The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-27
WORK FOR THE COURT
Batch ofPrisoners Arraigned
for Trial by the
Prosecutor.

Prosecutor Erwin laid out a lot of work
for Judge Blair and himself for tomor-
row, in the Special Sessions, by arraign-
ing this morning a number of prisoners
who had applied for trial.
Frank Kusel of the Town of Union,
charged with stealing a pair of trousers,
a coat and a handkerchief, the property
of one Louis Hammerstein, on July 8,
pleaded not guilty,
Henry Farrell. Edward Phillips and
John Amity, three healthy young men.
who looked old enough to have been
weaned, We're charged with stealing a
bottle of milk, worth eight cents, the
property of one William Taylor of the
Town of Union. They pleaded not guilty
Gustave Woerner, also of the Town Of
Union. pleaded not guilty to a charge of
| stealing twenty-five pounds of white lead.
Chm Chan, a homely looking Monaghan
from Hoboken, did not know what to
plead to a charge OF assaulting a little
girl, so Prosecutor Erwin entered Z plea
of not guilty for him. "Joe" Filaramo,
the italian interpreter. tried to make the
Chinanlan understand English, but failed.
James German admitted that he sole 81
from a man named Dwyer on July 5.
Tony Negri. from the Town of Union,
pleaded guilty of a charge of atrocious
<~assault and battery. He slashed another
Italian nobleman with a razor.
Edwin Zobel, the Brooklyn boy who
comes over here occasionally to commit
a burglary, pleaded guilty of breaking
into a bicycle store on the Boulevard at
two A. NJ, on July II. Zobel is row I'M
der suspension of sentence for another
burglary, and he served a short term for
larceny.
There were several a~rraignments in the
General Sessions. Jacob Du Bots. the con
tractor and builder, was arraigned to
plead to an Indictment for petty larceny.
The alleged larceny consisted of stealing
1000 gallons of water, valued at one cent a
gallon, from the city. This is the case
in which the water main was tapped to
| supply some concerns at Oakland n
Hopkins avenues with water. The specific
charge against Du Bois is that he stole
the 1000 gallons of water on June 1. He
| pleaded not guilty and gave $500 bail to
| appear for trial when called upon.
A plea of not guilty was entered for the
New Jersey Asphalt Company, which has
been indicted for maintaining a nuisance
in Kearny by burning its material in the
street.
George c. White, of Hoboken. pleaded
/ not guilty to a charge of obtaining money
under false p%retenees. 1t is alleged that
he swindled a number of women by rep
| r~esenting himself as an agent of the Pru-
| Dental Insurance Company.
Patrick Mullins was called and Prose-
cutor Erwin said to him:-sYou are in
dicted for having committed an assault
| and battery IN Margaret Hunter, in Jer-
sey City, on May 81. What do you plead.
guilty or not guiltY?"
Il never done it, replied Mr.. Mullins.
A plea Of not guilty was entered. Mullins
had two women in court to give bail for
him. but neither of them could qualify
and he was remanded.
John Ralph pleaded not guilty to a
charge OF atrocious assault and battery
| on John Smith.
Frederick Barry, of Hoboken pleaded
| guilty to one count on an Indictment for
having policy slips in his possession. The
other counts were nolle pressed.