The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1905-09-06
WENT TO PRISON
Rather than Expose Weak Woman
to her Husband.

A New York dispatch to the Balti-
more American says:
Carl Fisher Hanson, q millionaire
poilarthropist and lawyer, in bis
office at $40 Broadway, today reveal
ed a strange story OF love, devotion
and self. sacrifice to save a Woman's
name.
Mr.. Hanse;i absolutely refused to
divu!ge the names Of the parties in
the tragedy. 1t was learned, however
that a young and pretty woman,
dressed il black, called at bis Office at
an early hour to day and requested an
interview with Mr.. Hansen Un import
ant business. She was ushered into
Mr.. Hansen's private Office and, amid
sobs, told Mr.. Hansen romantic
story.
II have come to you" she said, TO
secure the pardon OF man who /
know IS INNOCENT and who is now ser7-
ing a sente1 &c OF three years In Sing
Sing on the charge Of attempted
burglary.
He went to prison to save my
honor. He Is innocent, and now that
my husband is dead I want to try and
have him rightsd In the eyes OF his
friends and the public, because what
he did was done for my sake. -
According to the Wcm2n's story
the man was arrested year ago. He
had called upon her at her home dur
ing her husbands abserc,. Her hus-
band unexpectedly returned, and, ind
ing the man in his room. made rush
for him. The young man bolted for
the door, but the husband, who was
/. much bigger man, grabbed him.
The husband shaking the intruder
by the collar, said: What are you
doing here?"
The young man thought a minute
and then said impressiVely: L an a
thief. Lock me- up"
The husband called a policeman and
the man was taken to the station
house Later be was indicted and
taken to court. When arraigned the
young man said: your Ronor, [ am
guilty. I entered that house for the
purpose OF robbery and 1 was caught.
That's ALL"
he was subsequently sentenced to
three years In ST e Sing at hard labor.
The young woman was greatly e1.
citei, and tainted when she resched
the end OF her strange tale. On re.
viving she begged Mr. Hansen to
make an effort to have this man
par6oned.
81 will do anything,m she said,
''scsar any disgrace, if you will only
petition the governor to pardon this
man, who las suffered all this humil-
iation to save my honor. I couldn't
confess then; but now, that my hus
band is dead, I am willing to do any
thing to have him pardored.'
MI. Hansen, while declining to give
the name Of the woman OF the con-
yict, said: II will certainly do every.
thing in my power after I investigate
the story Of this young woman tc
have this man pardo1ed, I don't
doubt the yourg womsn's story in the
least, and I will certainly petition
Governor Higgins in the hope that !
may have this young man, who SC
willingly So crifced himself to save
woman's honor, pardoned at once. "
The prisoner, sad Mr.. Fisher. Han
sen, was young college student, whc
disappeared from one Of the colleges
when he vas arrested.
''I will not say whether it was Tar
ward, Yale or Princeton" said the
lawyer. mo one has ever known
what became Of him, as he was trieo
and sentenced under an assumed
| name.
THE woman in tse case has also
peid penalty for her it'd. .scresion, a<
a servant who knew OF the affair has
collected $50, 900 in blackmail from
| her within few years. She Is .
member OF one Of the best OF the ole
families OF New Yo!k, and her late
husband owned several factories II
New jersey"