Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-05-01
ENGELSONS TO
Be SENTENCED
ON WEDNESDAY
Wife of One Defendant Creates
Sensation in Court When
Husband Is Convicted.

Max and David Engelson. of
Chrome, who were convicted yester-
day afternoon of conspiring to con-
ceal assets. will be sentenced by
Judge Haight in the Newark. branch
OF the United States District Court
next Wednesday. The maximum PEN
atty for this crime is a fine &C 10000,
Imprisonment for two years, or both.
Mrs Max Engelson, wife of one of
the defendants, threw the court ma
chlnery out of gear yesterday by her
hysterical protest against the verdict.
minute after the foreman had an
nouneed guilty, as charged" Mrs.
Bngelson stood up, extended her
hands toward the ceiling and
shrieked:
He did nothing Why should he
go to Jail? He did nothing!"
Still creaming, she sank to the floor
and was carried to the office OF Unit
ed States District Attorney j. War
rem Davis. Efforts to calm the woman
were futile. Her screams pierced
every corner of the Postoffice build
ing and brought scores of persons to
the courtroom. The City Hospital
ambulance was sent for After re-
ceiving treatment from the ambu-
lance surgeon, Mrs. Engelson went
home with her husband.
Man Out On Bail.
Max Engelson was given his liberty,
pending sentence, under $1,000 bail.
David was unable to procure bonds
man and was taken to the Essex
county Jail. Before the conviction
each of the defendants had been un-
der $1,000 bail, which was raised by
Judge Haight.
The trial of the Engelsons lasted
four days and was replete with SEN
sational charges and counter-charges
David Engelson conducted a hard
ware and notion store in Chrome, a
short distance from Max. The latter
was in the dry goods business. David
decided to take in dry goods as a
side line and secured about $4,000
worth of goods on credit.
These goods, it was charged were
illegally transferred to his brother
Max then disposed of them and
secreted the proceeds from George M.
Clark, trustee, appointed to take
charge of David's store when the
latter failed in April, 1914 Sam
Pagan, a brother-in-law of the Engel-
sons, was the governments chief
witness. He worked for David and
told the jury he received instructions
from the brothers as to how the goods
were to be disposed of. Fagen also
testified the Engelsons had staged a
fake robbery, in order to explain the
disappearance of the goods.
Denies All Charges.
The defense not only denied all the
charges but put the blame for the
missing goods upon Fagen. 1t was
brought out that some of the stock
had been hidden under the show
case window in David's store. Max
and David testified they never put
anything there, and the goods found
there had been secreted by Fagen
United States District Attorney
Davis refuted the alleged compromise
of immunity which John j. Stamler,
counsel for the trustee was said to
have made in order to secure evil
dence. The prosecutor promised that
so long as he was in office "dishon-
est bankrupts, crooks and birds like
these would not be able to defraud
creditors and expect to get away with
it." Mr.. Davis made an impassioned
address. demanding the conviction of
the brothers, so that confidence
might not be destroyed among busi-
ness men who are obliged to give
credit.
The jury was out half an hour. The
verdict included a recommendation of
mercy for David Engelson. who ap-
peared to have little knowledge of
business and who depended upon his
brothers Judgment