The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-10
FORCED INTO B|GAhY.
Judge Blair Lenient to a
Remarkable Prisoner
Sentences Imposed.

Judge Blair exercised a great deal Of
leniency yesterday afternoon in passing
sentence upon the Iawbreakers who were
brought before him. He suspended SEN
tence in the case of Abraham Strahl, the
enterprising saloon keeper, who was Con-
victed of grand larceny. Strahl had a sa-
loon in Grand street, and Constable Liv-
ingston levied on his stock to satisfy
judgment which had been obtained
against him by a creditor in Newark
Before the sale all the stock had been re-
moved, and Strahl had started q new
place in West Newark avenue. At his
trial Strahi produced bill of sale Of his
stock. dated two days before the levy
was made. The purchaser was StrahI's
father-in-law, who Immediately resold
the stock to his daughter Mrs. Strahl
Margaret Kahn, who had pleaded gull
ty of bigamy. was also let off with sus-
pension Of sentence on payment OF costs
Lawyer Joseph NJ. Noonan made an app
peal for Mrs. Kahn, and told an inter-
esting story Of how she was forced into
bigamy. The woman was living happily
with her husband in Maspeth, L. l.. when
in an unfortunate moment they took in
boarder, one Rudolph Pflam. The board
and during the absence of her husband
last November, forced her to accompany
him to Jersey City. Mrs. Kahn says that
PLAN drugged her and while sne
was under the influence. of the drugs, took
her to Judge Geiger's office where mar
riage ceremony was performed. He then
took her to house in Third street, New
York, and kept her prisoner for two
lr,f7
her in. He had paddock on the door of
their room. During all this time he con-
tinually threatened to kill her If she
should make any attempt to escape One
day when Pfam forgot to lock the door
she made her escape and returned to her
husband. He believed her story and well
coined her back. Pfiam, failing in several
attempts to get her back, went before the
present Grand Jury and had her indicted
for bigamy. Kahn was in court yester-
day and when his wife was released, after
he had paid the costs, they went off to-
gether looking supremely happy.
Sentence was also suspended on August
Reggenberger, boy who was convicted
of breaking into an Erie Railway car and
stealing a case of powder.
William Sankowski was fined SIS and
costs for assault and battery.
Counselor Spraggins, the colored law
yer, made an appeal for Eliza Brown,
the negress who was convicted of keep
ing disorderly house, and said that II
she was released, would get right out OF
Jersey City and never come back Sem
tence was suspended on payment of costs
George Browning, of No. Ill Bowers
street, pleaded guilty of assault and bat
terry on his wife. Mrs. Browning plead
ed for her husband, and said that they
had made up their differences. Sentence
suspended on payment of costs.
John Isley, who had pleaded guilty of
dealing in policy, promised never to do 1t
again and sentence was suspended on
payment of costs.
1t was explained to the Court that
Robert Wedding, of No. 10S Adams street.
Hobolen, who had pleaded guilty of beat
ing his wife, had secured her forgiveness
and as he promised to be good in the
future sentence was suspended on pay
ment of costs.
The monotony was relieved when
Charles Fisher was called up to be sens
fenced for stealing a team of horses and
a wagon load of mineral water belonging
to Henry Schmidt of Hudson street. Ho-
boken. Fisher ran away with the rig and
sold the mineral water. He was sent to
the penitentiary for eighteen months.
Jacob Muller was sent to the same ill-
Stitution for three months for obtaining
money under false pretences. He had
gone around Bayonne with a letter pur-
porting to have been written by the Rev.
]. F. Meyer rector of St. Henry's Church
recommending Rose Muller, of No. yi1
Avenue d, Jacobs mother, TO the consid-
GRAFTON of charitably disposed people, and
oh n hc al tar
was a forgery. and Mrs. Muller is not In
need of charity.