The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-03
MAGISTRATE FURLOEG GUILTY
LOCkED IP ~ RAYMOND ST.
JlIL ron SENTENCE.

yesterday found Henry J. Flrlong guilty
~ accepting bride In his oiTicial capacity
a. City Magistrate. and the defendant
was locked up IN Raymond street Jail
/ after formal motion 20 arrest Judgment
and set aside the verdict had been denied
Justice kAppsr announced that he would
pass sentence on Friday. The maximum
penalty 10 ten years imprisonment Vt .
fine Of 5000. or both.
The case vas given IN the Jury at II:aS
O'Clock, There was an interruption for
luncheon and the jury asked once for
instructions. At IO7 In -, afternoon
the jurors filed into the court room.
The room vas filled With thoss interested
in the case. Foreman Oscar Lyon an
nounced the verdict with a recommended
ton for mercy. The clerk pollec the jury
in pursuance On q motion made by W.
Bourk eC ookran Of counsel for the defence.
A the jurors indicated their belief in his
fathers guilt Charles FurIong. Who was
seated beside the defendant. leaned over.
laid his hand on his fathers shoulder and
whispered in his ear. Except nv q certain
pallor and q trembling % the hands the
elder man displayed no emotion.
For q moment Furiong betrayed his
=
court clerk was taking his pedigree. He
had said that he was Henry J. Furlong.
20 years old. born in Spain. 9 widower.
residing at 40 Sunnyside avenue. when the
clerk inquired his business Lawyer. ehs-
In q trembling voice Turlong replied:
i was city Magistrate until this
minute
The last session 10 the trial opened
Z
Ia the jury. He called attention to the
alleged agreement To acCsp, . bribe. -
charged in tn" Indictment. and advised
the jury tn scrutiniza Gotth@lf's tssti-
mony clnsely in view Of the fact that he
was a confessed accOmplice. hut he in
structed them To give ~ proper Credence
u u WAS suhStAntisted by other evidence.
A. cOrroborative evidence hs called at
tSntion 70 tho fact that Furlong had
drawn a check for tIS0 IN payment for
the property At p2S GlNnmore avenue.
property which waS offered a. security
for Simon UttAl when the latter was Ad-
mltted To hail by FurionR The pros@cu-
ton claimed that this property was
owned NV Furlong and listed in q dummy's
name. and that F,irlong received sis a.
on~-third ~ the bonding fee exacted in
the case IN question II was on this
specific count that tho District Attorney
elected to Try Furlong in connection With
the charges ~ . graft conspiracy.
Justice Kapper slso called attention to
the fact that the defendent admitted
drawing the check hut insisted that IL
was a Loan 20 Gottheh The check with
ts incriminA'ing indors~ment a. alleged
nv the District Attorney vas not pro-
dlc~d NJ the trial and that point was r@-
fsrr~d ~ nv Justice kapper IN turn the
Justice took ~ the allegations ~ the
prosecution that the value ~ the property
wAs exaggerated ~ the hond made out
for Uttal and the facts that Magistrate
HylAn had testified - the misrspre@entA-
ton 81 farts by Furlong that check for
rents from the Glennnore avenue house
had be~n received nv Furlong. and that
h wrote letters proving hrs ownership
and in various WAYS acted a. the landlord
In conclusion Justice Kapper warned
'hs Jurv aEains' allowing any anupsthy
gaInst Gottheh. the chief accuser and
chief witness. - affect their deliberations
He sad thai though 'here Vas a chance
thar Go'theNs evidence was inspired
nv self interest the same vas true ~
the defendant who had testified under
me shadow ~ q serious offence
Ius'ios kspr~r charged the Jurv IN
forty FOUR points sent NJ nv the defence.
hut even then Mr. Irckr1n was unsl'is-
hAd and oEsr~d twenty other suggestions
following The complexion ~ the charge
District ATTORNEY Cl1Tk~ Indignantly oh-
lsc'sd 20 this. asking thai Cochran he
prohibited from gong into l0ng argu-
uran' merely 49, 'hs han~S' ~ the iurv
Another difference netws~r ''0ckrsn
and Assistant Ois'r'c' Attorney Elder
ras pracipra,Nd hv tNe formSrs IN
willingness y, hav. c~-tstr papers N the
Use gwen - the ,urv Fldsr clsir,ed
tha' the defence ND agreed '" THIS and
looking diractlv ~ Co~k-lr sa,d Z
con ici~r 'hls the sh hbi"=' trick have
avs- soon > Iavysr perp~tratA
W'h q TOW q 0rkrln sul vslv rsplis5 !
th1' the stptomen' ~ rhs Ass,stsnt
D,stricr Att"rnsv was tho tals~s1 he had
ever haprd N 2 'srrrls e JUSTICE Justice
Esrrsr ,u'svvsnA1 and NE r,a'taT was
G 7rnprorr,sed The Dis'rrct Attorney se,
r'Ng parrrissiru - send the Grand Jury
MINUTES m 'h@ Hadder c~sS and other
papers - the NV
After the ~h0rRa - The rurv was
NtiNUtl NN@ll'~ NAI'TN-i ~F''l 'ii4N W N''liu l
havs ~ place FurlorE m Gust Ndv He
eHuresss,i regret bur sad that ha had
allowed HIM he liberty during the trial
end that thai vas as much ~ he could do
Deputy Sher,N William Csllan then took
. seat h~@ide the defendant who wnnted
- know u he would he locked up before
the jury returned with i's verdict Ne
wss assured that he would not he
A. Callan was taking Furloug out -
luncheon the latt-r STOPPED On the court
house stlirs and -1drsssst a Sister ~
Nis-rv who was ascending. He pulled
ont large roll ~ blls. took one ~ small
from am 7ng them.
~ up and gave ~ ~ the woman.
telling her that he hoped she might do
some good with "
FolloWIng the CONVICTION ~ Furlong
Asslstln' District Ar 7rnev Elder gave
nu' a statement IN wh'ch he said that he ]
mad received letters IN which complaints (
~ atuatlar Rsea ava r-nada a0aanse thru