Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1920-10-22
News, as Clipped
From the Court
House Gazette

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At a session of the criminal court on
Wednesday, September 20, 1920, nos
of the defendants that were indicted at
the present term were rounded up to
plead and with one exception said
mot guilty" Williams, the Austria
liam, who was caught in Prosecutor
Coles dragnet and Indicted for selling
liquor on Sunday at the Wildwood
Crest Yacht club on August Sth, sd-
mitted that he did it, but without the
least profit to himself, merely as q
helper and BOOKKEEPER for Chas.
Hannig who ran the joint, and who is
now a fugitive from justice. He had
already spent ten days in Jail and lost
a desirable position in New York City
because of his trouble, so Judge Ed
redge fined him $50 without costs
Tuesday, November 9th, was set down
as the date for the trial of criminal
Eases
When Soloman Jacobs and William
Abraham Tor George Alias came down
from Philadelphia last Wednesday,
October 18th, 1920, to testify in behalf
of their fellow Greek, Amien Andrew,
they little guessed that the door of the
Cape May county Jail was yawning to
receive them.
Andrew was recently indicted for
keeping a gaming house at Wildwood
in the Sweet block on the board walk,
and violating the law which forbids
the proprietor Of q pool room from per-
mitting boys under eighteen years of
age to frequent the place. Witnesses
for the state testified to seeing money
passed across the table at the end of
each game, and also the loser in sew
eral games being a boy of fifteen, who
in their hearing complained that they
were getting all his money; and de-
manded a chance to win it back. The
state rested and Attorney Harris, who
defended the Greek, called civilian
Abraham" A man stepped forward
and wa sworn, telling the county clerk
that his name was William A-b-r-a-
h-a. N. Like a flash Mr.. Cole was on
his feet, and after making the man
reiterate his name, then turning to the
court said "Your Honor, l have a
bench warrant for that man, and have
been trying to find him for some
weeks; will you kindly ask the sheriff
to see that he does not depart this court
at the conclusion of this case?" Abra-
ham then swore that he was a son-in-
law of the defendant in the dock, and
that he knew there never was any boy
allowed in that pool room. He said
that Andrew had nothing to do with
the place anyway, and that ''all money
from the tables was paid to Simon
Jacobs-that baldheaded man sitting
The prosecutor Immediately
signs of having a fit of apo
plexy, and gasped out sis your name
Simon Jacobs? ?" Eyes," replied the
"Your Honor will recall hav-
ing issued a bench warrant for that
man, too-don't let him leave here"
The court then ordered the sheriff to
take the two men in custody after this
case is closed. Subsequently they were
up in default of $1,000 bail, to
plead to indictments charging them
conspiracy.
Judge Eldredge convicted Andrew,
and although the prosecutor only asked
for a fine of $50, the court said that
was too easy, and made it 500 and
costs Of prosecution. The fine and
were settled quick.
Judge Eldredge also fined Theodore
Schott and John Wilson 800 each,
with costs Of prosecution, upon their
pleading guilty to an indictmen t
charging them with keeping a gam
bling joint at Wildwood on Oak ave-
1ue, under Hotel Wayne.
Counsel for the young men made an
plea for leniency, and it 10
ioubt had its effect. Schott had bee n
before the court before on a Grim inal
charge and had been shown mercy,
put evidently had not appreciated it.
is a Republican member of the
election board, and ONE
years ago was a chauffeur for Latimer
r. Baker.
In sentencing them, Judge Eldredge
aid the conditions at n section of
he county during the past summer
we're 80 notorious that visitors there
lad entered a general complaint against
he daily violation of the la VS.. Under
hose circumstances to ignore the pres
nee of crime there would cause criti-
ism of every officer in the county
whose duty it was to punish crimina Is.