The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-07-22
Monmouth County Courts

A two-day trial Of 100000 suit
] for damages instituted by Sylvester
i Freschi of Keansburg against Albert
b Mason, an iron roofing contractor,
/ for injuries sustained July "a, 1924,
when, it was alleged heavy iron bar
fell on his head while working at the
MetallurA ical and Chemical company
plant at Keyport, came to naught
Thursday of last week when a jury be-
| fore Circuit Court Judge Frank b. Jess
announced their inability to agree
upon verdict and were discharged.
Freschi said that he went into a
building under course of construction
where he was in charge Of a gang Of
Ilaborers, and while engaged at his
task an iron dolly pin used by the
iron workers fell more than 40 feet
from the partly completed roof, hit
up n his head and caused iDjuri,
that have since incapacitated him
from labor. Mr.. Mason contested tae
suit on the q ound that he nor his
men dropped the iron that struck
Freschi
All the dolly pins that were taken
to the roof were still there imnedi-
ately after the accident he said and
he Insisted that some other object
dropped by other workinen must
have caused the injury. The jury was
out more than five hours before being
discharged. Mr.. Freschi was repre-
scented at the trial by McDermott a.
Stokes of Freehold. Mr.. Mason was
defended by Howard Roberts of At
lantic High ands and former Senator
Thomas Brown of Perth Amboy.
$500. :. 49,, :, t@aF1nc
Judge Steinbach to plead to iudict-
ments Thursday of last week was Sam
ue Cole, charged with breaking with
garage of Louis f. Lipsey Of Asbury
: Park. May 81. Cole pleaded not guilty
and was held for trial Sept. IA.
Christian Yeager and Mrs. Annie Oak
erson pleaded not guilty to a statutory
offense in Ocean township May IA and
they were held in bail for trial Sept. 81.
Roccuno Buffo Of Red Bank Pleaded
not guilty of illegal sale of liquor and
/ he was held in bail bonds for trial Sept.
IL. Robert Brewer of Asbury Park.
pleading guilty of the same offense, was
held for trial Sept. 81.
Nick Mechanico pleading not guilty
of atrocious assault and battery upon
Frank SAVING at Asbury Park March
II, was held for trial Sept. 81 The
same date was fixed for the trial of
Frank Cottrell and John McAvoy
charged with stealing an automobile
from Joel Test in Freehold and d nuns
} Der Of chickens from ID. b. @. Mat
thews of West Freehold.
4 William j. Hurley of Belma
pleaded non vult of desertion of his
wife at Red Bank and he was held in
bail bonds for sentence next Wednes-
day, as was James O'Leary, who plead
ed not guilty of maintaining a disor-
DERBY house in Wall township. Paul
Thomas, coiored, of Matawan, plead
ed not guilty of desertion of his wife
and he was remanded to await trial
July 20.
Eugene Meyers and Arnold Hud-
gins, colored, pleaded not guilty of
stealing Buick automobile belonging
to Norman Mount at Asbury Park
May II, and they were remanded for /
trial %.
Bertha Butterfield, colored, pleaded
not guilty to two charges of issuing
forged checks for $35 each on the Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove bank April 6
last and she was remanded for trial July
%.
Clarence Tomlin, colored, who wss
arrested in Washington, d. c., after es-
Gaping from the Monmouth county
jail and then stealing an automobile
to make his getaway a few weeks ago,
entered pleas Of not guilty to four
charges Of highway robbery and he was |
remanded to jail to await trial Sept. s. 4
Tomlin is charged in the indictments |
with stealing 5000 and gold watch
from Herbert D. Russlin, a diamond |
ring valued at 500 from Gladys Parker
and valuable papers from Erving |
Grubmann, all in Ocean township the /
night night Of May 80, and of stealing |
$50 from Margaret Hughes in Shrews-
bury township the same night. Tom {
Inns alleged partner in crime, Edward |
Walker, and who escaped with him
from county Jail has not been recap
tured.
David Gray and James Alturo1
waived indictment and pleaded not
guilty of stealing team of horses from |
Lawrence Gaffy at Keyport June 80 |
and they were remanded to await hear
ing before the court next Tuesday. The |
same date was fixed for the hearing of |
Jack Russell, colored, charged with
receiving stolen goods at Asbury Park. I
Cleveland Washington, colored, /
waived indictment and pleaded guilty |
of assault and battery upon his !
mother-in-law, Mrs. May Hays, in Nep-
tune township'June 10 and was re- !
manded to await sentence next We'd /
nesday. Sentence will also be imposed |
that DAY upon Charles Worlnley col |
ored, who pleaded guilty of assault
and battery upon his wife, Ethel on
June 30.
Edward l. Brown, a real estate
b. oker at Asbury Park. Tuesday SCI
cured Judgment Tor 5000 against Mr..
and Mrs. Robert A.. Higgins Of Bel |
mar, for commission claimed to be |
due for sale OF property owned by them
at the northwe corner of 18th street |
and Ocean avenue. Belmar
Mr.. Brown placed n evidence a
contract signed by MIR. and Mrs Hig-
gins, to sell the property to the
Bradley Building COMPANY for SIS,
600. The contract allowed five per |