The Penn's Grove record., 1919-01-03
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ueTly person ana Sne was SelI W IllS
county jail for thirty days. The
woma with whom she lived said she
was destitute and doing nothing and
likely to become troublesome. She
remained there fourteen days when
Judge Washington issued an order for
her release and money was raised for
her return to Trenton. She came back
to Penns Grove shortly afterward and
was then held as a witness in the case
in which she testified.
At the beginning of the afternoon
session William B. Surran, one of the
Mayors counsel, briefly outlined the
defense. He said that it would not be
denied that the Mayor had received
500 from the Italians, but they would
show that it was accepted for an en-
tirely different purpose from that
named by the previous witnesses.
Mayor Fisher vas then sworn. He
made a complete denial of everything
told by Fred Campo, the States prin-
cipal witness.
He said that, with Horace s.. Brewer,
he conducted an express business be-
tween Penns Grove and Philadelphia
and had intimate business relations
with Fred Campo, carrying the sup
plies for his meat market from Phila-
delphia two or three times a week.
That he was frequently called upon to
settle differences between Italians in
the Borough.
Over three months ago witness went
into Campo's place to see about some
hauling, when the first intimation of
this trouble was brought up.
Campo said a man had brought his
wife to Penns Grove from Trenton
and left her here, he going to Camp
Dix. That this woman was known to
be of ill-repute and was running
around with differnt men. That An
drw Colantuono had the girl at his
home and he and Eugene A. McAdams
had threatened to have the five Italians
mentioned above, arrested for being
with the woman unless they put up
5000 each. Campo wanted to know
what he should do in the matter and
the Mayor advised him that if they
carried out the threat they had best
employ a lawyer. Shortly afterward
he was again at Campo's place and he
said the men had raised the money for
the lawyer. The Mayor saw Colantu-
n at his barber shop and told him
what he had heard.
Witness took the money and at once
saw William B. Surran, an attorney,
and after stating the circumstances to
him as related by Campo offered him
the money to look after the matter
for the men. Mr.. Surran declined the
retainer until something definite de-
veloped in the matter and then he
would defend them. The Mayor saw
Surran a second time about the affair,
but nothing further was done.
Witness still has the original $500
given him at Campo's place.
Horace S. Brewer testified he was
in business with the Mayor and on
he accompanied him to make collec-
tons or receive orders for hauling. He
heard the conversation both times be-
tween them. He fully corroborated
the Mayors testimony as to the inter-
views.
Lawyer Surran was sworn and veri-
fed all the Mayors evidence in re-
gard to trying to secure him to look
after the interests of the five Italian
friends of Campo. Mrs. Surran was
also present at these interviews and
Corroborated her husbands statements.
oeve[al Wen-khoWh residents OF
n GROVE testlfled TO the mayors
gooa ~character ana reputation Tor
honesty. On crosS-eXamlnatlon the
PROSECUTOR asked II they mad not neard
the mayors reputation questioned
Wheh n severed ms connection with
me duFoht company as farm superln-
endent' An admitted hearing the
IuIiors' U never discovered that
mere was any 1ouhdatlon 1or them and
mere Was meyer any ac1loh brought by
thG ouFoh Company:
v,! ihese men We're e, James Workman,
MlIneft p Leap fletehef w. Layton
~6oslhAaslef > L. Boone and warren
hl 81 -,
Il MAYOR upon BENG recalled SAID
ne resigned ms position with n du-
lohg company. lie was not dls-
q 4fged.
u was also sh2Wh lhat the Mayor
fau Ielell eq elghI snares OF STOCK
II ,dg Coio 81 tbo oL0T n, u Y'. " f,' rti / pi' Mo-
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