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Show ! SLASHER GIVEN SWIFT JUSTICE Cet$ 180 Day$ for Cutting Women's Drew. New York. Given an example of swift Justice in the local courts, Seve-rlano Seve-rlano Rodriguez, butcher, flfty-rwo years of age, whose mania for slashing slash-ing dresses of .omen In congested pluces has baffled police for three months, wus sentenced to ISO days In the city'jull by Munclpal Judge Wilson Wil-son on two counts of malicious destruction de-struction of property. Within 30 minutes from the time Deputy City Prosecutor Llndsey ls sued seven complaints against Rodriguez Rod-riguez at behest of Policeman Luquet and Mrs. Myrtle Roberts, 423 West Second street, who led to his capture during the city hall parade, the defend de-fend in t was being led to a Jail cell. He later was booked on 13 additional addi-tional charges of malicious mischief by Detective Lieutenant Chltwood. Rodriguez pleaded not guilty to six of the chnrges, but admitted the ac- cusatlon of Mrs. Roberts. Because of the s.rlousness of the offense, more than 40 persons are believed to have fallen victims of Rodriguez' peculiar mnnla, Deputy City Prosecutor Mar-gld Mar-gld requested the maximum sentence. After Imposing the maximum sentence sen-tence for a misdemeanor Judge Wilson Wil-son fixed ball at $6,000 and a date for trial of the other counts. Mrs. Roberts stated she was witnessing wit-nessing the dedication parade when she felt a knife rip through her silk dress valued at $75. She followed the defendant for several blocks and summoned sum-moned Office) Prulti. Others whose dresses were torn Id front of the new city hall were Marie Frashear, Mrs. Theodora Webster, Mrs. Frances Vanevery, and Mrs. Marie Johnson, while Miss Millie Miller's Mil-ler's clothing was torn on a crowded street car. |
