New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
SENTENCE on MACHEN.
TWO YEARS, $4,000 FINE.
Lorcns and ID. B. Croft Also Get
Full PenaIty-BcaCcrs Merit.
IFRox THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington, Feb. -I---tieorge ". Beavers VIII
be the next. declare Postof7ce and Department
Of Justice officials who say that they viii not
for moment rest on their laurels because they
have accomplished tho conviction Of August V.
Machen and his coufederates. Machea. Lorenz
and Diler r. Croft were sentenced today. each
, receiving the fun penalty OF the Jaw. $4,000
fire and two years Imprisonment. ia the peni-
tentiary Al NounGsville. ". Va. IN pronouncing
4 sentence Justice Pritchard followed the con-
struction Of the law printed Ia The Tribune this
morning declaring that while Machen and his
pals had been found guilty on every count Of
the indictment. they ara convicted. in this in
/ stance Of only one crime. and. therefore. the
penalty could not be made cumulative Sen
tence on Samuel A. Croft was deferred until
after the argument for a new trial, Of which his
counsel have given notice.
Beavers. according 20 the expectation Of the
officials. viii be tried first N Washington where
he VIII be brought as soon as a decision on the
technical point now at issue before the Supreme
Court IS determined. the officials being conf
dent ~ decision in accord with their views.
II IS believed that Beavers's trial VIII be shorter
tran Machen's was. and that his conviction is
certain the chain Of evidence I'm his case is
most complete. With Beavers viii probably be
tried State Senator George Z. Green of New
York, who is charged with having paid large
sums TO the indicted officials IN return for con-
tracts for the Doremus csuceng machines
s. A. CROFT NOT YET SENTENCED.
When Macher, Lorenz and DTIer B. Grorf had
been sentenced. they Immediately gave notice Of
appeal 10 the Court of Appeals. and were re-
leased on $4,000 bail each. Samuel A Grotr. as
10 whom Holmes Conrad. special counsel for the
government. said several days ago that there
was not sufficient evidence TO convict was not
sentenced his motion for trial and for
arrest Of judgment being taken under considera-
tion. His counsel have four days in which 10
prepare 70 argue the motions. The appeals will
be pressed rapidly possible according TO
the defence. but months may elapse before they
can be heard. it IS not unlikely that the re-
manning indictments I'm which NIachen IS named.
involving other offences than that covered by
the indictment on which he has been convicted.
viii be pressed for trial soon. There are four
teen indictments against Machen either singly
or Jointly with others. and the government ex-
poets 70 bring him 10 trial on most of them.
PENALTY IMPOSED oN ONE COUNT.
when the cases 'n which the Jury brought in
it's Ner5,ct last night were called IN the Criminal
Court TO-DAY tho defence moved a new trial.
bit asked that tie case OF Samuel A Croft be
considered separately. The court overruled the
motion. except rs 70 Samuel 4. Croft The de-
fence then moved FOR arrest Of Judgment in the
case Of Marne1. LorefI ana Dl-ier b- OsTaU
This motion was promptly overrUled Excep-
tiors 10 the decisions On both motions were
noted. and counsel argued the question whether
the penalties under the twelve counts Of the In
Indictment should be cumulative or whether the
various counts should be held TO constitute one
offence. The prosecution asked the imposition
of the full penalty each count, the adoption
Of which proposition. Il was pointed out. would
involve total Of twenty-four years inprison-
r7ent and a fine OF $4,000 The defence char
actorized this as outrageous and absurd
PROPOSITION. arguing that as only one offence
had been charged in the whole indictment. the
court had no power 10 impose a penalty on
more than one % the counts. Judge Pritchard
said he was satisfied that the verdict 81 the jUry
v-ss correct. bat he did not know whether The
frrrosftion of n penalty on single count would
io hea,-, enough. he decided this question
after recess holding that he could impose
,,araitz under one count only.
-rbe prisorers then stood up for sentence.
,Fsrher was called first. When the court sen
terce6 him TO two years imprisonment. the
tenn 10 begin on arrival at the pentientiary, ana
s1Oopn 0re Machcns eyes nlled. and ne uem-
tIed slightly as he resumed his seat Then he
~Iaened his hands and sat staring ahead or
bi,,, os tba two others received the same SEN
80. Eondg for $4,000 were furnished by
eogb of the three men. and the court adjourned.