The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-15
FoR REoK1vIxe sro1 I'm GOODS.
Thernas mar. Fermer Keeper st sipG sing
Feund GufIty hy n IuPy.

Thernas RaT, Ferner Keeper st sinG sing
Feund Guilty By = SurJ.
NEwBURa, Feb. lathe Court House hert
was not big enough to hold tho crowd whor
County Judge Beattio called the case Of Thomas
Ray, the former keeper at Sing Sing prison,
who was indicted for having stolen goods In his
possession. The interest. in the case was height
ened by the talk that a number Of NewburR.
ers OF good standing were in some way con
nected with the sale and purchase Of stolen
Jewelry. When called to plead Ray answered.
Not Guilty" District Attorney Powelson then
said that Ray was indicted for having received
a sealskin sacque worth $3.50, which had been
stolen from the store Of Charles Johannsen,
100 West 125th street. Now York, In March.
1906. The sacque was pawned In Philadelphia,
he said, by a woman of thesnamc OF Goldstein,
but whose real name Is Hattie damon her
picture being in the Rogues' Gallery. In tho
following July the sacque came to Newburg by
express. addressed to Goldstein, in care Of Ray,
who receipted for 1t. Johannsep came to New
burg and identified the garment, and the police,
who then had 1t, gave 1t up to him. The Dis
trict Attorney said that Ray obtained the pawn
ticket in New York from a former convict, a
thief, with whom he became acquainted while
Keeper at Sing Sing prison.
Furrier Johannsen testified that about $4,000
tai%es.n and M ' he learned sir in PSlls %SsI siie'e that this his
Jacket had been sent to Ncwburg in care Of
w. d. sheermer of 1891 North Third street.
Philadelphia, q clerk in o pawnshop there. testi-
fed to the pnwning of the sacque by the Gold
It had been pawned Il for US.
City Marshal Perrott testified that he re:
Of New York detectives. that the stolen a%rticie
had been sent to Newburg. When he accosted
p Rsy tho on s sss street an iss latter hs co aS%u Fcs tho to s So L
cost him. Ray said nc got the article from Il
HB, nisI,t in Eighth ghs M nveR1f' , Nsw { Ra1 i f ne SIsn %s
s% ON fsasG repHed =" 1T i Is : esmnon thing;
IN IN 4 New ss' y SsE sss s al shsir je sn e yhs 0f Ray tSsn
gave the Marshal tho sacque.
s%tr rsGm New = Y0 9fni sssst II III Tia, M Rss g aaissl' On
remember Rays 6uyins, 3 pawn ticket Of a man
Eighth EaaH Se aSen n0e n Wher re EE o 10 met sn1 a n dozen m Sn
The. prosecution here closed. The defence
moved to dismiss the case, but the Court denied
said saH TEsyO had i liVed s pot sns life fe.e1 He did mot mott
deny having the article and would tell all he
Ray was then put on the stand and testified to
having called on his friend Dancy, where he
bought drinks for the party and was approached
the story the fellow told touched him, and he
bought the ticket, paying $50 for It. He tele-
the name OF Goldstein a'4 Because that y was the
name on the ticket. Later he telegraphed the
money for it. When it came he said he handed
It over to, the Newburg- police without even
breaking the package. He denied having told
from a man he had known in Sing Sing prison.
He had visited Dancy's place several times
while a Sing Sing keeper, but was not In the
He did not know the convict whom he had met
in New York. He knew Paul Slavin, who kept
a place on Eighth avenue. He disclaimed ever
having any other pawn tickets or having any
dealings with any ex-convtcts.
The prosecution undertook to bring out some
information about the alleged diamond trans
actions, and. through New York detectives. to
show the character Of the places In New York
named above, but the Court refused to allow iJ
to be done. After a number Of Newburg citi-
zens were put on the stand TO show Rays good
character, the case was given to the jury at
S:15 tonight.
The jury came in after IL o'clock tonight and
returned u verdict Of guilty with a |
ton for mercy. They were out three hours.