The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-05-29
ROGUHS GET THEIR DUE
Judge Hudspeth Sends Many
Lawbreakers to Prison
Youthful Offenders.

Some more or less severe sentences were
pronounced by Judge Hudspeth in the Ses-
sions Court yesterday afternoon. Henry
Smith, Robert Ryan, Stephen Murphy and
Thomas Williams the four young men
who was not captured, stole five bicycles
from Scheffenstein's bicycle store in Bay
onne were among the first to be called
up Tor sentence. Lawyer Wills made a mo-
ton for an arrest of judgment, and a new
trial, which was promptly denied Then
Mr. Wills, as he described it himself. made
a grand stand play. He asked the Court
to hear Smiths sister and an elderly wo-
man who, Mr.. Wills said was not rela-
tive OF the family, but had known the pris-
a buxom, good-looking woman, didn't t
seem to know much about him when
Judge Hudspeth began to question her.
She said she thought that he worked in
furniture storage warehouse somewhere
In New York, but she was not sure about
the name. Finally she thought it was Jo-
seph Baumann & Bros. Judge Hudspeth
sentenced the prisoners to one year in the
penitentiary, and Smiths sister began to
cry. The prisoners themselves and every
got off very lightly.
Lewis Gaer and Frank Pope, alias Bah
renburg, the burglars who broke into
were captured with the proceeds of the
burglary in their possession, were sent to
State prison for two years and six months
Their conviction was secured by means
OF discolored penny which was found
in Pope's possession and which was iden-
titled as coin which was taken from his
James Flanagan and George Madigan,
the burglars who were caught by Police
man Bennett while attempting to break
into Sachs store, No. 1853 Newark avenue,
We're sent to State prison for two years
Judge Hudspeth told them that they We're
both 9th conyicts and had an unsayory record.
May l say a word to your Honor?''
asked Flanagan after sentence had been
pronounced
Certainly. replied Judge Hudspeth
We'll, | wish to say, your Honor said
the burglar. who is very smooth-spoken
individual, that 1 will serve this sentence
eheerfully; I thank your Honor for your
lenlency, but L desire to assure you even
now that l am innocent of this charge
The jury thought differently" remark
ed Judge Hudspeth tersely.,
~ our Honor, exclaimed Madigan, st
term 70 serve = aH ''0
That's your misfortune, replied the
judge, as he motioned to the const taIbles
to take the prisoners away
Charles Rohart, who assaulted Louis
IIilrsnoerg with counting pin and left
him, for dead near the Pennsylvania Rail-
road track after robbing him of $40, a Sill
Yer watch and an overcoat, was sent to
state prison for five years.
looking boy. who pleaded guilty of steal
ing two pairs of opera glasses, admitted
that he had been arrested four times for
was sent for by Judge Hudspeth.
Ihomas Pendergast, a diminutive little
cnap, who stole watch and ring from
ms mother paWned them, and went on
candy soda water and cigarette de-
baueh, was sent to the Reform School
John Corbett,'.' called out Judge Huds-
peth, and little bit of fellow. with
q manly strut, walked up to the railing
Fie adjusted his jacket and fixed his col
lar on the way up. evidently not bit
abashed.
WI What at did you steal that brass for?'
IN
7 didn't steal no brass, Judge" re-
piled the boy, who was evidently self
possessed. Il just picked up a few pieces
of rusty old brass dat wus lying along
side de track. Dey wusn't worth moth
"The officers tell me they have a great
deal OF trouble down there with your re-
marked the Judge.
Nav, Judge, dat amt so. De officer
didn't have much trouble wild me- When
ne told me to go away 1 went away
and didn't go back no more Every time
he chased me away went away
'John. remarked Judge Hudspeth i'm
pressively, 'if you don't behave yourself
ana come here again l will send you to
time"
"All right, SIR" said the little fellow
as he turned away smiling.
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Henry Jordan and Charles Jordan, who
were convicted of burglary. and Charles
who seems to be demented, was sent to
the county j all TO be examined by COun-
ty Physician Converse.
Sentence was suspended, on payment of
costs, in the case of Alexander Manger
the Hoboken shoe dealer, who assa ulted
a man named Levison who was trying
to collect a bill for slippers.
Charles Cairns, the Erie street painter
who was convicted of arson and held
in order that County Physician Con-
verse might investigate his mental con-
dition, was resentenced to three and a
half years in State Prison.
Charles McDermott, convicted of steal
ing $34 from Bartholomew Sweeny a
saloon keeper, said he found the money
on the floor. Judge Hudspeth remanded
him and. will make an Investigation
Mary Harris and Eliza Brown. the col
ored women who kept disorderly house
in Third street, were sent to the County
Jail for sixty days.
Judge Hudspeth decided to investigate
the case of Paul Beck who was con-
yicted of stealing clothing belonging to
Robert Newhoff, his employer. Beck
went to work for Newhoff for 81 a week
and board He was to help do the cook
ing, wash the dishes, mop the floor and
sweep the sidewalk. He struck when his
employer ordered him to wash big pots
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