Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1921-08-05
WIFI KNOWN ATLANTIC CITY HOTEL
MAN SENTENCED IN LIQUOR CASE
Judge Eldredge Imposes Six Months and $500 Fine on
Emanuel Katz Who is Said to Have Been Responsible
for Hauling Whskey from Fish Plant
Case Appealed
LoEFFLERs NOT YET SENTENCED, THEY HAVE
LOS OF MEMORY

OH LuG IululuS UOdl0 LIN PRNS~
After some demur he identified the de
PENDANT as the man in the tan touring
ear. He said at first that he couldn't
he sure because at the time of the
event Katz was bareheaded and IN
shirtsleeves, and was sitting at the
wheel of the car. There was another
man in the touring car, who was tall
and slender and had a little black mus
tache. He was asked if he could see
the man anywhere in the court room
Everyone with a mustache hastily COW
cred it up. Hendee said that he didn't
see him. Hendee said that he took a
case of whiskey into his W car for
evidence, but it was put back into the
truck at Court House by someone else
Cole objected to McCarter's suggestion
that perhaps Hendee wanted the case
for himself.
Chief Howard Johnson told how
Katz made his escape by showing him
off the running board and driving
away. He said that he heard three
shots fired but couldn't say who hred
them.
Leonard Byrne told about the same
story as the other witnesses.
Kenneth Kirby said that he drove
the automobile that followed the truck
from Wildwood. He was not paid to
see things, only to drive, so did not
see anyone in particular. He denied
that he was keeping a sharp eye
peeled for the Loefflers.
Mead Tomlin, sheriff of Cape May
County, testified that he has 152 cases
of alleged liquor in his possession.
At the request of the defense Tomlln
went out and brought in one OF the
cases and placed it on the bench be-
fore Judge Eldredge, who tried hard
to look nonchalant. Tomlin also mad
a burlap package which seemed TO
contain six bottles. He continued MS
testimony, that he had opened two
of the cases in the presence of Mr.
Cole. officer Gaskill and Mr.. Knowles,
took one bottle out of each case and
handed it to Mr.. Knowles who tasted
it. At this juncture Mr.. Knowles, who
was present in court, produced from a
handbag two square faced bottles
sealed with red sealing wax. Prosecu-
tor Cole remarked that they were
marked like Johnny Walker" but
smell like West Indian rum. Tomlin
showed Identifying marks on the bot
tie, n of which was Prosecutor Coles
name on a bit of paper around the
neck of each bottle. He said that
he didn't know anything about the
case that was put back into the truck
from Hendee'sI car.
Mr.. Knowles testified next. He said
that the liquor in the two bottles
which he tested were Sc per cent spirit
proof, which means that they con-
tanned about 40 per cent alcohol.
Mr.. Wienstock (Mr. McCarter wanted
to know whether it was "whiskey-
stock or "wienstock"), a chemist OF
the United States Customs Service,
was next called and said that had
also tested the contents of the two
bottles, and they contained between
40 and "A per cent alcohol, and would
be intoxicating if taken internally.
Mr.. Tomlin carried of his case OF
Johnny Walker" and the two bottles.
1t was shown that the car under
license number 9517O N. ]. belongs to
Katz.
McCarter wanted to know If the
Loefiers weren't convicted Of trans
porting and having possession OF" liq-
uors. Mr.. Cole conceded that they
were, but pointed out that that had
no bearing on Katz's case, as any
number Of people can be convicted OF
one crime. McCarter then moved that
aiding, abetting and procuring" be
stricken out of the charge. The mo-
ton was opposed by Cole and over
ruled. Then McCarter moved that
keep, carry and convey" be stricken
out. That motion was also o~verruled
McCarter pointed out that there was
no evidence that the liquor was in
tended to be used as a beverage OF
that the defendant was guilty O
causing, procuring or counselline
others to drink it.
Judge Eldredge with 10 hesitation
at all declared him guilty as charged
McCarter said that he was going t
appeal to the Supreme Court ant
asked Judge Eldredge to defer sen
tence for ten days until they coulC
make the appeal, and they would Civ
bail. He said that the defendan
wouldn't run away, he was a bushes
man, and represented by reputabl
counsel. Mr.. Cole interposed tina
present company was always excepted
Cole asked for the maximum sen
tence at once. Katz stood up an
Judge Eldredge sentenced him to 81
months in the county Jail and a fin
of $500. The sentence was to take Ell
feet Immediately.
Katz's lawyers got hold of the Su
preme Court Judge at once and b
was shortly out on $4,000 bail.
1t is rumored that the Loefler:
father and son, have suffered a com
nIofa opd n-onvonianf loss 0f mamor