Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1901-06-20
THE RESULT or THE CENSUS TRIALS
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baltimore Sun.
Joseph II. Ching. OF Leonardtown, Nd, was
"Wednesday, IL, 1901, sentenced 10 2years in jail
and to pay q fine OF 81 GOO by Judge Morris, in
the United States District Court for conspir.
ing to mako fraudulent returns of the Gov
eminent census In Sc. Mary's county last year.
Ching was convicted Of the ofTense on Satur-
day, the 9Th, his alleged co-consplrator being
Charles III. Guyther, who pleaded guilty. The
penalty provided by law for the offense 10 i'm
prisonmenf up to two years or fine up to
$1,000. or both ane and imprisonment.
Ching, who had been in the custody Of the
United States Marshal since his conviction, did
not begin serving his sentence, as he was re-
leased on $500 bail pending an appeal taken
by his attorneys to the United Circuit Court Of
Appeals, which meets at Richmond, Va. The
bail was fxed by Judge Morris and was fur.
nished by Ching's attorney, Adrian Poscy, OF
La Plata, Charles county. Nd, his brother,
Oscar +. Ching, 625 West Mulberry street, and
Chsries r.. Deeley, living at Windsor Hills,
Walbrook. The Appellate Court will proba-
bly, hear the case next fall.
Judge Morris sentenced Ching after he had
overruled the motion for new trial. argued
by William L. Marbury. In passing the sen-
tence the Judge said Ching was the guiding
1pirit In ST. Mary's census frauds which had
cast suspicion on the Federal census and re-
suited In new enumeration being ordered by
Especial session af the Maryland Legislature
ut great expense TO the taxpayers.
Judge xorris's Remarks.
The Judges remarks In full, in sentencing
Ching, were as follows:
The disregard Of common honesty ia politi-
cal scheming is so prevalent that the courts
should not fan to deal severely with those who
have been proved guilty and convicted of Sc
rious ofrenses. In this case the offense Of
which the defendant Ching has been convicted
was most serious one and Its consequences
Save been unusually grave.
suspicion was cast upon the Federal census
enumeration Of the population Of portion of
Maryland. and In consequence q new enumer-
alton was ordered by special session Of the
Legislature at great expguse to the taxpayers.
the Gaze Of che defendant Ching is not that
Of a reckless. uneducated man. led into politi-
cal excosses by the excitement OF q contest
He 10 lawyer. competent 10 guide not only
his own conduct, but charged by his oath rs
an attorney TO uphold the law and to aiyise
others In accordance with IL.
yet he was fully proved to have been the
adviser and guiding spirit who prevailed upon
the others who were indicted with him TO be
false to honesty snd honor and to make shame.
lessly fraudulent census returns m euumera-
tors. He had them appointed az enumerat ors
and then misusea MS influence over them and
his position as q lawyer 10 induce them 10 join
with him In in his deliberately planned scheme
TO fraudulentiy increase ths population re-
turns for St. Mary's county for bis own politl-
cal purposes.
He advised and directed GuYther, and with
his own hand he wrote on AbelI's schedule 20
fraudulent names. In Guyther's case Guyth.
ers testimony was fully corroborated TAX
ing all the circumstances. Chlngas guilt was
proved to positive demonstration. Upon ey-
cry ground he deserves a severe punishment.
The sentence OF the Court b that the defen-
PENDANT Ching pay a Ane OF 900 and be Inn.
prssoned In the baltimore City Jail for two
years"