Evening journal., 1916-05-10
ANTHONY SEUFERT
.ONTRIAb FOR ASSAULT
Alleged to Have Shot Geo.
LaScallett, on jan
uary 10th
PRISONERS WIFE
TELLS OF TROUBLE

Anthony Seufert. was placed on trial
In the Court Of General Sessions this
morning charged with assaulting
George Lascallett with intent to kill
him on January 26. Of this year. Las
callett lived with the defendant at No.
613 West Seventh street, where the as
sault is alleged to have taken place In
his opening address to the jury. Deputy
Attorney General A. ID. Chaytor Jr.,
stated that Seufert was apparently
under the impression that Lascallett
had slandored bis tSeuferts) wife,
and shot him with a revolver. The
shootingl he stated. took place in the
house following which Seufert went
TO the Police station and gave himself
up.
James Salisbury represents the
defendant Mrs. Seufert testified that
her husband told her that he would
make Lasoallett get down on his knees
and apologize TO her or he would put
ak bullets In him. She did not see the
actual shooting that took place tho
same evening that Seufert made the
above remark TO her.
\ Della Seufort, daughter OF the de-
fendant. told Of seeing him with a
revolver In mis- hand the day OF the
shooting and she asked him not TO
shoot Mrs Mary Rogers, of No. GIL
West Seventh street, testified 10
seeing Seufert shoot Lascallett
George I.ascallett. the prosecuting
Z witness. said he left the Seufori
house when some one told him "a
and went into Mrs. Rogers store
next door and while in there Seuferi
shot him in the back.
Captain Kelleher testified 90 Sou.
fort going 10 the police station anC
giving himself up.
In opening for the defense Mr.
Salisbury stated TO the jurors tha
they would be called on 10 decid,
whether or not Seufert was insan,
when he fired the shot. The con
tention will be that Soufert was no
accountable for his act when hl
fired the shot
] The case will be concluded thil
n afternoon.
d In County Court today Alfred Mar
e guess 10 years old. was sentenced Z
- be imprisoned for ten years. II
< pleaded guilty several days ago q
e breaking and entering the rectory O
e. ST. Pauls NJ. r. Church. Marques
e did not seem TO be affected by the 50
g. we're sentence.
ID Stanley Thomas white. changed hi
D. plea from not guilty TO one Of guilt
he of receiving stolen goods. Thomas n
coived some of the articles stolen d
G.. Marques The prisoner informed N
r. court that Marques came 20 HI
re house al o'clock at night and gay
he him some Of the stolen articles n
ic said he hid the articles In an outsid
NJ kitchen.
30 j. Frank Ball. representing Thoma
,e asked that the young man be paroles
s The court will give its answer thi
afternoon.
Upon application OF J. Frank Bal
the case of Mabel Smith was cor
tinued until the September term. Th
n woman was tried some time ago I
y City Court on a charge OF keeping
U disreputable house and was fined an
imprisoned.
IN Yesterday afternoon William II. Al
OF plegato was convicted Of receivin
" sugar stolen from the wharves OF N
d George W. Bush and Sons Compan
s- Philip L. Garrett, attorney for Appl
gate. made immediate application fC
.s an arrest Of judgment and new tria
o and was allowed the customary FOL
- days in which 10 fle his reasons for
y new trial.