Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-16
MAUSERT CASE MAY CO
TO Jury LATE TODAY
CONTINUED from First pas..>

CONTINUED from First PaBe.D
two weeks and that II all three raid
cases were tried nothing else could
be disposed OF by one branch OF the
Common Pleas Court.
Prosecutor Hood then consented to
an adjournment of the little Hun
gary" case. After a consultation
Monday. September %. was fxed as
the date of the trial. Judge Osborne
in examining his calendar found that
he had that entire week set down
for the holding Of naturalization
court. but said he could make other
arrangements for that. at the same
time remarking; 81 have no SYM
pathy with the plan of using the
county courts time for naturalization
purposes. 1t is matter that belongs
in the federal courts"
Mausert Takes Stand.
with these matters out of the way.
Mr.. Mausert resumed the witness
stand for further REORGANIZATION
by Mr.. Hood. To the surprise of
everyone the prosecutor asked but
ono or two unimportant questions
and then announced that he was
through with the defendant.
On redirect examination, Frank Z.
Bradner, counsel for Mausert, had
him identify a list of room rentals
Mausert had made from his register
during the court recess from Friday
until this morning.
This list showed that during the
i.
dictment, from January l to April rs
last. the night of the raid, there had
been a total of 4,354 rooms rented IN
the hotel. OF this number 3o13
rooms had been rented singly to men,
while 1,S41 rooms had been rented to
couples registered as man and
wife" The table also showed that
the total renting capacity of the
house was thirty-nine rooms per
day, or a total of 4.524 rooms for the
period IN question This table was
prepared by Mr.. Mausert for the pur-
pose of showing that he catered to
male trade more than he did that of
men and women.
In another table, Mr.. Mausert
showed that during the month Of
January, where rooms had been rent
ed more than. once on single night
the second rental had been made in
3 instances to men alone, while in
% cases the rental was made to man
and wife" In third instances the rem
tails showed fourteen times where the
third rental had been made to couples.
Mr. Hood made no objection to the
admission of the statement in evil
dence nor did he cross examine Maus-
ert in them except to have him ex-
plain what the tabulated statements
meant. At the conclusion of the
cross examination MIR. Bradner an
nounced the closing of the case and
Immediately began summing up.
Mr.. Bradner started his argument
by saying that the State must prove
| that Mausert knew what was going
on in his hotel in order to convict him
of maintaining a disorderly house. Il
may make a mistake in handling my
side of the case by stating this. but
/ believe If the State can show by
direct evidence that Mausert was
bound to know what was going on in
the hotel that is all they have to do"
Mr.. Bradner then proceeded in a
calm and deliberate manner to pick
to pieces the testimony of Cosgrove
! Operators Michael Bangsund and
Frederick Sheridan. both of whom
had testified they had obtained rooms
from Mausert personally after regis
tering a woman they had with them
as wife on the register
In passionate voice Bradner de-
olared they were the only two wit
nesses that connected Mausert
directly with the case, and he then
proceeded to show that both of then,
on the witness stand had made state
ments in which they said they had
| indirectly informed Mausert OF the
purpose for which they wished to use
the room
But" said Mr. Bradner, these
agents of virtue, who were them.
selves breaking the laws of the state
/ also stated that they did not know
whether Mr.. Mausert heard the re-
marks they made or not. Yet they
come here and try to make you be.
! lieve. gentlemen OF the jury. that
Mausert heard them by detailing to
you from a written report what pur-
ports to be the conversation passing
between them and Mautert."
The conversation referred to be.
] tween Mapsert and Bangsund apt