The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-08
Editor Jeremiah O'SuIIivan
Of Lawrence Gets Eighteen
Months Ia Jail.
Judge Bishop Refused to Grant
Stay and the Prisoner
Was Committed.
HE EXPECTED A SHORTER TERM.
His Couusers Eloquent Plea Without Avail
Ills Motion For a New Trial
Was OverruIed

Salem, Mass, June 6-Eighteen
months In the house Of correction at
hard labor is the sentence which Judge
Bishop imposed on jeremiah T. O'Sul-
livan OF the Lawrence Sunday Seminal
for criminal libel.
O0ullivan was arraigned for sentence
late yesterday afternoon, with Judge
Bishop, who has heard the long and cem-
plicated case for the last three or four
days, on the bench. Arguments of both
counsel for the defendant and the COM
monwealth occupied the courts time
until about $3.50 O'Clock, and when SEN
rence was finally imposed II was i'm
prisonment In one OF the houses Of cor
rectlon In this county of Essex for the
terr{S Of Is months at hard labor. O'Sul-
livan was surprised. there was no deny
ing that fact, although he expected
something more than fine. 1t was the
length Of the time given him that caused
the surprise. and O'6ullivan was not
the only astenished man In the court
Beom.
O'Sullivan was convicted Of criminal
libel on John J. Donovan, license COM
missioner Of LAwrence: William T.
Kimball. city clerk, and Frank p.
Rsmick. police Inspector. An inAnits
vas1etys of exceptions have bpen eeve1
~ ths counsel John y. Wofan. md thsso'
wfll bs presented to the court and heard
befors the full benSh o<. the supreme
eourt In due time. During the argu-
,nents OF the lawyers o'sullivan sat un-
moved In the court. nor Aid he show any
signs Of emotion when sentence was i'm
posed. He became seated Immediately
after receiving his sentence, and was at
once removed TO the Salem jail, where
he was assigned cell.
District Attorney White moved for
sentence on jeremiah T. O'Sullivan.
Lawyer Moran. for the defendant, stated
chat there were two reasons at least
why sentence should not be imposed at
this time. Exceptions had been taken
by the defendant. and the two days al
lowed for filing the same had not ex-
pired, and Il was manifestly the right OF
the defendant to demur against I'M
position Of sentence at this stage OF the
case. There was also motion Tor q
new trial on the ground that the defen'
dant did not have a full opportunity al
the recent trial. and that the verdict was
against the evidence; that the defendant
had discovered new evidence since the
trial, and that some persons unknown
had conveyed to the jury the idea tha
they were required to agree on a verdic
before 10 o'clock Friday evening, ant
they therefore found him guilty.
Mr.. Moran read affidavits to establish
the claim of new evidence.
The court overruled the motion Tor
new trial on the ground that the ALLEGED
newly discovered evidence was not
a nature to affect the result The cour
thought the defendant had had ampl
opportunity to Introduce evidence In re
buttal to the governments evidence q
to malice.
The district attorney, for the govern
ment, maintained that the attack on J
J. Donovan was the worst attack he ha
ever seen in black and white. The at
torney said he could have filled the court
room with witnesses TO show that Dono
van was a noble. high minded man. II
knew Remick personally, and would lik
20 testify to the discretion and disposi
tion to uphold the arm Of the law. @
Kimball he had no personal knowledge
He said that the court was not dealin
with an honest paper or an honest edito
Mr.. White closed and Judge Bisho
imposed the sentence, as stated.