Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-02
Louis Tonghini to be Tried
Alone as States Cas-
Against Him is Not Ready
THE JURY IS SELECTED
10 Challenges Allowed Each
Side -Severence of Indict-
ments Granted One Side

Frank Jersey and Ernest Tonghi11
are on trial in the county court this
morning charged with the robbery
of SIS, 900 worth of platinum. irj-
dunn. silver and gold from plant 80.
/ of the Roessler & Hassiaci1er
Chemical company in Perth Aubox
sometime between Saturday noon
and Monday morning Prosecutor
Joseph E. Stricker succeeded IN ae-
curing a severance Of the l1Gi<t-
ment against Louis TonghinI. On the
ground that the states case against
this man is not complete- Thomas
Brown, counselor for the defendants
moved against this severance. tu<
the court allowed the prosecutors
request. Senator Brown then re-
quested a severance of the iudic<-
ments against Ernest Tohghfnl and
Frank Jersey on the ground thai
| Jersey formerly had a criminal rec-
ord, but the court did not allow
this.
In picking the jury the court Al.
lowed each counselor ten challenges
Senator Brown for the defendant
took advantage of this allowances
while Prosecutor Stricken Challenges
nine of the jurors. Charles Treen, Of
Woodbridge, was excused by both
lcounselors as he is employed ~ f1e
Roessler & Hasslacher plant
The jury as picked is as folIoH4-
Lawrence Weller, New BrunsW1e<s
William f. Teaeham. New Bruins
wick: Harry Connolly, New Bxunz-
wick; Martin Mueller, MilltoEn: g.
I'M. Weber. Dunellen;
duncan, New BruuswicI &
Medinets. South ADlbuy; -Iosez.
Randolph, New Brun5wIck< kftE<.
Wittig. New Brunswlck IEn5fz
'tKlein. New Brunswick, EuFSeI
Spratford, Cranbury. and Gharte<
| Purtz. New Brunswick Eight Ne~
Brunswick men are on this jury a11e
not one Perth Amboyan-
Prosecutor Joseph Stricken -
opening the case told of the material
Astolen from the RoessIer 4 E4ss
<1er plant on December o.
ZEN Saturday noon and tins
II of business on Monday
5z'<|5z He stated that some Of
/ the material was in liquid form ana
| only fhose familiar with the va<ue
OF same would bother with L. Louis
| Tongf1fni, a brother of one or Inc
defendants. who was formerly
/ chena<st at the R0essler & Hasz-
| lachet plant. was familiar with fHe o.
| matox>ai. the prosecution said
The state claimed that Louis gave
Information TO his brother and Jer-
| sey. &the other defendant
I proset1tor further claimed lnal
conspIracy was entered INTO WITH
/ crook with s. big record. and the
i robberv was set for q week before
/ the ate the robbery was pulled Oh
i IT 81 claimed by the state that the
j expef5enced crook was to make A
j atfack on the night watchuan.
4 which might have meant death. BAL
4 the burglar did not care 70 have
/ anything to do with the case as long
i as a a~atchman had to be overcon1e-
4 The state then claims the Job was
puIIeH of by themselves and that E
| piece of the metal was sent 70 the
4 apropesed burglar" for the purpose
u of keeping him on their side to hIlz1
i the matter. The metal was supposed
! to u gold. but it was found to ue
i bras
Il Harry Schulman. PHOTOGRAPHER
! of state street. Perth Anboy. wzs
the Tfst witness. called by the state
i This man took pictures Of the build
i ings where the robbery was pulled
The men connected with this esse
are Frank Jersey. thirty years old,
/ a barber by trade. 265 Smith street.
Ernest Tonghini. dock builder,
twenty-thr 35z Laurie street. and
l LouB Tonghini, twenty-fIye.
N
latter Tonghini is married. and both
j Tonghinis are Italians Jersey j. >
i Pole.
4 After the photographer had ex-
plaiaed the pictures he had taken
of tEe buildings in the vicinity ef
planf No. /. Jean Du Bois. manager
of the Perth Amboy concern WAS
eallzd to the stand and he resafed
|. che &mounts Of stun stolen iten bx
liteU& This testimony was given to
! si1e# the value. He stated that he
wa11ot present when the place was
I op4H<d, and did not see the cou0I-
tio1& He told OF seeing The window
Il beng half open. door being forced
and the vault door being forced
4 Afr Du Bois stated that Leulz
Toughini had been employed At fh<
plant from November 1913. to ANs-|
ust H9I7. and that he never did ai><-
thing against the concern. ana <Ee|
witness also stated that from ei<F
Ito ten men are employed n f1eF
partment. and that very <olaoF
change is made
i George Gardner. Of 455 Pa
y nua Perth Amboy. foreuar
gold department and who
charge of the vault was
to fhe stand. This with
| with one other person
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