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Show he was sentenced to serve four years and six months in prison despite his petition. DEFENSE IS THAT HE WAS TOO FAT TO ROB MAN IN ALLEY Osslnlng. N. Y., March 2. William Green, who gained considerable notoriety not-oriety by his novel plea that he was too fat to rob a man In an alley, In which It was alleged that the crim3 was committed, added another featuro to his eccentric defense yesterday when arraigned for sentence. He submitted sub-mitted a petition signed by ninety women wo-men of this place, which read as follows: fol-lows: "Wo do hereby certify that we always al-ways felt safe In passing this section while William Green was in that neighborhood, because he would never nev-er lot any Italians bother us. Wo Le-lievo Le-lievo that he has made this place safe for ladles to pass by without any interference in-terference or fear, and we pray for leniencj' for Green." The prosecuting attorney showed that Green had a bad record, however, and r 1 |