The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-05
BALDscHMIEDER. THE BINDIT;
Or. How n Boys Three Months OF Adventure
Led to Eight Years In Prison.

Adolf Baldschmiedcr, n slight boy Of l6,
but seeming two years younger. stood at the
bar OF the General Sessions yesterday. charged
with robbery In the first degreo-the old-fash-
toned highway robbery. Bnldschmieder red
hair was dry and rough. and the lids Of his pale
gray eyes were Redeemed by sleeplessness aud
tears. His complexion was Of chalky pallor.
but not from fright, for he glanced airily
about him. ms though proud of his con-
spicuousness. He wore weather stained suit
Of gray jeans. and fingered faded old felt hat
that having lost its band. was shapelsss. He
pleaded guilty. and Judge Sutherland sentenced
him % state prison for eight years. Bald
SCHNEIDER seemed unmoNed. lie turned away
from the bar. and. with his head bent ~ though
mentally measuring his sentence. sauntcred
after the officer who led the way to the Prison
MY father was fresco painter. and very
kind man this is the boys story. though his
own way Of telling it must be translated-" he
married Gustav Mott " 1872 West Thirty ninth
street. could not get along with my stepfather.
and went TO live with an auntat Third avenue
and l39th street. A year ago / formed tustc
for novels Of border life. | determined 20 int
4tS tee he6afs 81 thess,stoF iSs, Apodu ihqnghi
worked hard until, ABOUT three months ago,
had saved $40. | took cabin passage in tho
steamship City Of Houston to Galveston. There
| fell into the company Of gamblers. among
whom were Yankee Bill and shorty managed
10 win good deal of money. We went 10 lleus-
ton and san Antonio, gambling and spending
money. Then We returned 10 Galveston. and
determined To- return to this city ! had f3Uu. |
took passage in the stenmshi = Rio Grande. pay
iug $50. 50. when | landed here. had about
$3.50 | lodged In tho Bowcry. took my meals
I'm restaurants. and had a good time in loailng
about until had spent my money. Then got
On the 18th 81 May met Ferdinand Frey
and Fritz Wagner, old schoolna of mine. |
proposed that We should 20 shooting next day
Whom We were near Fleetwood Park told Frey
and Wagner OF my purpose 10 take money To- 20
back TO Texas from the first man that seemed 10
!
| down on the rocks in Hist street under some
| cherry trees. but stood at the roadside. When
| Thomas Lynn came along / said: Mister.
what time j. ity He took out a fine gold watch
| and said, Half past 2, my boy Then said,
suppose that he suspected then that meant no
| good, for he stepped down and picked up "a
| stone He had not raised il above his knee
| when drew a revolver that l had bought tho
day before in a pawnshop and fired at him.
| The ball lodged in Russia Leather pockcthook.
| He says so, at least. | don't know whether il
again. but Mr.. Lynn says the bullet struck one
| OF his suspender buckles and glanced on. He
| fred at him again and the bullet entered his
| thigh. l would have fired again. but heard
men running toward US and So ! took to ny
| rocks 10 a cave that had fitted up with kind
| Of bed and some cooking utensils. | told
them 70 wait outside while i went in. and
| took of my sunday clothes. put on rough
! old suit that kept there, and then having put
away, the revolver and hung w, my sunday
| suit. | walked down with Frey and Wagner TO
| the city. ] kept very close 10 my lodging house
| for several days. but then. seeing thai my namo
was not mentioned In the newspapers In con-
noctlon with tho shooting Of Mr. Lynn. ] wont
| out To look Tor work. On the evening OF the
goth of May Frey asked me whether would
| have fine time and get my clothes. told him
| would not 20 unless we could so armed. He
! said he could get two Of his fathers batons-his
father had been policeman. We went up to
! the cave, and were arrested on our return us
We were crossing McComb's Dam Bridge"