The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-12
FblMHLAMMBR' ) FATE
In Spite of a Snowy. Young
Woman's Efforts Gard
ner Gets. the Full
Penalty.
COULDN'T FOOL JUDGE HUDspETH
Thieying Servant Girl Gets a Still
Longer Sentence "a Sister
Beater's Sentence.

Edward Gardner. the professional film
Hammer, 2 who retracted his plea in the
Special Sessions Court yesterday, and
pleaded non wilt, has high toned and in
fluerptial friends. if the statements Of
q handsome, stylishiy dressed woman,
who is evidently deeply interested in his
welfare can be believed. When Gardner
and an accomplish were arrested in Hair
risen for "flm fiamnnfng'' sarah War
hurst, of Mo-. 1872 Harrison avenue, this fe-
male friend, interviewed Chief Callahan
several times in Gardeners behalf. She
told the Chief that she was a niece of ex-
Secretary of the Navy, William c.. Whit
ney, end that Mr.. Whitney was interest
ed in Gardner. That settled it with the
Chief. He conclued mentally that the
young woman, who declined to give her
name, was simply a monumental liar, but
he was too polite to tell her so.
Yesterday the young woman caaled on
Judge Hudspath to initernede for Gardner.
She doubtless expected to make an i'm
preston ON the Court, either by her good
looks, the gorgeousness of her attire or
her persuasive eloquealce. The effort was
a complete failure. Judge HudEpath was
uDCAC lIll5I6SSeQ GlliIcl pf ulCl PNnSSAteJ
CT the cause in which she was interest
ing herself. She told the Judge, with her
most fascinating smile, which displayed
her peaaly white teeth to the best advan1-
tage, thu she took an interest in Gard
ner because his sister and She had been
classmates i'm vassar College. Then, get
ting down to business, Sine said that Card
ner's farnilly were emirlently respectable
people they would be disgraced If he
was sent to prison. She had heard, She
said, that sentence was sometimes sus-
pended in such cases, and she and the
family would be perfectly satisfied with
that. Judge Hudspeth got rid of her ais
soon as he could. The impression the
young woman had made on the Court was
shown when Judge Hudspeth took his seat
ON THE bench, after recess, to pass sem
temce. Gardner. was called up. !.
ssYou are a professional thief, Gardner,
! remarked Judge HudsTeth, zone of those
contemplate thieves who go around
swindling women by what Is known as
fed that you deserve All the punishment
the law allows and consequently you are
sentenced to the penitentlary, for one
year and thence until costs OF court are
Gardner booked crestfallen as he was led
away. The sentence as the extreme pen,
atty. The gorgeous young woman had
I gone away before sentence was pro-
Patrick Flsherty was sent to the Coun-
ty Jail for thirty LAYS for breaking a
Tillie. schaffer. the young German ser
want girl who stole $500 worth OF property
from ex-Assemblyulani Nutzhogn,s house
in Holooken, where she was employed was
sentenced to eighteen months in the peni-
teftiary.. Judge Hudspetl1 said that be
sides being a thief she was a diSsolute
character. The prisoner burst into tears
and became hysterieal.
James Lenahan.' called out Judge
| Fudspeth, and a tough looking youth
swaggered up to the bar with q typical
tough's walk.
Il see you make a practice of pulling
your wife around by the hair COM
| menced the Judge.
IT amt got no wife, Judge" interrupted
Lenahan.
well that's what it says here re-
marked the Judge, locking at the paper.
Nav, it DON'T" said Lenahan, lit
wasn't me wife, it was me sister,"
ooh, your sister, eh?" said the Judge,
well. I think three months at the county
farm will suit YOU"
Michael Tully. the e~nterprising youth
who stole DR.. O'Callaghan's horse and
| buggy and was captured after an exciting
chase through Erie street, Jersey avenue
/ and Hamilton Park, was sent to State
Prison for two years and a half. VIM.
Nolan and Charles Garrison, who pleaded
guilty OF stealing $5o from the money
drawer in q saloon. were sentenced to one
| year in the PenitelltiaTy, the extreme
| penalty. James Mitchell and Edward Far
ley, two incorrigible young thieves, who
pleaded guilty of stealing a quantity of
lead pipe and several brass faucets from
| Albert S. Schiller's house in Hoboken,
| were sent to the Reform School.
William Wiley, who was convicted Of
tapping the till in James Graha1n's store.
No. SO York street. was sent to the county
| farm for three MONTHS. Arthur Morris
was sent to the Fenitentiary for six
months for stealing a cross-cut saw from
James Fl. Earle and a gold ring from
Mrs. G~eorgianna Westendorf of North
Bergen.