The evening world., 1920-06-15
HENRY GETS TWO
TO FIVE YEARS X
AT HARD LABOR


Henry remained impasslve through
out the ordeal.
Before entering the court room
Henry held what amounted to a re-
ception in the rooms OF the Sheriff,
where he was taken on his arrival
from the Tombs in charge Of Deputy
Sheriff Coggey.
When Justice Weeks finally as
sumed his seat and Henry was called
to the bar for sentence, Bourke Cock
ran announced that he had several
motions to make. He first moved for
new trial on the ground that the
verdict was against the weight of rea-
son and when that motion was denied,
moved for an arrest Of judgment.
This also was denied. 1t was at this
point that Col. Rand made his ad-
dress to the court.
After Mr.. Rand finished Mr.. Cooks
ran made his fnal plea for clemency.
He pointed out that Henry had made
the assertions against Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James L. Smith, for
which he was convicted, not for per-
sonal gain Of any sort, but as part
Of a report which he did not antici-
pate would become a matter OF court
record, and purely in support OF his
superiors in tho Police Department.
Justice Weeks in imposing sentence
pointed out that Henry had been
proved guilty Of perjury.
"If, as suggested by the Attorney
General" continued Justice Weeks.
"the oath was taken in a false sense
of duty to some one else the falsely
Of the statements contained therein
remains a fact and the crime V
most deliberate perjury. The Jury IN
Its verdict recommended clemencv 20
the Court. The Court will act on that
suggestion and will make a very dis
tinct reduction in the maximum SEN
tence fixed by law"
| Continuing Justice Weeks said he
realized that the conviction was a
distinct blow to the defendant in that
II takes him forever out OF the Police
Department where he spent his life.
The court then sketched briefly the
thirty years OF service (which Henry
had given to the city and took the
opportunity TO praise the work of the
Police Department as a whole. Then
pausing for a moment to make what
followed more impressive Justice
Weeks went on:
"If the defendant were now TO say
that the charges he made and re-
peated under oath were untrue and
his assertion was made under pres
sure, the Court would only be toe
willing to accept that statement"
Again the Justice paused but
Henry. standing straight, his arms
folded, said nothing.
THE defendant stands mute" the
Court continued, and proceeded tC
show what the effect of Henry'i
charges would have had upon Assist.
ant District Attorney Smith had they
been sustained.
Imprisonment cannot add 10 tho
humiliation which this defendant
must now feel" said the Justice
who then imposed sentence.
Attorney Cochran announced tha'
he would file with Justice Donnelly
in Special Term OF the Supreme
Court, an application for a certificat,
of reasonable doubt, which, should 4
be granted, would serve as a stay o
> judgment until passed upon by tn,
! Appellate Division.
After sentence was passed upo
him and before leaving the court In
spector Henry bade his wife goodby
As he was crossing tho Bridge o
: Sighs to the Tonbs he said:
a The statements / made are as tru
, as the gospel Christ preached.
they can send a man 10 prison 10
. telling the truth then must So"