New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-21

Charles F. Dodge. Justice Rogers. sitting in
the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court, i'm
r7ediately sentenced Humr1el 10 one year in the
pententiary, accompanied by a fine of $ooo, the
maximum penalty for the crime
The jury was out from 12:4O to 3.03 p m, but
would have returned much sooner however, had
they not been delayed by the case. of Thomas P
Wickes the lawyer, who came before Justice
Rogers for sentence, and by an election case.
a member of the Bar Association said last
night:
No action has been taken as yet to prevent
Abe Humnel from practising law This crime
of which he has been convicted does not in itself
Had he been convicted of felony, he would
naturally be debarred. believe that an aflrma-
tive action of the Appellate Division Will be
taken This would debar MI Hummel from the
further practice Of his profession.
Hummel came into the court room short
time before the jury took their seats for the
last time He was pale and nervous When
Edward G. Gerstle the foreman, said that he
was guilty as charged in the Indictment his
face turned TO an ashen hue He quickly re-
covered, and said in. a Joking way: see that
M o,e gets away with my coat After a brief
argument. Mr.. Stanchfeld asked Justice Rogers
70 mass sentence at once Assistant District
attorney Rand Immediately sent for Mr.. Jerome
Who z.hen he arrived, asked Justice Rogers TO
fnopose the maximum penalty, as ne mao am
6eyits that Hurnlel had been a menace TO the
community and public decency for the last
twenty years.
zKber the sentence had been imposed, MI
etanchheId made motion for arrest OF Juue-
80 e.. +v,ertv-four hours SO as to permit him
To amply for a certificate OF reasollaoie uouD'
r,ist-iot Attorney Jerome was on his feet IN an
-. rd asked that the motion be denied
49, t7unorneI who seemed to be bewlldered al
t,s .orriction. was taken to the Tombs. After
be,np FIR his cell for about an hour Mr.. huIiii'ei
consented 10 see the newspaper men he sai''
n.ver yet refused to see reporters It would
ne shocking bad taste for me 10 say SiIS eii.S
our can't help but feel Iha' - I,3rdictiyeness
Justly convicted chiefly due TO VlilolI NC t+
Notwithstanding what MI jerome S s 80
,,.y being A menace 10 the community irt 49,
ears / am behind the bars Win cleaL -
$50 strange as y may seem 10 some peo-
pie
when he was asked il he expected to get out
last night, he said:
7o,o~eedings however. are under way so ina
; VIII get an early hearing tomorrow F nei4 60 :
some .udge whose name : can't give you loi
the present
F4Ymnlei occupied cell ia the Tonlbs for less
.ha, ave hours after sentence had been passed
,tr, He spent last night at his home. No.
70 Fast 73d-st His lawyers obtained an oroer
. tic release from Justice Woodward, OF the
..,.,,.te Division of the Supreme Court who
1,elones in jamestown. N Y. but is no" Sitting
in Brooklyn. ,.,.- =.
Fyumrne,s counsel after telling District AT
tornev Jerome that they intended 10 prooee'
further IN the matter. presented afnoa'i'S al
laying errors in the trial to Justice " ooo"al u
-, Granted ~, order to show cause why stay
or sequence should not be issued pending an
arn,ica ton for a certificate OF reasonable doupt
He made the order returnable before hlih III
brooklyn December 80 and fixed bail for hum
-,srg release in the sun. Of $1,000 Leo
sc.lles.ngcr president of the Mechanics anu
Traders Bark, went over TO Brooklyn win