The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-06-16
CRIMINAL CASES
HEARD BY COURT
Mystery Over Loss Of s53
From Jail Office.

After being out for nearly 1--WE
hours the jury in the case of FRANK
Giblok. of Whippany, charged Win
the larceny of $53- from drawer IN
the desk of Jail Keeper Edward Car
roll in the jail keepers office, falied
to agree and were discharged by the
clerk. About two weeks after GID
5Jok had been committed to jail on
"a charge of the larceny of suit OF
clothes and an overcoat from the
store of Max Schlesinger. a tailor OF
Speedwell avenue and also court
Interpreter and constable, to wnlcn
charge Giblok pleaded guilty,
Thomas Sharkey was brought IN.
Night Keeper Bowlby took the SOD
from Sharkey, he says, and placed IL
in the drawer in the keepers desk.
II was gone the following morning
and search failed to disclose Its
whereabouts. However, it was dls-
covered that the door to the hospital
ward of the jail, in which Gihlok was
placed, was unlocked. the key stick
ing into it and a few days later, "
was testified, Giblok sent for Schles-
niger and gave him $25 on account
for the clothes he had stolen from
him. Schlesinger took the money
and turned it over to the keeper
Later be cot four more dollars from
Giblok which was also turned over TO
the keeper. Then a search OF Glp-
lok was made and $13 was located IN
an air shaft in the corner OF GlploK'
cell. Gihlok denied the charge say
ing he had had the money fastened
under his belt since his arrest and III
was not discovered by the offlcers
when he was brought in. Police JUS
'tice Albert H. Holland represented
the accused man. Sheriff Wnltfleld
B. Gillen, Keeper Carroll, Night Keep
er Bowlby, Edward Orr, clerk III
the office of the sheriff, and Two
constables were witnesses in The case.
Verdicts for acquittal have been re-
turned by the juries In two cases DC
fore Judge Joshua X. Salmon III
Quarter sessions. A verdict OF no.
guilty was found in the case of Frank
Naughton, of Madison, accused OF
holding up George Anson, of Mt.
Freedom, on Spring street, near
Speedwell avenue, in May and ROD
bing him of about eight dollars. An
son admitted being drunk on the nigh.
of the robbery and said ne waited
untils the following morning before
cause his mind was a muddle. lie
testified to spending the night IN
the kitchen of the COURT house, wnere
he was put up by 'Nlsh Mansfleiu.
The testimony of Officer Joseph Vor-
holz of the local police force, regard
ing the condition of Anson did mucn
toward disproving the states case.
The other acquittal was that OF
George Griffin, colored, accused OF
stealing a Prestolite tank from the
garage of George Middleton, on WASH
ington street Griffin admitted sell
ing the tank to William Callahan,
through whom he was arrested, but
said he was selling it for George f..
Norman. now in the Railway reforma
tory on a charge of forgery. Norman
was brought from the reformatory to
testify and denied Nany knowledge OF
.the tank He sold the tank to Gaia
han for seven dollars.
Albert Byram, of Mendham, was
before Judge Joshua R. Salmon for
failing to send his boy to school. He
pIeaded that he was in i'll health ana
needed the boys assistance but If the
court said he must send the boy to
school he would do so. The court
heard the testimony of Attendance
Officer Whitney, of that township, and
T. adjourned the case until next week.
Sentences have been suspended
upon George Fisher and George M.
Hunter charged with breaking and
entering. The costs of the court
were imposed however. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Blanchard, colored were also
released after they were married.