tzgibbon. J.. H.
Scudder, Lawrence Barden, John B. Fell,
Philip Freudenmacher, Elmer H. Rogers,
Richard G. Oliphant, Charles Stuckert.
Elmer E.. Bainbridge, w. E. Whitaker.
W. H. Nickel, H. Z. Coleman, c. A.
La Rue, Charles P. Britton, E. I. Austin,
P. K. Austin, J. H. Austin, w. J.. White.
The other petition contained the names
of Harry Compton. Abner Kalisch, Geo.
S.. Duryee, Jay Ten Eyck. P. A. Clifford,
Herman L~ehlbach, Oliver H. Perry, and
many others.
The following was also handed to
Judge Woodruff
dent of the State House, the sum of four
hundred and fourteen dollars 5-lO0
g4la Zoo; stated ate by him i'm m to BE the the
ceived by him in his oficsal capacity from
the sale OF old furniture.
forty dollars @I.240, stated by him to be
likewise due the State for moneys re-
ceived by him In the SANG capacity on
the purchase of supplies fer the State
&c. 3. SWAIN, State Treasurer.
Nv. s. HANcocK. Comptroller"
This is the full tex of Judge Wood
rufus admonition to Ford in imposing
;entence.-
s.The State of New Jersey, through the
Gland Inquest of the county. of Mercer,
tanning money under false pretences and
for Sf1cial misconduct, to four Of which
You nave caused to be entered the plea
Of nonvult contendere, and 1t now becomes
the painful duty Of the court to pass SEN
tence Upon you for these offenses. / say
painful, because it is pitiable to see a mar
VINO has enjoyed the confidence and ses-
TEEN of bis fellow men for so lcng a
period asAyou have, who has been en-
trusted byA the State Government with
the care ofAlfs property and the expendi.
ture of its public money. to see such q
man bowed down by years and almost al
deck. admitting to the world that he mac
been r~ecreant to his trust and false to his
duty, is a sisAt, that must make the
1.-The duty is painful, too, because it is
a matter of great difficulty for the Cour
to determine Just st. w basn Is S,r r,gaat t5 to 90 otbs i
who have been charged by the Senate In
vestigating Committee with the commits
s slo9 t e er noa sh nanlddx saof Be eaiIed ueor
Illogical and untenableA Because justie,
may fail in one case is eertainly no reason
why it should fail IN yours.
admitted your guilt, andA nave NOT com
pel]ed the State to go tofle expense @
your conviction. There iNcertainlv mucl
force in such a statementN. fault con
fact goes further toward sTIening III
heart Of the Court in your behalf than tn
other argument that 1t is not fair tina
YOU should be punished because other
have escaped.
your offense is a most seriAs one
The defrauded party is not an Individual
hut the State, and every Individual citizej
IN it. The opportunity to defraud i