Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-03-17 | Page 7 | Woman is Guilty of Blackmail; Gets Year

WOMAN IS GUlL GUILTY TV r OF BLACKMAIL GETS YEAR Mrs Hirsch Convicted o of f Effort to Get Money From Atlanta Mayor By sy International News Service ATLA ATLANTA TA Ga March larh 16 Mr Margarct Margarct Mar Mar- Jackson son Hirsch late this afternoon afternoon after aCtor noon noon was convicted of attempting verbal ver vcr verbal bal blackmail upon open Asa G G. G Candler multimillionaire soft oCt ft drink manufacturer manufacturer and amI mayor maor of or Atlanta in an of- of ef effort I fort ort to get het She Sho was sentenced to serve one year car at tho the state prison farm Carm at nt and to pay a u fine of ot 1000 1000 This is time the extreme penalty for the tho offense which camo came under under the the tho he head ld of a misdemeanor anor Mrs Mrs- Ir Hirsch received tho thu sentence without n tremor and without comment com om ment Judge R. R U. U Russell for tor the thc do- do tense served notice of or an appeal for fUI a anew anew anew new trial and the court ourt lI fixed ed the hall ball of M Mrs Mra Hirsch at I Mrs Hirsch was waR taken back to her hercell hercell cell to await bail ball The jury was WIH out five twenty min min- I utes In n sentencing Mrs Hirsch Judge Hilt Hill said II I I I I I JUI U 1 l Blackmail is a terrible crime n as ba bad id as aB highway robbery robber The robber of ot a mans man's character or the attempt 1 to rob him of ot his Ills character by hy extor extor- lion tion of ot mone money is as aF bad had morally morall as RS the robbery of oC him of his mone money on a pub lie lic highway if It not classed classe In iho rho same degree by law Many Ian a man would rather face nce the pistol of a highwayman than exposure by The defendant has had haft most able defense Cen Her lieI lawyers lawer have ha been diligent dili dili- gent able abl earnest and eloquent In her behalf The court has endeavored to Rive give I e her a fair air trial and It If an error WitS was committed It was tram of the head and not J the heart There can be bc no f- f fit fault it to find 1 w with th I th the ij tur Jury I do not know what to do with this woman She Sho Is IB not able ahle to work on 1 a public public public- road A woman of her breeding an and east Il refinement ie- ie and position IK is not able to work in Iii this manner So o I am not goIng go- go Sott log ihS to put her on public tt wor work Instead I am going to place niece her on the state prison farm u at t ine c a part of ot the thc penitentiary system I noVi It It If Is tho the order of ot tho the court that she go o ln to the tho firm farm for Cor I twelve months and at tho the conclusion lon I I of ot that sentence e to pay a n fine of oC 1000 Throughout hout this speech Mrs lIh Hirsch h I remained seated her elbow on the tho table ta table table ta- ta ble and hor her chin In her palm She kept I her eyes yos O lowered Not a sha shadow ow passed d j jover I over ovel her taco faco Mayor Candler sat al not I i far ar awa away with his counsel and rela rela- tives thes There was no sign from thom theta thomI rela-I rela I more than of casual a Interest Mi 3 h vail AIl t tonight nl ht that thit she lie he had bad hadnot hadnot I not decided df whether sho she would furnish the bond hond tor her hor freedom pouting pending the I I outcome of nor her appeal