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Show LAWYER HUMMEL IS FM GUILTY Convicted of Conspiracy to Invalidate In-validate the Dodge Divorce. Di-vorce. MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR OFFENSE IS IMPOSED Object YAas to Upset Woman's Marriage to a Wealthy Man. NEW YORK, Dec. 30. Abraham H Hummbl, the lawyer, today was convicted of conspiracy In connection with the 1. nine-Morse divorce cast He was sentenced, sen-tenced, within a few minutes uftcr the Jury's verdict had been pronounced, to I cno year's Imprisonment an-J a fine of 1800, which Is the maximum penalty for tin misdemeanor of which he was adjudged ad-judged guilty, A motion of his lawyers for in arrest of judgment for twenty-four hours was denied, and Hilmmol waa taken to the Tombs prison. Asks Speedy Senteace. One of the Unexpected features of the trial's ending was the fact that one of Hummel'S own counsel. John B Slunch-lield, Slunch-lield, made- the first proposal for a speedy sentence. Depending upon the result of this cast are actions In other indictments against prominent persons which have grown nut ' of the Dodge-Morse divorce case. Another Charge Pending. An Indictment for subornation of perjury per-jury is mi 11 1 pending against Hummel, In connection with which he Is under bond In the sum of $2000. Hummel was released from the Tombs at lu o'clock tonight under $10. 000 ball, on S writ of reasonable doubt secured from Judge Woodwaid of the Supreme court of Brooklyn, Is Widely Known. Hummel Is one of the most widely known of New York , lawyers He had been connected with a number of ccb -5 rated cases. His partner. Howe, was one of the attorneys fur the defense m the Guldensupple case. Hummel had a large practice In theatrical and divorce litigation. He entered the law office In which he is now the .senior partner, many i ins ago as an office boy and worked his way to the prominent place he has held for some- time past in the city s legul circles. cir-cles. Tried to Upset Marriage. The. charge upon which he was convicted convict-ed was conspiracy in the Dodge-Morse dlvyicc litigation. In which he sought to show that Mrs. Morses divorce from Dodge was Invalid. The object of this wa to upset her marrlugc to Morse, who I- a very wealthy banker and owner of steamship companies. Immediately after sentence Hummel was taken to the Tombs preparatory to being ! taken to tho penitentiary District Attorney Jerome appeared In i court and moved that sentence be passed at once. He said that Hummel had been a menace to th" publh for twentj years When liumni'-i beard lh sentence of the Jury his face flushed slightly, and turning to one of the court attendants he said- Se. that no ouc gets away with my Ccut." |