Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-08
TWO WOMEN ARE
SENT To JAIL FOR
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
One Carries Babe in Arms.
''Repeaters" Get Long
Sentences.

Two women, one carrying a six
month-old babe in her arms, were
sentenced to six months in the Cald-
well penitentiary yesterday afternoon
by Judge William p. Martin. Both
had pleaded non vult to assault and
battery with intent to kill.
Mrs. Josephine Tedesco was the one
who carried her babe into court with
her, and held it on her arm While
being sentenced. She paid more at.
tention to soothing the child than TO
the words of Judge Martin as he pro-
nounced sentence. The other woman
was Mrs. Giovanninia Bambina,
much older woman than Mrs Tedesco.
When Mrs Tedesco reached the
county Jail and was told that she
could not take her child to the peni.
Tertiary with her there was an affect
ing scene as she chung to the little
enc and begged the Jail officials not
to force her to send it home, where
the husband during the imprison-
ment of his wife will have the care OF
three other small children, as well as
the six-month- babe. Mrs Tedesco
was allowed to keep the child with
her last night, but today, when she
was sent to the penitentiary, it was
taken from her.
In pronouncing sentence Judge
Martin called attention to the fact
that there were mitigating circum-
stances in both cases, but also stated
that 1t was due to good luck and
poor craftsmanship that the two
women did not face a more serious
charge. The Bambina woman fired
four shots at man named Ruffina,
who had, so she alleged made insult
Ing remarks and improper proposals
to her. The case of the Tedesco wom-
an was much the same, except in her
case 1T was q woman who made the
alleged slanderous remarks. In both
instances the women, after being in
suited, had gone to their homes, and.
after procuring revolvers, had gone
cunning after their traducers.
Severe sentences were melted out to
five men who had pleaded non vult TO
false registration at the primary
election last September. Martin L.
Conner, Thomas Regain, John BOWLS
Phillip Bliebtrie and Adolph Krzywo-
ski were the men who under other
names had registered in the lodging
house districts of the Fourth Ward
and who were arrested on last cleo
ton day when they came to vote
With the exception of Connors, who
has been in Jail two months, all the
others have been in jail since last
election day, or five months.
The length of time spent in Jail by
the men was taken into consideration
by Judge Martin in pronouncing SEN
tence. Connors will spend ten months
in the Essex County penitentiary, his
sentence being the lightest of the lot,
he having spent only two months in
Jail. Regain. after having served five
months in Jail, goes to Caldwell for
ten months, while Bliebtrie will spend
thirteen months and KrZywoski
twelve months at the county institu
ton. Bowls, the youngest of the
five, was sent to the Railway re-
formatory.
A fragrant case of parole violation
was dealt with severely by Judge
Martin. William f.. Higgins, placed
on probation two weeks ago last
Monday for assault and battery was
found the following Saturday in
toXicated on the street. Judge
Martin in sentencing Higgins to
one year in the county peniten-
tiary remarked that II was time an
example was made of the persons
who violate the provisions of their
probation sentences.
Charles Baum. who pleaded guilty
to breaking and entering, was sent
to the Railway reformatory, while
Mabel Sculley, who entered a non
vult plea to a larceny charge, was
sent to the State Home for Women.