Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-24
INF ANT Wins MERCY
Babes Wall Lightens Sen
tence of Confessed "Fagin."
PRISONER ADMITS GUILT
Rosenbaum Got Boys to Steal Pack
ages From Delivery Wagons.
THEN HE'D COLLECT &C. o. D."
Tells Court He Turned Rogue to Get
Food for His Wife and Chill
dren, After BE Lost Job.
A baby cried.

A baby cried.
The sound of it, soft as it was, liShtened
by three and a half years the sentence
which Judge Mullowny was about to i'm
pose in Police Court this morning on the
father.
The father, Louis Rosenbaum, made a
confession in court today. He had taught
four very small boys to steal packages
him.
1t was a plain story of Fagin all over
again, with modern settings from the
northeast section of the city Rosen-
baum denied none OF the charges against
him.
He told the judge he was sorry. and
that he had a wife and two children 10
support. The Judge said it was bad
case.
The court was just about to impose
four sentences of a year each. This was
the moment chosen by the little Rosen-
baum, held close against the breast OF
it's mother, to raise its voice in sort
wall.
For the sake Of that baby said the
Judge, Il will be as lenient as L can.
You may serve six months in jail Tor
for the other two cases.
Family in Court Early.
Mrs. Rosenbaum came to court early.
She was dressed up in holiday fashion,
with a long pony coat and carried little
something for the baby to eat. With
her sat a huckster, named Downing, who
had been forced to fire Rosenbaum about
ten days ago because business was too
slack.
The little Rosenbaum played on the
floor for an hour and q half, finding de-
light in the railing which divides the
courtroom audience from the section
wherin none but lawyers. prisoners and
court officers may step.
When Louis. Rosenbaum appeared, the
woman to whom he has been bringing q
dollar and quarter day steadily for
several years, and who has kept clean
little home. she says. with that money.
began to cry. As she heard the four
charges OF larceny read out, each one
connected with her husband, she wept
louder.
AS the boys who claimed that Resen-
baum told them to steal &C. o. d. pack
story haltingly to the judge. her face
was red and streaming with tears.
Louis" she whispered loudly. hoping
her husband would turn around to see
II never knew he did wrong" she sob-
bed loud enough for the whole court to
hear.
Rosenbaum Hides Nothing.
Rosenbaum took the stand He made
a clean breast Of it. He said that, ten
days or two weeks ago. Downing had
laid him of the huckster wagon because
business was dull.
II seen q wagon go by with packages
on il, and / had no money for my little
boys. There was no meat or bread at
home. So called the boy-that one over
there-the one they called Mouse-there
he is. Judge.
II says. Hey. go get that big red box
on that wagon and bring 1t here What?
Sure. he done It.
Then / took 1t to the house where 1t
was addressed to and got the C. o. D. on
1t. l divided 1t with the boys.
But 1 never sold that corset they ac-
cuse me of. took 1t home to my wife.
II had to steal. / had to steal to let
the babies live the next two days. After
that 1 was going to get a job in a tailor
During this recital Mrs. Rosenbaum
stopped crying. She wiped away the
streams of tears and sat up to take a
good deal Of notice. She listened intently
to the judge.
"This is a bad case. You've not only
stolen yourself, but you've Influenced
these four little boys in q most depraved
way.
II don't know what I ought to do with
YOU. Your wife will suffer. of course, but
/ think a year for each CASE
Baby's Wall Is Heard.
And then the Rosenbaum baby's tes-
timony was given.
What do you think Of a year in each
case?' asked the judge Of Ralph Given.
the prosecuting attorney.
That gentleman had not time to answer
before the child's wailing plea for clem-
ency became more fnsistent.
Judge Mullowny, looking at the young
ster. sentenced Rosenbaum to six months
in jail and six months under parole.
That was the last case in court. Every
one left except Mrs. Rosenbaum. who
marched over to her husband behind the
prisoners dock.
kiss him. she said. She held the
baby to its father.
"As for me. I'm going out to get a
job that pays better than any you ever
had. Understand?