The Detroit times., 1911-12-21
BIRCH IN ONE HAND, GIFTS
IN OTHER, JUDGE PHELAN
FACES EV|l-O0ERS IN COURT
Hold-Up Man Draws Freedom
and Bride For Christmas
Presents; Pal Sent Up.
ONE TALKS SELF TO CELL.
Louis Corbin, About To Be Pa
rolled, Breaks Into TRADE
and Gets Sentence.
ONE TALKS SELF TO CELL.


ding bells. and with a birch switch in
one hand. and lavish gifts In the 9TH
er--such was Judge James Phelan In
the session Of the recorders court,
Wednesday morning.
William David Hess, alias william
Ryan, received the most splendid gift
on the courts Christmas tree, his
freedom, and very pretty little
brunette understanding like the
princess In all good fairy tales. She
came from a hospital In Chicago, TO
save her william David from prison,
and Judge Phelan, sitting en- banc. as
II were, as both Cupid and Santa
dom, but arranged the wedding, and
further still, performed the ceremony.
And II was q very pretty ceremony,
and II might as well be added that
they lived happily ever after" be-
cause everybody around the court
rooms shook their hands and wished
that.
But Daniel Fish, who was with Will
liam David when they stuck a couple
OF real revolvers under saloonkeep-
er's nose. and backed him up into mis-
own ice box, where they locked him
in. looked to the Judge like bad sort
OF person, and he got the birch. He
goes to Jackson prison for from two
and onehalf to Ave years.
Hess and Fish were about TO be
tried on the charge Of robbery, being
armed, which carries lie penalty
as the maximum. when they onered
to plead guilty to charge OF larceny
from the person, with the limit OF
five years. Fish didn't get any con-
sideration from the Judge. who sized
him up as bad actor But Hess
came up with quivering lip, and told
the Judge OF an honest career, win
only one month Of idleness during
which he met Fish, and the robbery
followed. Both are from Chicago.
Over In the audience sat pretty
Anna Dvorack, Hess sweetheart, who
came from a sick bed In the chicago
City hospital q month ago, and has
begged the Judge, every day since. to
spare her lover, r
Hess showed the Judge his honor
able discharge after four years ser
vice with the u. 8. Marine Corps. He
told the Judge how he participated,
as member of the crew OF the bat
tleship Rhode Island. In the famous
round the world cruise Of the United
States battlesbip feet he told OF how
he had worked hard TO support his
mother. and when away, had sent her
his money. And the Judge looked at
him hard, for long time, and then
sighed, and called Miss Dvorak up to
him. There was a whispered CONVEX
sation. She blushed prettily and nod
ded her head. Hess Strengthened up
like true marine, standing at salute,
and then Miss Dvorak and Attorney
Robert NJ. Thoms went to the county
building and obtained marriage
license, the attorney paying for II.
Hess tried to thank the Judge.
There were tears in his eyes. But
the Judge said:
Don't thank me, young man. Thank
that little woman there, who saved
YOU from prison. And be good to her.
She has done more for you than your
mother ever did for your father, I'm
sure. In saving you from a felons
cell. Remember that, young man, the
longest day you ever live, and thank
the Creator for having made such
woman for you"
over in the judges private ONCE
the ceremony was performed and II
was noticeable that Anna was not
required to "obey" her husband but TO
"aasist" him.
Meanwhile, Fish sat in the prison
er's dock, with his head bowed on
his knees, sobbing as though his heart
would break.
The pair held up Richard s.
Smith. q west.side saloonkeeper. on
Aug. /. locked him in his own Ice
box. and robbed the till OF w. Hess
must report to Attorney Thoms once
a month for six months, before MS
parole period expires. -
Then came Herman barteie, "ho
has been drunk for nearly 20 years,
and who wound up his -denaucn py
shooting his 17-year-old son, Ludwis,
when the latter tried to prevent MS
father from attacking his mother.
Herman promised not to drink any
thing stronger than river water lot
five years, and the pleas OF his wire
and the son whom he shot that ne
be allowed to come home for Christ
mas, were granted, and Barteie, look
ing a different man after MS TOUR
weeks OF forced abstinence In the
county Jail, left the court room full OF
Christmas spirit.
Next came Alex. Stefsky, who, Santa
Claus remarked, was a very bad man
and needed the birch badly. He got
II. A.
Three years in Jackson, II he 10
good while there, and 10 years II he 10
not good, is what he drew from the
Christmas tree, for slashing his wife
with a knife when he heard that she
had obtained a divorce from him. -----
Louis Corbin was one OF those VINO
cot the birch switch, took $3.50 be-
longing to his employers. A. jacob a.
Co. wholesale produce and commits
sion merchants, and spent II on a
Wild carousal. He has an aged moth
or a sister and brother. and num-
her of friends who felt that his use
of liouor was his greatest fault, and
the cause of his trouble. His friends
arranged to repay his defalcation, and
his employers wrote nice letter TO
Inc fudge. recommending that he be
paroled and expressing the wish that
he be given chance to reform and
make good In the future.
The Judge had arranged the terms
OF his parole, had dictated a letter
TO the Rev. ]. p. Huget, who was to be
Corbin's next friend, and then sent Tor
Corbin. who. when asked to stand up
for sentence, broke into TRADE about
a.. ..otot. vardfof aQalnat him. He