The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-11-15
PLEbEIAN FARE FOR BANKER IN
 HIS JAIL HOM E Knapp Loses Right of Fran chise Under Conviction
 In Superior Court. MUST SERVE HIS
 FULL 12 MONTHS Dimes In His Solitary Cell On Corned Beef and
 Cabbage.

Cabbage.
 Instead of nibbling at his usual luncheon of chicken a la King, Her bert M. Knapp, the convicted banker, was confronted by steaming portion bell rang in the county jail this noon. He looked askance at the plebeian fare but finally surrendered to hunger fork solo that would make a good record for the photograph.
 At the time this story opens our hero was seated in Cell No. 1. to which he was assigned yesterday after he had been brought to jail from the county courthouse. He had cast aside his red cravat as being trifle too ex- treme for a man who is about to spend the next 12 months in jail. In- stead he wore the conventional over alls which are decreed by the jail fashion leaders.
 MT. Knapp could not be chided for his hunger for he had been toiling all morning in the leather shop, making big pieces of leather into little ones. Tke dinner bell sounded to him like the chime of silver bells. As is cus- tomary with prisoners who have re- ceiyed their sentences the former banker was placed this morning in the custody of Frank B. Clark, who has the labor contract at the jail.
 Mr.. Clark thought the new prison CT would lend touch of distinction to the leather shop which has fallen off socially lately owing to. the influx Aof porch climbers and strong armmen. The other cohvicts looked curiously at Knapp when he was led into the room but nobody was undip1omatic enough to remark, 'sWell, I see you got yours. kid,", or anything like that.
 If Knapp had any idea he would be allowed to eat delicacies in his cell between regular meals he was rudely awakened for County Sheriff Pease announced that no food. except small quantities of fruit, could be brought in to prisoners. At press hour the fruit dealers had not reported any great rush by Knapp's depositors to send him baskets of choice California pears.
 Herbert M. Knapp, the former bank CT, convicted in the criminal superior court. yesterday upon charges of em- bezzlement, will lose his voting fran chise.
 Court officials announced today that exception would be taken in the. case of Knapp though it is popularly SUD- posed that because of his incarcera- ton in a local jail his right to vote in Connecticut would be unimpaired. oy.f@ ment will be made under section of Article Sixth of the Connecticut State constitution which reads as follows:
 The privileges of an elector shall be forfeited by conviction of bribery. bankruptcy, theft, or other offence for aicted."
 It is upon the last clause of this sec- ton which will debar Herbert M. Knapp from voting again in this state unless by special act of the legislature. A similar case, made famous in the courts of Connecticut by the efforts of the disenfranchised to regain his right is that of Ralph Borino vs. Will liam Lounsbury, Registrar of Voters of Bridgeport, tried in the common pleas court, January 22, 1913, and re- quest denied. Borino had been arrest ed in 1905 charged with fraud In the lower court he was merely fined but upon an appeal to the common pleas court the finding of the lower court was sustained with the result that mo- tice of disepfra.nchisement was sent by the clerk of the court to the regis trar of voters@It was held upon trial of Borino's suit for reinstatement that the conviction was sufficient to war rant the vote being taken from him.
 As further result of the conviction of Knapp he will be unable to obtain the sought-fer discharge from bank ruptcy under the United States stat utes which particularly bar an embez- zler cr person committing fraud when acting in fiduciary capacity from securing release from his debts.
 The effect of such statute is to prevent the embezzler from escaping the consequences of his acts civilly. Knapp therefore is liable at any time after his release from Jail, and for a perior. cf F years to suit upon judg- ments that may be obtained by indi- vidual creditors. If payment judr- ment is not made, Knapp may be haled before a justice of the peace or other court officer and made to dis close his financial status under oath. his connection and receipts from any business ventures in which he may be or has been engaged.
 Although it was reported yesterday that Knapp would get time off for good behavior this is not the fact. Sheriff Pease said this morning that Knapp will have to serve the full 12 months. In cases where the sentence is more than a month on each count time is al- lowed off. but Knapp's sentence was one month on each of 12 counts. So it will be time for another Thanksgiv- ing dinner when he walks out a free man.
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