Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1921-04-12
B0OTLEGGER'S
BAIL FORFEITED
William Lillian, Elizabeth Man
Fails to Appear Before
Judge Daily for Trial Today
HE Is IN CALIFORNIA
His Arrest is Ordered Bail in
Another Case is Increased
and Daily Sounds Warning
HE is IN CALIFORNIA

NEW BRUNSWICK. April IL
Bail to the amount of $500 was de-
clared forfeited this morning by
Judge Daily when William Lillian,
Of Elizabet alleged bootlegger.
failed to put in an appearance to
stand trial on charge OF carrying
concealed weapons. The judge then
instructed Prosecutor Joseph e.
Stricken to take action at once to-
apprehend Lillian and bring him
back to Middlesex county where he
will be lodged IN Jail to await trial
at later date.
Lillian was originally scheduled
to appear for trial yesterday. Sem
ator Thomas Brown is representing
Lillian in this case but David Will
entz appeared for the defendant in
court this morning. Wilentz told
the court he had endeavored to get
in touch with Lillian last week to
notify him of the trial date as soon
as the trial list became known, but
had failed to locate him. Sunday,
the attorney said, a messenger was
sent to Lillian's home in Elizabeth
in order to instruct him to appear In
the Middesex court for trial. but
could not find him.
Last night, Wilentz said, he re-
ceived a telegram from Lillian, who
is in San Francisco. asking him to
postpone the case as he was tied
up with financial business" Lillian's
brother, the attorney told the court,
had also telephoned him stating that
he was in California on vital bust
ness"
Wilentz asked the court to give
one weeks extension in order that
Lillian might be notified to return
4. 4 y.a
trial. This Judge DAILY refused to
do and ordered that Lillian's name
be called three times. This was done
and when no answer was received
the judge declared the $1,000 bail
forfeited. This bail was furnished
by Peter Rulewich of New Bruins
wick. The judge then told the pros
ecutor to take immediate action in
arresting Lillian and bringing him
back for trial. Wilentz informed
the judge he would give the prose-
cutor Lilian's whereabouts.
The failure of Lillian to appear
and the fact that he is in California
resulted in Judge DAILY giving vent
to his feeling toward such men and
all bootleggers in general. He de-
of reckoning for presumptious boot
leggers." He asked that immediate
proceedings be taken to collect the
$500 forfeited bail.
Judge DAILY also announced that
word had reached him that "Chick"
Bauries. one of two men arrested in
this city on a gambling charge, was
also in California. apparently in
company with Lillian. Bauries' case
is scheduled to come up for trial
next week and failure on his part to
be present will result in action being
taken similar to that resulting from
Lillian's absence. Bauries is out
under $1,000 bail and this will be
declared forfeited and instructions
for his arrest will be given If he, too,
fails to appear when called.
In the case of Fred Allen, the
other alleged gambler indicted with
Bauries. Judge DAILY ordered that
his bail be increased from $1,000 to
s2.500 and ordered the prosecutors
detectives to pick him up at once
and lodge him in the county jail
until Bauries' case had been dis
posed Of.
1t was understood that Thomas
Revolinski, of this city. was the
bondsman for Lillian but he denied
this when questioned, declaring his
brother-in-law, Pete Rulewich. had
furnished the bail. Lillian, it is said.
told his bondsman that he had to
90 to California and that a post
ponement of the case would be Sc
cured by his attorney.