New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-22
PRISONER SEES DYING WIFE.
STOLE FROM HIS EMPLOYERS FOR HER
SAKE. AND is NOW IN JAIL.

WARDEN OF THE ToMBs AND ATTACHES OF
THE CRIMINAL COURT JOINED IN PET1-
T1oN on HIS BEHALF AND HE
WAS SENT TO HER SIDE.
This is the saddest case that has ever come un-
der nv observation" said Judge Newburger In ms
chambers yesterday afternoon, ms he granted the
request made by the District-Attorney ana others
TO permit Louis j. snure. n prisoner. charged with
forgery 10 go 10 the bedside OF his dying VIE i
am told" said the Judge that his wife Ia ouoyed
up with the expectation OF seeing her husband
again She has not him since his arrest on
Thursday. She keeps repeating bis name ana I'M
porng him TO return. This Is an unusual request
and under ordinary circumstances ] should refuse
grant II, but the dictates OF humanity iinpel me
to allow this TO be at the bedside OF this dying
woman"
There a huskness in the Judges voice as he
made these comments. and he turned TO look out
OF the window. The District-Attorney ana the
others in the room looked down at the carpet
After a somewhat oppressive silence Judge new
burger removed his gaze from the window and or
dered a deputy-sherin TO accompany Snure 10 NO
5QS East Twenty -second-st, where his wiie' VINO
is in the last stages OF consumption was Degslhs
TO see him. Deputy-sheri Kelly was assigned 10
the work and, with Snure. at once started LOT 'he
house.
snure who 10 twenty-seven years old, was ar
rested on Thursday for robbing his former EN-
poyers Mande Pursch q Wiener. OF NO. H'
Mercer-st., Of $4,000. Snure was the conndehVai
clerk Of the firm. and thousands OF doilats Passeu
through his hands. Early In 1896 he TEL III ioFe
with Mary O'Brien. and they were married. Shu'e
received only SO a week but they at first managed
70 get along on this amount Soon after the honey
moon however. Mrs. Snure was stricken WIZ w., ~.
sumption. To the best doctors lor hs VIZ 6
Snure forged the firms name, continuing 10 loG
ms h Ned With his wife to Europe He
foOk lpr d a
did her no good Finally the dying woman "anteu
to return 10 N bSc enS Was Discovered and
rested His wife is dying. She knows notnh ~
seeing him one OF the petitioners who asked that
Snure be allowed to see his WE was Na'V tSa
Hagan OF the Tombs, who II much affected py we
mans story as in fact are all the officers ana a.
tendants connected with the Criminal Court III 'hl'
snure and the deputy-shern reached the 1 Mias
Of ms law NE Is Mrs snIre is staying
early Yesterday aftsrnoon MrS aDd Embraced his
al me aetonetely snure bore himself
with remarkable calmness. but before he entered
tated, as If he wonld change his mind and 90 back
20 his cell In the Tombs without seeing nen, nrt
the husband was by his wifes side. sho"eritns
kisses face she sat proPPed % up s2DI m h D
feelings The Yell from her eyes ana she tIeo
10 MI her emaciated arms about his neckd frdm
deputy sheriff and others In the room turheu rum
the scene and left the husband and VIE aione ,,,
Not a word was spoken by the sex To" 'nin yor
to fight the disease which has her in rs grasp
Cheer I'D little girl" he said. ITS all golns
20 come out all right. and we're going TO De an
happy were .,- ,
Then he told the woman funny stories, ann
laughed and kissed her little sister Bessie until nan
an hour had gone and her strength began 70 idr.
Mrs O'Bren had prepared dinner for her son-ih-
law and he ate Il from small table IN the room
where he could look at his wife while he was eat IL
ing As he sat and ate. trifing with his 1000 10
delay the parting long as possible ne KEPT up
the same air OF bravado. LAUGHING telling stones
and making Jokes increasingly. Not single "oro
came from the sick woman. 4.
Snure remained in the house for an hour. a,
last ne arose from the table asked for ms hat ah1
coat put them on sank 10 his knees at the side OF
his wife and kissed her thin, sunken race re-
peatedly. . 80 49,,
every day" ne said. though he knew differently;
He left the house as quickly as possible, hghted
a cigar and with the deputy sheriff boarded
Twenty third-st Crosstown car and was taken oaoK
O he TOmhs.