New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-14
Did 1t to Save His Life;
Suspense Killing Him,
Saws Mrs. Lakeland.
SHE GUIDES LEGAL
BATTLE FOR FREEDOM
Dpnounces Foes and Asserts He
Was Framed-Contractor
Goes to Prison To- day.

Summit. y. j.. May l3.-Acting under
,svice Of his fancte, Mrs. Olivia Lake
land Bar, Dunn gave up the hght to-
d.v % stav out Of New York. Not only
hat but he has consented also TO an
arrangement by which he will be hand
Cd over tomorrow morning TO Sheriff
larry ". Seryen Of Rockland County,
70 he taken directly to BlackwelPs ISL
and and begin serving his ten months
sentence for highway graft.
This does not mean, though, any let
vp in the battle his attorneys will wage
before the Court Of Appeals 10 have his
conviction set aside. For Dunn is TAX
iDg this unexpected step not in spirit
Of bopelessness. On the contrary, he is
following this course hopefully conf
dent that the woman who has stood
,oyauv by him ever since his troubles
began and whom he hopes to marry
when he is free has found the best
plan Of action for him to pursue.
Mrs Lakeland was guided in her ad-
wee by the lawyers and doctors she has
engaged 10 fight for Dunn's liberty and
for his health. For TO Mrs. Lakeland 1t
j. no, simply q struggle TO get con-
yic;ed man free Of the law; it is to her
a fight 10 have the man she loves and
has faith in restored TO liberty and 10
her, so that she can nurse him back to
strength and happiness.
She told the story OF her faith in him
at her home. IS Beauvoir Avenue, Sum-
nit, this afternoon. 1t is this home
that she pledged 20 secure the bal
bond Of S. 600. in addition 70 $1,000
cash she also gave, when he was ar
rested recently az Butler, y. j., and
demand made for his e%tradluon Dack
to New York
Woman's Boundless Faith.
Her pledging Of that home for hin.
is a symbol Of her faith in him. for
her heart and soul is IN il, with its ITO
thousand rose bushes, her tulip beds,
and her romping puppies that were
busy to-day helping her IN her garden
after their own fashion. The most
persistent helper was Bad Boy, she
called him. and his chief form OF actlv-
iiy was ln stealing the tags oil her
rose bushes
- have them 10 keep me occupied
she SAID Of the dogs 81 have needed
them. a, times things seemed so black
that scarcely knew how ! went or
how came away from the hospital
when ! went 20 see Bart. Why do
stand by him this way? We have
known each other all our lives know
be IS innocent he is no: capable OF
doing wrong act because his mind
Goes not act that way. His heart IS as
big as MS body.
"We broke the news 10 him last
night that we had decided II was best
,;of him 20 consent 20 20 back TO New
York, even 90 Biacswell's Island, II nee
tssary We did this IN order 10 save
ms lie This suspense was klIlhg
him
The doctors advised me that II was
eest for him 20 have things settled one
way or another that IL would be Det-
'er 70 have him taken TO the island
Shere he can have hospital care. as ne
getting here, and relief from pur-
SUIT while the lawyers so on with the
appeal fight lie is a terribly sick man.
teyous and broken IN health.
! sit beside him for hours and ne
hts oroodin- with his chin IN hls mana
without speaking. This disgrace has
Almost broTeu his heart. There was
never Fettler, kinder man IN the
"ord than Bart Dunn.
DO you know how he could have
kEN0r b. trrtefHEp fhHQ Tor
me- II he had deserted Murphy and
ms party and gone over TO Sulzer And
hennessy. Bart Dunn would be free to-
gay Sulzer turned on has party and
we friends who made him. He wanted
ART 20 do the same. but Bart refused
lie was true 70 his friends.
Says Dunn was Framed.
Suizer sent two kilograms TO Bart
70 come 90 Albany 20 see hlm. but ne
!,htrew them IN the waste basket Then
htnnessy sent for him. and when ne
I.lused 20 90, they threatened 10 IN,
him up.
=, lie was a Murphy man, a good party
democrat and he stuck by Murphy Al
tooo Democrats ought 20 honor him foi
that ! do.
But Murphy is not doing thing foi
MN now. have heard il charged thai
fourteenth Street is paying his bills
nat Is an untruth Fourteenth Stree
mas never done thing for Bart Dunn
put his friends and his family and my
family, too. are standing by him and by
me ! have lost no friends because
nave stuck by him.
Ny father is n retired Methods
minister. and he believes in Bart be
cause ! do. The fact that ] am
Methodist and he is Catholic makes
no difference between US"
Mrs. Lakeland, who is refined look
ing woman Of gentle manners and win
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