Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-12
IS ARRAlCNED TODAY !
BEFORE JUDGE DAILY
IN VICE CLEANUP
Two Local Policemen Among
Those Arraigned in Court To-
day and Plead Not Guilty to
the Serious Charges


Twelve of the men arrested in the
vice cleanup which has been going
on in this city for the past two weeks
were brought before Judge Peter +.
DAILY in court at New Brunswick TO
enter their pleas this morning. All
of the twelve, with the exception OF
one made pleas of not guilty.
The first man to be arraigned be-
fore Judge DAILY was Stephen NnlS-
cevich, of this city, who pleaded not
guilty to charge of keeping dis
orderly house. Bail was fixed AT
$1,000. A charge of carna abuse
was then made against him, but af-
ter admitting having relations with
one of the girls, he made a plea OF
not guilty. Bail in this charge was
placed at $4,000, making a total OF
$4,000 which must be secured to al
low him his freedom until trial
Thomas Brown represents him.
Harry Shilcox of heasbey, pleaded
not guilty to three indictments charg-
ing him with carnal abuse. Bail was
fixed at $4,000 on each charge, his
personal recognizance being accepted
on the second an third charges A
reduction in bail TO $4,000 il cash was
furnished was made. Thomas Brown
will defend Shilcox.
Peter Morgan of this city charged
with carnaI abuse entered plea of
not guilty, bail being fixed at $4,000
or $4,000 cash. A second charge of
fornif1cation was made against Nor
gan, to which he also pleaded not
guilty. Bail was fixed at $500, but
his own recognizance was accepted.
Edward Morgan, one of the two pa
trolmen of this city arrested in the
raid, pleaded not guilty to charge
of carnal abuse, bail being fixed at
$4,000 or $2,0 If cash Is offered. The
two Morgans are brothers. Thomas
Brown is representing both.
John Dudash. of Fords, pleaded not
guilty to two indictments charging
him with carnal abuse, bail being
fixed in each case at $4,000 or S2,0oo
cash. His personal recognizance was
taken in the second charge. Horace
Barwis represents Dudash.
George Fullerton, OF Keasbey
pleaded not guilty to two charges OF
carnal abuse bail being fixed at $4,000
1000 cash in each case. Ills person
al recognizance was accepted on the
second charge. Thos. Brown represeffts
him.
William Delmore. through John
Toolan, his attorney. pleaded not
guilty to two charges OF fornification
and two charges of carnal abuse
Bail was fixed at $4,000 or $4,000
cash In each carnal abuse charge and
$500 each in the other charges. His
own recognizance was accepted in
both fornifcation charges and one
of the carnal abuse cases.
William Bertrand, OF Keasbey.
pleaded not guilty to two indictments
charging him with carnal abuse, bail
being fixed at $4,000 or $4,000 cash.
His own recognizance was accepted
on the second charge. Thomas Brown
represents him.
The only one to plead guilty to the
charges preferred against him was
John Kalman, of Perth Amboy. the
charge against him being forn.fica-
tion. His case was referred to Pro-
baton Officer Charles MacWilliam.
Alex Molnar. also of this CITY,
pleaded not guilty to fornification
charge, bail being fixed at $1,000.
George Andersen, OF this city, plead
ed not guilty to a charge of fornica-
ton Bail fixed at $500.
Bail was furnished for some of the
men by the following: James Rogan
for Shilcox; Simon Morgan and Peter
and Edward Morgan; James I4aNless
for Fullerton William II. Pfeiffer for
Bertrand; John II. Connolly for Mol
mar and Thomas l.. Hanson for Ander-
sen. Delmore furnished cash bond
for himself.
Helen Magraw, who had pleaded
not guilty to four indictments charg-
ing her with fornification this morning
changed her plea to guilty in all four
case and broke down in court. She
is the first of any of the girls in the
case to show any feeling when called
into court She wept during the en-
tire time she was before the bar OF
| justice.
Following the changing of her plea
| the Magraw girl who is nineteen and
| lives in Keasbey, was sentenced 70 De
| sent to the House of the Good Shep-
| herd at Newark, where three OF the
girls of minor age were sent carrier
! In the week
| 1t was learned that Judge DAILY had
| been approached by one Of the
members of the grand jury who knew
the Magraw family well and spoke
of the excellent reputation of the
father and mother. Owing to the
fact that the girl had given consider
able valuable information to the
court it was decided to give her a
chance to better herself d t the Home
for Girls in Newark!
No date has been set for the trial
of the men implicated in the case, but
it is expected that all will come up
before Judge Daily and jury early
in January, possibly the first or Sec