The Monmouth inquirer., 1912-06-13
Monmouth County Courts.

Julia K. Leonard's suit against the
! Pennypacker Brothers, proprietors OF
/ the defunct Asburv Park Journal, to
recover $3.50 for subscriptions to tnepa-
per for coupons in an automobile vot-
| ing contest held two years ago in As
bury Park, was begun before Judge
/ DUNCAN Thursday afternoon, The
Leonards declared that they have
never received the papers for which
they subscribed. Leonard's $3.50,
or rather it was his wife's money, pur-
chased $50 subscriptions.
! George K. Leonard, husband of
Julia K. Leonard, testified that on
Sept. 5, 1910, he paid the Pennypack-
ers $3.50 and that II his daughter did
did not win the automobile, he was
to be reimbursed 1915. Miss Leonard
didn't win the auto and Leonard has
never received cent, he asserts.
Cross examined by Thomas p. Fay.
counsel for the Pennypackers, Leon
ard denied that be bad said,
when buying his $3.50 worth of voting
coupons, that he would take q gam
bler's chance on the result.
Herbert q. Stewart, of the As bury
Park and Ocean Grove bank, who
was the treasurer for the Penny
packers in tine contest said Leonard
bad paid $3.50. The total receipts,
Mr.. Stewart said, were ST., 500 or 81 800.
Henry Chapman testified that he
was at Leonard's hotel, the Beun
Vista one day last spring when Che s.
ter Pennypacke called to talk COM
promise with Leonard. Leonard, he
said wanted 5000 and Pennypacker
refused to consider it. Judgment was
entered for 1878. 25
Just before noon adjournment, Mr..
Heisley moved for non-suit, Offering
six reasons one of them Judge DUNCAN
asked Wilbur A. Htisey, representing
the Leonards, to answer. With the
receipts given for the money were
blanks to be filed out with directions
for the delivery of the subscribed pa
pers. These blanks we're not filled
out.
Seven boys ranging in age from IL 20
IA wears were arraigned before Judge
Foster in the juvenile court Thursday
morning, charged with breaking into
the Asbury Park depot and car in
the yards and stealing some canned
beans, beer and whiskey. ALI denied
the charge and were ordered to return
for trial on Thursday. The boys were
Elmer Malsbury, Harold White, Louis
Dougherty, Percy Glob, John Apple
gate, Harold Gravatt and William
Wright.
Probation Officer w. w. Ramsay
told the court that tke railroad COM
pany wanted the MalsburY, Gravatt
and Wright boys sent to the state re-
form school, but did not care TO have
the others punished this time.
Another batch of eight small boys
from Red Bank, four colored, four
white, ranging in age from to ~ years
were charged with breaking and en-
tering stores in Red Bank and stealing
rubber from a junkman there. All ex-
cept one, Arthur HUFF, admitted their
guilt Huff who was released from the
refr IN school about nine months ago
on parole, was said to be the ringlead-
er. He was released in custody of his
parents for trial this Thursday while
the other boys were allowed to go.
Probation Officer Ramsay complain
ed to Judge Foster against the prac-
iise of Justices of the Peace in sending
small offenders TO the county jail to
await the grand jury's action. The
judge said he regretted being unable
to endow all the justices with common
sense. He directed the clerk of the
court to notify all justices OF the peace
in the county to send all juvenile pris-
oners to the juvenile court on the day
the court is in session in or
der that they might not be
held in custody longer than neces-
sarv.
Mr.. Ramsay also called the courts
attention TO the fact that nearly all
the boys, as well as their parents had
admitted that they attend school very
infrequently if at all, and that they
were never bothered by any trua MT Of
ficer.
Walter Bennett, alias Harry Bennett
alias Frank Brown, Thursday morn
ing retracted his former plea of not
guilty TO charge of forgery. He was
held under bail forsentencet this Thurs
day. In January last Bennett forged
wo checks, each for $24. so, one on the
Asbury Park and Ocean Grove bank,
TO which he signed the firm name OF
I. r. Taylor and company, aud the
other on the Seacoast National bank,
to which the name of Henry Cant Was
signed
James Stimax, white, and Augustus
Os born, colored. retracted pleas OF not
guilty and admitted having broken into
the store OF JeanetIe Terrecano at 1910
Spripgwood avenue, Asbury Park and
stolen tobacco, cigar and candy. The
wo men said they were intoxicated at
the time. Questioned, they told OF
having bought liquor of Terrecano
and also of Tony Ross Their case
was laid over until July IL, and mean
time they will be called to testify be-
fore the grand jury.
Joseph Cnnoyer. who pleaded guilty
last Friday to having stolen bicycle
from Edward White at Asbury Park,
was sentenced to four months in the
county Jail.
Henry Forney, who last week plead
ed guilty to stealing a chauffeur's
overcoat from an automobile at Spring
Lake WAS sentenced to three months
in the county Jail.
After short hearing, Judge Foster
confirmed an order made in January
by Justice of the Peace Dodd, at Nep-
tune township. compelling Norman
Bouse TO pay 81 week fer the sup
port of each of his two children Mrs.
Bouse, in her testimony, STATED that
they were married in December. 1905.
and that her husband had deserted
her in December. 1910. Since then he
had contributed to the support