The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-22
SING SING FOR POLICY KING.
Al ADAMS GETS THE LIMIT, A
YEAR AND $1,000 FINE.
Fattenins on tho Pennies Of the Poor.
Justice Scott Tells Him. Has Been His
Game-Trying TO Keep Out Of Sing
Sing on . stay-1n tho Tombs Now.

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Sing on . stay-ln the Tombs Now.
Albert j. Adams. the policy king. was
sentenced by Justice Scott In the Criminal
Branch Of the Supreme Court yesterday TO
serve an indeterminate sentence OF not
less than a year and not more than a year
and nine months In Sing Sing prison. and
to pay 81 600 fine or serve an additional
day for every dollar.
Unless Justice Scott should grant to-day
q certificate Of reasonable doubt. applica-
ton for which was Immediately made by
Adams's counsel, Adams will. in all prob
ability. be taken up to Sing Sing with the
regular batch OF prisoners tomorrow
morning, as a recent amendment to the law
provides that no other Judge can grant
such an application once 1t has been re-
fused by the Judge first appealed to. With
out the certificate Adams must stay in
prison pending an appeal He was locked
I'D In cell 1903 OF the Tombs prison last night,
the efforts Of his counsel to have him re-
manded again into the custody OF the
Sheriff failing. 49,.
Adams was brought down from the
Waldorf by the Sheriff's deputies who have
had him In their custody and have been
his guests there since Friday, and he walked
into court looking well-groomed and pros
porous and without showing any sign OF
Illness. Sheriff O'Brien stood beside
Adams at the bar and with the prisoner
were his son, Albert j. Adams, Jr., and his
counsel. District Attorney Jerome was in
court with Mr. Schurman, who prosecuted
There was slight hitch in the proceed
ings because Adams didn't know whether
or not he had ever been convicted before.
Be pleaded guilty In 1888 to two gambling
indictments and was fined 500 on one
charge, sentence being suspended on the
other. This being explained Justice Scott
said:
Albert J. Adams. J. am quite satisfied that
could have found no v rdict exec pit that which
thsy did render Whstb ' q not any Of that
. matter for the n, to copsider. and il is not a
ton Of sent. nee am quite sstist, that
poi only il the enc ordinary sense Of the !: nm.
81 playing pom the weak ne ssfs and frailti
81 msnkind, you have fate ned upon the
Z. e the NJ Yc1s &c have
become thoroughly convinced Of the amount
Of crime spd misery which have followed
poGcy. and Of that game " am eaite snVinced
yyy have b, en- for years the mainsprins and
When Tie Legislature nx.d . maximum
penalty for the crime OF which you have be- n
should be Imposed. and / see no reason in
your case for imposing any IS than the
highest pc nalty which Is permitted by law.
When Justice Scott informed Adams Of
flush overspread the latters features, but
he looked squarely at the Judge, and his
usual stolidity quickly returned Mr.. Ridg-
way. In asking For the certificate OF reason
on the point as to whether or not the mere
possession OF policy paraphernalia could
constitute an offence. Mr. Schurman got
permission to submit brief in opposition.
and Justice Scott will probably make known
ordered Adams to be given to the custody
Of the Sheriff. Mr.. jerome got up and said
IF your Honor pleases, we would like
the prisoner committed to the Warden Of
the City Prison
The Judge thereupon altered the order,
and Adams went over to the Tombs with the
deputies who have been living with him at
In the Tombs Adams was relieved of .
roll Of bills he was allowed to keep. In
his cell he refused to see any one but his
counsel: Adams Is the biggest fsh yet
caught In any Of Mr.. Jerome's raids, but his
capture was nothing without his conviction.
sidered 1t by far the most important convic-
ton secured In this county In q long time.
The policy business, said Mr.. Jerome.
vas prectically stamped out several months
ago A . swindling system 1t has been
destroyed. This conviction puts it abso-
tufely out OF business
Mr.. jerome said that the relations Of
Adams to others than those In the policy
business would have q very serious effect
on certain gambling houses In the city.
II has been well known that Adams was
partner of Shang Draper's, and not long
ago the title TO the latter's gambling house
passed to Adams. He Ii said TO have an
interest la several other places as well, and
for years has been the moneyed man OF the
gambling fraternity. Mr. Jerome said that
a. IL was there was now no gambling houses
Of any size running north OF Canal street.
Although his business was sfattening on
the pennies Of the poor Adams IL said to
have been devoted to his family. For
years he occupied a fine house In Sixty
ninth street a few doors from Fifth avenue,
where musicalee were given at which cello
brsted artists appeared. When his place
was raided eone Of the programmes Of the
muaicales were found In his desk.