New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-03

NNGfSTEATE HENRY J. FURIoNG.
N no 7yss found guilty Of corruption
iced the many allegations against the
morality Of the Magistrate only in their
IearinE upon his credibility as d vii
r,sz At - o'clock yesterday afternoon
tic jury asked for instructions in refer
c3icc ID the house q 1 No. go Glenmore
avenue. known as the bail bond house" "
ulyich, il was alleged, had been used by
IurIong and his fellow conspirators for
corrupt purposes. Two hours later Mr..
Cc-ilI-ar, chief Of counsel for the defence.
,anc hurriedly into the courtroom and
Told Nr Furlcng that the jury had come
T., 8u q agrecnent. The jury followed in
5Br wake of Mr.. Cochran and took their
sea3s shortly after the entrance Of JUS
5.,c kapper. He asked them Il they had
- ached a verdict.
.euivering with emotion, Oscar Lyon,
foreman of the jury. announced verdict
90 guilty, and then sank into his seat
,,ccning. other jurors also showed emo
ton Mr.. Cochran asked that the jury
bc poled. Each juror confirmed the
verdict MI. Cochran moved for arrest
o. judgment and the setting aside of the
verdict. This was denied
Furlong Gives His Pedigree.
Air. FurIong then gave his pedigree to
t4, court clerk He said he was forty
nine years old, that he was born in the
-,,,2fh Of Spain. that he lived at No SO
-nnmyside avenue, East New York, that
hc VAS temperate, and never before had
Ise.u convicted. When asked what was
his occupation ne answered with his old
f.u,e touch OF dramatic consciousness:
Until this very moment, sir, / was q
Ci;v Magistrate" The prisoner de-
-,ribed himself as an undenominational
Protestant.
Until the verdict was announced Henry
J. Furlong had been Il city magistrate
-nce 1901. by appointment Of Mayor
Nau Wyck. Now stripped of his high
cfiCe. with its honor and emoluments
u-Irived Of the American citizenship
witch he had acquired by naturaliza-
tlon. disqualified from ever again hold
.t.G public Office and branded as a GRIM
inal before friend and foe alike. he is in
Raymond street Jail. where he had COM
1litted thousands of the unfortunate
and the criminal.
To those in the distance the announce
-ent Of the verdict seemed TO leave him
e.oicsl. but those near him noted the
opening Of the red i'll his rubicund
lace the quick blinking of his small,
eiitteriHg brown eyes. the nervous move
meIt Of the lips and the convulsive
tremcf which shook his body. He
sesched out his hands 10 his young son.
-nd the latter placed his hands upon the
road shoulders of his distressed father.
%rooklyn was deeply interested in the
mai At every session the courtroom
7nd the long, wide corridor Were filled
si'l crowds unable to gain admittancc.
Many stories Of FUTlong's conduct, both
man and magistrate. had served
sa wlaet public curiosity across the
nudge
Much newspaper Eotoriety had given
hiia unen-iabie fame. His peculiar class
nf associates, his jaunty air, his fashion
oie clothes his exciting political fights
7fd his seeming disregard Of the ethics
has profession and the conventions
oucrally had combined u make him
ilely known III Brooklyn. He had a
uassicn for sor: Or heated and diffusive
'Fatory. which did not impress his col
fseues in the Board Of Magistrates, but
81 Inch appealed strongly II his indepen-
1ant Democratic following in the I'D