The Detroit times., 1908-11-28
FAVOR GIVEN SIX
MONTHS IN THE
W0RKH0USE
GRATING DETECTIVE, scBBlNG
LIKE CHILD, PLEADS TO BE LET
OFF WITH FINE. BUT COURT
REFUSES.

His big. stocky frame shaking with
sobs. former Precinct Detective I'D
ward r. Favor stood before Judge
Phclan. Friday morning. In the court
room where, as q police Official, he had
assisted in bringing many a criminal
TO justice in days past, and heard the
court pronounce sentence on him FOR
his part In the bleeding" or Annie
Smith rs the price of her Wanted pc.
lice protection.
Favor pleaded In vain to be let on
with fine, and when told that this
was impossible, asked that he be sent
TO the county jail. where he could De
more accessible TO his family. Bur
here again he was doomed to disap
pointment For Judge Phelan COM
mitted him to the house OF correction
for not less than six months, with the
recommendation that he be discharged
at the end Of that period. II his con-
duct warrants. The maximum penalty
Is one years Imprisonment or nne
OF $500 or both In the courts discre-
ton.
Judge Phelan. In passing sentence
made guarded reference to the acQuit-
tai of Capt. Newberry. without, how
ever. mentioning names.
IL know II is very hard for man
to be charged with crime with 9TH
ers." he said. land he alone be con-
victed while the others escape. do
not know whether II will be possible
for men who do not believe In our
form of government to say that there
is one law for the rich and influential
o.
when the net Is spread by the police
to get the wealthy and influential
wrongdoer the meshes are exceedingly
large, while In the net that Is spread
for the poor man the meshes are ex'
ceedingly small"
Asked II he had anything to say be-
fore sentence was passed, Favor re-
piled:
II don't know as there Is anything.
Judge, only would like as much leni.
ency as I possibly can get. The Lord
knows I have suffered for whatever
wrong has been done; have certain
ly suffered a great deal"
II believe IT," continued the court.
The thought Of any man separated
from such home surroundings as you
have enjoyed is hard, and l feel for
those you are leaving behind. l am
not going to say anything unkind this
morning. believe all men ought to
have a fair and square deal. Whether
the sworn testimony OF Annie Smith,
when she charges that men within
and without the police department
have wrung from her a part. Of her
ill.gotten profits for the purpose OF
embellishing their homes and their
persons-whether she perjured herself
In those statements or not-the great
citizenship Of this community has long
since decided for itself and the YER
dict is written in the minds of the peo
pie.
1T is too bad, but those In the home
OF any man charged with or convicted
of wrong doing. always suffer. always
will suffer. I wish IL were possible
that you could wake up and find that
this Is all dream.
The law Furnishes the offense ri
which you have been convicted by
enc years Imprisonment. Under the
law In imposing that sentence, | an
required to fix a minimum, which Is
six months In this case. The maxi
mum IL one year. II send you TO the
Detroit house OF correction your fam
lily will 5have"---
Judge. make IL the county Jail.
pleaded Favor.
Il cannot. Favor. haven't the an
thority to do Il. II could would
I must deal with you in this instance
as would with any man who comes
before me-"
Cant you make IL n hne?"
mo. because. II every police officci
who Is charged and convicted OF q
crime such as yours could be permitted