The sun., 1909-02-25
EJSCHER.HANSEN CONPESSES
GETS ~ MONTHS on THE
IIivD on PLEA OF GUILTY.
"rurihpr Perjury Saved. )" says the Judge,
and jerome Describes the surpris.
ing OF Alleged Secrets OF the Defence
Prisoner signs Papers for His wife.

Carl Fischer Hansen. the attorney who
has been on trial In the Criminal Branch
Of the Supreme Court on charges OF bril-
ing witness against him at former
uial, pleaded guilty yesterday to at
tempted bribery and was sentenced by
Justice Dowling 10 serve twelve m onths
in the penitentiary. Before the plea
was put in he signed before q notary
sme papers in which counsel for Isaac
= Br1kaw his father-in-law. was in
prested, and which II was learned re-
s,ed to family affairs.
The abrupt and unlocked for ending
cf the trial was accompanied by all kinds
# rumors. One was based on the re-
mark Of Justice Dowling In pronouncing
sentence that further perjury has been
agei' District Attorney Jerome re-
fused - say whether or not an attempt
& manufacture evidence had been un-
Covered He did say that the defence
had suddenly found the ground cut out
ir m under 1t.
When the trial adjourned on Tuesday
rlgnt Mr.. Baldwin. Fischer -Hansen's
AT raey, was engaged in a wrangle
With the District Attorney over the ad-
mission CT certain evidence. Yesterday
morning after half an hours private
talk with Mr.. Jer1 me and Mr.. Baldwin
al he ha
Necause Of information which had reached
hin be would adjourn the proceedings
until o'clock. He had another long
Conference with the att t'rneys, Fischer
Hansen. his partner. Alexander Michael
.n, who was j., intly indicted with him,
and several Of the mNst important wit
n.sses wh1 have appeared.
Al Gel ok he announcei that there
would be further adjournment until S.
do mt think that I am wasting your
time he sail t. the jury. What Is now
in progress may have the effect of ma
terially sh rtening and simplifying your
work"
After that no one doubted that Fischer
Hansen was about 10 offer to plead guilty.
and the chief interest centred on the
terms which IL was understood he was
attempting to make. He was again taken
TO Justice Dowling's chambers and this
time he was in cors lltation with George
Gordon Battle, his personal attorney.
and with Arson NJ. Beard Of s Nassau
street. attorney for Isaac v. Brokaw.
Mr.. Pattle wade SEVERAL Ijournsys 10 Mr.,
Jerome once on the third door. but
rfrsed 70 disclose the eharxcfer OF the
n sotiations. After Mr.. Beard had had
long talk with Fischer HaDsen he
cent up to Mr.. Jerome's ofiice for Charlie o.
| ". Gould. Mr.. Jerome's confidential
man. who ID also notary public Mr..
Gould carried his seal to the chambers
where the conference with Fischer Hansen
vas going on and remained there for
some time.
II was said later both by Justice
Bowling and Mr.. Jerome that the
second adjournment was taken in or
der that Fischer Hansen might arrange
eusin private matters before pleading.
J Il was understood that he had signed
certain papers which would help 70 free
the Brokaw family from further oonneo-
ton with him. District Attorney Jerome
would only say that so far as no knew
4 the Brokaw family had held no communi-
cation with the Court. either direct or
Indirect. and that the postponement was
taken in order that Fischer Hansen might
settle his private brsint 80. MIR. Beard
aid that the papers related to family
afairs and that the family hoped that
The prisoner would seek another cline
4 af,ar ba h.a aarx,aA hfs aanSApro T,ho
papers had no relation to his plea or the
sentenoe under it.
Az 8 o'clock Fischer Hansen again
entered the court room and sat down
with Mr.. Battle and Mr.. Baldwin. The
htter at once addressed the Court. say
ing, Il al directed b Carl Fischer
Hansen. the defendant. to withdraw his
plea Of not guilty under this indictment
and 20 enter plea Of attempt to commit
the crime therein Charged. In 90 doing
am asked TO state that this in no way
duplicates the codefendant Alexander
Nchaeson. who is innocent. move
that sentence be pronounced at once.
Fischer Hansen was called to thesbar.
and afte' he had affirmed his plea OF
guilty and had answ cred thu usual ques-
IONS Justice Dow ling said
IL is not my purpose " say anything
% add to the plight in which this attorney
hnds himself. 1t Is q sad spectacle in
deed 10 see a career end with q plea Of
this kind In this case too there has been
another victiln, the unfortunate witness
hlesoS those life has been ruined.
Having in mind that as consequence
Of this plea further perjury has been
aved in this case and that the defendant
sul be dsbarred and lose his means Of
livelihood | am not inclined to infict |
ne severest sentence. Neither am !
helned to suspend sentence. as has been |
sted, nor do feel that this case Is one
nat justifes a suspension OF sentence. |
The defendant has been given a chance
arrange his affairs before pleading. |
md order that the execution Of the sem |
ence be stayed one week to give him |
Naplc time 20 finish this work. The
sntence Of the court is imprisonment
'or twelve months in the penitentiary.'
u Fischer Hansen had been found
slllty Of the crime charged In his in
uc'nent he would have faced q maximum !
s,ehtehce Of seven years in State prison. !
ne maximum penalty for the crime
(Which he pleaded guilty Is three years
@a half, Mr.. jerome gave out the
following statement:
tArly last week received an anonymous
| etter from "A mn N Sin a 40 uthArn l0Un who |