Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1925-04-10
Perjurors Held
Under $1,000 Bail
Defendants Appear Voluntarily And
Supply Bond. Other Criminal Gases

Henry Novario and Tony Procac-
cfno, under indictment for perjury.
came before Judge Slaughter, at the
weekly session of court ON Thursday.
to enter pleas to the charges against
| them. They had learned of the in
dictments and came voluntarily with
out being arrested. Another defend
ant Joseph Prosper, also under in
! dictment for perjury, sent word that
he would appear on Monday. These
are the three men from Vineland
who were in charge of the motor
van that was held up by hijackers
between Medford and Lumberton in
December, 1923, while enroute from
Vineland to New York. When one
of the alleged hijackers, said to be
New York gunner, was on trial for
highway robbery, the three truck
men failed to identify him. They said
the night was too dark, because of
rains to see any of the four high
waymen plainly. The result was
the discharge of the defendant and
the nolle pressing of the indictments
against his three companions.
William F. Lincoln, of Mount Hol-
ly, indicted for passing worthless
checks on a Trenton firm and who
had pleaded non vult to one amount
ing to 500, was fined $500. He has
made good the checks which were
protested for lack of funds.
Marcus Schuyler and Edward
Clinton, Burlington boys, entered
pleas of not guilty to the charge of
rape on Mary E. Bawn, who is under
16 years of age.
Charles West, 14-year-old colored
boy, pleaded guilty to stealing BIZ
cycle from Edward E. Althofer, at
Beverly. He said that while walking
along the road he saw the machine
leaning against fence and the tenn
tation to take it was SO strong that
he couldn't resist. Reports were that
he has been in number of troubles
and has no good home, so he was
sent to the Jamesburg reform school.
Sidney Brinkley, colored of Flor
ence, was placed ons trial charged
with breaking and entering the home
of Mrs. William Hoagland, also col
ored and stealing mems and wo-
mems wearing apparel and radio
outfit, the total value of which was
about 5000. He had entered a plea
of not guilty the previous week and
having no counsel, Attorney Harold
t. Parker was assigned to conduct
the defense.
The robbery, Mrs. Hoagland said,
took place while she was on visit
to Trenton. She testified that en-
trance had been gained through
cellar window and the breaking of
the lock on the door leading to the
basement.
Policeman Griffith, of Florence,
who arrested Brinkley, said search
of the defendants home revealed the
articles alleged to have been stolen.
Brinkley put up curious defense,
alleging that he had been on very
friendly terms with the Hoagland wo-
man, who is rather attractive young
woman, and after her husband had
been sent to Jail for thirty days on a
charge of drunken driving, Brinkley
entered into plot with her to elope
to Baltimore. He said he accompa-
MED her to Trenton and had been in
structed to go to her home to get the
clothing, to have it ready for the
elopement, but his explanation about
taking the radio and the mems cloth
ing was not satisfactory. Mrs Hoag-
land Indignantly denied the elope-
ment story, also the allegation OF ex-
tremely friendly relations.
Judge Slaughter decided that
Brinkley was guilty and on Monday
sentenced him to State prison for a
term of one to three years.
Robert Peacock represented the
prosecution in the Brinkley case.