The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-03-05
HUDSPE7A MERCIFUL.
Only One Prisoner Sent to
Trenton Yesterday-An Old
Woman's Darling.

Only one prisoner out of seven, sem
teneed by Judge Hudspeth in the General
and Special Sessions Courts yesterday
afternoon, was sent to State Prison. He
was William Meada the bold sneak thief
who was captured by plucky Mrs. How
ard in her rooms in Grand street, near
Manning avenue. Mead broke Into Mrs.
Towards apartments and had bundled
up some clothing and small articles ready
for removal when Mrs. Howard rudely
interrupted him. She found the thief
crouched down behind the head of her
grip on his collar Mrs. Howard dragged
him down stairs to the front door and
then dragged him up again to test the
truth of a statement he had made that he
was only looking for rooms and only
made a mistake in going into her apart
ments. AT the head of the stairs the
thief broke away from Mrs. Howard and
jumped through the kitchen window. He
landed twenty feet below in Manhattan
avenue, and was caught after a short
but lively chase.
What is your occupation?" asked
Judge Hudspeth, when the prisoner went
to the bar to be sentenced.
Tn a laborer,'' he replied.
when did you work last?" continued
the Judge.
II planted some trees for a man last
month"; answered the prisoner.
Have you ever been arrested before?'
sNo, SIR"
Judge Hudspeth looked surprised and
directed Constable Wise to get the prison
er's record from Police Headquarters.
The Constable returned in a few minute
with the information that just after
serving a veal in State Prison Mead was
arrested in Newark and served six months
in the Caldwell Penitentiary. He had
been at liberty only two lays when he
went into Mrs. Towards house. He was
sentenced to two years in State Prison.
William Bergen, who had been con-
victed of assault and battery on his wife,
told the Court that he never touched her.
81 was piling up wood" he said, when
she came at me with an axe and I only
took it away from her. I never raised
my hand to her."
You're a drinking man, aren't your
asked Judge Hudspeth.
No, SIR replied the prisoner earn
eStly. L udVeI tOuCiieu d UTOp Oh liquor
in eleven years, six months and fifteen
days. He was fined IS and costs.
Herman Dreuker, a fireman on one of
the German steamers, who ssaulted an
other fireman with a beer glass for re-
fusing to treat him, was sent to the Peni-
tertiary for ninety days. James Talback
got a similar dose for striking q man
with a bottle. Sentence was suspended
in the case of Maria Drummer, the do
mestic who stole clothing from Mr..
Dierckmann's house in Hoboken, where
she was employed. She has been in the
County Jail for several weeks and her
husband will pay the costs.
John Perry, a youth of about twenty,
was called up to be sentenced.
why do you persist in living with a
woman old enough to be your grand
mother?" asked Judge Hudspeth. The
prisoner looked sheepish but said moth
ing.
You stole her clothes and pawned them
and she had you arrested" continued the
Judge. Nov she comes here and wants
to get you back again. I think for your
Penitentiary. I wish I could send her
there Also
Perry was sentenced to sixty days and
when he was taken out by a Constable a
woman who certainly looks old enough
to be his grandmother, as the Court said,
sneaked after him.
Sentence was suspended in the case of
Edward Finn of Hoboken, who had been
convicted of petty larceny, because the
Court had been informed that Finn's wife
was being evicted from her home.
Richard HUFFMAN and George Wick,
have been in the County Jail for several
weeks because they were unable to paw
the costs, were discharged and the Free
holders directed to pay the costs.