The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-06-17
SHE ESCAPES A PRISON.
Lucy Gardner of Orange
Sentenced by Judge
Kirkpatrick.
SHE MUST PAY 500 AND COSTS
Her DisgracefuI Plight Affects Her
Little, II One Nay Judge By
Appearances.

Lucy Gardner. the young socisty WOMAN
Of Orange, who was convicted In ths -
sex county General Session of larceny
from Stern Brother, the New York mess
chants. was sentenced at Newark mis-
morning By Judge kirkpatrick to pay .
fine of 400 and the cssts OF the prosscu-
ton.
II was general scntsncedsy in the cour1
and the body Of the room was uncomfort
ably crowded with those whose morbid
curiosity the intense heat could not melt
and with the friends and relatives Of the
miserable creatures who huddled to-
gether and suelpersd In the prisoners
pen Inside the rsiling the space 70.
served for the members Of the bar was
crowded with lawyers and court officials
who perspired and famed themselves
vigorously. only easing in their exers
tions to keep cool. long enough to de-
nounce Judge Kirkpatrick for his fardt-
ness In a manner which was unm,stak-
ably contempt Of court.
EETER, THE GlRDSKR PARTY.
The first Of Miss 6srdner's party to ar
rive was Judge William D. DAILY, thu
young woman's counsel, who began a
once to draw up fecognizancs to accom-
pany writ of erru which he had sued
out Of the Supreme Court in Miss Card
ner's behalf Before be had completed
the document Miss Gardner GAME In ac~
companied by her nother, hef aunt and
her sister She walked slowly aD& dellb-
al = fhu ~rt n ~ m NJ
DAILY was sitting and greeted him cor
daily. After all the party hsd paid their
respects to the young Wouan's Champion
theY took seats behind the doughty judge
Miss Gardner was dressed beoenne1y
IN black silk, plainly trimmed. wa jes
carried fan in her hand, which she ms
nipulated coolly and deliberately, and
there was nothing about her conduct
which betrayed timidity or nervousness.
In fact her looks did not belle the remark
Of an ex-Judge, who whispered TO his
neighbor that she seemed the coolest per-
She il somewhat below the medium
height, slender in form, and has large ex-
pressive eyes Her mouth Is large and
sne brings shey slender lips together in :
manner that denotes q firm determtna~
tion IN a hxed purpose. She had consider
able color this morning which might
have been acquired II her ride through
the morning air from Newark. She sat
easily In her chair between her mother
and her sister and conversed vfvaciously
with her counsel and several acquatnt
ances. who came up to speak to her. smil-
ing frequently and even laughing as she
talked
From the moment she -eme in until
she wenl out she was the U<nusaIe q =
hundred or more pairs of eyes. but she
did not seem 20 mind the gaze Of IL
curious at ALL
SENTENCE PRONOUNCED.
When every ones patience had been en-
hausted and the starch in the collars OF
the lawyers whose dignity would not per-
NIT them to descend 10 the negiige shirt
had disappeared entirely. Judge K1EkDat-
rick took mis- seat upon the bench and
feelingly appealed 70 the lawyers 70 %
business was disposed Of when Junge DAILY
securing the recognition OF the Court
said that Miss Gardner was present TO
have Judgment pronounced upon her.
The Judge ordered the woman to be
placed st the bar.
Judge DAILY, and the young woman arose
10 her feet seemingly unrutf1ed and thor
Lucy Gardner.n began Judge Kirk
patrick. "a jury Of this county has found
you guilty Of larceny. After
n CAEcIuk E4A4luatADn VI I41
evidence the Court has refused to grant
ron a new trial. The technical objections
raised by your counsel upon your ind1ct-
ment and the proceedings have been
overruled and nothing remains but 70
pronounce Judgment upon you Tho
Court has taken into account how much
You have lost; how the respect in which
yon have been held by your nelghbors
mas been taken away; the sorrow ana
mortifcation which has come to you and
the friends you have lost
"But those are not the punishment OF
the law, and In infiicting that punish-
ment We do not think that any good can
come from ostracising You further. anu
sending you TO penal institution there
to mingle with criminals We ind that
You are not one 10 whom money Is no
object. and that in paying fine IL viz
be necessary for you to MAKE sacr1neaS
which you will long remember. The
sentence OF the Court therefore Is that
you pay fine Of 500 and the costs OF the
prosecution"
NOT WHOLLY USMovED.
During this speech by the Judge. Miss
Gardner stood beside her counsel appar-
entity unmoved. but those near her
noticed trsmor in the tightly drawn
lips and a culver Of the hand which held
her fan while her eyes became siightiy
moist. But she did not change color and
when the ordeal was over she sat cody
do yn and began 20 talk with her frisndE-
EJudge DAILY then presented his writ or
error. and Judge Kirkpatrick took the
acknowledgement OF Miss Gardnex and
Richard Coyne of Orange 70 the recog-
nizance. Miss Gardner was then told
ID al she could so. and she LETT the court
roo N with her relatives.