Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-14
Mr.. Chapman Will Go to Jail on
Monday.
NO ESPECIAL PRIVILEGES ALLOWED
VIII Have a Double Cell and See
Visitors in Corridor.
T HE 9TH E r TRIA LS

Mr.. Elverton r. Chapman, convicted
January IS. 1896. In the District Criminal
Court of refusing to answer certain ques-
items asked him by the Senate sugar trust
investigating committee, and sentenced by
Judge Cole to pay a fine of 500 and be
ir prisCned one month in the District jail,
will surrender himself to Marshal Wilson
at o'clock next Monday afternoon, pre-
pared to submit to the enforcement of the
sentence.
Mr.. Chapman is expected to reach this
city some time tomorrow. but by an agre.-
ment made today between District Attorney
Davis and Mr.. Jere NJ Wilson of MIR.
Chapmans counsel he will not enter upon
his term of Imprisonment until Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Davis today informed Mr.
Wilson, ill reply to the latter's inquiries,
that he would not object to Mr.. Chapman
surrendering himself to tae marshal at )
instead of 10 o'clock Monday, and Mr.. VIII
sor then assured Mr.. Davis that the con-
v;cted man will faithfully obey the agree
ment made today.
To Serve His Term.
Mr.. Davis stated to a Star reporter this
afternoon that he has secured from the
United States Supreme Court the required
commitment papers, and has placed them
in Marshal Wilson's hands. SO that when
MI. chapman SurrenQeTS himself hoHuay
afternoon there will be no delay whatever
In his transfer to the custody of Warden
Leonard of the District jail. So, within
an hour or so after his surrender. Mr.
Chapman will have entered upon his term
of imprisonment.
Mr. Davis is of the opinion that Mr..
Chapman will serve out his term. not an
ticipating favorable action by the Presi-
dent upon his proposed application for par
don. Mr.. Davis positively refused to state
what recommendation, If any, he would
make should the applica ton for pardon be
referred to him: but it is generally believed
that he would recommend that the apphca-
ton be denied. There is little doubt that
eX-District Attorney A. A. Birney. who
prosecuted Mr.. Chapman, would also rec
ommend a rejection of the application.
should 1T be referred to him.
At the Jail. -
Warden Leonard told a Star reporter this
afternoon that he has not and will not
make any unusual preparations for the re-
ception and incarceration of Mr.. Chap
man. Mr.. Chapman, said the warden, will
be received and treated like every other
priscLer, and will be granted only such
privileges as are not inconsistent with the
rules Of the prison. He will be given one
Of tie double cells in the south wing of
the jail. and will be permitted to furnish
1t With everything TO make 1t as comfort
able possible.
These double cells are by 10 feet, with
ten-foot ceiling. The single door is a
narrow one of open iron work, and the one
window, narrow and heavily barred, opens
out on a wide corridor. The cells are at
the end Of the three tiers of the wing, two
on each tier, facing. respectively, east and
west. The south wing of the prison is
used for the confinement of prisoners
awaiting trial for serious offenses as wen
as for those awaiting execution or trlns-
portation to the penitentiary. Such will
ha Mr.
fellow prisoners.
Warden Leonard will, of course. allow
Mr. Chapman to engage his own cook or
nave ms meals prepared outside and sent
the prison. said the warden, do not allow
the use of liquor by prisoners unless for
medicinal purposes, and 1t is more than
probable that If Mr.. Chapman wishes to
lndulge IN them he will have to convince
the warden that his health, or rather his
Ill health, requires their use
Mr Chapman will be permitted to re-
ceive visitors in the rotunda of the prison,
Tut, as there Is no ticker or special wire in
the Jail, he will have to depend on the tele-
phone for market reports. Under the rules
of the prison he will receive a deduction
OF hve days for good behavior while in
will have to serve but twenty-five days. a
month being reckoned at thirty days.
After he once enters the prison Mr.. Chap
man Will not be allowed to leave 1t even for
dt houi uHlh tluc SIldl expire or ne Is
pardoned, except by an express order of the
Criminal Court.
District Attorney Davis said today that
he Is fully prepared to proceed Monday
with the trial of President Henry o. Have
meyer of the American Sugar Refining
Company. He says that he can complete
the governments case in half an hour. He
anticipates request by Havemeyers ccun-
sci for a postponement, but is confident
tfat Judge Bradley will require an un-
usually strong reason to be advanced be-
fore he will grant postponement. If
one is permitted Mr.. Davis believes it will
be but for few days.
Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson, of counsel for Mr..
Havemeyer and Mr.. Searles, denied today
that they visited Baltimore yesterday for
the purpose of consulting with their at
torneys. Mr.. Wilson declined to discuss
the cases against his clients.