Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-03-23
FREED, RETURNS
|. To SERVE TIME ON
OLD CONVICTION
Jacob RosenthaI, Sentenced in
Casino Raid, Voluntarily
Returns to Cell.

Jacob Rosentha1, who formerly
kept the Casino Music Hall on Hal
sey street, near Branford place, and
was one of those convicted following
the raids of former Prosecutor Louis
Hood in 1912, was discharged from
the penitentiary last Friday, but re-
turned voluntarily from Brooklyn to-
day to serve out three months OF a
previous sentence he thought he had
completed fifteen years ago.
In 1890, when Rosenthal was seven
teen years old, he was convicted OF
picking pockets, and was sentenced
to eighteen months in the peniten-
tiary, but was allowed three months
off for good behavior. The law
which governs the remission OF part
of a sentence for good behavior pro-
vides that should the beneficiary be
arrested again he must serve the
time rernitted in addition to the sec
ond sentence.
After the Hood raid Rosenthal was
sentenced to serve six months in
the penitentiary and to pay a fine Of
$500 and costs for keeping a disorder
" house. He fought the case, but
finally went to Caldwell last October
and commenced his term. Just how
he got out is not yet clear, but his
premature discharge was due to the
existing differences OF opinion be-
tween the freeholders and the courts
as to the length of sentences and the
date of expiration
The usual method OF discharge is
FOR the warden or deputy warden to
prepare a list OF prisoners whose
terms are about to expire and pres
ent the list with any other informa-
tion believed to be pertinent TO the
prison discharge committee of the
Board OF Freeholders. The commit
fee. in turn, submits the list to a
iudge of the Court of Common Pleas,
and If there be no legal impediment
the court orders the discharge of the
prisoner.
Who Discharged Prisoners.
Last week RosenthaPs name was
submitted to the prison discharge
committee, according to Freeholdcr
Richard F. Malta, chairman Of the
committee, by Deputy Warden c.
Richard Siday. Rosenthal was enti-
tied to one month off this sentence
for good behavior, and with this al
lowance his term would expire last
Friday.
The committee was informed orally
by the deputy that Rosenthal had
served a previous term years before
and was given three months of then.
which he now owed to the county by
reason of his second conviction. Free
holder Malta says that he told tie
deputy not to inject personal recollec-
tions into his official reports. but to
make out the list in the regular way
and send 1t to the court, where the
records would show to the Judge pre-
siding whether Rosenthal was eligible
to discharge.
Meantime Rosenthal, expecting he
would get a month off for good be-
havior, arranged with friends TO paw
the fine and costs, and last week $500
for his fine and $76 for the costs
were turned over to the sheriff, clear
ing Rosenthal of that part Of his
sentence.
Last Friday Deputy Warden Siday
brought Rcsenthai to the Court
House, made certain that his fine
and costs were paid, and then re-
ported to Judge Osborne. The judge
said he could do nothing In the mat
ter, as the mans name was not regu-
larly before him, but Rosenthal was
let go.
Deputy Siday says he was acting
on instructions of the prison dis
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