The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-08
EARLE CONVICTED,
BUT ESCAPES JAIL
Artist Released From Two
Months Sentence as Term
Has Been Served.
MONTH FOR COMPANION
Miss Herman Also Escapes Law
for Her Part in the
Kidnapping.
MONTH FOR COMPANION
Special Cable Despdfch 10 THy suv.

Special Gable Despatch 10 THE su~
RoMoRANrIN. France. March 7.-Ferdi-
nand Pinney Earle. the American artist.
and Miss Charlotte Herman were found
guilty by the court here to-day OF kid
mapping Harold the son OF the artist by
his first wife. NINE. Fischbacher. from the
school which he was attending at La
Motto Beuvron.
Earle was sentenced TO two months i'm
prisonment and to pay a fine of 25 francs
$50 and Miss Herman to one months
imprisonment and to pay fine of Is
francs N3.20). As their prison terms
run from the time they were arrested In
Norway early last January, both prisoners
were liberated this evening after they had
paid their fines.
In the civil suit OF Mime. Ffschbacher
against her former husband. in which she
claimed $4,000 francs t5.Oo0). she was
awarded 1000 francs 81 ,4O0).
Before the trial began to-day the cor
respondent OF THE sun talked with sew
erai of the persons concerned In the trial
Mrs. Dora Sidford Earles third wife. who
Is an English woman said she would re-
turn to her husband ana auash the divorce
Proc'enhes "hiC" she mas o'"uEht III
England II 1t were not for the existence
OF MISS herman
Miss Herman Not Unhappy.
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Earl. asserted n. was in Ignorance of Ia,
Judgment OF the courts in 1905 which
awarded thu, custody of mis- son Harold
I a. mother NThHt - "A lie, or Tdlntf
an American assertion" said Maitr,
Bottom
/ Counsel for Nine. Fischbacher gave IN
stances OF where Earle had miNed w
his love AFFAIRS. A ring which he hunt
about the neck OF the boy Harold In 1910
when he was seeking RECOMMENDATION
with the boys mother became the engage
ment ring OF Dora Sidford after Nine
Fischbacher had returned " TO Earle
Maitre Bottom went on TO say that Earle
was modern hehrE VII
Al inns Po'h' ne ""s "''''f uP'eu w
Maitre de Brugiere' VINO INTERCEPTED th'
remark that Henry Will had SIX wives
Earle Is young enough 10 eaten up u
this record rephen Ma''re no''o"'
Maitre botton sa'u 'ha' "heh f'ar''
was In Germany iast year ne "ro''
letters TO Dora sidiora similar 10 th'
ones he had written 10 Nine r1schpache'
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that Earle had discovered the nam,
"Swanhild." r'hich he had given to hi.
of poems which had been given to hin
By Miss Hcrman's mother
Maitre Bottom said Earle had sworr
not 10 wash his fac. till a child was borr
tn his third wife. Dora Sidford As 8
rs.u,, nj this VOW counsel said. Earl,
had exhausted all his s,pnlv Of col,
cr.am and h,s face WAS a, shiny as ,
Turks
The counsel for Nmc Fischharber road
a number of letters from Earle tn Dora
Sidford during which Miss Herman,
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OF these letters Earle said Il feel tina
! am monster unworthy of any one,
love" This was signed "your old idio
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mature bot'oh reau n 'etter from Eari'
sent from the prison at Christiania II
which he complained that Miss Herman
w,s h.,ry ,r.ot.d 40 a cr,,,tna, "a,,hou,,
with the VIII OF 'oa she VIII pe th'
mother OF brother or sister to Harold
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