The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-29
WHITE CONFESSES
NIGHT LIFE'S LURE
MADE HIM A THIEF
Clinnin Also Changes Plea to
Guilty and Both Remove
Masonic Badges.
SENTENCE DEFERRED
4 WEEK: WIFE LOYAL

Tho paths of pleasure that Philip T.
white and his friend J. Francis Clin-
min ,rod through the lobster palaces OF
Roadway ended yesterday In the dim
and gloomy corridors OF the Raymond
street Jail. The coldly detailed recital
by Robert s, Roberts OF Whites part
in the theft of the Masury Paint Com
panys payroll broke Whites iron nerve
and yesterday morning he ended the
case abruptly by confessirg in cour,
that Roberts's story was true. Clinnin
also changed his plea to guilty.
Whites confession was as vibrant
with human emotion as Roberts's was
passionless. With his voice trembling
and his eyes filling with tears he ad-
mitted bctraying his employers conf
dence and prayed that he might be nj.
lowed 10 live long enough to make resti-
tuition 10 those he had wrongcd Even
Justice Asphalt seemed affected by
Whites words and put on sentence for
week that he might look into the
mans life before the lure OF the bright
lights caught him.
When court opened there was a long
delay while former Magistrate Wahle
and John s. Bennett. counsel for White
and Clinnin. conferred with Justice
Aspinall and Assistant District Attor-
ney Allen. The two prisoners sat to-
gether, their heads sunk on their chests.
rarely speaking and looking as IL they
had not friend in the world. Their
attitude caught the attention OF the
spectators. who began to wonder II the
men had really given up the fight
Tells wife First.
But what they did not know was that
white was nervlng himself TO fulfil the
resolve that came to him as the light
first filtered through the barred win
dows OF his cell yesterday morning All
night long he had tossed on his cot.
turning over in his mind the crushing
story OF Roberts. the man who actually
held up the messengers and turned
States evidence.
II prayed all night and again this
morning" he said later in court. and
at last the light came to me and
decided to make clean breast
Just before the Justice took the bench
White got up. his jaw set and his face
pale. and walked over to the rail to
speak TO his wife. AS they talked she
svayed weakly and seemed hard hit.
Il was the first time she had believed
her husband guilty-when he told her
so himself. Then. as Justice Asphalt
returned TO the room. White stepped up
to the bar.
"your Honor. wish to confess my
guilt and shame before this court and
the world" he SAID. gripping himself
hard to keep from breaking down. 81
have betrayed the confidence and tr,,s
placed in me by my employers, by ms
wife and my babies and my friends
There is one thing I want to ask. and
that IL tina; the good Lord will IIvs
ne the strength to serve out the sen.
,ence imposed on me- and that after .hti
is done that ! may be spared to maize
restitution to John W. Masury a. Snr
Of every dollar that they may have lost
through my perfidy. and that | may be
spared TO make restitution TO the STATE
for every dollar that IL has expended or
my behalf.
ALSO that I may help J. Edward Der
lick. friend of mine who has lost hi,
position through his friendship for me
and also Arthur Barlow. who | under
sand has been discharged from tht
Nasury concern for some reason.
This is a bitter cup. but II is tbs
Lords will that | should suffer, and
submit. Tha, is ALL your Honor"
During the last part OF his confession
White had kept his hand over the lef
llp.l Of his coat and after Mr.. Vail,
Nad asked that he be sentenced at on e
white swept mis- mana 10 MS poche,
saving in low tone, almost to him
self:
This. too. I want TO strip myself OF.
What is it?" asked the court
MY Masonic emblem" he replied with
4 break N his voice.
Clinnin. who was auditor for Sacket
& Wilhelms in Williamsburg. where th'
Ltnd of thieves tried TO get payroll II
me same way as they had robbed th'
Masury concern, was next arraigned 70
pleading. He confessed and said he hat
nothing else TO say other than tina
White had expressed his feelings. Gin
min, who is also a Mason. hal removed
MS Mystic Shrine emblem before s;ep
ping up to the bar. Clnnin Introduce
White into his lodge, and a coincid 'nc'
: that Justice Asphalt is also a mem
het Of the same order.