The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-21
ABE HUMMEL
 Is CONVICTED Sentenced to One Year
 in Prison. GOT MAXIMUM PENALTY New York Lawyer Released from T0mbS on Bond. Charges of Conspiracy Against Prsnf- nent Barristcr of Gotham Grew
 Out ef Dodse-Morse Di-
 vorce Proceedings.
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New York, Dec. 20.--Abraham H. Hummel, the lawyer. was today con- victed of conspiracy in connection with the Dodge-Mcrse divorce case He was sentenced within few minutes after the tury's verdict had been pronounced. to one years Imprisonment and nno or $5e0. which Is the maximum penalty for the nisdemeanor of which he waa adjudged guilty.
 motion Of his lawyers for an arrest Of judgment for twenty-four hours was denied and Hummel was taken to the tonibs preparatory to going to the per- ftentiary. He prepared to spend the night at the tombs. but later was re- leased on bail following the issuance of a writ of reasonable doubt by Justice Woodward of the Supreme Court.
 The rapidity of this entire proceeding coming as 1t did against one of the most prominent and successful of New York lawyers caused great surprise. One of the unexpected features Of the trials ending was the fact that one of Hummefs own counsel. John B. Stanch- neid, made the first proposal for n speedy sentence. Depending upon the result of this case are actions in other indictments against prominent persons which have grown out of the Dodge Morse divorce case. A hushed court room waited for the jury's verdict on the lawyer who had worked his way from the position of office boy in the nrm Of which he is now the head Hum meH scanned the face of each jurvman as they filed out Of the jury room. when Lne foreman said, Guilty" HummeI nushed slightly and turning to one of the court officers. he said: See that na one gets away with my coat. will you7's
 NJ. Stanchfield then proposed that sentence be passed immediately ana District Attorney Jerome was hurriedly summoned to the courtroom. He con sented. saying as he made the motion. that Hummel had been a menaca to. the community and to public deceney for the last twenty years The prisoner was then asked if he had anything 10 say before sentence should be phksed. and replied: Nothing at all''
 Wnens 2 minute after passing tha sentence Justice Rogers refused 10 grant an arrest of judgment for twen- ty-tour hours, so as to permit of an ap- pifcation for ai writ of reasonahle doubt. HummeI showed no emotion.
 Had Taste to Talk.
 In his cell an hour later Humnne1 said to the reporters: Tt would ba shocking bad taste for me to say any thing. but can't help but feel that have been unjustly convicted chfefiy due to vindictiveness. Notwithstandin~ what MT. Jerome said about my being a menace to the community for twenty SootSs dth DenluQ Ino DarG, with clear conscience. strange as it may seem to some people. Proceedings. however. are under way SO that l will get an early kearing before some judge whose name cannot give you for the present"
 While the jury, was deliberating on the case this afternoon they sent for the letters which Dodge had written to Lawyer Ruger requesting him to rep resent him In his wife's divorce suit and also for Dodge's signature. These werc furnished them and this evidence apparently settled the case in their minds, for few minutes after 2. yer dict of guilty was announced A charge of subornation of perjury fs still pending against Hummel in con- nection with which he is under bond in the sum of $2.500. Just what action viii be taken by the district attorneys office cn the second indictment will de- pend IL rgely on the final disposition of the COT .Epiracy osse. HummeI was re- leased from the tombs at 10 o'clock un- der $10,000 ball on writ of reasonable doubt, secured from Judge Woodward of the Supreme Court in Brooklyn.