New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-15
THREE OLD THIEVES SENTENCED.
THEY SURPRISE THE COURT BY SPEECHES or
THEIR CoYDiTION-LENIENTLY TREATED.


Three notorious criminals. who have served ire
oucnt forms Of IMPRISONMENT in various States Of the
Union were taken before Judge MARITIME yesterday
to answer charge of larceny. George NH'o" VIC
of the accused men. is known among HIS 'o"'P"
IONS as "Jack sheppard lie has been IN many J"'''
aud has broken out of most Of them. lie - -
said, "a graduate Of Harvard. but has been h'oM
for twenty wears professional tihei' Inc
other criminals Marcus RAYMOND, ana an cIuerp
man who gave the name Of George AnNtln' Duu -
known among his companions as sport
The men were indicted for stealing a box CON
tanning 100 shawl,. valued at $780, from Victor q
Achells Of Leonard and Church SIS. Inc thieves
hired a horse and wagon on January II, and drlVIhS
up to the sidewalk, loaded The box on the wagon
and drove away. SOmc of the property was iouhd
in the possession of Raymond. When the men were
arraigred Wilson pleaded guilty to grand larceny
in the second degree, rs second ohcntc, ara LAY
mond also pleaded to charge of grand larceny.
Austin said that he would stand trial, and jury
WAS crnpanclcd Raymond, however, went on the
wltnes, stand and told the whole story Of the theft,
impli.atinc Austin. Raymond acknowledged that he
had been a thief for twenty years. When Austin
heard his Tals7 testimony, he gave up the struggle
and pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods.
The three prisoners then stood in line before
Judge MARITIME to receive sentence Clerk Han asked
the formal question, What have You no" 10 say
why Judgment should not be pronounced against
short speech. Austin. or Sport said: Il give II
M. I was paralyzc that old thief like that
Cpointing at Raymond, who has been twenty years
I'm the business should 20 on the stand and giVc tc
,nap away | am sorry that occupied the attention
of the Court 50 long for trial, but never expected
that"
RAYMOND said in a dcspondcnt tone: ." have comc
10 the conclusion. anyway that life isn't worth Nv
ing | am going TO try to give up the business
Wilson, who is about forty five years Old, OF go"i
app.al4,ncc and pleasing manner Of talking, said,
first nointiug at RAYMOND: What is the Of an
old thief and convict. such he is talking at TINS
stage Of life a not worth living! What are We
peopc-,yc thlcvcs-t6dO Here we are hunted DOW
on all sides. starved, not allowed to get WorhG -
camc from POstOn year ago. J had resolved 10
lead lestn ate life. found place ~ ,cLa i,
Bowcry hotel ] received oaly - 30 r week, any,
dollar, every YEAR. Int / satisfied. uutii ono
Of Inspector Iymcs's mcn-L man. IL va I'ap'
me- lie followed me everywhere, at'ncG me,
hunted me down ana pcI>cvu'a me. ,",O IL" 80
place. | got some Martha Washington pictures 10
sell the streets at tnc OelieH1I u",i ' no
heard that the Inspector would luCN up an u'e pro
fc,,iCnal thieves and went to NcwJcr,cy. Nh'n
came back met Sergeant Ilauly. ana he followed
me up. lie wanted me 10 lcC0mc a 'loYI P-e2;,,
/ had beer a Lad man. but did not intend To- incite
others TO crime. and refused We three th:t ,,
chat were, we to do When the question If making
a Living j, considered. must work. of siarve' or
steal W are not allowed 20 r't place To WORK =
we are social outca,t~. "nt can We 90 % +,..
statements OF the old thief He said; am not
callous to what you -'y believe your S,a,eHle',
to Time your are ine "' had '''1 %2 or"
way | would treat You more lcniontly than
your plea. wilson. b. impr -onmcnt fog hv c'io III.
mo state prison. and that b The sentence ~ the court
in your ease Ihc Judsr then ,Gntr.,,a ,,r.,
and told RAYMOND that from Information "n,H . m'
hal received he believed Dee dh not intend 10 reform
aud he sentenced him to three years III the penn
] tor