Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-21
INSULTS JUDGE
DURING COURT
Recorder Locks Up Douglas
MacFarlane-- Boys Plead.

Douglas MacFar1ane, a fish dealer,
of 286 Smith street, was placed in
the lookup last night for disturbing
the dignity of Recorder Kehoe's
court, When the recorder said he
would hold MacFarlane's thirteen
ryear-old son for being the ringleader
of a gang of thieving and otherwise
mischievous boys, MacFarlane &C
cused him of having had the case
~prearranged, of not giving him a fair
show and of harboring equally as
bad boys of his own. The last re-
mark caused the judge to turn white
with rage and he ordered MacFar-
lane and his son locked up. A plea
was made this morning that the man
be let go to earn a living for his
family and Mr.. Kehoe released him.
The boy is being held and will be
sent to the State Home for Boys at
Jamesburg.
Boys Are Arraigned.
Edward Mount, Paul Layden and
Charles Cadmus were arraigned to-
gether with Joseph MacFarlane on q
charge of breaking, entering and rob-
bing a one-story garage building of
A. F. Kurzman, of 556 West 1S5th
street, New York. KurZman declared
they stole upwards of $50 worth of
electric light bulbs, wire and sockets.
Edward j. Switzer complained to the
court that goods belonging to him
had also been taken from the place.
The boys, with the exception of
young MacFarlane. were paroied in
the custody OF their parents. Recor-
der Kehoe advised the parents to
make a settlement with Kurzman for
the loss. He told Kurzman that his
remedy for all losses was In the dis
trict court II the parents Of the boys
failed to make good. The Cadmus
hoy, the Oldest of the prisoners, sob
bingly denied having had anything
to do with robbing the place. He
said he was working in a butcher
shop at the time he was accused of
stealing. Young MacFarlane impll-
Gated him.
MacFarlane Accused.
When the other boys had been pa
rolled, the recroder turned to Joseph
MacFarlane and accused him of be-
ing the ring leader of the gang. He
said it would be we'll to send him to
Jamesburg to keep his brother COM
pany, who was probably getting lone
some about this time.
At this juncture Douglas MacFar-
lane began to interfere by asking
If he could say something in regard
to the case. The court answered
mo" and told him the matter vas
settled SO far as 1t was concerned.
"All right them" retorted MacFar-
lane, 81 didn't know you had the
case p~rearranged, but I might have
known as much"
Never mind now, that's all we
want to hear from you," replied the
recorder from the bench.
ManFarlane passed a few more re-.
marks and concluded with the decla-
ration that the recorders boys were
had as his, "only" said MacFar-
lane, they don't git ketched."
The recorder Immediately INSTRUCT.
ed Patrolman Calvin to lock the
and son up. After the form
er's pedigree had been taken he re-
turned to the court room door and
asked for bail, which the recorder
denied, stating he could sue him for
false imprisonment afterwards, il he
so desired. MacFarlane sen word
to q New Brunswick lawyer and de-
cIared he would sue for false i'm
Kurzman said he missed 143 cleo
trio bulbs, which cost him about six
teen cents each, five coils of wire and
sockets and a box full of moving
picture fittings valued at upwards
Of $50.