Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-02
FRED. F. GUILD
TAKES OFFICE
AS PROSECUTOR
Simple Ceremony as He Takes
Oath Before Judge
Osborne.


In the presence Of his wife and
children. as well as of j. n. Thayer
Martin. his law partner, and host of
friends, Frederick f. Guild was sworn
in as county prosecutor in Common
Pleas Court today before Judge Harry
". Osborne.
The ceremony of taking the oath of
office was a brief one, Mr.. Guild be-
ing presented to the court by Louis
Hood, the retiring prosecutor, who
handed Mr. Guilds commission of
office to Judge Osborne. The latter
then administered the oath of office,
after. which Mr. Guild signed the
county clerks book of registrations
of oaths, and became the full-fedged
prosecutor of the county
Judge Osborne then took occasion
to congratulate MIR, Guild on his ac-
time handed few verbal bouquets to
the retiring prosecutor for the cour-
tesies he had extended the judges
during his term of Office.
The new prosecutor thanked Judge
Osborne for his kind words and was
followed by Mr.. Hood who extended
his thanks to Judge Osborne and
through him to the other judges for
the able assistance they had given
him during his fifteen months tenure
of office
Mr. Guild then went to Judge Os-
borne's chambers, where he received
the congratulations of his wife and
family: Mr.. Martin, his law partner.
and a score or more Of lawyers and
personal friends He was then taken
to the prosecutors office by his prede-
cessors and the keys of the Office for
al 10 I, la OF
the same time he was introduced to
the members of his staff.
The first thing Prosecutor Guild did
after taking possession of his desk
was to state to the newspaper men
that he had not as yet given any
thought to the appointment of two
assistant prosecutors, and that he
probably would not until he had fa-
miliarized himself with the duties of
the office
The efforts of a newspaper photog-
rapher to get a picture of Prosecutor
Guild taking the oath of office, halted
the court room proceedings and
brought from Judge Osborne a threat
to send the photographer to jail for
contempt of court if the pictures
taken were published.
The photographer, armed with a
small snapshot camera, had taken a
position behind the jury box where
he was out of the line of vision or
the judge and had taken a couple
of pictures before he was discovered
by Judge Osborne. The discovery
came as the new prosecutor was
signing the oath book
Judge Osborne heard camera click
and turning saw the photographer.
Stop that cried the judge, you
cannot take any pictures in this court
room. Who told you you could2"
The photographer said something
about the judge giving him permis-
sion
II did not, said the judge. 81
told you | would not allow pictures
to be taken in the court room
The photographer hastily closed
his camera and started to leave the
court room when Judge Osborne
stopped him with II want to warn
you that if pictures taken in this
court room are published in a news
paper you will be adjudged in con-
tempt Of court, and moment later
he added you had better destroy the
pictures"
AS the photographer started away
again Judge Osborne again said;
You had better destroy any pictures
YOU have taken and do it now.