The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1917-07-10
The Atlantic CITY Case

The suit against lawyer Garrison,
DR.. Weinberg, George Herbert, Ed
ward Shaw and Gertrude MCGOWAN,
for conspiracy, in Atlantic City, was
brought to close Thursday, resulting
In the conviction of guilty against the
first three. This was the case in which
Kitty Abrams and her mother were
mentioned as being in ''frameup" to
get evidence against man named
Knittell in order that his wife might
secure divorce.
During the trial Harry v. Mathis, a
resident Of New Gretna, and his wife.
went on the stand and testified that
the Abrams women bore bad reputa-
ton for truth. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Worth, Of Chatsworth, gave the same
evidence. In arguing the case one of
the lawyers for the defence severely at
tackled both Mrs. Abrams and her
daughter. who had given evidence for
the state.
Judge Higbee said that never in all
OF the years of his practice had he be-
held woman who had sunk so low as
had Mrs. Abrams, who had gone walk
ing with her white dog In order that
her daughter, then only girl of
eighteen years, might entertain
Charles Knitter.
Attorney General Wilson spoke of
the shamelessness OF Kitty when she
had admitted on the witness stand
without q blush that she had no
qualms about permitting KNITTED to
undrsss in her bedroom with her, and
said that she felt no shame although
admitting that perhaps it was not
exactly ladyliks." He spoke of their
reputation and declared it was SO bad
that people who had known Mae
Abrams for period of thirty years or
more had declared under oath that
they would not believe her even though
she was under oath.
The convicted men were sentenced
by Judge Martin to from one to three
years in State Prison and in addition
. fine of $1,000 was imposed upon each
man. A writ OF error was entered, so
that the case can be appealed.
The Court said that he did not in
tend to make any extended remarks in
connection with imposing sentence.
because the trial had been long and
trying and had gained them enough
notoriety already. He said they stood
CONVICTED of conspiracy to obstruct
and pervert the due administration of
justice by conniving to obtain false
evidence ON which to base action and
support trial for divorce, which overt
acts struck at the very foundation of
justice.
The prominence of the defendants,
or some OF them, could not divert the
natural course of justice, said Judge
Martin. He assumed that in the case
of Herbert he would lose his license to
act as detective, and that his bust
ness would be gone as a means of live
AAOoo' 4" 0hS S<'SS VI III. weinberg,
the Court assumed that, even if he did
not lose his license to practice, his
business would be affected to such a
degree that his means Of livelihood
would be greatly affected. In the case
OF Garrison, the Judge said he would
lose his identity as an officer of the |
Court and be deprived Of a means of
as he had reached middle |
life, and his loss would be the most |
serious OF the three. Garrison's breach |
OF duty in connection with the case,
said the Court, was the most serious, !!
because he was sworn to uphold the
laws and was familiar with what he
wa doing. !