The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-24
INNOCENT OR GUILTY
Pretty Annie Kampf Per-
sists She Is Not Guilty
of Picking Pockets.
CONFINED IN THE COUNTY JAIL.
Former Employers of the Girl
Surprised at Her Plight--Ac-
cuses Detective Nelson.

Counsellor Warren Dixon, today, on be-
half of Annie Kampf, applied to Judge
Hudspeth for a new trial. She was con-
victed of trying to pick a pocket of a woman
on the steamship Fuerst Bismarck, at Ho-
boken in February last. She was sentenced
to a term of two years and one-half at State
Prison.
When Sheriff Toffey took the girl to Tren-
ton he was met in the depot in that city by
Counsellor Dixon who served a writ Of error
on the Sheriff and he immediately sent the
girl back to the County Jail in this court.
Prosecutor Winfield, today, when reply
ing to Mr.. Dixon's application for a
new trial, declared that the Sheriff
had acted illegally in fetching the girl back
to this city, and declared she sh ould have
been delivered at State Prison in obedience
to his commitment, Notwithstanding the
writ of error. He cited Judge Lippincott's
decision in a similar case connected with the
ballot box trials, n also the decisions or
the United States and the Pennsylvania Su-
preme Courts.
HUDSPETH WILL LOO INTO 1T.
Judge Hudspeth did not attempt to decide
the legality OF the Sheriff's actions in the
matter, or whether the application of the
writ of error in this case acted as a stay or
execution, but said he would take the affifa-
Wits and letters submitted by Counsellor
Dixon and give the case a thorough exarni-
nation. The Court added that the evidence
that the girl was q professional pick
pocket was very strong. A detec-
tive had sworn he caught her IN
the act of taking a pocketbook from the
pocket in q woman's gown, and that, subse-
quently, in Armies rooms where she lived.
three pocketbooks which were identified as
stolen property, had been found when the
room was searched. The ~pocketbooks were
all empty. ~
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
The letters submitted by Counsellor Dixon
were as follows
NEW YORK, Mayo 1894.
DEAR sIR:-You epistle to hand, and was greatly
surprised when ! read its contents. must state
while tdis,4 Ann,e eem l,P, WAS wa oi ie my ys empioy s as to @1 Se E
cnaracser, / found IL perfect. | was very much
n5goa oa oa s 10 he ! ta sna5 Ss eh Sa1He m an eGn ! ! hardy miig cam cam
believe that 1t is possible she Is guilty OF sucn an
must say / never missed aaythlag, and therefore /
believe sac is wrongly accused. II this statement
could save an innoceno girl l would be only TOO
pleased TO assist Ia your Sild work.
Respectfully yours.
Mrs. JUlIUs LIVINGSTONE,
Kew York City.
24 CARROLL STREET, Brooklyn.
MT fQ1TPT LTtEOt.N e
DEAR SIR-Annie Kempft did live with me for
three months, and SO far as l can say she was hoA-
est. She CAME over on the NorInania ana ENDURED
many hafdships during the choiera scare. She un-
sick.
I could do nothing with her and came to the con-
clusion that her trouble had turned her brain. You
can easily see that l am hardly competent to judge
altogether. Iwould be glad to save her from such
a terrible fate. Very respectfully,
MES. N. o.. EDWARDS.
MAY S. 1894.
THE PRISONERS STORY.
When ! saw Annie Kampf today and
asked her to tell HE her story, she said
ION the day in question / went to the
Fuerst Bismarck to see a friend OF mine sail
for Europe. She was a maid in a family
who were going abroad. There was a iorat
horseshoe in the cabin of tie steamer and
m~aayladies gathered about the table on
which it stood to admire 1t. ! pushed my
way through the crowd and got up to the
table. There were many women behind me.
While I was looking at the flowers Detec-
tive Nelson of Hoboken took hold OF me, and
then, tnrning to a woman next to NE,
said
Madam, this girl has got your pocket
book"
"-Oh, no, she HASN'T the lady replied, i
have it in my hand
sThe lady showed the pocketbook to Mel
son when she said this, but that made no diff
fercncd. He forced me to go with him.
After we got ashore he told me that il l
would go to a house with him and stay all
night he would not make a complaint against
me. refused his proposition and was tasn
locked up. I am innocent of the charge Mel
son made against me-