Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-02-02
CAPTAIN SOUDERS, OF PHILADEL-
PHIA DETECTIVE FORCE AP-
PEARS IN COURT IN BEHALF OF
ROSELLA SHOP CROWD MEMBER

When Judge Eldredge called the
Wednesday morning session of court
to order at Cape May Court House
one of the prominent persons sitting
in the room was no other but Captain
Souders, head of the Philadelphia City
Detective Force. Sitting with him
were two Of his sons whom he brought
down with him for the trip. The first
case to be called was that of John
Frey, indicted for receiving stolen
goods and who plead non vult to the
charge. Mr.. Frey was implicated in
the Rosetta Shop case in that he was
approached by members of the gang
and purchased 20 sweaters from them.
These sweaters he disposed of in
Philadelphia, but later recovered and
turned them over to the Wildwood
police officials. Prosecutor Solan
spoke in his behalf and advised that
the Judge give a suspended sentence
in his case. Judge E~ldredge called
Frey before him and reminding him
that as he had no previous record he
would follow the prosecutors sug-
gestion and give him a suspended SEN
tence. An order for the discharge of
his bail was now given from the
bench. Prosecutor now informed the
people in the court room that the case
of the State VS.. Robert Poindexter, of
Wildwood, would be held over for two
weeks on account of the illness of
Lawyer Bonnell, who represented
P%oindexter. He asked the Judge to
dispose of the case of Lloyd Wilson
(colored), of Ocean City. The pris-
oner was called in from the Jail by
Sheriff Redding. While this was
going on Adam Owen (colored) a
brought before the Judge on the
charge of breaking and entering the
garage of Mary R. Irwin, of Stone
Harbor, and using her a without
permission. Owen said he would
plead not guilty to the charge and de-
sired that Bonnell represent him. On
account of Lawyer Bonnells sickness
this case was also postponed for two
weeks.
Motion for sentence on Lloyd Wilson
was now offered by Prosecutor Solan.
Wilson had plead guilty to the charge
of breaking and entering and larceny
from the pharmacy of DR.. Abbott, at
Ocean City in July last. Wilson took
some $1,1O0 from the safe of this store
and then got away, going to North
Carolina. Not satisfied there he re-
turned to Asbury Park and later went
to New Haven, Conn, where he was
arrested by the police and extradited
to the Cape May County Jail. Chief
of Police Johnson, of Ocean City, was
heard as a witness and stated that
there had been no recovery of the
money and little hopes of recovery.
Lawyer Greis, called in at the last
moment to represent Wilson, made a
plea for the prisoner, saying that his
father was an unusual type of negro,
that the boy was but 81, that ne was
married to the daughter of a minister
of the gospel in Cape May, and that
this was his first offense and so le-
niency might be the best method of
punishment. Chief Johnson was again
questioned by Solan and gave the III
formation that a few days prior to the
Abbott trouble that Wilson's father
had charged his son with the theft
Of $25 from him. He also said that
from July Sd to November Sd Wilson
had been touring" the country. DR..
Abbott now gave some information in
the matter, saying that Wilson had
left his employ in April prior to the
robbery. Wilson himself now came
before Judge Eldredge and told. how
he had been married for one year, was
living with his wife until just before
the robbery, when she went to Cape
May. He said he had left DR.. Abbott's
in April and had opened a restaurant
for himself. He later sold this and
then came the robbery. He then told
of his going to North Carolina and on
to New Haven, his birthplace. He said
he had entered DR.. Abbott's store
through a rear window and had open
ed the safe by the combination he
knew when employed in the store.
Judge Eldredge was surprised at this
story as he had been under the i'm
preston that Wilson had taken the
money from an open safe while in the
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story changed the charge from, larceny
to burglary and sentenced Wilson to
States Prison for not less than three
years nor more than seven years.
Lawyer Lloyd now appeared before
Judge Eldredge in behalf of Willie
Jacobs who last week was sentenced
to a term in the Railway R~eformatory
in connection with the Rosetta Shop
case. Judge Eldredge listened to him
and agreed when Lloyd called Captain
Souders to the front of the room.
Captain Souders stepped before the
Judge, saying that he would leave the
talking to Lloyd as he was not a great
talker. Judge Eldredge now COM
mented how he was not in favor of
dragging on cases hat had been set
tied, but how this particular case had