New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-01
GIRL DEFENDS
JAILED YOUTH
Sure Pal" Who Returns
70 Tombs After Escape Is
Innocent Of Theft.
NEW HOPE SPRINGS
FROM COMING TRIAL.
Judge Revokes Sentence Tor a
Hearing Mother Made Boy
Surrender.

When Beatrice Couutryman. AN
cightcen-y ear-old millinery trimmer
returned t. her room at Il Cannon
Street after work last night there
were no detectives lurking around the
ueigLborhood TO watch her movements.
Harry kirschenbaum. youth Of the
same age, who had been her pal for me
last three wears. was back IN the lomD'
and unable 10 keep his tryst
The boy had calmly walked out OF
the Criminal Courts Building and made
his escape on Wednesday, after being
sentenced to the ElmIra Reformatory
for burglary. and then returned yolGn-
tarily to tie prison at 10 O'CLOCK mat
night after his mother had persuaded
him to give himself mp.
$50 he has received new trial -
il really true? - asked Beatrice last
evening as she stood on the stone
porch of hen foomng house.
thought he might have been sent Of 20
Flmira. and ! was afraid 20 80 10 the
1ombs and ask Before he escaped ]
used TO 90 and see him every other
dav. He's been my chum Tor three
wears now my father and mother are
dead and / know he's innocent
KirSchenbaum sent IA message 10
Judge Grain, boo General Sessions. yes
terday morning. asking permission TO
sneak TO him. When he was taken be
fore the court he tearfully asserted
his innocence Of the crime 20 which he
had previously pleaded guilty. Judge
Grain revoked the sentence when the
youth said be had been used inviting
il as decoy, and the District Attor-
news Office was instructed TO prepare
the case for prompt retrlaL
Girl Gave Pal Food.
We've been good chums for so
long" explained the girl last night,
that / couldn't bear to think OF his
having to eat that prison food. His
parents have five children, and ! have
nobody depending on me, so J used 70
give him money TO get good things TO
rat. During the Jewish holidays J took
him food. / guess I'm TOO sympathetic,
but / took a few things 10 the two
other fellows who really got Harry in
wrong.
during good times ! make Sls OF $50 a
week. but It's only seaonal work.
When Harry got out Of work ! took
him around TO our shop and tried 20
get Job for him. Just then he was
arrested. He's just a. innocent as !
am. II he wasn't, do YOU think ! would
have been his pal for so long? And /
have always been good, too, even
though / have to make my own living
ia lust like to see that detective again
who told me last night must be bad II
| knew Harry.
Through the bars in the hfth tiel
in the Tombs yesterday afternoon
Kirschenbaum related the story of his
escape.
After was sentenced to Elmira by
Judge Grain" ne said. "they took me
TO tho pen or the first floor OF the
building. Thirty minutes later they
called the names of eleven prisoners
As mine came last ! was left at the emo
cf the line without handouts walked
foot behind the rest, and when W,
passed the main stairs nobody seemed
TO be looking, 50 / walked downstairs
and out to the street"
IF he had come 10 me, Of course
would have told him 70 90 right bach
10 the Tombs." said Beatrice Country
man last night. at was the only right
thing for him to do. for h. Is innocent
or wouldn't have him for my pal