Evening journal., 1914-03-09
JUNK DEALER
In TROUBLE OVER
STOLEN BRASS

Elisha Roee, who conducts junk
shop at Second and Poplar streets, wa-
placed on trial In the Court OF General
Sessions this morning on charge OF
having bought, received and concealed
stolen goods David j. Reinhardt repre-.
sentod the defendant and Deputy At.
toiney General Chaytor prosecuted the
ease. Judges Boycc and Conrad were on
the bench
The indictment charged that on July
"a, 1918. the defendant purchased 800
pounds of brass. which had been stolen
from the Mccullough IRON Company,
from colorcd employee Of the company,
named Joseph Young. Young stated
that he was now serving a term IN the
New Castle County Morkhousc for lar
ceny Tie said be had stolen the brass
from the company and had sold u TO
Mr.. Rose. he began stealing II in May,
! 1914, he said, and further declared that
az one time he wanted 60 stop bringing
the hrass TO Rose who told him TO
keep on as he would not get into
trouble.
The brass was offered in evidence
and identified by the witness as that
which he had sold Rose.
Under cross-examination witness
says Il was July when he sold ths
brass TO Rose He denied ever hay.
ing said that he threw the brass over
into Roses yard.
+. $. Jones. an official of the Nc.
Collough Iron Company. testified &C
having missed the brass and later
find ng Il IN Roses shop. He ant
another official went there and Ross
told him he had no brass. They In
sisted on investigating and found the
brass In four sacks packed in bar
rels He identified tho brass in evi
dence as that which they found.
Constable Lucius c. Jones said h'
went with Il. S. Jones to Rose
place at Second and Poplar streets
He corroborated +. s. Jones testi
mony. He said that he found foul
sacks OF brass IN the rear OF th'
b shop. The sacks contained 35
= pounds Of brass. which was identihel
= as property OF the iron company. Tn
State rested.
Adolph Tsoee. a son Of the defendant
was first called for the defense. lie tee
2 titled that he assisted his father in thl
S junk business. lie said Young had frs
= come TO him 10 scll the brass. Witness
said Young told him he was junl
dealer naiued d. Lutz and had pur
chased the brass cover the BRIDGE VI
stated that the brass was old AM
: greasy He made the deal with the ne
l gro and his father paid for II.
The witness declared that the sho
. was closed oil day on Fourth of july
I he, his father and two brothers bein
+, in Philadelphia that day. His fathc
! went 10 a dealer in Philadelphia 20 set
tie some bills and he and his brother
went to a ball game.
He thought the brass was old acra
:. when he purchased H. Witness sai
3 there was not $50 pounds but only ahou
y $50 pounds in the lot
3 Sam Rose, another son OF the Jun
J. dealer. corrchorated his brothers stat'
g ments.
J. aarry Rose. a nephew OF the defer
~ dant. corroborated the statements
Ie the two brothers.
le Abraham Rose, the third son OF Il
al defendant. also testified in corroboratio
he Morris Nathan. "a member Of Phil
J. delphia firm 10 which the defendant di
IS poses OF his Junk testified that the 4
" feudant was Ia his Office in Phladelph
settling some bills on July g. Morr
l., Roscnbiatt. who buys and sells old DO
a- ties. testified 20 Roses good reputation
~ The defendant was next called 10 q
: stand, He stated that be hnd not pa
- chased the brass from Young but thi
u his son had made the deal with the ma
"a After his son made the deal DO paid u
N colorcd man for tho brass. Tie said
~ looked ~ the brass and il looked III
:. scfap brass
y Tho cas viii go 70 the Jury this a
tcrncon.
Court took a recess until $50 ocloc