The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1906-10-04
Monmouth County Courts.

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In court Thursday Judge John E.
Foster imposed a number ofsentences
upon persons who had previously
been convicted, thus concluded the
court business for the NAV term of
court. as the October term opened
/ Tuesday.
John Simonds. Chauffeur from New
York, who was convicted last Friday
of stealing an automobile owned by
Louis H. Perluan, a summer resident
of Avon, asked that his sentence De
laid over as he expected letters from
his employers which would show that
4 his repUt; ton was good. Sentence
was laid over TO Thursday.
Alfred Garner, colored, convicted
! LAST Friday of criminal assault upon
Kitty Coy in Middletown township.
was sentenced to five years in state
prison.
John Burns, who was recently con-
vieted of breaking and entering the
home of Steven Bennett near Farm
| ingdale aud the larceny therefroIn of
several art Giles. was sentenced to
state prison fo- one year
Paul Freeman, colored. waived In
dictment and pleaded guilty of steal
ing coat valued at IS froru Emerson
Davenport and was sentenced TO three
months in the county jail. Both men
worked at a BelInar hotel.
Charles A Reed, colored, who was
recently fined $50 for an assault on
another driver at the Highlands sta
ton. was fined the additional costs of
extradition Since the fine was i'm
posed Reed went TO New York with
out paying the fine and refused to re-
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and he was brought back this week.
H e was remanded to Jail until the fine
is paid.
The October grand jury of Mon-
mouth county was drawn Tuesday
morning BY Sheriff G. Asa Francis
and sworn in by Supreme Court JUS
tice Charles E. Hendrickson, who in
his charge called attention to the
oath the Jurors had taken and partic
ularly cautioned them to insist upon
prosecutions for all violations of the
antibribery laws He told them that
they should ignore the social position
of the offenders, if there were any,
and to treat all alike.
The venerable Justice surprised
his hearers when he stated that on his
way to court he had been presented
with communication by member
of the Monmouth County Good Gov
eminent association in which COM
plant was made that money had
been used to bride the voters at the
primaries in several parts OF the coun-
ty. The communication recited the
names of % witnesses to the alleged
offenses. The justice handed the
evidence to Prosecutor Nevlus and
said that be trusted that thorough
investigation would be instituted I'M
mediately.
The grand jurors are James d.
Stratton of Long Branch, foreman;
Jas T. Ketcham. of Howell; Daniel
E. Van Wrinkle of Matawan; Charles
TiIton of Marlboro, George d. Van I
denberg of Manalapan, Howard Baird I
of Milestone. George n. Hendrickson |
and George c. Henry of Middletown, I
Thomas J. Winckler and John Thorn 1
son of Neptune, John w. Flock and !
Leon Cubberly of Ocean (Mr. Cub 4
berly was absent aud WAS excused for
the session. Elmer E. Morris aud
Rufus o. Walling of Raritan, Jatues
Y. Manning and Lewis Y. Manning
of Shre wsbury, Charles A. Spaulding
of Upper Freehold, Cyrus V. Honce
and Clark Clayton of Wall.
MURDER TRIALS SET FOR OCT. 10
Frank Marchesano, the Italian
charged with the murder of Constable
William Hodges, colored. on Spring
wood avenue. Asbury Park, ou Aug.
9Th last. wa sarraigned in court Thurs
day morning. He pleaded not guilty.
Trial was set for Oct. 10.
Justice Hendrickson asked Marche-
sano if he had counsel, and the prIs-
soner replied that he didn't know.
LAWYER Samuel A. Patterson of AS
bury Park was asked ii he knew
whether the man was to be represent
ed by counsel. Mr.. Patterson SAID
that he had represented Marchesano
at the coroner's inquest, but had no
with the case SINGS. Asked !
if he would defend Marchesano and, I
in case Marchesano did not have any /
money or property, to receive his |
nav from the state, Patterson said |
that he would rather not. Mr.. Pat
terson said he had 20 cases on at this
term of court and did not care to
take on any more, especially as the
murder case would entail so much /
work.
The Justice held consultation with |
LAWYER Aaron Johnston with view to
having counsel appointed. but no an
nouncement as TO who had been Sc
lected was made.
The trial of Thaddeus Burch, the /
negro who on May - last shot ana |
killed his wife in boarding house at
Long Branch after having followed !
her here FROM Virginia, was set down
for Oct. 10.
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