Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-07
PLEA OF ROBBERS
OF s. BROAD ST.
HOMES IS GUILT
CONTINUED from First pasea


Rothschild 1901 Broad street. some
time between the 7th and 18th of Sep
tember that the two men made their
biggest haul. At this place they made
a cleanup in bric-a-brac, jewelry,
clothing and furs amounting to $4,000.
Almost as good was the haul made at
the residence of Joel Dickinson, 8
South street, on August 81, where
clothing, furs and Jewelry to the value
of $1,000 was stolen.
VIII Get LAWS Limit.
1t is expected that the two men will
be sentenced on next Monday. That
the pair will receive the full limit of
the law is the general belief around the
Court House.
In the case of the Montclair trio
sentence will hardly be imposed as
quickly. as the fact that Wertz and
Edwards pleaded not guilty to certain
of the charges against them, while
Williams pleaded not guilty to all of
them. will hold up the sentences until
October 25, when the cases against
Williams are set down for trial.
This trio is not in the same class as
the Broad street burglars. Their thefts
were small ones from stores and resi-
dences. Edwards seemed to take the
entire matter as joke and Wertz was
likewise constantly smiling as the in
.dictments were read to him. Williams.
who was much better dressed than the
other two, took the matter seriously.
and seemed to realize that he was fac
ing long term in prison.
Stole Chickens and Meat.
These men are charged with entering
the store of Roth & Co., in Montclair,
on July 20, where chickens and meat to
the value of $2510 was stolen; of enter
ing the stores of Samuel Albert, Isaac
Samuel and the residents of Bebe M.
Osborn, in Bloomfield, on July 5. From
the stores money and hams to the
value of $16.75 were taken, while from
the Osborn residence bracelet valued
at 81 and cash to the extent of $3.50
was obtained. Edwards pleaded that
he alone was guilty of the theft of
three shirts, valued at s6, from the
store of Helen Kohn, Montclair, on
June Is, while Edwards also pleaded
guilty to two gas meter robberies.
Williams, Jointly indicted with him on
these charges, pleaded not guilty.
Alfred c. Hughes, of 2S9 Halsey
street, who on August 30 was arrested
by the police of the Second Precinct in
company with James Volk, of A Jacob
street, and James Dowd, of 81 Orange
street, on a charge of systematically
robbing the wine and liquor house of
William Mayer. 476 Broad street. where
all three We're employed, pleaded guilty,
to the charge and was remanded to jail
for sentence. The other men named are
out on bail and have not yet pleaded.
By system of false charges and by
loading extra cases of wines and liquors
on the delivery wagons, the men are
charged with stealing $7S2 from the
Mayer concern.
Pleads Guilty to Forgery.
Charles Vianden pleaded guilty to
complaint charging him with passing
two forged checks on Mrs. Jennie
Hirschenfang, of 16O Belmont avenue.
On September "a Vianden presented
two checks on the Newark National
Banking Company supposedly signed
by Christ Berger one for $40 and ths
other for IS. Both We're returned as
worthless.
Frank Wallace pleaded guilty to
stealing a gold watch from Gustave
Marx on October l, while the two men
We're out drinking in number of sa-
looms.