Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-08
PIT DANSEY CASE
Off TO TOMORROW
Grand Jury Too Busy With
Liquor Hearings to Get
It Today
ARRANGE TECHNlCALlTlES

,.,;oo,ion into the murder OF
III. in'ID Dansey may be put of until TO,
bns ,c by the Atlantic county grand
morrvJh vhicL will probe the case.
jury Landing Courthouse, where the
nay; IN session, Is crowded with hun
ja jg.oas OF persons from Hain,,loi'.on l
ule" uSsro Billy lived, and surrounding sec
lions, t who are anxious TO near '"e r'
"lT Tho investigation was scheduled for
,.d.y @ hut so many liquor cases are
ss wsas heard that il was postponed;
O'i" 'iT"Sarles S. White and Mrs; Edith
,..as the two defendants in the case.
!g", ia not visit the courthouse today, but
ma;, au representatives were present. -,
'nf,r nns witness. Thomas Delker.. OF
u.vu~onton, vn was Quizzed by the jury
hs hf.s,,orday. The questioning of Delker
ysk y,si, make legal a continuation OF the
s..;ng wn tomorrow. II the case had not
a.sb a.sn bequn the prisoners would have
S.sn @ dischargcd today, as law pro-
w. Ossm that IL three grand juries ignore a
case 1t Is dismissed; ,,.,,,d
'The iury was scheduled to diSband
,,j,r but with the case started 1t will
,vu" .,msin In session and investigate.
Rillv Dansey, three year -old son OF
NJ and Mrs. Hercules Danscy. OF
m.mmonton, disappeared from his home
NO year ngo today. His body was found
- a swamp about two miles away six
weeks later, following a search that led
,ll over the country.
&C aeome,+ime later Prosecutor Gaskiil
.ss,sd a sensation by ordering the ar
r,st OF White and Mrs. Jones on the
murder charge. The White family lives
within a hundred yards Of the Dansey
name, Mrs. Jones, an elderly woman,
4 khousekeeper. The accused man Is the
nan Of Councilman White.
The accused man and women. were
r,leased on $500 bail each last De-
c,mber and since that time the prose-
,utor has refused to give the case to the
rspd jury. His action In suddenly
calling witnesses to present the case
came as a surprise. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dansey are expected to testify. G..
Arthur Bolte. Of Atlantic City. repre-
snts the defendants. The case has
aroused great interest.
Prosecutor Gasbill today hinted at
tbe important additional evidence said
% be in the possession Of the prosecu-
ton.
ave are going to turn over all the
evidence in our possession as to the
iste OF Billy Dansey to the grand
iury and leave It to that body to say
What further shall be done to meet the
ends Of Justice" the prosecutor said.
1--WE are in possession of considerable
vidqnce which we did not have at the
time the two defendants were arrested.
I am not in a position to discuss the
nature of the additional evidence, but
We have cndeavored to procure all of the
lght possible. and it will be submitted
10 the grand pury by witnesses who
share our desire to see that jusice is
done /, the utmost.
The prosecutors case virtually is an
Official secret in its entirety as White
and Mrs. Jones were held in bail after
most cursory preliminary hearing.
All Of those who figured in the dis
ccyuy ct what the state maintains was
the body 6f BILLY" Dansel in a
Hsmmonton swamp, have been sub
poened to testify before the grand
jury,