The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-19
FURNALD'S FOUR YEARS
A LONG PULL AND A STRONG PULL
FAILS TO SAVE HIM.
Tho Charge Against Him Reduced Fro II
Grand Larceny to Receiving
Stolen Goods-Mrs. GAR
ner Bysterical.

The sentencing OF Walter Guy Fur
nald before Judge Daingerield yester-
day, says Tuesdays San Francisco Ex-
aminer, aroused some very intense and
bitter feeling among certain detectives
and members of the district attorneys
Office.
Furnald is the man who was impli-
Gated in the stealing of the Jacobson
jewels. Originally he was charged with
grand larceny. Later on the police got
lot of evidence out of him to incrimi-
nate others, and in return promised that
they would lend him all the influence
they could to make his sentence as light
ss possible. Furnald said he would
plead guilty ii the police did the right
thing, so Captain Lees saw to it that the
charge was reduced from grand larceny
to receiving stolen goods. The extreme
punishment for grand larcenyis 10 years
in the penitentiary, and for receiving
stolen goods. five years.
A week ago the Furnald forces and the
prosecuting officers realized that the
time WAS approaching for Furnsld's cen.
tence. Last Wednesday night Mrs.
Garner, who was with Furnald in Los
Angeles when he was arrested, visited
Judge Dainger6eld ct his house and
begged him to be az lenient as possible
with the prisoner. Judge DaingerHsld
told her plainly that the court room WAS
the proper place to make such appeals.
Lees had likewise promised Furnald
that he would urge Judge Dsingerfield
to impose light sentence. He pointed
out to the Judge that Furnald had bell ped
the detective department great deal in
the recovery OF the stolen diamonds.
He argued that euch acts should be re-
warded by chopping off several years OF
punishment.
Saturday night Mrs. Garner visited
the house OF Judge Dainger6eld again
and came near having Mysteries In her
efforts to move the judge to all the
leniency possible. She was told that
Furnald would receive proper sentence !;
that bis plea of guilty and the assist
ance be had rendered the detectives
would receive proper recognition. end
that under no circumstances should che
again call at the houee. Ii she hsd any
thing to say she could come to the court
room accompanied by some one from
the prosecuting attorneys Office, 90 that
both eiden should thoroughly under.
stand what was being done.
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Hos
mer got wind of these visits OF Mrs.
Garner and Lees to the house of Judge
Daingerfield and became very indignant
The more he thought of 1t the madden
no got. He let off come OF his super
abundant wrath about the district at
torney's Office and succeeded in firing
the indignation of Bob Hogan, who rep.
resents the police department in the
district attorneys Office. Hogan used
to be detective and knows consider.
able about the tricky methods and
record OF Furnald. Hosmer and Hogan
became thoroughly worked UP over the
matter, and finally determined to attack
Judge Danger6eld on behalf of justice
and point out the merits OF sending
Furnald to prison for as long as possible.
Hosmer pointed out that rurnHiu nua
gained enough when the charge against
him was changed from grand larceny to
receiving stolen goods. Showering him
with any further benefits would DO to
practically destroy all punishment.
Hogan sst forth that Furnald was q
very dangerous criminal, and that the
full penalty, Ave years, was none too
short.
Judge Dairger6eld began to realize
thet there was something peculiar about
the Furnald case, and he sent word to
both sides that prosecution and defense
had better get together and discuss the
whole matter before sentence wac i'm
posed.
Mrs. Garner simply cried and said it
was dreadful when Judge Dangerfold
told Furnald to etand up yesterday and
sentenced him to four years in San
Quentin. Furnald looked at the woman.
knitted his brow and sat down without
saying q word.
Mrs. Garner, In her pleas, laid great
etrsss on the high connections of Fur
maid and the assistance he had rendered
the police. His father Is county clerk
in New Hampshire.