Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-25
PROBABLY
WILL Be TAKEN IN
HARRINGTON CASE
Hotel Navarro Proprietor and
Counsel Silent Following
Guilty Verdict.
MAY BE SENTENCED BY
JUDGE OSBORNE ON NOV. 3
The Jury Recommends Mercy.
Prosecutor Hood Refuses to
Discuss Other Indictments.

While no definite statement has
been made by Cornelius j. Harring-
ton, or his counsel former Assistant
Prosecutor Frederick r. Lehlbach and
Alexander Simpson, of Jersey City, it
is believed that Harrington will ap-
peal to the upper courts in an effort
to have set aside the verdict Of
/ guilty found against him at O'Clock
last night by a jury in Quarter Ses-
sions Court, Judge Harry V. Osborne
presiding.
The law applying to the punish
ment of stare, county or officials of
municipalits' who are convicted of
crime Is contained in chapter IA Of
the laws of 1918. 1t is q revision of
the law of 1898 and reads as follows:
ANY person holding an office, cleo
tive or appointive, under the State,
or any county or municipality there
of. who shall be convicted upon or
who shall plead guilty, non vult or
nolo contendere to an indictment or
allegation charging such person with
the commission of a misdemeanor or
high misdemeanor touching the ad-
ministration of his office or which
such office and cease to hold the same
from the date of such conviction or
entry of such plea as aforesaid.
"2, II the conviction against such
officer be reversed he shall be re-
stored to his Office with all the rights
and emoluments thereof from the date
of such forfeiture; but pardon shall
not have such effect"
From the law it would seem that
an official forfeits his office automat-
ioally at the time he is convicted and
continues to be barred from holding
office unless the conviction is set aside
by higher court.
When visited by a reporter for the
Evening Star today at his home, 101
Summit street, Mr.. Harrington de-
clined to comment on his case, rela-
tive to his place in the Common Coun-
Gil
He said; II am not in a position
today to make statement. i have
not as yet had an opportuni.y 70
confer with my counsel, and do not
think | will have an oportunity to
do so before Monday or Tuesday.
After have consulted counsel and
fvlends | will make public state
ment
Accompanying the verdict that
tanning a disorderly house at the
Hotel Navarro was recon-
mendation that the mercy of the
court be extended to the prisoner.
The verdict of guilty was reached
after five hours and half of delib-
GRAFTON, the jury having retired at
2:10 yesterday afternoon. At 7:35
last night it was announced that the
jury had agreed and twenty-five
minutes later Judge Osborne and the
court officers were present to receive
the verdict.
Harrington, accompanied by num-
ber of friends and Mr.. Lehlbach. of
counsel, was in the room when the
jury filed in with its verdict. Har-
rington appeared worried and anxious,
but as the verdict was announced
gave no sign that il affected him.
AS soon as the jury had been dis
charged with the thanks of the court
Mr.. Harrington left the courtroom
and hurried from the Court House,
going down in the elevator with some
of the jurymen who had found him
guilty. At that time he would not
discuss the verdict in any way,
neither would he state whether he
would apply for new trial or not.
Asks for Testimony.
After the jury had retired at 2:1o
no word was heard from the jury
room until after ) o'clock, when a
1ritten request came from the fore
n, Horace e. Miller, asking Judge
Jrne for certain parts of the tes-
ony given by Gustave Freund,
sner night clerk at the hotel.
. rhis testimony had to do with
rNeund's answer to questions as to
what, would have happened to him
had he failed to obey the orders of
Joseph Nemrow, Harrington's former
partner in the hotel, and refused to
make entries of false room numbers
on the hotel register when ordered
to do so by Nemrow
F'reund's answer had been he sup
posed he would be fired, that's all
The jurymen were evidently in a
wrangle as to whether such orders
issued by Nemrow did not tend to
beat out Harrington's contention
that he knew nothing of the han
ding of the hotel end of the business