Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-11-13
FIELDER TO AID
SLAYER
Can't Pardon Boy Himself, boz
Seeks Way to Lib
crate Him.

special TO the Evening star.
TRENTON. Nov fs.--Gose~nor
I der back from his trip u, WASH.
lnston, has interested himself IN H.
case Of ntneteen-year-o Oscar
1 FhiIhpson, sentenced In North plat.
/ Held to i20 days in the county tsff fef
shooting rabbit out OF season BE-
cause the rabbit was eating the cab
eages IN his widowed mothers gar
! den.
/ Former Mayor Newton p e.,s,l.-,
/ Of North Plalnfield. who has inter
/ ested himself In the case. NET ia
I Governor and explained the case The
latter said he regretted that he per
I Sonaiy did not have the power e
pardon the boy, that power being heao
( by the Court OF Pardone. OF which ~
! is member The Governor said b
would communicate with Mr.. SmaIies
some time today. instructine hin
what course to pursue pending tie
session Of the board.
NORTH PLAINFIELD Nor. "a
! Justice Thomas Shape, who COR
mitted Oscar Phiilipson, said that h
acted strictly IN accordance with tfse
| law and that the matter is OUT Of h.
hands.
Winfield s. Angleman. Of counses
for Phillipson, tried to persuade jug
tice Shape to reopen the case. an6
falling IN this, he Communicated Isr
telephone with William Hoblltzei, OF
RAILWAY. the game warden who
pressed the complaint against phsilip-
son.
Hoblitzel said the matter was ont e
his hands and that Il was up 70 tlle
state Game Commission. Then praes.
dent Napier, Of the commission. was
called on the telephone and he aereee
to take the case up with the atforney4
general Of the State
Mr.. Angieman had in his posssesics
today an afiiidavit made before Ciss
Treasurer w. r. Arnold by yralIiara
Carson, seveuteen-year-oid neigh
Dor Of Phillipson. In which he ear
that both Mr.. Hoblitzei and joseph
Plum, the tnfermer. promised 70 SEE
that be was taken care or for being
witness in the case. Mr. AnRlenasz
also has a letter signed by Plum.
which reads
To whom It may concern: In think
Ing over the extreme penalty Of the
ofTense IN the case. / felt as IL IA
this case the young man can be ceelf
with less harsniy In relation to Osess
Phillipson, who shot a rabbit TIES
! day. As regards his future tF1is VII
only hurt him and his future. Hopfns
you win give this immediate after
ton for his sake"
! A letter from PhiIlipson 70 his
mother, Mrs. Lima PhiIlipson, descrsb-
ing his jail life. clearly indicates the
healthy trend OF the youths mind
| and contributes a touch OF hurpor Il
the otherwise pathetic case. The let
ter reads:
Somerset County Jail. Nov. To- 1914
| 'Somerviile, New Jersey.
Dear Mama:
81 am now In Jail. / undarsezn6
1 that visitors can come any day ant
any time. so I guess ] viii sss nonk
OF you soon.
This jail 10 regular Jail with barr
all around so people cannot break II
and rob the dump. The place IL clear
and there is lots of light, and 4 re-
enough to eat l guess viii be aIstk
when get out.
The bed, or what they call :. Bee
Is a mattress about two inches thick
stuffed with straw. and when yen Ia
/ down the sticks stick In your ribs. and
IL is nice and comfortable.
This morning for breakfast haS
chunk of bread and abea a quart o
bootleg coffee with no sugar in IL araG
! threw about half OF Il away. bus
| don't worry. / don't think I'll die. a.
you bring all the food you want in
A fellow up the row gave ma thlr
paper.
There are nine cells in the roH
and they are Gagged of 50 we car
walk up and down the row. There
are six PoIeclxs and three Americans
In our row. One Polack went Qua laEs
night and got his head broken with
bottle and his face all cut up--hf
/ looks fine
81 auese ttais il ali nosr. Corre Soon
as you can. anybody. OSCAR