The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-08
KISS and BLOW.
MeDaniels Pays s45 for the
One; Jack Graham $50
for the Other.

Judge Hudspeth had a number of inter-
esting culprits to mete out punishment TO
yesterday and the Court communed with
itself for quite a long time before 1t de-
cided upon the punishment that would lit
the crime in each case. 1t was nearly
three o'clock when Judge Hudspeth took
his seat on the bench and proceeded to
dole out justice in chunks of greater or
smaller dimensions.
Marshall McDaniels the aged but amor
Gus collector, who thought he had the
privilege of kissing his woman customers
if they We're pretty, was fined slo ana
costs for kissing Mrs. Viola Dias of Bay
onne without her consent. Judge Hud-
speth said q few things to Mr.. McDanlels
which may have the effect of curbing ms
penehant for kissing unwilling women
The Judge said that representations had
been made to the Court that McDaMels
was a man of good reputation, but that
reputation did not weigh very much IN
case of this kind. Men of very high fepu-
tations have been known TO go astray Oh
the impulse of the moment. The Judge
told McDaniels of the gross and unpardon-
able outrage he had been guilty OF ana
expressed his admiration for the courage
Mrs. Dias had displayed in making the
matter public in the interest Ol Olliet LIZ
protected women The fine of $40 and the
cost make MsDanieps escapade cost
him about $45.
John Graham, better known as Capldln
Jack" was fined $50 and costs for his un-
provoked assault upon Henry Irenchafu,
a trolley car conductor. Judge Hudspetna
said to Graham that he had given q s,, great
deal of thought to the case ana MANY
people had called upon him IN penall u u
the defendant but the Court coulu nos
close its eyes to the condIllons conleceesu cl,s !
~ h.a u,
had ample time to cool OFT before ne at
tackled the conductor. The Court S, eX,
pressed a hope that the punishment Wouia
influence Mr. Graham TO cufD MS push
Albert Gretchell and James McManus,
the youths who committed two purglaries
and who were hunted down by DetectiVe
Larkins, with the aid of the sole Whlcn
was torn from McManus' shoe When ne as
was climbing a picket fence, We're iSl oil
with suspension 81 sentence nj Ice nav ana the he
costs Judge Hudspeth said that the poys
had never been guilty OF any CRIME pe-
fore and if he sent them TO the 5ehlteno :
tiary or State Prison, it would make
confirmed criminals of them. he express
ed his regret that there IS no Re1orm- n.
atory institution in the state TO WhlCn
bnvs of their age can be SENT DuI ne
warned them that they are on ticket.of-
leave as it were, and if at any time tney
misbehave or are known to, Keep pa9
company, they will be brougnt up aau liu
John Sullivan, who pleaded guilty. OF
breaking into a freight car with intent io
steal and who has served one year ~
the Caldwell Penitentiary for similar
offense, was sentenced to the county
Farm for one year. ,-.,.
Nadslaus Navourskf, VINO nreo a % prtch ~
and three pistol shots at compatrlot pe,
cause he thought the compatriot mao
caused him to lose his job, was sent to
the Penftentiary for three months;
tnno TH
Young men who were tried for beating
! and robbing Patrick Donohue, IN Harfi,
son. on July II, and who were convlcleo
of assault and battery, were ssnegneedd aa y ~
a half. Assistant Prosecutor No ~ oollal ma
made an appeal for William McManon
| their accomplice, who was used as
witness for the State, and he was let
off with six months in the Penitentiary
| Judge Hudspeth announced that ne
| would grant a new trial IN the case ..
Truman Hyde who e Was wiI1iam f1nv1eles smitf II
| with a whip. The Judge said that since
| the trial several reputable witnesses nag nae
assured him that It vas -. hydes les hali a.
sistant Prosecutor Noonan entered =
| nolle pros, being convinced that hyde Is
! innocent and that ended the case
| In the case of John Moore, VINO Mas
| convicted of interfering with Officer Fo-
| lev of Hoboken in the discharge OIL MS
| duty, sentence was suspended on pay
| ment of costs. moore mas q Soou icpoees7
| ton and it was his first offense
! Matthew Brown, a colored boy, WnS
| broke into a store and stole. $40, was
| sent to the County Farm for three
| months. ~,
Philip Gardner got thirty days in the
| County Jail for stealing pair OF -shoe'
| from in front of a shoe store in Hooo-
| ken. e
| Charles Murphy, the young man from
| Utica, N. Y, who was caught in Jew
| elry store in Grove street, at two a. M
| one morning last week, told Judge Huds-
| peth that he was hungry and had NJ
/ place to CO. He was SO hungry that ne
/ broke into the jewelry store to get some
/ thing to eat Judge Hudspeth remand
| ed him and will have some enquiry MADE