The Detroit times., 1908-11-27
FAVOR 6 wen SIX
MONTHS IN THE
W0RkH0UsE
GRATING DETECTIVE, scssiNo
LIKE CHILD, PLEADS TO % LIT
OFF WITH FINE. BUT couRr
REFUSES.

His big, stocky frame shaking with
sobs. former Precinct Detective I'd.
ward p. Favor stood before Judge
Phelan. Friday morning. In the court
loom where. az Q police oflcial. he had
assisted In bringing many criminal
to justice In days past, and heard the
court pronounce sentence on him for
his part In the bleeding or Annie
Smith as the price OF her Wanted %
lice protection.
Favor pleaded In vain to be let on
with a fine. and when told that this
was impossible, asked that he be sent
to the county Jail. where he could be
more accessible TO his family. But
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 hns
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.
II know It II very hard for man
to be charged with crime with 9TH
ers," he said. "and he alone be con-
victed while the others escape. 90
not know whether 1t will be possible
for men who do not believe In our
form OF government to say that there
In one law for the rich and influential
and another for the poor: and that
when the net IL spread by the police
to get the wealthy and influential
wrongdoer the meshes are exceedingly
large, while In the net that ID 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:
81 don't know as there Is anything.
Judge, only would like az much LEM.
ency as l possibly can get. The LorN
knows I have suffered for whatever
wrong has been done; ] have certain
ly suffered a great deal"
'T believe It." continued the court.
"The thought Of any man separated
from such home surroundings az you
have enjoyed Is hard, and feel for
those YOU are leaving behind. ] am
not going to say anything unkind this
morning. believe all men ought TO
have 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 part OF her
ill.gotten profits for the purpose OF
embellishing their homes and their
persons-whether she perjured herself
ia those statements or not-the great
citizenship OF this community has long
since decided for itself. and the ver-
dict is written In the minds Of the peo-
pie.
"It 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 II were possible
that you could wake up and nnd that
this Is all dream.
"The law Furnishes the offense Of
which you have been convicted BY
one years imprisonment. Under the
law in imposing that sentence, am
required to. fix a minimum, which II
six months In this case. The maxi
mum Is one year. II I send you to the
Detroit house Of correction your fam
lily will have
Judge, make IL the county JAIL
pleaded Favor.
II cannot. Favor. haven't the au-
thority to do It. II I could I would.
I must deal with you In this instance
as I would with any man who CONES
before me-"
Cant you make II a finer'
mo, because. II every police oficsr
who is charged and convicted Of .
crime such as yours could be permitted
to escape punishment with q flne. the
public would have no protectlun
against the dishonesty Of its paid ssrs
wants"
Mrs. Favor. the .ex-detective's do.
voted wife, was not I'm court when
sentence was passed. She remained at
home and Favor advised her Of the
courts judgment by telephone. Mrs.
Favor and the children spent Thanks
giving day in the jail with the pris-
oner and there was fearful farewell
when they left In the evening. Except
for his attorney. James Murtha, and
his brother-in-law, School InBpectoe
Shivers, Favor was alone when he ap-
peared In court with an oficer.