The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-13

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Joseph \. Poole
is home from jail. and his homecoming
was like the return Of a conqueror. He had
gone to jail because he had said in his
newspaper published in Long Branch that
Mayer Morris. OF that city. was respon-
sible for the existence of gambling houses
and other evil resorts there. The court
pronounced his utteraRces Hbeious, sen
fenced him to thirty days IN jail at Free
hold and fined him $50. In the eyes Of the
reform element at Long Branch The fight
ing young editor is martyr
His sentence expired yesterday. His
Eife had gone to Freehold the night be-
fore and had paid his fine. so at The reg
ular hour for such formalfties yesterday
he was set free.
Mr. Poole was seized upon by 4 GCie-
cation Of Freehold admirers and almost
carried from the building. IN the street
an immense throng had assembled to see
the editor. and rousing cheer greeted
his appearance.
Drawn up IN front of The jail entrance
was a stagecoach decorated with AraerI-
can flags The four horses TO draw it had
pIuules at their heads and on their SIDES
big banners on which was glaringly let
( tered, Joseph Poole, Editor Long Branch
Press
! Into this stage Mr.. Poole was thrust,
and after him piled as many OF his admI-
/ ring friends as could crowd into the We
hicIe. They had bugles and tin horns and
flags and branches OF green to make
: demonstration along the SiXteen-mile
+ drive 10 Long Branch. As the stage start
! ed of the eighty prisoners in the jail
! cheered from the windows. while the
crowd IN the street took up the shouts
/ All along the way flags we're displayed
/ in honor of the liberated prisoner. while
/ from houses and stores greetings were
/ waved and shouted as the stage passed
! by,
| Long Branch had intended TO have a
J monster celebration with 4 street pa
rade and big public reception. but on Mon
day Nj. Po0Ie's grandmother was buried
/ and because Of this he requested that the
! demonstration be omitted But weicom-
/ ing. groups gathered at street corners and
! flags aoated from houses in his honor. A
. striking aspect of the greeting WAS that
I many of the hotels and saloons Joined IN
the tribute. For" as a bystander OBJ
| served he has never opposed any place
! that kept within the law.
The editors home. at 11S Fifth Avenue,
was IN possession Of a reception commit
! tee, headed by /. c AorIord ana JUSTICE
+ Y. F Murphy
/ Here. however. the editor had to divide
I honOrs with his wife. Everybody vas
telling everybody else how this loyal VIC
man had Ieaped into the breach when Ter
husband was sent 10 jail, how in his eb-
sence she had attended to all the business
of the newspaper and published = ~egu-
larIy directing the efforts Of Mr. MorTord
ard the cleTgyner of Long Branch. who
/ had become editors and reporters Tor the
; time being
! Alb day long visitors kept coming and
( in the afternoon a delegation Of children
. poured into the house and shyly surround
. ed N-. Poole
Il shall keep right on with my fight
3 against Long Branch lagrlessness- said
+ Nr. Poole 10 8 reporter. I wiz hive
! hearuer support than ever before
! II is said that many prominent per5an5
I who advocate reform have promised Mr..
{ Poole financial and ether support.