The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1923-02-22
Monmouth County Courts

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recent conviction Of assauiting Willard
Curlsy at Asbury Park, Oct, %. James
Del0rasso was confronted with another
Indictment charging him with carrying
concealed weapons, revolver. Del
Grasso's counsel, j. Mercer Davis of
Camden argued y motion that the
jury verdict on the first charge be set
aside and both charges be considered
as one at a new trial. Judge Lawrence
denied the motion and held DelGrasso
in 81 900 bail for trial March 2 on the
concealed weapons charge and com
United DelGrasso to jail until q
bondsman is secured. Sentence on
the conviction already found was
deferred until after the trial on the
new Indictment
After being out three hours jury
that had listened to the evidence SUBJ
mitted at the trial Of Mrs. Anna Goesch
of 6S1 Wardell street, Long Branch,
charged with assault and battery upon
aged Mrs Harrietennis, a neighbor. was
seven for acquittal and Eve for
conviction. Mrs. Dennis testified
that following reports that Mrs. Goesch
knocked walnuts from tree in her
yard during her temporary absence
from home, she upbraided Mrs. Goesch
and the latter struck her in the face
with her fist breaking her eye glasses
and knocking her down and injuring
her so badly that she was confined to
bed several days. Mrs. Goesch, rep
said that Mrs. Dennis first struck her
in the breast and she merely pushed
the aged woman aside and she fell
Peter Marasic, farmer near Nor
gsnville, was Gied before Judge Law
renee without'b jury and found guilty
Of attempted atrocious assault upon
Herbert Ebenoff. Sentence was de-
ferred two weeks Both men are farm
ers and Marasie, to reach the main
road from his farm is Obliged to drive
over Ebenoff farm, thru which there
is q right of way at a different point
than that used for years. Ebenoff
haltedMarasic and warned him against
further use Of his fields as a roadway
and Marasic retEned to bis home and
secured a shotgun and threatened to
shoot Ebenoff.
William LeGrave Of New Egypt, ar
rested In Milestone township on q
charge IF selling liquor to soldiers en-
route from Camp Dix to Fort Hamil-
ton late last simmer. retracted plea
of not guilty to illegal possession of
liquor to non vult. and he was fined
$50 and costs.
Frank Zacco entered plea OF not
guilty OF assault and battery upon
Clarence deGrippo at Long Branch
Dec. II. and be was held in $1,000 bail
for trial March 2.
James Higgins, recently acquitted
of atrocious assault and battery upon
young woe4an at Keyport, pleaded
not guilty Of carrying concealed weap
ons Nov. and was held in $500 bail
for March 2.
Louis Ferrigiaro pleaded not guilty
of stealing sl1O from Walter MeCaf-
frev at Asbury Park one night re-
Gently. Detective Sergeant Williams
of the Asbury Park police, said that
Ferriggiaro was one of three men in
taxicab, all OF whom were reported in
toxicated. when the robbery occurred.
Ferriggiaro was held in $1,000 bail for
trial March 2.
Constance Ludlow, represented by
Aston Beekman, was denied permits
sion to change name to Spinney when
Theodore Parsons, representing Mrs.
Alfred Spinney, objected to the change
of name The girl, a graduate of the
Red Bank high school and now at
tending Normal school at Trenton,
said that Alfred Spinney is her father
and that he so recognizes her and is
financing her education. Her mother
died when she was but years OF age.
she said. Mrs. Spinney. thru Attorney
Parsons, denied that her husband is
the girls father. Counselor Beekman
said that Mrs Spinney's objection to
the changing her name was founded
on pure jealousy. Mr.. Spinney. he
said, had grown son by q former
marriage who is supporting himself,
while Mr.. Spinney is supporting Mrs.
Spiuney's two children, one youth
of 10 years, who is earning good wages
but who boarded free at the Spinney
home. In refusing to grant permission
asked. Judge Lawrence said that to
do so might be to invite domestic
difficulties in the Spinney household
and also that he did not consider
his the proper tribunal, advising that
the matter be tried out in the chan
Gerry court.