Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-01
GROVE MAYOR
ON TRIAL AT SALEM
Accused of Taking Sl00 to Sup
press Charges Made
by Girl.

Salem. y. J.. Jan. l.-Thc old Salem
Court House has witnessed many nm
portant eases hut none that has created
such interest as that moved Yesterday
before Judg,, Naddngton, when Mayor
j. Alhcr, Fisher and several officers oi
the borough of Penn : Grove were arr9ign-
ed ON indictments charging graft and
slpnrt.~Sing crInr Foe courtroom was
literally packed 10 the doors and, - bring
the crowd from the u aVor home t""n,
special trolley ears were run. Il vi
thought that the indictments would a-a
be pressed against Chief of fohcc FISHER
the n avors brother, Constable Money
aud Marshals sparks and Stllcs but It
was announced that each charge would
he heard separately Former judge
Clarence Cole. Of Atlantic county i
chief counsel for the defendants. and tn,
associate Is " lllam Il Surr:,u ol Penn
Grove. Prosecutor D3nfrl summer
i'll, Jr " ho l. q resident ~ Penn t'r"vc.
and has known the defendants Ton mani
years. Is conducting the r;,sc 'or The STATE
William Huber. oi oldman> township.
WAS chosen ~ foreman 0i thu IuT and
his aSsocIatcS Ncre srlcctcd aitcr many
challenge.
The defense moved to have the indrct
on several tcchnlcalitcs, hui Wa over
ruled
THIS on rNNING rUu N~Ii
Trcd Campo. the states main VII
ness. stated that Manor FISHER came 10
his place of business. and requested that
he have the ilvc foreigners who's, names
he gave brought 10 the Campo house
the following morning. because thcv
were IN tro L. rh, trouble, Campo
<aid was not dlvulgcd to hIm lie ~aid
the men did como L. n~ HOUSE and,
after conveying 10 them, ~ an inter-
prefer. what Mayor Fisher told hum %
SAY. thu mc4 gave Ip Sloo "a cash
When asked what th- money was
glycu up for Campo >md that hc under
stood and - informed the men was 10
"cha~c hi. gr ont Il the town au,pn
sand th, 2irl did not ipuye HE men
complained and requested ha' he tell
sheriff NIhliu how thrN had gwen IN
money Ia thc maVor t. gct her aWaN.
All FIVE mcu none lhlc tn speak Euu-
llsh VERY we'll testified 81 glNug mp III,
money at tHpo pl3,, a. had brcn
testified tn hui ou. cro->-,tNaIuluatiuu d,
cIar,I thcN cuuli not understand Vhaf
the MAYOR ~ai ~ Compo aud lu ra
instance did th,y address them, lor thcN
could not understand English ~u'f1nutlv
to make IN answer WAS agrc,i t'a'
they gave Nrr> httlg cyldeuc, nt duuug-
ug character and Nir cole mad. 81.
trp~s-cNluudtlou
Pauline Gul~~t pp giving h't Els
10 Nrar> ncNt AIal, amt tur.h oi
t,,c lcet tain mdruti..cd thr rcu Els tl.~e
Vha attacked hcr after t4hng trr h''
tic woods OH the outskirts ot Tenn
t,Ioyc >Lc ri cour~r Arrr n1tl lnE ai
The money telng ltli 81 'fc HaN,t II
was shown tt fi, cl.. No. 't-fte'i
oi Trenton ANA Va~ Htrftd 81 tlr tl.t
Iial there L~ March hu 4Irl v
her husband l,sS than 4 wtsa aud thcl
cane TO Penn rove I'll, Acknowledged
that she was arrested aS z strccf walker
and sent 90 tho county .ai. u.. .tf"l
sent 10 hcr home IL lrcltou IS Iadcr
Naddlng1ou
sTIII mas The SIlu
Admitting tLat he received ma ,ti1
retains TIE >lup named il I'll, mdWi
mcnt. Manor -fcr tuol ,h, ~ana I'D
hl. own G,ttf>e ii lie et-rHg 5. uat
YESTERDAY atf0rr..n THE however
denied most g4 ts,at ha va~
hush money -ac u rs
Campo rs 4 rt far aE tu-T.N
~ f.prc~,i N a
charged q t#t-e -orr .a.ntV-
coDufr,u,u hGuro ~qur, \i,N NlaH.
AiaFor .~at o,Ile4 .ft'l,.-
a. II afti,h UIuu ti.c Il. ->clrl E.a
ami ,nat b, Itd eu.,~tca t,1pp
Vta ~ men t,-e f..g committed
tt# elt. IL t.raf f@t f.
,tmp l.mc iHt ..e
~Eed. aaf aI tlt ,u ett
Ga -tf# Ip u 81, longt
Atuto II i >.r5n ao.ua
-ssr u",te.t ne ua,tt - ag .~
He.aHer ~.5
uI.fss .faf-s 1866, g pi.I-
frIu1 ttt tr1 a.n ,aft~ss.
.no p. e.n ~ fa- 5,,t. Ia.ir,I sg..i-f
;h, mon I. .tfatr L. irgtu .r utr-
.p ~lftsG aI4 hat tt.uU' p..G
why the N - 30 Z. .rarl 't
money - ..u'fIt,
sever r'lars - ti-~-t- R,-c aac
20 teetlt IT, .-t,t ta. .a,
community ~tran-. .,ithcr
squire Ni taau~
called III. c v,t ts..
= o cloce i Wa- 4ti t.. sta' III.
cases agaln-f H.. uth,, offices vll not
he moved until usNf W..t