The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-06
PETITION FAEERS CONFESS.
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wa n W. ~ speculation Haio what induced
trktnnrn and the hutntiea ~ ri~nd guilty.
Tho onlv witness whnae i%catitntny had l~nn
inkcn wna benjamin " Uuldl rrgrt, Tho
notary who awurc that he had charge ~
taking tho t~tiiioh and told how hn had
rrocived int, rirl ions from tho heads ~ IN"
" ~ T. Nnlliprsct's testimony brought
In Max ihmsrr. tlcnra''s campaign man.
ngrr Melvin u pnlliacr. Timothy Driscrl
chairman ~ tho executive committee,
Thomas Gillrfan. whn ran fot Borough
President ON The Hearst ticket eS-Coh.
grrasmnn Frank Shoher, who was chair.
man 81 tho speakers committee, and " e.,
\ Stimpson II tho law COMMITTEE"
According 20 GoldhorRcr, lhmson intro
duced him and Eckmann to MIR Iearst M
two men who had done good work for na,
and MIR. Hearst thanked them This was
after Goldhcrger and Eckmann had faxed
the ECknann J~Ctitiun and The petition
that nominated James !. Smith for Alder
man in the Twelfth. Eckmann and Gold
berger were pa id at the Hearst headquarters
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Aldertnanic petition and later for work in
getting mp tn" city petition on which were
the names Of Hearst, John Ford and james
q. y. Stokes.
Pinnpy, for the defence, announced that
his clients would plead guilty. The court
room was crowded with NJ. o. l., lights and
their friends, and the announcement caused
a stir.
Justice Scott said he would fine each Of
the notaries 500, which WAS paid. Eek
mann'S sentence was put over until TINS
morning, Conspiracy is a m~isdetneanor,
punishable by a year in the penitentlary,
$500 fine or both. II was said that Eek
mann will be fined $500. Justice Scott said
to the nOtaries
THE unla wful practices to which You
ha We pleaded guilty have, ! an sorry to say,
been common all over the city, | do not
know OF any more serious menace to the
community I'i " ll'NulN 'ifiN' ~ ~
knowledge false affida Wits. In the present
case no one has suffered recunlary injury
through your unlawful acts, and for that
rea son | will I've more lenient with you than
! otherwise would. | am going to impose
a sentence that will be a warning to Others.
! am also going to recommend that the
Governor cancel your certificates as nota-
rieS."
Justice Scott said he would remand
Eckmann to the TombS. At the sohclta-
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Mr.. Jerome. Justice Scott finally left Eek
mann in his oounsel's custody.
District Attorney Jerome refused to say
what he intended to do about the men
higher up" in the Hearst petition forgeries.
The trial of Alderman Smith and of Louis
Wolfert, the NJ. o. l.. leader of the Twenty
ninth Assembly district, will be called to-
day. 1t was limited yesterday that Smith
would plead guilty. Smith keeps a saloon in
jackson street.
After Eckmann's election, Edward Rosen-
stein, the T8mmany candidat e, contested
Eckmann's sea in the Assembly and a
Legislative committee was appointed to in
vestigate. ECknann was called as a witness.
He was asked if his daughter had filled in
names'to his petition and If he knew how
the petition had been prepared. All these
questions ECkmann refused to answer on
the ground that it might incriminate him.
In its report the committee held that Eek
mann was entitled to his seat.
Goldberger and Joseph G Klein, the other
notary who pleaded guilty, will not be sub
ppnaed until all the Hearst cases have been
disposed of. 1t is the intention of the
District Attorneys Office to continue the in
vestigation.
1t was learned yesterday that John Palmi-
eri was a witness before the Grand Jury in
the Hearst cases. His name was signed to
one Of the petitions. He was also an NJ. o L..
candidate for Judge of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions. He didn't like the idea of
going before the Grand Jury, but he had
to go and he testified that he hadn't signed
the petition. although he would have been
glad to sign 1t had he been asked to,