Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-01-17
BIGAM|ST GETS
FOUR-YEAR Term
IN STATE PRISON
Confessed Thief and Gun Artist
Will Accompany Dunton
for Three Years.

1t was a lucky day for most of the
prisoners that came before Judge Gay
Ten Eyck for sentence in the Quarter
and Special Sessions courts today, but
1t was mighty unlucky for three Of
them.
Walter Payne, Frank Bredemus, alias
Frank Hicks, and Thomas punton were
the three unfortunates. Dunton, who
pleaded guilty to a bigamy charge, got
the most severe sentence. OF the day.
He win spend the next four years in
the New Jersey State prison. Clara
Dunton, who married him on October
goth last, found out later tina Lena
Dunton, II former Wife. was still living
in Jersey City and had never been di-
vorced.
In imposing sentence Judge Ten Eyck
said to Dunton.
Your case is one that deserves no
sympathy. You seem to have had sew
era wives. Some of them died and
some did not. 1t did not seem to make
any difference to you whether they
lived or died, Such men as you are d
danger to any community
In the case of Frank Bredemus II
was a deeply disappointed prisoner
that was led away from the dock when
a three-year sentence in the New Jer-
sey state prison had been imposed
upon him. Bredemus pleaded guilty
to a charge of stealing brasses from
Central Railroad of New Jersey cars
on January /. He vas charged with
malicious mischief, and evidently
thought by pleading guilty he would
get off with an cas- sentence. Judge
Ten Eyck in sentencing him said: II
have looked up your record and find
II is a bad one. This latest act of yours
is not only a crime, but 1t also en-
dangers the lives of others in that you
make the cars you tamper with unsafe
for travel"
Walter Payne, a negro, was the third
to get a severe sentence. Payne had
been indicted on three charges, one OF
carrying concealed weapons and two
OF assault and battery with intent to
kill. This mix-up took place in front
Of a saloon in Morton street on De-
cember 20 while several negroes were
attending a turkey rattle inside. A
row started, and when 1t ended George
r. Lane and Cecilia Lane, his wife
were in the City Hospital suffering
from bullet wounds inflicted by Payne
To. Payne Judge Ten Eyck said
"You have borne a good reputation pre-
vious to this time. but something must
be done to stop shooting affairs, such as
you engaged in, 1t is only by the great
est luck that you are not here on a muir
der charge, instead of assault with in
tent to kill. as when you shot YOU did
not know who or nov many persons you
We're going to hit" Payne got three
years In the State prison.
Two other imprisonment sentences
We're made by the judge. Louise Owens
a negress, will spend three months in
jai. for larceny. and George Wright,
negro. drew six months in Jail for
breaking and entering.
In, the cases of David schwartz,
charged with carrying concealed
weapons; Sebastino sta, charged with
embezzlement from Achtel-Stetter's
restaurant; Antonio Goocoiana, carry
ing concealed weapons; Jacob Deering,
larceny, and William Price and John
Murphy. breaking and entering, SEN
tence was. suspended and the persons
placed on probation for various terms.