The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-31
JUDGE INTERVIEWS THIEF.
PHILOSOPBICIL AND RACTICIL
views or MEXICAN PETE.

"
Prisoner Admeasures His Own Sentence
Ihihks rive years Enough for Nemo',
ing an ln,r"si'eIy 'uiear Dig n,"nh"n"
~" oh HN'''
'Pietro Fernandez to the bar shouted CLERK
WOLF yesterday In Part III. OF the General SEES
sions. and n flne-looklng man. 10 years old.
stepped up to the rail.
You have been convicted OF grand larceny
in the first degree" said tho court clerk.
Have you ANYTHING to say why sentence
should not DO rassed upon your
% .,draso - romorso ~ ,ha I,doo nrssIdins
y a'u,oo' W. .N"' " '"o '"'so "9'
upon the bench
r,ort.d ne"orIsr GHr "yon vers conr,ctsd
""iN'u W 49, ~" W" W.
S o.. "a" 'G yn" ,nis @ o"9 " = ;sM I you T 0sn EEHn' y var,
were aFra'eneu IN lh's court una. you mao never
tho Tombs for the purpose OF finding out
wh,,her tbia wos az 7 have here unon nv desk
official records to show that YOU have served
time 10 the prisons OF various States. | am
told that YOU are known under the names OF
Frank Naldes. Mexican Pete ana Mexican
Frank. I an told that you are the most en-
nert nick nocket known TO tho police"
peit ichpochet hu""h u " io"'e'
Well said the prisoner. II what YOU say Is
We t,rn. tho, Won = Known No Mexican
IS 'rue ,hat you are Known - NV"
Frank asked the Recorder.
q. N,oxto,n prorL ;, s,tl tho nri.on.r
aS MeN'.an ri"nA. aa,u ~
ON nent in Ohio?"
.I h.u.,o +, az
- ~, uox;oo, poto2
Q.-And you are known MS Mexican iete'
Ave heard some people say | was known as
,b. ~, IRON, Nov,co
the man from Mexico
o. few days ago you told me you were
from Cuba? A-WelL, | deny that now for tho
aim MA rea.on th,t Won have nroof thnt I am
no ~ d IT, truo tina. vou serv.d n form Of i'm
p~rhisonimnesnnt' in I NJ eAN1ii IS; is no good
81 ueny,nx pevause ~" nave oVo'u VI ~
"Ue..cYoou' have served terms in seven different
StSste. havent y"on? Al am not controlled to
ans $ shas QUESTION gu. 1 T i an Iaw docs ~ mot n5t
compel a man to answer such Questions as
.nese IL lney teuu tuvniHrliuVv ~ fnr
sam,y Moulu noo ne e ho5 t tsE.n nv nj yn VI
u"What ~ tha ad Voc Won ua " HIM. A.
i Not m to d pSt me Rsn on 'h Hu, sib5 a sis I i wi, to , lss' re-,
sun 2i a e1nhi|,ion, sh0aIu nGV es tEe er "etn
eo.Nic'eu WIN me SViuesnt suum a. nc t 49,
eUS,Ti ftUina' a lawyer Who aid not Know how
10 deiena a CAST i ma na' ,b bs h Hme II b bnT nnrn6ss
n b% lear r ms u s STnst time inn :so. Many men are
'o mIpT by y , ,his nwn v" nws ri, diamond min
from mp, Il , IN r HE ta sn y ~ ThI "i'o oy.nmn car. YOU D,u
we're E guilty Of that siime: Il;
ger .Me law. l sueSs = MI nre t nv a hi,
hnnIIrmyeu ~ a h ts ts GTo a IL '' liz wnsone Of
u.s. no iTTn nU 'I ~ tyIc "" nan ~
wealth aG and inteiIiieenco who had been aecus.
tomeu 70 INJURIES Wou hn meNeh b,h j., his liz
GGt,n q G hn ~ os icnnr,nre Tknnn,w what
In va fsIEinp about aIH tor i i have axe novel in GOOD
l ~ .a'HIhE a.Hu., y / Nv '''e /" e"'
SoGc'e @Yo IN s seS Mo y" posssss intelligence. and It
seUSms y pif See tha "a a man man with such intellis"ennee
Is Spu uosS VS. eIUuu ,rtbIaP " .imUiv Want
IT, M no Iw"g ba pnrnasn n "aiuiing an
easy as lf' The frst crooked work did was
III tns ct, ~ si 80; - nIw,vs mnnayed 10
money hroae ne a, Ine an, Dds fnr SIa un reH as"nI il WA. AN easy
matter ior me u eniIs uroessio"5
VIZ n cor;y 3u roh7'u'r " 'io'e'''"'
10 you m,hm lr,ihS me INV SIn "o'f
h%aneh t{S2G" re- RI iu i u Si" "myerconi on nv arm and
pay ms s'h i. 4 %a, Terrs 70 sho on IL m nv "r,ei r "nT
up close to a per.Gn 20 ,hat my riEh hs hanI can
s MuiN of SIs view 2 . 'o'N'' N"'
,hMeh:' sald the ei iteoor GLOW s2 How npS rerI
t,hhiinnEy # a wn mHII he ~ eg gooJ th, r1,S sor the ommun
ity. to GET ria OF You. so ! VII senrfnre r.ts-
a 'ns hi: 5ast a. hand n "9 i ha 5Hte 55mstRins IL Wish fti
to sSy PeIor" you .a xon s wiss n,Tof';
mel ms siupiose n gou ~ist said III. prisoner.
again lhteTrup'ihs .he nrcu,uur: ~ . ~
ing TO apbeai 70 you LOT nrtcS: We ne.er
done ina ye. d no loe 4eemd II s oo maI ist "a
mem; mnfn III ronlthv ent sr ' T~e
what coming TO me Watmoui a mnHrniur: ine
seryed.a good many terms III prison ana no
oody ever heard me mahe VI IN thi. y un "a
pea iof iephs a mn an" ~ sonnrt trhuTIa
procession. ne mus e1pnet u aintpt uJhM n.
tnath ne maiH et t ha aver ~ y sra narmitta d. 70
ness. uhaer me iaw; S9 ON s aaf TeI n,isoe 10 10
sentence me 20 zen years III nthte > piiSph; y
Is new wl,hin your pome arc 70 ~ ! 10 yish m ~ ,
u ~, hi,tr:" a. - - u u ~! ,rascrihn6 bv tbr'T ais,
aaEnse-i ia AN nina Fiye yso% s in States uurisonn'