Norwich bulletin., 1920-09-11
PRISONERS PLEA TO JUDGE AMMAN

Morris Richman, IS, of New London, while being senterctd to the Connecticut state reformatory by Judge George E. Hinman in the opening session of the Sep tember term of the criminal superior court here Friday afternoon, interrupted the judges words with plea to be heard. Raising his right hand as boy in school would do to get permission to speak. Richman broke out with Judge, they've sent people today to me to see how much I would take not to testify against them. These girls were always after me"
 Ma, you tell the judge what you think" continued Richman, calling to his mother, who had seat inside the rail in court Mrs. Richmsn said something that could scarcely be heard, and the judge told the accused that it was no use to argue the question, as the reform school seemed to be the piece for him.
 The young man was accused of inde- cent assault upon half a dozen or more girls of from s to 10 years of age. At torney G. Curtiss Morgan made plea for leniency for the youth on the score that he was one of two boys who helped his father support the family of several children, but State Attorney Hadlai A. Hull opposed leniency on the grounds that Richman had induced the girls to commit vile practices and if too much leniency were shown by the court it would heighten the chance that other individ- uals of Richmans type would be inclined to take their chances of getting off light from the court
 Richman was one of several prisoners who were sentenced about 430 Friday afternoon after an afi-cay session oi the court on the opening day of the term.
 Bigamist Goes to Jail.
 Marcus Hass of New London, who had been known as fancy dancer here and in New London. was given eight months l in jail when he pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy. Judge Hinman told i Hass that the only thing that saved him from going to state prison was the | judges hope hat H&ss might do his duly towards supporting his three children by 1 his first wife, who were now in the care of the prisoners fatter in Worcester, and i that there was nothing in the storygthat i the prisoner had told which gave any justification for him.
 | Attorney Perry J. Hollandersky madc a statement to the court on behalf ot Hass, saying that Hass had married al | IT in Woonsocket a girl outside of the Jewish faith. She had run away iron 1 AiN'~''et-4Nt back, but ran away again, and is now ir Andoverss leaving her three children to be taken care of by Hass' father. Has: was working in Providence when he me | the second girl ire eventually married an( claimed she forced her attentions on hin and was abetted by her relatives. FIt | backed out of one marriage with hel which was arranged for in Boston, ever fc hiring the hall for the wedding. ITt | told the girl that he could not marry he1 ] because of another woman who would get him into jail for it. but Ec did no tell her he was married, the attorney said 1 Later Hass married the girl in New Yorl and they lived in Providence and then ir 1 New Lcndon. where everything was go ing along well until they got into a dis pute about the price of a hat which th, | giri wanted to buy. This brought then 'nto the New London police court and ra suited in the discovery that Hass alread, had a wife in Andover The attorne7 suggested that Hass should be given ; chance to support his children and tha the second marriage could be annulIed.
 State Attorney Hull opposed the ples for leniency and said that the story tho | second wife tcld had convinced him tha- Hass had committed a crime against the l girl in a Boston hotel before they were married. Major Hull had the second wife 1 stand u0 in court. when he asked her tc tell how old she is. She said she is 20 but she looks even younger and is small and girlsh looking
 Stole to Get Morphine.
 James H. Mead was the third man sen. fenced in the afternoon. Attorney Aryr | l.. Brown. the plblic dafapdor ,,,a. .