New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-02-01
"BILLYD MCGLORY IN DURANGO.

"Billyn McGlory is under cloud so to speak.
The cloud is a substantial one inasmuch as ~ GU
known partakers of its hospitality as the oUs
Billy at present occupies cell not 1ar Ir ron;
Murderers Row. He has the privilege OF watc9lhns s
William Conroy pacing the corridor IN frena OF ho
cell and of studying the innocent Loves OF an
Firms pigeons, that meet to coo their fond anec
ton on his window-sill Ana YET ply PLY ~ and
revel little more in the enlivening Arn99ry ;i
But il will be some days, alas! before Eiy MI MI
foddy at "Gsbeo Cases He will remain IN our
ance vile until next Wednesday, when ne VIII pe
taken into court and il win be DECIDED wnetnei ne
can continue to sell table beer" or pass the ldle
bonr with his ow-unfortunate, Sandy " Spen-
Ger, on Blackwels Island. ,;,,,
"Billy was taken to court yesterday morning
for sentence, but Colonel Spencer said that he
wished to apply for a new trial and wished soii S
day set next week for hearing The Judge I saa
asked sd"' for Gu' Wednesday, and his request was
granted BILLY" was bundled into
coach, and accompanied by William C9nIoy
returned to the Tom6s. It was not exactly ievee
that "Bllyn held after he returned but 1t ap-
preached one nearly. He told a TRIBUNE reporter
that the only thing he was AFRAID OF IN ms l nnt
r 2SSgy Se ed They've got il
fellows who are making all the trouble for me are
the gin sci ers around Hester'st., who say that
take all their custom away They see iong string
of people going TO my hail. and it makes them mad
and they are trying to get rid OF me. Honestly
now tell you that the beer sell is not beer at an.
It's too weak TO make man drunk, and ought 10
GET a vote of thanks from the temperance people
formaking table beer popular. The stuff is made
for me- as I've said in court, and is the same as that
which was analysed by order OF Judge barr yoI
know he sand at that trial that could not De ar
rested for selling that beer with any more justice
than milkman could be for selling milk as sHn IoT
the statements in the five new indictments round
against me to day, that l sold scotch wlhSkiey,
they are lies Inever had bit of Scotch whskey
in my paGe as long as kei because It smells
bad Do think I'll 60 clearY Well, don't tnlhk
anything about Tiny lawyers do that 1or me-
MRS SCHAER SENTENCED FOR THIEvING.
stout. well dressed woman appeared before
.Jndge Cdersleeve Yesterday in the Court OF Gen.
eral Sessions when the of Jane Beaufort was
called She wore long silk dolman aud hung her
head 40 low that her face, which suffused with
bushes could scarcely be seen from the Judges
bench. Algenon ). Sullivan, who said he was EN-;
ployed by the wOman's relatives and friends offered
large number of atfidavts In support OF request
for suspension of sentence under plea OF guilty
of grand larceny. The charge made against the de-
PENDANT was that she had stolen sealskln sacque
from the store of b. Altman Co., in Slxth-ave.
She had ordered large amount OF goods 10 be sent
to false address While she was being waited on
she succeeded in concealing the seal-sk1n sacque
under her dOlman, but she was arrested by de-
tectve as she was leaving the building. The papers
presented TO the Court by Mr.. Sullivan included
alfidavits from the defendants sister, from John
Fierabend the editor of the Swiss newspaper TINS
city, and from several merchants ana lawyers
They showed that the womans real name was Au-
usta Schaer. Her husband, Albert Schaer, Is O
butcher in Jersey City. He provides good home
for his family. Mrs. Schaer has been married to
her present husband for several years and has two
children. She has always seemed happy and con-
tented. Her father is reputable builder and
farmer at Galena,. Ill. The family is Swiss
one Noreason for the womans crime was assigned
Mrs. Schaer wept continually she stood at the
bar of the court Judge Gldersleeve i'll sentencing
her said
7 c.nnot eoe that tbis IA unite a case for sus-
pension of sentence. You have always heretofore
shown yourself good wife and mother and
which your husband is ready TO welcome you do not
believe you would be guilty of such an act again But
the cei aggravated by the fact that 1t was done de-
liberatey and from sudden temptation. You or
dered goods worth 5000 that you did not want sent TO an
address did nOtve 1t would appear That you
must have met designing who have made use OF
YOU The circumstances such that you must not go
Unpublished but am satisfied that short term In jail
will satisfy justice. You will be imprisoned for twenty
days in the City Prison.