The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-05-07
Monmouth County Courts,


Retracting a plea of not guilty and
pleading guilty of atrocious assault
and battery upon Vincenzo LaPorter
at Red Bank on March 8, Frank Mas
"a was sentenced by Judge Lawrence
April 80 to 18 months to lever years
in state prison.
Michael Koval and his wife, Mary.
of Keansburg, entered pleas OF non
vult to charges Of illegal possession
and sale of liquor. Prosecutor Quinn
said that the woman was connected
with the sale of liquor on Two oc-
casions to a 13-year-old-g irl. Judge
Lawrence sentenced Mrs koval to
three months in the county jail and
he fined Mr.. Koval 500 and costs
and paroled him in custody OF Pro-
baton Officer Houghton for three
years with. the warning that If LIQUOR
is found upon his promises again ne
will be sent to state prison.
John j. Koch, pr opriet + o. a skat.
ing rink on Chelsea avenue, Long
Branch, who was found guilty by, a
Jury before Judge Lawrence last week OF
q sault and battery upon Louis DIS
tifano at the skating rink on March 0.
was fined $75 and costs.
Richard McLane of Long Branch
pleaded not guilty of issuing a Worth
less check at Red Bank and he was
held for trial May u. 1t was an
nounced that a detainer has been
lodged against McLane at the county
iail here by the police of Newark,
where he was wanted IN q 81 mliar
charge.
A n~eighborhood quarrel revolving
around neighbur children was aired IN
court, April 20 when VIM. j.. VanNote
Of Fair Haven, without a jury on charge
Of assault and battery upon Henry
DeBeringham, IL, son OF Mrs. Char-
lotte DeBeringham.
At the conclusion of the nearing
judi Lawrence said that the case
was of nature that should not have
been brought to the criminal court. he
ordered q not guilty verdict, but,
warned VanNote.
RAYMOND Dunickan, II, Charles Pal
mer, II, and Schrnbe 10 Camp Vall
soldiers who last Friday night stole a
Bnick roadester belonging to Louis
Callahan at RedIBank and drove to Deal
where they were arrested by Detective
Sergeant Lediard, waived indictment
pleaded guilty before Judge Lawrence
and thew were sentenced to the reforma-
terry at Railway.
Edwin Carlson and Ernest j. Ira
Wis, also Camp Vail soldiers, who on
March 81. stole a Dodge coupe belong
mo to samuel Helimlich at Long
Branch and were arrested near Mat
avian. were released under suspended
sentence when Jud e Lawrence was a
vised that. as the men had spent nearly
a month in Jail and that thay were SO
intoxicated at the time of the theft
that they did not realize what they
were doing. The suspended sentence
was also pronounced with the knowl-
edge that a guard was present from
Camp Vail to take the soldiers back to
campwhere they will be court martialed.
Nathalia Rosa, in whose home Long
Branch officers recently discovered
two 5O-gallon stills. a quantity OF alco-
hol mash and cther liquors, waved In
dictment and pleaded guilty Of illegal
manufacture of liquor and he was fined
9o5O and cots and sentenced to five
DAYS in the county jail.
Emilio Talerico, on the plea of guilty
of illegal possession Of liquor at Red
Rank. was fined 1925 and costs and
sentenced to ten days in the county
jai.
Carmine Caridunto pleaded guilty Of
~atrocious assault on Susie Reeves, col
ored, at Red Bank, on April lO, ano
he was sentenced to n to sever
years in state prison.
Lester Bennett, 20 years, waived
Indictment and pleaded guilty o.
cashing a forged check for $50 at Y,
l.. Yonk's store on Shrewsbury aVen-
ne, Red Bank, and he was sentenced
to state reformatory at Railway.
Michael de Antonio, 20 years o.
Elizabeth formerly Of Red Bank
waived indictment and pleaded gull
ty of stealing a radio battery iron
an automobile of the Monmouth
Radio Service on Bridge avenue,
Red Bank, He was fined $25 anc
paroled for one year.
Walter Trasch pleaded guilty O
technical criminal assault upon
16-year-old-girl at Sea Bright, OF
June 80 last and he was sentenced
to the reformatory at Railway.
Arthur Little and Joseph keelUT
were held in bail for trial on a chargl
of issuing a false check for $275 a
Keansburg.
Walter Fleming waive mdlcJmen
and pleaded not guilty of assault ant
battery upon his wife at Long Brancl
in April and ne was held for trial.
Albert Brown, 80, convicted sever
months age and in Jail since tina
time on a charge of criminal assault
on three little girls at Belmar, wa
released from jail, for a new trial
The mother Of the little girls, Judg'
Lawrence said had written askini
him not to have the matter presses
further.
William Hoffman OF Point Pleasant
pleaded non vult to an indictmen
charging him with non support of hi
child at Red Bank, it appearing tina
he was $75 in arrears. The matter wa
continued for one month durinI
which time Hoffman was directe,
to make up his arrearages. Hoffman
wife has divorced him.