The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-27
Judge Wsdhsms, in General
Sessions, Says Girls Must
Be Protected.
RICH MANS SON SENTENCED
Sabbatino Annoyed Young
Women on Their Way
Home From Work.

approves Of heavy fines and long terms
for Washers. He said % yesterday when
he affirmed the act Of Magistrate Marsh
In the night court on December -. In
sentencing Nicholas Sabbatino, Q mu-
sician and son Of = wealthy real estate
man OF 100 Spring street, to Ave months
on Blackwell's Island for annoying youns
girls on their way home from work.
SAbbatino had no counsel when he
was arraigned In the night court but
ney for him and took an appeal to
General Sessions. After Judge wadhams
had reviewed the evidence and studied
the law he was more emphatic than
Magistrate Marsh In his denunciation OF
Sabbatinos conduct.
The evidence clearly sustains the
charge contained In the information. -
said Judge Wadhaun. In handing down
his decision yesterday. and supports the
judgment After the Magistrate hid
caused an investigation to be made BY
the probation officer As to the defendants
previous record. by which II appears
that the defendant had several times
been convicted previously OF larcenies,
the Magistrate pronounced judgment that
the defendant should be committed to
dc WOThuOuB0 IOT i've HOntIO
Calls IL Serious Oaenee.
THE annoyance OF young girls coming
from their work by young men standing
on corners and thrusting their attention
upon them Ii serious offence.
The streets of our city can only be
maintained as safe places In which girls
and women can go to and from their
work by the punishment OF those who In
terferc and annoy them while on the
streets.
'In my opinion the Judgment Of the
Magistrate In this case was not exces-
sive. a fine or shorter term In a case Of
this character would not be suitable
punishment. Girls must get adequate
protection from insolent advances"
In reviewing the case Judge Wsdhams
pointed out that the testimony showed
that at about s o'clock on December 20
young Sabbatino stood at Spring and
Sullivan streets. carrying an umbrella
and watching young girls leave factory
Sabbatino was seen by Patrolman koelbe
to 20 up not fewer than six times to
young girls. offer them the protection ot
his umbrella. walk with them q short
distance and then leave them The girls
were between IL and Is years old. the
officer testified afterward.
II walked over and asked him where
he lived" Koelbe said. land he told me ne
lived in Spring street. ] said TO him: II
you don't go away from here I'll lock you
up He replied. Lock me up"
Did Lock Him U.
The officer went. away. but kept his
eyes on the young man and afterward did
lock him up. He took Sabbatino to the
night court. where the Magistrate found
him Guilty after the patrolmsn had tes-
tined that he had seen Sabbatino speak -
six girls. though the officer admitted he
did not hear what the defendant said
to the girls.
On the witness stand the young man
stood at the corner waiting for q friend.
but denied he spoke to any OF the girls.
He said that the officer pushed him
twice IN the face"
Judge Wadhams said II was not neces-
sary for the officer to have heard what
Sabbatino said to the girls or TO have
produced the girls IN court as witnesses.
Judge Wadhams calls attention TO the
record Of the young man obtained b.
John r. Hamill. probation officer. prior
to the imposing OF sentence. Hamill. in
his report. said that Investigation re-
vealed that Sabbatino had been taken to
court at least six times, had been SON
victsd several times. and sentence ha.
been suspended except In one case. where
he was sentenced to serve six months,
Furthermore. there is a charge pending
against the man In Special Sessions.
Otto A. Glasbers Of $50 Nassau street.
attorney for Sabbatino. argued that there
was not sufYicient evidence on which to
convict that the ofYicer should have pro.
duced the girls as witnesses and that the
sentence WAS excessive
Magistrate Marsh, IN sending the pa =
pers UP to Judge Wadhams. showed what
testimony he had received ard what con-
sideration he had given before imposing
sentence. The Magistrates judgment was
approved In every instance by Judge
Wadhams.