Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1922-12-29
NEWS FROM THE COUNTY ~

When Judge H. H. Eldredgs
to the bar on Wednesday. nooppea
goth, to open the Common Ploao noer
proceedings for the Decembo~ oOurt
he found the full court ready fo ,srn'
ton, but no action was fortboo &C.
The indictments of the Grand lug
were brought out and the Jury
ones indicted plead to the cbanNOus
The indictments returned h. ses
Grand Jury and the pleas heard ee
State vs.. John Frey, Wildwas'
Larceny and receiving stT
goods; plea Of non vult to Stors sn
goods charge. ea
State VS.. Mary M. Nelson. ror.
Township. Selling liquor; nlea :
not guilty. VI
State VS.. Wm e. Nelson, LOVE-.
Township. Selling liquor
State VS.. Adam Owen, Stone Ho,..
Four counts; ~felonious entry. Law
ceny and illegal use of auto
State VS.. Morris Belasco, Wildwoo,
Three counts; d~isorderly bou.s
keeping gambling house and GOV
bling; plea of not guilty.
State VS.. Robt. Poindexter. WILL
wood. Assault and battery; pIs,
of not guilty.
State VS.. Jos. Carroll and John NJ.
of Upper Township. Breakir,
with intent, etc.; plea of M
guilty.
State VS.. Anthony Tiberino, alb,
Jimmie Castor" Wildwood. la.
ceny and receiving.
State VS.. Thomas j. Bleil ANA
Frances G. (styled BleiD, Sea IsA
City. Lewdness.
State VS.. Ulderico Carroll and John
Doe, Upper Township. Breaking
with intent, etc.; plea of u@
guilty.
State VS.. James Doe and Richard
Roe, Sea Isle City. Malicious
damage to public property.
The cases for the Common Pleas
Court we're now called but DELAYS
seemed to hold back. these proceed.
ings. AS time wore on and still thA
lawyers were not ready to begin their
cases, Judge Eldredge became indig-
nant at the hardness of the ATTORNEYS
in not having their cases ready for
action. He stated that it was a fault
prevalent in the courts of Cape Nav
County and one that he was going to
correct if in any way possible to do 50.
After still further delay three cases
that were listed we're stricken off BY
the lawyers representing the parties.
These were Michael C. Barrett VS.. Ed
win c. Dreby Jr., and Mrs. Edwin c.
Dreby, Jr.; Hastings 'Trueax VS.. Will
bert B. Hudgins, and Mary C. Craig
VS.. Geo. G. Loeffier. The case Of l.
Tenenbaum VS.. the Metropolis Waist
Company, of Philadelphia, for alleged
loss resulting from dealings with the
defendant, was settled out of court.
1t is stated by the attorneys that
Tenebaum paid the full amount of the
bill, $274.75.
Acting Prosecutor Eugene Cole
asked Judge Eldredge to pass SEN
tence on Oliver Norman, colored, who
was found guilty of assault in the
spring of the year. Norman jumped
his bail and was not found until a
few weeks ago when the police OF
Baltimore arrested him and extradi-
ton papers were issued. Judge Ed
redge heard the details of the case
from Prosecutor Cole, looked over the
records of the jury trial of the pris-
oner and then passed a sentence OF
Is months to three years in the State
Prison. Norman attacked another
colored man with a meat cleaver in
a Crest hotel last summer. He in
f1icted injuries that almost proved
fatal.
The jurors were excused by Judge
Eldredge and told to report for duty
at 1890 A. M. on Wednesday, January
II At this time the criminal cases
'e up for trial. Wildwood peo-
se especially interested in the
al Court proceedings this term
among them will be the trials Oh
.embers of the gang that robbed the
Rosetta Shops here last summer. TINS
list of prisoners includes many char
acters that are we'll known in the
criminal circles of the country ana
which were only rounded up after
diligent work and search by the local
police officials. In a short session OF
court held on Wednesday of this week,
Bertha Lee, Elizabeth Walters and Al
Sullivan, all colored, were sentenced
by Judge Eldredge. The first TWO
were given sentences of six months
from date in the county Jail, WINE
Sullivan got off with a five months
from date of sentence. Bertha Lee was
charged with larceny, while the otner
two were sentenced on charges OF re-
ceiving stolen goods. This is the case
connected with the robbery in tne
Crest laet summer of a diamond ring
A. Robson.
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