The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-07
JUSTICE IN JOB LOTS.
Husband Poisoner Goes to
State Prison For Five Fears
--Tardy Penitence.
SMELL K FINED $50
Thief's Wife Makes a Sad
Scene in Court--Bai
Forfeited.
e MAKER FINED $50

Marie Prebitski, step forward said
Judge Blair, in the Court of General
Session, this morning. when a string of
prisoners had just been brought over from
the County Jail. A little. thin, freckled
faced woman, carrying an infant in her
arms, rose from her seat among the con-
victed ones in the pen, and walked ner-
vously to the bar Of the Court. This
woman was she who tried to poison her
husband, Anton, in Bayonne. in January
last, so that she might, after his death,
marry her lover, John Hojnacki. John
and his brother, Adam, who assisted her
in the fiendish plot, were sentenced last
week to seven years in State prison. It
was now the woman's turn to be punish
ed.
Those who participated with you in
the dreadful crime Of trying to poison
your husband, have been sentenced to
seven years. hard labor" resumed the
Judge, in slow and deliberate tones. 4sThe
Court has heard representations in your
behalf, and it has decided to give you a
less sentence than them. The sentence Of
this court is that you be confined in the
State prison for a period of five years,
and thence until the costs of prosecution
nave been made.f
The woman burst into tears as the in
terpreter made known to her in Polish her
punishment. On leaving the court she
turned to the interpreter and asked him
to secure a home for her child: a boy. 1t
is only eight months old, and was born in
Ottawa. Canada. to which place she fed
after administering the poison to her hus-
band. She also told the interpreter that
John Hojnacki was the father Of the boy.
She had named it after him, John Hoj-
1iacki Psebitski.''
81 deserve the five years she sobbed
as she was being led back to the Jail, and
for the first time time since her conviction
she appeared to be touched with remorse,
saying: .Oh, my poor husband, where are
your
Her husband was yesterday removed
from Bayonne Hospital to the Almshouse,
Snake Hill where he will pass the re-
mainder of his days a wreck. The mus
cles in various parts of his body are par
alyzed, and he will never again be able
to do any work; the result of the diaboli-
cal act of his wife and her lovers.
The next person to be sentenced was
Michael Mcmahon, a young man of a
VIGOROUSLY bad character, and a sad
scene took place when Judge Blair Sent
him to State Prison for two years. Nc
Mahon robbed Bridget MCLAUGHLIN. of No.
165 Pavonia avenue, and besides the
charges of burglary and robbery the
police of the Second precinct had him
down on their books for other crimes.
When the Court called him TO the bar
and told him that he was a bad man the
prisoner begged for mercy because he
had a wife and two children. and turning
around pointed out, sitting in the rear
seats. a little woman dressed in black and
apparently very respectable.
"The sentence of the Court is" said
Judge Blair, shaking his head, that you
be confined in the State Prison for Il
period of two years and thence until the
costs are paid"
On hearing this the poor wife uttered
a piercing shrek and fell back in the
arms of a woman who sat beside her.
Prosecutor Erwin and some of the con-
stables ran to her assistance and carried
her struggling all the way in a hysterieal
fit to the Judges chamber. 1t was found
that Mrs. Mcmahon was in a delicate
situation. An ambulance was sent for ana
she was removed at once to the hospital.
Charles Morgan. the young tough who
while drunk rushed into Freedman's pool
room. on Avenue E, some months ago,
and broke up a pool game by throwing a
on the table and smashing a billiard
cue over the proprietor's pate, was called
for sentence, but Charles did not answer.
Constable Wise then went through the
formula "Hear We, hear ye,'' three times.
and the Court declared the bonds for
feited.
Charles Staples, the individual whose
c-andle-making, fat rendering, pork pick
ling, sausage-making establishment on
Waverly street emitted such a profusion
of vile doors thai the neighbors revolted
and procured his conviction, was SEN
fenced to pay $50 and costs for allowing
his smells to get loose. He was also
warned that if more complaints came into
he would suffer a severer dose of
justice. Charles hauled out a roll Of bills.
planked them down on the clerks desk |
aud walked off with his nose in the air
as If he was shifting some of his own
odors.
Samuel Roper, for petit larceny, re-
ceived a sentence of three months in the
Penitentiary. Samuel cried.
Samuel Nader, the young painter who
took $50 from a closet in a house belonging
to Mr.. Towers, on Fourth street, where
was professionally engaged, much to
his surprise had his sentence suspended
on payment of costs.
August Mott. Hugh Manners and W.
Cubberly. confined in the Jail on petty
charges, were discharged, and the wheels
of the gods were stopped for a week.
HoJNAcM BROTHERS APPEAL.
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