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> RB } ware, Lackawanna & Westorn Railroad Nett! r ny RESULTS EDITION. PRA WC a «Circulation Books Open to All.”’ bat oh Che “ Cireulation Books Open to All?” » id cn: bn ase CE aati N NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1906. PRICE ONE CENT, AHUNEL IN TOMBS * UNDER SENTENCE ~ TO PENITENTIARY Lawyer Convicted of Conspiracy Gets Maximum Penalty—Denounced by , Jerome as ‘a Menace to Decency * of Community for Past 20.Years.’ “Little Abe” Hummel! woe'found guilty by the jury before whom¥he was)| jet on a charge of conspiracy in the Dodge-Mbrse diwcrce case thiw after- ‘noon, He was immediately sentenced to one year's imprisonmentsand a Vine of $500, the fu's penalty. He was sent to the Bombs, It was cxactly three minutes after three when the jury whichehad re-) ‘dred at 12.40 returned to the court. Clerk Pennywaddressing thegforeman, asked: “Gentlemensof the jury, have you. agreed uponta verdict?” “We Lave,” replied Foreman Gerstle. “What say you? Do you find the defendanteguilty or not@gutity asked Clerk Penny. GUILTY AS CHARGED, “We find him guilty as charged in the indictment,”*replied theeforeman, Hummel, who tok the verdict calmly, stepped tothe rail by the side of his counsel, Mr. Stanchfleld, who’ asked that histbail'bond be.continued for twenty-four hours. This was dented, Mr. Stanchfleld asked that sentence be imposed (immediately, There was a short delay until District-Attorney Jerome arrived, The District-Attorney asked for delay in imposing sentence. He said he destredto present to the Court affidavite-in ge eee have a strong beating ufibii the case. “] devine to say,” sfid Mr. Jerome, “that this man hasbeen, a. menace to the de ency of this community for at least twenty years. I can prove this by sworn affidavit If the circumstances of this case do not move your Honor to.impnse ti over until I can present GETS MAXIMUM PENALTY, Justice Rogers salll that he would impose sentence at onces and ‘inflicted the maximum ‘penalty, a fine of $600 and imprisonment | for? dne year in the County Penitentiary, dd greeted Hopefully the friends who scrowded| ~~ \ Hummel swiled: da of his (Mines ou eecee on Becond Page.) j HREE MEN MISSING AFTER y afidavits.”” ‘‘erminals of Lackawanna and Jersey Central at) Twenty-third Street Destroyed—Many Christmas Packages Burped, ‘A whirlwindtfire, sweeping the Unton ) the butiding. The policeman ran for @ fire-alarm box, Sillman joined. several . |emrbeyees who unlimbered the: fire ap- paratua in the building, ‘They tore up the planking withsaxes the Conti! Raiiroad of New Jersey | ang "is toot of Weat ‘Twenty-thirl atroot, | py SOured atreame: from. hose | and Shae ees Se Mowrans ot bit a ealiion maximnm penalty I'move that thérmatter beglaid |’ iteuce was pronounced, He) had pastusiy svlansa | $300,000 FERRYHOUSE FIRE! sis: sopey Yu vin iP A mirtrule AT CITY PARK. at City Park this attermoon were filled, Seven events were on the the feature being the handicap Mian‘ Nichola! 113, Steve Wey cy Mise | i was second avi M fadieigh con RACE -AAliine: five, and @ eye oer eng at, 118, “the Tarot al SONA Ge bu HOR 2 rea mm Pate wom to nd mexe the 2 run, Pash Reetin and St. Noel, ai Modred came awy ag won by n from Falkland closed. Siro aod beat Jack tain Mor am the place. Time, 1.12 1-6, THIRD RACK—Matdenstwo-year-alde; five farlones. trad, 112," Nicol. Pooks, 112, J, Jones Hawthorne, it Lantern and Jimmy to Loot Building. A burglary of the good old Sunday- sehool’ book sort, in which the wicked youth ts caught red-handed, was pulled Off at No, 20 East Bleventh streot last night. The youth in the case was ar- raigned in the Yorkville Court to-day, He 1s’ Alfred ‘Sohmidt, nineteen years old, and says he lives at No. 28 Bowery. Tt was a little after 10 o'clock last M ret Angela, 112, Gertrude Rogers, 11 5 Lt utwood, 12, Mel ee a see jolevert; FINCH BEATS PASADENA, GIRARD ALSO-A WINNER Sa Rema OES Se Races at New Orleans Are ‘Run in. the. Mud Again—City Park Had Good Card, Includ- ing Two-Yéar-Old Handicap, AT. THE FAIR GROUNDS, eed igy get hi itor before tong, che tald to “bd phenning’ eee for’atter the holidays v8 he will break the track acters. Welntts, 3: tt, ‘108, ear J meee RACE—Belling; five and halt ry turtoby er ec vy ie oon by Collec-or ft, Was second Fe yok, THIRD RACE—Mtle and seventy ‘King Bileworth, 104, stoval SECOND Ke. The Alte, AJ ‘aul Clit. Oldham : ‘out ‘out where Fea J meboeed’ and a Sey telah nee as RACE Two- year-olds; ' "CIAL IN COLLISION CLUNG TD BASKET “Mustn’t Touch It, Mr. Police- man,” She: Said. at Station-House. “Please, Mister nice policeman, you imusn't-touch it. ‘The Mother Superior says 60, You inusn’t!” With these words and with tears in ther blue eves, little Jeannette Powley, el@ht yeats old, faced Gergt, Maguire, in the East Twenty-second Street Po- Hoe Station, to-day and clasped tightly @ Hall basket that #he had clung to even when the carriage in whloh she wag tiding from the St, Francis Orphan Aaykim to the Grand Central 8 ation ‘was struck by a surface car at Twenty- Atth stregt and Third avenue Patrick Cullinan, the aged tiriver, had been thrown to the ground and lightly end Obohall fur hurt, but Ittle Jeannette held fant to the basket when Policeman Baker took | her to the station to await the treat: | ment of ot Cullen 6 injuries. jaguire bad id merely wanted a her of the basket, but when ‘became 60 indignant he grew ourl- 11," he, sald, gullefully, don ate: e'about whats in it eetret effect and Jean- leat aha hee ua he'd. A Renee Oe to u ind out.| Then ste told ". fm that Sowa ‘At. the bottom. of the @halice. and the Mother had instructed her co care for ital, who were to : { — safe Pn delivered the basket to two Bee ee tie tate “and lor al eat an Ms told them of her ence of "inatructions. Teeitiiaretn ‘a entry, SG IETH, RACE—Pive anda. hait 'turtongs; oh FITZ IS TAs ODDS 10 T0 8 MAEDA FIGHTERS GET FINAL. INSTRUCTIONS FRO REFEREE ED GRANEY Fitz and O’Brien Rest Up.Before Call to Ring to Battle for Heavy-weight . Honors---“Philadelphia Jack’s”, | Backers Gobble Big Bets. ~ j i ¢ FITZ. 42 Years 2 Months. 5 feet 11 8-4 inches 165 pounds, ... 76 inches. , jf 18 1-2 Inches. 43, 1-2 inches. J ( 1 to The ‘venting’ World) SAN FRANCISCO, Nog. 20.—Reteroe BAdLe Graney had a talk this afters noon with Bob Fitesimmons and Philadetphia Jack O’Brien, who are to fight to-tight for the heavyweight champlonship, under the auspices. of the Yosemite Athletic Chib. He instructed: both meh carefully, regarding the rules he expected to Inforce, Immediately after thelr interviews*with Graney the two blg ones start ed for Woodward's Pavilion, Fitz :said he never faced a battle in better physical condition and that he had\no\doubt of the outcome, O’Brien de- clared that he was as fit a8 @ fiddle. He seemed as confident as his wily opponent. All the visitors to tile training quarters of the men were denied admis- sion to-day. At either place the:man on the door stated that the pugilist, did not want to be pestered with callers on the eve of the scrap, Light exercise made up the day’ routine for Fitz, He took a long walk ‘after breakfast and repeated his walk at noon. O'Brien punched the bag awhile, sparred lightly with this ¢rainers, and then ran a mile or two, Betting put on an extra spurt this afternoon. Fitz was the favorite at 10 to 8, O'Brien's admirers gobbled wp a goor. deal of money at thede figures, 4 The Evening World will txsue a tight extra (o-morrow morning, containing complete story of the O'Brien aod Vitesimmons baitle, — |'GOTHAM MEN PICK FITZ, | BUT DO NOT BET ON HIM, Another tour around focal betting | held 9, sys how Chelatmas Day, ity strongholds shows that New Yorkers | !t origina nde. Wosteu! tae Stil decline to risk whelr money om Ql hold Ite, wt erate: on Woheae Fitzsimmons in his fight with O'Brien Deut, meet iurpite Bot in the ‘alae » | bout n '. rman a to-night, but still the Old Mun rules fa- | pevi rou 5 ere ae aoc yorite Out of fourteen persons inter- | A"? Nee Wie Ninel int fos do ested in Fle fighting thirteen of them caliaat he cat turn tho Wbles dn tte picked Fitusimmons to win, This may | Bronx boxer. Both’ stese lads have @ be accounted for by thte fact that New | big following, For the sem{-wintiup the Yorkers want the old fellow to win, and | oith ip trying to wets Rune ‘Mecaet y Yanger a ej therefore select him as yiotor, ‘still, who banded Bet not a eles aa to have been placed Tackage Tatt ‘he on night, to. me here on the ‘arroll, the promising ‘loc The Olymple A. C, of Harlem will not’ ter-welgnt carr iil WHWNERS AT FAIR GROUNDS, _ Fit: —Col, M wiite 4.5, Charley thompson’ « o-1 place, Fruit. AT CITY PARK. Fifih~Kleinwood 2-5. Lampadrome 7-10. place; Eclectic, Sixth—Azelna 4-5. Miss Nanfiie’L. 2-1 pl., Royal Legend. +e NOT READY TO. ACT'IN STEINHARDT CASE, Tha District-Attorney was asked this afternoon what ac- tion weuld be taken in-reference to other defendants in the Abe Hummel case,’ ex-Justice Edgar L. Fursman and Benjamin Steinhardt, indi°ted for subornation of perjury. Ha sald this natler was now under advisement. “+7 MOCK DUCK IS SET FREE. The five Chinamen’arrested on Aug.’ 7 for the mufder of ihree countrymen in the Chinese Thtatre,. were dischargot by, the Grand Tury to-day. : The prisoners were Mock Duck, Ung Qvong, on Kim; vA Quek and, Fook, J i @‘Dare beiween {wo Chinese (outing twee On ‘| r |