Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-13
ATTEMPTS TO KILL
MARSHAL BEEKMAN
Man Wanted by U. S. Authori-
ties Tries Murder and
Then Suicide.

After he had failed to ward off the
arm of the law by an alleged at
tempt to shoot Deputy United States
Marshal Louis G. Beekman and again
by swallowing the contents of a
bottle half filed with diluted car
bolic acid to divert the officials at
tention to getting a physician instead
of watching him, Nelson w. Giles
appeared before Federal Judge John
Rellstab in the United States Dis
triet Court here today and pleaded
not guilty on a charge of fraudulent
use of the mails.
Armed with a bench warrant for
Giless arrest, Beekman went to is
home at 11221s Springwood avenue,
Asbury Park. Saturday night to take
the man in custody. When the
marshal showed the warrant the
man pleaded for time to pack up his
things.
Giles pulled suit case from under
his bed and, taking a pistol out,
leveled it at Beekman's breast, Il e
latter says, and pulled the trigger.
The gun missed fire and the deputy
marshal sprang on his man with a
blackjack and soon foored him. He
let him up.
Then Beekman says his prisoner
staggered over to a bureau and, be-
fore he could be stopped, drank the
contents of a bottle half filled with
carbolic acid and dropped to the floor.
DIR. J. Turner Rose, of Bangs street,
answered a hurry call. He admins
tered an antldote and used a stomach
pump on the man and finally brought
him around. He was taken 10 a
hospital and brought to this city tC-
day.
Giles's mouth and tongue were bad
~ burned by the acid. but he showed
no other effects of the struggle when
he appeared in court today. He
pleaded not guilty and was remanded
to Jail in default of $1,000 bail for
trial on October q at Trenton.
Edward F., Albert and William n.
FIickenstein, brothers. indicted by the
last federal grand jury on charges of
shipping meat which had not been
properly inspected, pleaded not guilty
and were released under 81, 900 bonds
to appear for trial at Trenton on
October II. The men were charged
with shipping tubercular beef and
pork to New York.
Other indictments returned by the
grand jury were Stanlius Lez'lusd, or
Camden, charged with giving false
He pleaded not guilty and was re-
manded to jail for trial Wednesday.
Antonio Bofano, of Westbury
Long Island, pleaded not guilty to a
charge of violating the Mann act.
Held for trial on Wednesday at Tren-
ton.
Leopold LANCER, OF New York city,
pleaded non-vult to a charge of
smuggling and was released under
$500 bonds for sentence next Monday.
Samuel De Truro, of Wechawken,
charged with having in his possession
goods stolen from interstate ship
ments. Held for trial next Tuesday;
Harvey Regal, of Hoboken, charged
with stealing interstate shipments.
pleaded not guilty and will be tried
on October q.
The case of Michael Halliday, of
Jersey City. charged with selling oleo-
margarine without having paid the
tax, was put over for two weeks,
pending a settlement. William Green,
Of SO Orient avenue, Jersey City,
whose bail of $3.50 cash had been de-
clared forfeited because of his nom
had the matter reopened
and will be heard next Monday.
Albert j. smith, the local letter-
carrier indicted for destroying letters
in the mail. pleaded non vult and SEN
tence was suspended by Judge Rell-
stab on recommendation of leniency
by Assistant United States Attorney
Charles F: Lynch, because of extenu-
ating circumstances connected with
his case.
Josiah Bangart, of Hoboken, a let
ter carrier, and Abraham Glassner, of
this city, had their pleas put over
week.
Christopher VOTERS, jr.. of this city,
indicted for receiving illegal ship
ments of quail, had his case put over
for two weeks.
Gustaye Periuo. of Emerson. plead
ed not guilty to a charge of shipping
inspected meat and action
was set over for two weeks.
Gpiseppi Zengano and Antonio Not
to, both of Lodi. were held in $1,000
bail for trial two weeks from today.
after pleading not guilty TO a charge
of counterfeiting f1fty-cent pieces.
August H. Barr, of Bayonne,
with secreting and destroying
mail, was held In $1,000 bail for trial
on October q.