The evening world., 1894-06-15
STERN JUSTICE IN JERSEY.
Jud6s Rice Gives Essex Ills Idea ol
Furnishing Those Found Guilty
Of Committing Crime.
4 BURGLAR GETS FIFTEEN YEARS.
Francis Groen, Who Caused tho Death Of
John Clacs, Is Fined $500, and
II Is Paid.

Judge Rice, OF New Brunswick. oc'
cupied the bench with Lay Judges Led
with and Schelk in Quarter Sessions
Court, Newark, yesterday. Judge Kirk
patrick being III. Judge Rice has been
commended on more than one occasion
for tho severity OF his sentences, ap-
proxImating the late Judge Ludlow Nc
Carter in that respect. The following
arc some OF his sentences imposed
Wednesday:
George Jones, colored. broke and en-
tered q High street dwelling. the &C.
cupants being absent. and was arrested
before he secured anything. He got five
years In State prison.
Michael Levansky struck a man on the
heEd with stone. Indicted for afro
cious assault and battery. he was
sentenced to three years and six months
in State prison. Michael Hassey broke
into barber shop and stole eight
razors. Two years in State pr ison was
the judgment. 1t was his first arrest.
Henry Lockwood received some OF the
raxors from Hassey and must serve six
months in the penitentiary.
Valentine Carimer was sentenced TO
/ one year for stealing a gun from a
shooting gallery. For simple assault
Qottiieb Roth paid fine of $50 and
Frederick Bessinjer was arraigned be-
fore Judge Rice yesterday for sentence.
He had pleaded guilty to two indict-
ments. one for breaking and entering,
and the other for atrocious assault and
battery. The prisoner entered DR.. Beck
er's drug store. on Belmont avenue. on
May q. for the purpose OF robbery.
q "a lnHI hn ala
IN the store The clerk ordered Bes-
sinter to hold up his hands. and. be-
neving the clerk to be armed, BesslnJer
and It was plain that he was not armed
detain Bessinjer. The latter escaped,
sd snt pssd.a pase
yesterday Judge Rice said
Have you anything to say?"
chsiTY ss 40 Say Say nrsnne that didn't ln use the
There are. two Indictments against
you." said the Judge. lone charges
you with breaking and entering by night
ana ana the other with atroclous assault
burglars with whom human life counts
for nothing You have pleaded guilty
20 both indictments. and with pleas OF
70 be lenlent. no matter what the crime
"a. The Court proposes to send you to
pace where you Will be kept for some
time, and the city Of Newark will be
free from at least one burglar.
: The sentence on the Indictment for
breaking and. entering Is that you be
confined at hard labor in the State
the second Indictment, the one for afro.
ciou assault and battery. 1t Is that you
bs confined At hard labor for term OF
The Judge added that one term should
begin at the expiration Of the other,
making the aggregate fifteen years.
FRANCIS Green was then called TO the
par. Green Is the colored janitor OF the
Newark City National Bank. Saturday
eiternoon, June 2, after. the bank had
cn,,, closed. ;a Green ordered John Glass and a
ting on the front steps. to move on
Class was somewhat Intoxicated and
made q rough reply. Green repeat ted
tne order. explaining that he wanted to
Glass and his friend started to move nov 'eG. on.
and Class, tagging behind. continued his
pam LANGUAGE addressed to Green.
point Of the chin that felled him to the
stone sidewalk. His neck was dislo-
Gated and his skull fractured. The
hs ssyS + was the worst
ne could be taken to the hospital, and
Green was arrested and indicted for
Green was powerful, but regarded az
incfie1slve., He drove the Chiefs gig
when David Benedict was at the head OF
the Fire Department. The ex-Chief
satd Green was quiet. but powerful
Green was admitted to bail in $1,000
Ae had many friends. Chief OF Police
Hopper and Capt. Corbett expressed re-
soon as he was locked o up. lie iHfeuSe; seeured ea
ex-senator Barrett for counsel, and on
Wsdsnssday pleaded non yult.
When arraigned yesterday Green was
placed on the stand. and told a story
oinering In some respects from those Of
Sther witnesses. He said one of the men
Kicked him IN the stomach first and an
9tner from behind; that he turned quick
" and struck Class, who fell. He was
crested. and afterwards heard that
nesses, told the Court that Green re-
sented being called a vile name by slap
ping Class IN the face. He kicked back,
ana Green knocked him down.
Ex-senator Barrett made a plea for
mercy. and Judge Rice said:
N your case the Court has nothing
TO do but pass judgmen: by imposing sen.
accepted. but before We pass Judgment
we want - know Hhst are rhs E;E-
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