Evening journal., 1920-03-03
BEGEL CONVICTED,
ISFINED $50.
Failed to Make Entry of
Stolen Clothes He
Bought
PAROLE FARMER WHO
STOLE FODDER

Before Judge Conrad and a Jury, In
Court OF General Sessions this morning,
Samuel Bcgel. a local junk dealer. was
placed on trial on a charge OF violating
The Junk dealers act In not making the
entry OF suit OF clothes purchased
by him on the sheet provided by the
police department for that purpose.
The suit OF clothes received by Begei
had been stolen and were being sought
by the police.
Deputy Attorney General Green con-
Quoted the prosecution, and James |.
Boyce appeared as counsel for the
defendant.
According 10 the allegation OF the
State, Begel told The police. when they
questioned h..n as 10 whether he had
purchased vich a suit as had been
stolen. that he had not; that he dd not
handle clothing The suit was found in
his place.
Begels only defense was that he
cannot write English, because OF which
his ii-year-old boy made the entries
Tor him. On the day he bought ihe
clothes, his boy had his head cut and
had to go home. Il was two DAYS later
when The arrest was made. the entry
not having been made al that time.
Begel was found guilty. with a
recommendation for the mercy OF the
court Judge Conrad nned him $50 and
costs.
Begel's police sheet shows only %
articles purchased from November %,
1918, to December q. 1919. From the
latter date until his arrest on January
%, 1920, he had made no entries.
Albert Lelfheit, farmer, charged
with stealing a shocks OF fodder,
pleaded guilty and asked for mercy. He
was a corporal In the army and was
honorably discharged. His neighbor,
from whom the fodder was taken, was
III and unable 10 appear. but he was
said TO have requested counsel to in
tercede for the accused. Lefheit is
married and has several children. He
was paroled.
Constantine Gargaris. convicted yes
terday OF the larceny OF barber tools,
was sentenced 10 one years lmprison-
ment by Judge Boyce in the Court OF
General Sessions this morning. The
prisoner served In the army and sem
low further INVESTIGATION OF the case.
The attorney-generals Office VIII In
quire at other places, where the de-
fendant lived. as to his record and II
is possible that he may yet be paroled.
In the trial before a jury OF Frank
Marone, charged with the larceny OF
iO2 hides from The Amalgamaied
Leather Company. David Weinberg,
manager Of the leather company. testi-
fed that he found i02 fancy oOlored
hides at the police station. where they
had been taken after Marone had been
arrested on suspicion He was sure
they belonged to the leather concern.
The witness said the hides were
worth about 5000 They were Identified.
Weinberg said. by their lot numbers
stamped on them. Edward j. Flynn,
another emplOye OF the leather COM
pany, told Of Marone's leaving the em-
ploy OF the company last Christmas
week lie went 10 the police station
with Weinberg and he. too was sure
the hides were the property OF The
Amalgamated Company.
Patrolman SkepsH testified that he
stopped MarOne and that he lrst told
him he had clothing In the bag. Finally
the man told him he found the skins
and that he worked In the steam room
at "Blumenthal's." Attorney James
souIsbury moved that the jury be in
structed TO acquIi the defendant on the
ground OF misnomer OF the company In
the indictment. This being refused. the
defendant was called lie testified that
no found the hides and cOntradlcted
the officer in every particular.
The jury returned a verdict OF guilty.
lanes Salisbury, counsel for the de-
fendant asked for an arrest OF judg-
ment and viii fle reasons for a new
trial.
The grand Jury returned many more
true bills. These indictments were as
follows: Frank Gegunde. carrying con-
cealed weapons. pointing a pistol at an
other and assault with intent 10 com
nit murder; Joseph Riffon. assault
with intent 10 commit murder. also
Frank Gegunde: James L. Logue, nom
s1ipport: John Clemens, alias "Fathead
Tohnny." conspiracy to rob; Charles
price. escape: Marie Brown, soliciting;
AIhern Smith, larceny; Lizzie Parker,
violating drug act.
The grand jury having completed It's
work for this term, was discharged.
The Jury made no report on the work
house and there Will evidently be no
further investigation by the jurors In
the workhouse affairs at least this
term.