New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-07
GIVE FRIEND LIFE TERM.
Washington Irving High Girls
Convict Patrick F. MCGOWAN.
THEIR HEARTS HIS CELL
Mock Trial Held to Show Graft.
tude for Kindness Shown
by Schools Friend.

by Schools Friend.
Patrick ?. MCGOWAN came TO sad end
Yesterday for man who has been Pre.i-
dent Of the Board of Aldermen and who
has held various other places OF more or
less dignity and consequence He was
tried for conspiracy. found guilty and SEN
fenced TO imprisonment for life But as the
place where he is 10 be confined is the
hearts Of the Washington Irving High
School girls after all. the affair is not so
disgraceful
The condemned man smiled all over while
the judge was sentencing him And when
the clerk OF the court jerked aside cur
tain and displayed a huge gilt heart on
screen. which heart, being smashed in
showed dozen pretty girl heads peeping
through. and every one OF them shouting
in girlish treble for Mr. MCGOWAN. the
spectators thought his fate was not so bad.
II was the Washington Irving girls VINO
tried him, and they did II in the assembly
room at the old school No 3h1 East 18th
street. Celia Goldberg was the Judge i'm
pressive In black college gown and pow
dered hair. and with many awesome thump-
ings OF her fist upon the desk before her
she told the prisoner. who stood humbly
before her. of what he was accused.
Honorable Mr. MCGOWAN. YOU have an
account to settle. the terms Of which admit
Of no discount Upon your debit or credit
page. as may he here decided are sundry
misdemeanors or Communications for that
upon or about the sd day of January. 1872
you did wilfully' '-thump-" knowingly
thump-"and in a gallant and delightful
name" -thump-" break. smash and pull
verize"-terrihc thumps here-"s law Of the
Washington Irving High School Associa-
ton. as follows. 10 wit, namely, videlicit
Y. l. s. You did conspire with yourself 10
take into the seth Regiment Armory. with
out tickets badges passes or coupons. if-
ty-seven and a half varieties of Washing
ton Irving High School girls. free gratis
and for nothing "a perfect fusillade Of
thumps. after which the pretty judge
nursed her fist tenderlv. DO you plead
guilty. she demanded.
Prisoner Admits Guilt.
The prisoner couldn't do anything else.
because January q at the 6Sth Regiment
Armory was one OF the get together par
ties" of the Washington Irving High
School girls. and Mr.. MCGOWAN, long
known as the patron saint OF that school.
was a prime mover in the festivities.
The prisoner having admitted his guilt
the trial proceeded. jury was summoned.
consisting OF Augusta Fried. Irene Kemp,
Eva Lehrer. Lillian Goldman. Amy Salt
man. Hannah Fratow. Emma Frankel
Csndice Schoenhaus. Elizabeth Levine,
DO, co rGp nd m
Smith They were nice looking Jury. but
they didn't suit the attorney for the de-
fence-Amelia Brown-at all.
Your honor" said Lawyer Brown. Il
think the prisoners case is jeopardzed by
this jury. ! must confess II has never been
my privilege 10 look upon so thoroughly
unintelligent dull. obtuse. uninspired and
addle- Drained jury in all my long ex-
perience Of two months practice at the
bar
But the prosecuting attorney-M Marguerite
Observation-Disclosures the jury with heat
They're a good job lot. bargain lot.
marked down I'm all their studies" she
clared. This Endorsement carried with the
Judge. and the witnesses i'm the were
called Miss Margaret Eileen Mavourneen
o 'Houlihan-Marie Devine I'm real life
gave her testimony I'm a rich Irish brogue.
Sure I was pufins along on lexington
avenue in me limousine, a-hummin an
Oirish song like this"-here the witness
sang Mach der Hemat" in good Wash
ington Irving High School Germsn-"whin
who should ! see but me ould frind Misther
MCGOWAN, walkn' along wild a foine bunch
Of Washington Irving girls wild him. an
-.
forg says l. oh. YOU auto SAYS he.
Win I recovered. your honor. was in
the gath Regmint Armory"
Testimony Convulses Spectators.
Other witnesses Ethel Carstong. Hen
retta Lipschitz, Ella Michel, Sadie Mel
nick and a lot more-sent their schoolgirl
mates in the audience into fits OF giggles
and made their white-haired prisoner smile
all over his face with their nonsense. at the
end of which Judge Goldberg sentenced him
to lifelong confinement in the grateful
memories and the hearts OF the Washing
ton irving girls
OF course the girls couldn't let Mr.. Nc
Gowan 20 without speech. II was short
and 10 the point He said there might be
ffty-seven and a half varieties OF girl In
the school. but to the world at large 1t pre-
scented but one kind. and that was the best
type Of American womanhood.
Your next years graduating exercises
he said. will be held In the new building
on Irving Place. | believe told you the
same thing last year; well. | hope its true
this time The building will be ready for
occupancy some time in December.
Then the school sang it's MCGOWAN
song. and waved white paper gowsns or
daisies.
Among the guests were several visiting
teachers. W. A. MacIntyre, principal OF the
Normal School at Winnipeg, Manitoba. and
T. f. Perrett. principal Of the Regina Nor
NAL School