Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-11-26
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AT METUCHEN
Frank Henry Who Led Dou-
BILE Life Is on Trial in
New Brunswick.
JEWELRY ON EXHIBIT
Posed in Brooklyn Where
I FaT1ily Lived, as Salesman
I ESCAPED frem Constable
,ecia1 TO the EVENING NEWS.

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New Brunswick, Nov 26.-Wit-
nesses testifying in court today
against Frank Henry, positively iden-
titled him as the burglar who looted
several Metuchen homes on the night
OF July IT, last. Henry practically
proved to conclusion that he is the
man who committed the Metuchen
burglaries, when he went up to for
mer Chief of Police Flaherty of Me-
tuchen and said he was sorry that he
had caused his suspension from the
borough's police force.
The case is going on this afternoon
with the state producing numerous
witnesses to prove that Henry COM
mitted the burglaries and was the
man who was shot and escaped from
the Metuchen police. At the opening
of the case the state had an array Of
jewelry worth about $4,000 spread
on a table In the court room, which
was alleged to have been stolen from
various homes by Henry. Lawyer
Wilson for the defense objected, on
the ground that Henry was only on
trial for stealing a stick pin and a
ring in Metuchen. Judge Daily or
dered all the jewelry but the pin and
ring in question removed.
Lawyer Wilson offered a motion to
exclude all witnesses in the case from
the room excepting the only one who
would be on the witness stand. Pros
ecutor Sllzer asked how many wit
nesses the defense had When Mr..
Wilson said it had but Henry, the
defendant, the prosecutor said the
motion would be unfair, inasmuch az
It would affect but one side, so the
motion was denied.
Arthur M. Walling, of Middlesex
avenue, Metuchen, was the first wit
ness called. He said that about mid
night On July II he was aroused by
shooting. He came from bedroom
and fou-@s a pair of trousers on the
stairs. lie later found a ring and
stick pin missing from his dresser,
Thomas Walliag, his father, testi-
field to closing all windows in the
house before retiring, and to finding
one open after being aroused.
Fred C. Peck, living about a quar-.
Ter of mile from the Walling home,
said he was aroused by noise of a
window. He called and got no an
swer He telephoned for Policeman
Flaherty and he with Officer Hutch
inson responded. In the investigation
which followed, Peck saw flash and
window open in the Walling house.
He secured gun, ordered fleeing
men to stop and fred two shots and
the man dropped He telephoned for
n physician, and Henry escaped.
Peck positively identified the man In
court as the same one he shot.
When Henry was searched after
his arrest various kinds of burglar
tools, railroad mileage tickets and
search light were found in his pos
session.
William r. Wilson, counsel for
Henry, exercised much care IN the
selection of the Jury and exhausted
his whole twenty challenges. Pros
ecutor Silzer challenged but two or
three. When he excused Daniel
Smith, of this city, Mr.. Smith asked
the court if he could be excused for
the term. The request was granted.
Mr.. Smith was the foreman of the
jury which recently acquitted d
South River woman of stealing hand
kerchiefs and which was publicly re-
buked by Judge DAILY, who afterward
modified his remarks.
The following jury was selected:
Ernest Bingham, George f. Giles,
Dunellen; Adrian G. Snedeker, Har-
vey H. Mershon, South Brunswick;
Alexander Gulick, John Coleman, Jr.,
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