Evening journal., 1919-03-08
iDAMS, BELASCIO
ASK new TRIAL
BUSINESS Men Convicted of
Extortion Growing Out
of Bond Sale
DENY THEY USE
THREATS IN CASE

Elkton Adams, a real estate dealer.
nd Carmlne Belascio, private detec-
i've, and a partner Of Adams in the
cal estate business. We're convicted by
jury on charge OF eXtortlon OF So
rom Robert L. Lockerman in court
.oom No. Of Court OF General Ses-
ions yesterday afternoon. The jury
Nas out about an hour
sentence was not IMPOSED. counsel
or the defendants moving Tor an ar
est Of Judgment and a new trisl. Four
laws are allowed for filing reasons for
a retrial
Adams. the testimony disclosed. pur-
,hased from Lockerman Liberty
Loan Bond card 0elonglng 10 Locker
mans sister Evelyn, on which 50 had
leen paid When he went 10 cash Il
lt the Allied Bank. he learned that Eve
lyn, who had been living away from
lame had taken out a duplicate card.
Adams then got Belasci0 20 locale Lock
'rman, which he did several days later.
TIE two men, after finding Locker
man, threatened 10 have him arrested
for forgery unless be paid them so,
which, they said. was FOR the profess
sional services Of BelasciO. I'm addition
TO returning the si2 given by Adams
on the card. LOckerman refused 90 pay
ihe SO when Beiasci0 and Adams re-
fused 90 give him a receipt. After the
men had taken him in their autOm0-
bile 10 go TO their lawyers office"
and after they had convinced him that
70 would be preferable for him 10 pay
the money, Lockerman finally paid the
SO.
Evidence OF the state was heard at
ihe morning session Of court. and the
iefense was heard I'm the afternoon
Philip L. Garrett and James SALISBURY,
counsel for Adams and Belascio. NJ
spectively, put up a staunch light FOR
heir clients. Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Green conducted the prosecution.
Adams testified that which Young
Lockerman offered 10 sell his sisters
card, be said that his sister was sick
in bed and needed The money, and had
given him authority % Use her sigma
ture. Adams said. he paid Sl2 FOR the
card and when he went 20 the Allied
Bank TO cash IT, he learned that a
duplicate card had been taken out. He
hen employed BelasciO 90 locate Lock
.rmah. lie said that he did not get any
lf the S25 paid by Lockcrman 90 Bclas-
10. Lockerman returned the si2 paid
1y him on the card. Adams said. He
ienied that he told Lockerman that she
would get between i've and ten years, 90
)ut admitted that he remarked to the
youth that forgery Is a serious Of
'ense."
Adams said that he and Belascio arc
lartners i'm real estate business.
Henry L. Tatn1ll. employed at the
Allied Bank. said that when Adams
brought the card 10 the bank % be
csshed he told him that it was a case
Of forgery. and urged him % push
the matter. but to be as lenient as pos
sible II Lockerman were found 70 be
the support OF his mother.
Belascio testified that Adams en-
ployed him 10 locate Lockermsn. and
that several days later he found where
ne lived. He said that before the boy
came home that day Mrs. Lockerman
pleaded with him not TO arrest her son
and offered 20 make settlement lie
denied that he placed his hands on
Robert as If TO place him under arrest.
Belascia said that ADAMS refused 70
give LOckerman a receipt for the S25
he had asked for, and requested him
'Belascio) 70 give a receipts. Both re-
fused TO give receipt. BelasciO said
ne had nothing % do about the S25'
Lockerman later offered the money, he
said, and he took it from him as Adams
was running the automobile IN which
they were on their way 70 Adams
lawyers Office" He declared that he
did not scare the youth into giving
s25 TO him OF 70 Adams. He denied
that he made any attempt to arrest
him. He said he took little part in the
conversation as "it was not his case.