Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-09-14
ALL PARTIES
PUT IN CELLS
Plaintiffs and Defendants In
Market Fight Get Record
er'S Goat by Antics

"All hands and the cook" were
ordered locked up until tomorrow
morning by Recorder Harold E
Pickersgill when plaintiff and de-
PENDANTS failed to appear pm sched-
uled time for trial of an assault and
battery Ease in the police court this
morning. According to the recorders
instructions the men were to be re-
leased on 800 bail tomorrow morn
ing after they had time to ponder
deeply regarding the majesty of the
law. Following are the circum-
stances of the case:
Morris Weiss, 292 Smith street;
Sisko Mandelcorn, 2S6 Smith street,
and Ben Horowitz, of 331 Fayette
street, were summoned to court this
morning to answer charges of as
sault and battery made by Max
Boros. All the above men are mer-
chants operating in the farmers
market, hat constant source of
business for the police court, and
when they heard of Boros' action in
swearing out a warrant for them
they met in solemn conclave to ar
range an agreement. 1t was learned.
Terms of Agreement
BY the terms of the agreement, it
is said, each defendant was to pay
Boros a sum of money to soothe his
feelings and then he vas to withdraw
the charge against them.
This arrangement to settle the case
of court after swearing out the
did not jibe with Recorder
PickersgilI's opinion of the matter.
His contention was that settlement
be made regularly in court,
before him.
Summoned at 8 o'clock this morn
ing for trial, the men did not APP
pear. Having heard that the case
had been Settled" the recorder sent
the police car for the men and had
arraigned at once, when he in
tended to lay down the law to them.
in company with the Of
icers sent for them the defendants
the court that they were
by George j. Miller, IN
for his clients Mr.. Mil
er happened to oversleep, and when
did not appear. Recorder
Pickersgill lest patience and ordered
he men jailed until tomorrow. Court
hen Adjourned amid a general wall
complainant. The recorder went
Later In the morning MI. Miller
appeared in search of the judge and
when informed that court had ad-
disappeared In the direction
If the recorders place of business.
Some One Will Pay.
Mr.. Miller and Recorder Pickers-
ill came back to court again about
fifteen minutes later, with the re-
order in high dudgeon and declaring
M would pay for his third
in court in less than an
Defendants and plaintiff were re-
moved from the lookup and faced
he court for trial, when they We're
to a reprimand for their at
,empt to settle the case in such a
manner. In addition Recorder Pick
remarked, "It Is a crying
the way you men up at that
farmers market fight one another
ike cats and dogs. You ought to be
ashamed of yourselves to be coming
Town to this court continually with
hese foolish grievances. 1t is a dis
race to you and your faith and II
can't stop it yourselves your as
should stop it for you"
Fines of $40 each were imposed
Upon defendants and compliments
like and costs of SO each, levied the
'ecorder said, because he had to
to court three times in n
morning to settle one case. Proffer
If O. check for the amount by n of
he men was promptly and shortly
by the recorder, who re-
,lied that the lookup would hold the
nan until he could get the cash to
,ay his fine.