The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-29
STOLE EDn A
WIFE AND BABY
THE JUDGE RELEASES NAN
GUIITYS0F EMBFzzLIsNfEl'Is.'s
Charles Wise Borrowed. p s. 49, 1927. & His
Employer and Was Unable to, Re-
place 1t Wife's Pitiful Tale Moves
the Judge to Suspend Sentence.

1 ,The great ma ii { hfna aJf the Iaw,t s,af-
fered a severe Jolt III police court i1s'
morning when the governor belt sheWsI
off, and a prisoner, . charged with era
bezzTenfent; escap ed the fpnni shanents
provided sby the stAtutaAe sHXhile .thee
n1anf went free thersth ea cat1rta n or 4
the spectators sWho were cog lzant. of
the facts I'M che case fheught + hat JUS
tice: had been cheated of legitimate
ShsR!ss rs 81 ss..,i he
$40 from from lis f empioyef, Il Town.
Send, a transfer man, He pleaded
guilty and told Jnd Sc: spie n}son that
he had used the money to pay room
rent. and buy groceries for his wife
and 1s-nionths' -old baby: He had ex -
pected to pay the money back, but
fof ne nee aemancy 5 sd IS M sen
fenced him to twenty days in the.
Workhouse. 3 H5'it,s = s: & 5=@; s.
d Wife's Pitifu1 story. .
s That night hem 4 = ca4ne home
with that money we were Mdthout "a q,
Eplace to stay and had had bthinBs ia
Eeat all day, e sobbed .AI1ss Ngisesa when
tak6ne beforesl Judge sDicskinsbhl bss az
II 10 Il rsha Ii. reporter. Wh6 had inter-
Eestad himself sin-the case. ~ f. knew
That twas mot right TO Hse money
that did not&belongs to u.s. but we:
couldn't starve. We Thought that my
cousin would lend: US the: money e
repay Mr.. Townsend, 50 Charley took j
the money and spent 1T. There was
$3.4o, and he. paid $3.50 for rent and
so cents for groceries:s :. :.
'sThe next day he walked pver TO the
East Side to borrow $40 of my
e co}3n & a gay SGek 5as monsy aMa
| Charley was too proutf to tell. that he
had used money that sdidh t belong to
him. He looked around for workaand
yesterday, JUST w l1En she had found q
steady place. he e szarresteds-se : Z
know he:wnuld have fpafd its back; II
fhe, had been given chance. 'sH:s ~
[:do now sobbed the:.po ofswoman.. II
fhave a baby 18 months old and it is
| sickly, too. - NO or1essWould haWe.me
about the house with. the child, and I
haven't. got, q cent 81 IN Grey. 1ahsAdy
1pairFhts live IN t1ffes: cottftry q nu.sane
lie They would turn me a6ut: of doors
Esi1lce 7Ehaiaey has Been arresteda Fl
can e be separated from :Iny baby and
oh, dear, what shalt Isdo r. (: II
r. when Mrs. Wise told Judge: Dickin-
| son that her husband could getesteady
work If he was Qut:Of the Workhouse,
| he told her to GET aessssWork, saRd he
would release the prisoner With the
smiles breaking thru her tears the
woman quickly leftst&lss 1Sourthppsn e! SCI; i
& !'tCardinal Newman, said that every
hungry, man is entitled TO a. Loaf Of
bread wherever he may. get it.. re-
marrea 1ee Dlelzirs9I} as fh e. nap e
gy lttt}e wom9P fpsa rpe ku Sc
this man did NIT a9mmit livery
Eheinous crime and I,am going % gives
him. a chance. ItrHn'f befteVe 'rhat
/ the law vas made to tfEpuna sh ss1ch
leases, no matter whag ahay havea been
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