The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-31
BRUTE PUNISHED.
Man Who Robbed His
Mother Sent to State
Prison Other SEN
tences in the
Sessions.

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An unusually large number Of Offend
| ers, the majority of whom had p.ead
I guilty or non vult to the charges agains1
them, were sentenced by Judge Blair in
the Court of Quarter Sessions yesterday
: afternoon.
John Aitken, the brutal middle-aged
man, who, on New Years Day, az No
l34 Manning avenue, after choking and
/ beating his aged mother, forcibiy took
from her bosom a gold watch and chain,
a silver watch and diamond stud all
of the value of $500, was sentenced to
three years in, State prison.
Although William H. Schmidt is slowly
dying of consumption he cannot apparent
| ly refrain from his occupation as petty
| thief. About four months ago he was
/ prisener IN tfe Goansy Jail on charse
Of robbery but on the representation 81
County Physician Converse that the man
was liable TO die at any time Judge Blair
released him that he might end his days
loutside of prison walls.
a few days later the dying thief was
discovered in the hallway of George
Britton's house on Bergen avenue near
Montgomery street Just as he was maxi
lrg off with an overcoat. a pair of parts
and a lady's coat. Yesterday afternoon
he was sentenced to the County Peniten-
| tiary for one year. 1t is not believed ne
! VIII live hts term out.
Three years in State Prison was the
/ We'll deserved punishment meted out to
/ Frederick Schwartz, the Hoboken tough,
who committed a most unprovoked as
Sault on an old man named August
Mathes, at Washington and Second
streets, Hoboken, on October S, last.
Schwartz was sitting on a coal box when
the old man came along and glanced into
a store window. Without any provocation
a blow in the face that felled him to the
ground His head struck the sidewalk
with terrific force and it is said the old
mans brain has since been affected.
Hans Burckhardt formerly a book
keeper on the Hamburg dock, sHoboken.
but who lost his position through bad
Judge Blair to two years in State Prison
for robbing his invalid benefactor, Rob-
ert Gubbels, of No. IA Grand street, Ho-
Il boken.
Gubbels was injured on the head by
being struck by q falling piece Of pig
iron some time ago and has since been
q cripple. One might. not long ago ne nles
Burckhardt, whom he knew, and who
4 told him he had mop lace TO sleep. Cub
beiS invited him to his home and during
the night aWoke to find the man he had
befriended rifiing the apartment. On ac-
/ count of his condition Gubbels was uh-
abe to make an outcry or prevent the
robbery and Burckhardt walked out with
a silver watch, a gold chain, diamord
stud and IS in cazh. He was Afterwards
caught and pleaded guilty.
James Hughes, who broke into the store
of Patrick Reilly. at No. 39l Fret s.feet,
Hoboken aIid stole about $i1 from the til
and penny-s.ot machines, was sent to the
pen:ten liary for six months
Frank Cook, who has a long criminal
i record, was sent to State Prison for three
years for the robbery of Wigdor's grocery
ctore at No, $50 4AvenueD, Bayonne: Jonn
" McAleer, his accomplice, got off with
eighteen months in the Penitentiary. be-
cause it twas his first offence. The two
men on the night of January 25 watched
A the officer on post. and when he was
away they smashed the store window and
took away cart-load of groceries. They
had the goods in their possession when
!, arrested, and pleaded guilty to the charge.
Joseph Bergener, a driver for Contrac-
tors Van Keuren & Son. who, after beirg
whipped in a fight precipitated by himself
with another driver, stole up behind his
antag genist with club and smashed lis
i nose, WIS sent to State Prison for two
years on his plea of guilty to assault and
Henry Williams is not a clever tnief
and for his lack of cleyerness will be
Obliged to serve IS months in the County
Penitentiary. January 4 last was very
| Williams walking along with something
! wrapped in an oyefcoat he carried under
his arm. he became suspicious and ques-
toned the man. Williams said the bum
die contained a clock he was taking to
i his mothers house at No. 3S5 MonIgon-
cry avenue. Reminded of the fact that
there was no avenue of that name IN
/ Jersey City he still persisted that there
| was, and was taken to the police sta
\ ton Later James d. Adams OF No
1861 Clinton avenue, identified the valu-
4 able clock as one that had been stolen
i from his house.
Thomas Shea got eighteen months at
the county farm for breaking into the
house of Frank Neusinger, at No. 2l5 Van
Worst street, and stealing box OF cigars
and $1.1S in cash.
4 of pool balls from a billiard parlor on
Newark near Oakland avenue, and sold
them in New York for 81 was sent to the
county Jail for six months.
i Charles E. Darling got three months in
the same place for throwing stone
through the window of Gross's saloon, at
No. sl5 Henderson street, from which he
had been elected.
& Harry Wilcox, a peddler who got drunk
on $40 his employer, An5oni Contfo, OF Ne.
a Bishop street. had given him to pur-
chase goods. will serve three months in
the County Jail.
Frank Hogan, on New Years Day
snealzed into the house Of Oscar Hemple
I at No. 224 Erie street and stole two over
/ coats macintosh ana $3.50 in cash. lie
will spend tine next two months IN the
A. s. Brown, coiorsd porter on the
I Baltimore ard Ohio Railroad, cennse3te1
| a S125 diamond ring left by q PASSENGER
! on the waststand of his car. The com
! >psaining witness would not come from
! Ohio Is presa the charge ami Brown got
) off with a suspended sentence q,
William Grove who on December 2S
last, stole a brass journal from the Hoi-
land steamship dock on which Ae was
| working, waS sentenced TO three mon1ns
| in the eouHty Jail.
| August Boyer get thirty days In the
same institution for stealing an overeoat.
nat and some stockings from tae house
of Annie Warren, at No 202 First street,
William Walsh. a youthful incirrigible
/ innate of the Catholsc frotecsory, Ar
/ lington was sent to the State Reforma-
/ tory at Railway.
Della Bosco. who pleaded non vult to a
ascharge of assault and battery, and George
I Walker. who entered a similar plea to q
I charge of petit larceny. were parolled
i in the custody of the probation officer.
Dor1fnick Antitti, whp was recently
| convicted of keeling disorderly house in
/ Jersey City was granted a new trial by
| Judge Blair on account of newly discov-
| cred evidence.
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