Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-04
LOCAL MEN ARE
FOUND GUILTY
Takes But Short Time for the
Jury to Find Men Guilty.
Louis Tonghini to be Tried
QUICK VERDICT SURPRISE
Liquor Deals Plays Important
Part of Case--Louis Tong
hini is Now Out on Bail.

BY stan Correspondent
NEW BRUNSWICK, Aug. A.
Ernest Tonghini and Frank tersey
were convicted by a jury in the
county court here at 1905 this at
ternoon charged with being con-
nected with the robbery OF <75.Q00
worth of platinum from tho R0ess-
on December 2S. The jury left the
courtroom at 11:45 after listening to
the testimony since Monday morn
ing and remained out twenty min
utes before returning the verdict.
Louis Tonghini, the third defendant.
will be brought up for trial very
shortly. He was released in <l0suep
bail yesterday furnished by Alder
man John j. Clark of the nth ward.
Perth Amboy.
Senator Thomas Brown. counsel
or for the defendant, took one hour
and fifteen minutes summing up his
eide of the case, Prosecutor Strickec
spent one hour in addressing the
jury and Judge DAILY took fifteen
minutes to charge the jurors.
The county detectives deserve 2
great deal of credit for their success
in securing a conviction in this case
after the Perth Amboy police ard
the Pinkerton detectives had failed
in their attempt TO capture the rob-
bers. County Detectives Ferd David
1 and William Fitzpatrick worked up
the case in preparation for the trial.
The verdict is also regarded aS3
I vfcDory FOR Prosecutor Stricken
Judge DAILY was quite brief =
charging the jury. pening by say
| ing that it is an undisputed fact
that the vault was intact at 1908 on
Sunday night yet at the beginning ot
business at 7:25 Monday morning.
the robbery had been committed.
He informed the jury to take into
consideration whether the robbery
was over $50 making it a grand
larceny offense. The court stated
that there was no doubt in his mind
that the place was entered and the
stuff stolen. but it was up 70 the
jurors to determine whether the
men were guilty Of the act.
Judge DAILY further stated that the
( Jurors should not determine the
verdict wholly by the fact that Jer-
sey is an ex-eonvict, but they coust
I follow the truth of his statements BY
his record, and in the case 0:
Tonghini. they should not determine
his guilty, because he conducted
whiskey business. In closing MS
charge, the judge said, it was up 70
the Jury to show whether the two
Z defendants are the ones which COM
mitted the robbery. or whether they
were ones of a party
Prosecutor Stricken in sum
ming up dwelt on the subjeci
of Ernest Tonghini opening two
bank accounts early this year which
I he believed to be the proceeds Of
4 the loot obtained at the r. & Il
Z company. The counsel for the state
2 ss<ss ~ RI
7 the defendants counsel attack on D
/ Kron, the prosecutor saying that
I Kron is considered a thief as
much as Jersey and is to be given
! as much credit as Tonghini.
Prosecutor Stricken stated that he
I did not think much OF the a1iht
given in regard TO how the nights
I in question were spent. saying thai
+ he would not give box OF sardines
+ for people who would not stand bS
their relatives and that the abb Of
Tonghini's was made up by his family
and sweetheart
/ The prosecutor in attacking Franz
Tonghini who appeared as a witness
/ for his brother. said. rs It not 3
/ fine policeman wearing brass buttons
who knows that his brother is con-
ducting an Illegal business IN tbs
cellar of his home"
Regarding Tonghini's disehaFzt
/ from the army. the defendant Wa
unable 10 produce his discharge ard
the prosecutor stated that he believed
that his discharge =ssSs; -; q Z lisbon ass BIZ
one. and the prosecutor limited that
the defendant was trying 10 wrap the
American flag" around the case.
I Senator Thomas Brown. attorne1
I for the defendants. Ernest Tonghini
and Frank Jersey. began summlp@
up at $40 o'clock and finished ar
10:25 o'clock.
In the summing up to the jury Al
! torney Brown declared there Wa
nothing in the case but q frame IS,
on the part OF the states star wit
ness. David Kron. probably 70 pro-
/ tect himself and his own friends. H
intimated that kron probably kre#
all about The case and in the storie<
told duplicating Tonghini and JelSe<
merely substituted the names
/ of those whe actually participated +
I the robbery Mr.. Brown Claimed thai
( there was no evidence OF breaking
and entering, except that given He
this man Kron, and there was 81
conviction in the case showing th<
defendants We're implicated IL il ex-
+ cepting BY the stories told ~ Tia
witness
In attacking Kronts story.
I tornev Brown said no Qne had
greater interest fn the case than k1*
witness himself The entire CAS-
evolved about Kron. whu Was eeIf-
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