The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-16
SENTENCED TO ONE YEAR
Emma Goldman Will Go to
the Penitentiary for
That Period.
FULL PENALTY OF THE LAW
Court House Crowded by Police
and Detectives to Prevent
Any Demonstration.


New YORK, Oct. 16. 1S93.-Hiuts of
bombs and other volcanic devices did not
deter a large number of men and women
from going to Part /. of the Court of
General Sessions this morning to hear
Emma Goldman sentenced for making
speeches tending to incite to violence.
AS soon. indeed, as the first intimation
Of any Anarchistic violencs on the occa-
sion reached the District Attorneys ears
a consultation was held with Superiu-
tendent Byrnes, aud so prompt were the
measures taken to prevent any intended
demonstration that there really was
nothing to fear.
The whole building was swarming with
detectives n policemen In citizens
dress from an early hour this morning.
Every entrance was carefully guard ed,
and n person who looked IN the least
suspicious was promptly turned away.
Precautions were also taken against
the gathering of any mob In the City
Hall Park or in auy of the adjacent
streets. Those whose business or Plea
sure took them in that vicinity were, II
shOJ OOiO II viz luOtCdIIOl VI US-
ing allies or friends of the Anarchists,
requested to move on.
THE PRISONER AT H COURT HOUSE.
The prisoner reached the court at
twenty-five minutes past ten o'clock.
She had been brought down from tn e
Tombs. her present home, as she calls 1t.
by Deputies Murray, Burke and Brown,
Nine other prisoners of various types
were brought down with her.
Emma wore the same clothes that she
wors during the trial. dress of plain
black. Before she left the Tomb3 the
Goldman woman said that she had heart
nothing of any Demonstration to be male
in her honor.
She said that the report had evidently
been circulated by her enemies for the
purpose of %Drejudiciug her case. She
denied that she would make any har-
raDgue in court.
'Of COARSE" she said, when I am
asked why l should not be sentenced I
Will again protest my inuocsnse. Iwtll
declare that my speech in Union Square
was simply an exempliic ton of the
boasted doctrine of free speech in the
United States.
Il will read1rm my belief iu Anar ,hv,
and l may add that that great principle
cannot be stified by prison walls.
but l will make no violent h%arangue."
just before court opened several per-
sons who looked like Anarchists present.
ed themselves at the entrance to the
building. Admission was refused.
CALLED TO THE BAR
As soon as Judge Martin had taken
his seat-it was at ten minutes past
eleven o'ciock-and court lad been
opened, Emma Goldman was called 10
the bar. She walked up through thu
provided aisle in a perfectly calm man
ner.
In answer to the usual questions. she
said that she was twenty-five years old,
and lived at the Tombs. Her counsel
then arose. aud said chat owing to a
difference of opinion between his client
aud himself he would withdraw from
the case.
They would make no argument for an
arrest of judgment. The prisoner was
then asked why sentence should not be
pronounced UPON her.
She replied:-"Your Honor knows that
the police nave made preparations to
arrest my friends on the slightest provo.
cation. Therefore I will make DO reply
TO the question"
The woman then turned hurriedly
away from the bar, aud was about to go
back to the pen, wneu she was called
back by the court officer to listen to her
sentence. In sentencing the prisoner
Judge MARITIME said:-
THE SENTENCE.
despite your protestations of inno-
cence, the facts. nevertheless, prove that
you are guilty.
You may declare that -FOUR speech was
no violation OF the law. That it was sim
ply an example of the Qoctriuo of the
freedom Of speech. but you are the only
one who thinks 30. Everybody vino
heard your speech, whether officers OF
the law or merely disinterested citizens.
has testified that it was an excitement to
violence. Il Hagrant violation OF the law,
whether you have a good education
or not | do not know. What YOU have
in Court would certainly seem to i'm
dictate that you were at least sufficiently
we'll educated to understand wnaG you
were doing.
IF hat is so. your offence was the
more Ieprehensible. Our institutions
have been built up only with the expend-
iture of much money and tine loss of much
blood.
I'VE do not propose to have them over !
Thrown by man, nj or child.
1.-THE sentence of the Court is, there's /
fore, that you be sentenced to one year |
10 the Penitea tiary. the full limit of the