The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-22
Missing Warrants at
AsbuTy Park

J Missing warrants and other papers
vital to the state in the prosecution OF
motorists appealing from local conyic-
tions of operating autos wnlle
under the influence of liquor Saturday
resulted in the discharge Of five con-
victed drunken drivers three OF them
local residents, when they appeared
before Common Pleas Judge jacob
Steinbach. jr., in the Asbury Park
district court room.
! Though the absence of warrants in
| four of the cases and all pages except
the appeal and bond in the fifth was
not explained, James d. Carton, city
solicitor, who under the 1921 act must
prosecute the case for the municipality
did not inquire as to why the papers
were not intact.
No criticism was made of county Of
| fcials because of the absence of the pa
pers. Four of the five appeals were con-
victions of the late Judge John A. Bor-
den the fifth being that of Judge Louis
l. Tpmen. In three of Judge Borden's
convictions the warrant was missing,
while in the fourth the complaint, con-
viction and warrant we're not in the en-
velope on file. The case Of Judge Tu-
men had the warrant missing.
Judge Tumen declared that in the APP
peal from his decision, when the papers
in the case were forwarded by him to
the county clerk at Freehold, the war;
rant was included. 1t was so stated In a
letter accompanying the papers, the
Judge declared.
Shortly after the death of Judge Bor-
den, his son, Harry, had destroyed all
the effects Of his father, which appar-
emily Included his record Of all cases dis
posed Of by him.
The appeal from the conviction by
Judge Tumen was that of Carl Has
lam, New York artist, who is now in
Europe, according to his counsel,
Rays r. Morgan of Patterson, Rhome
and Morgan.
| The four other convicted drunken
drivers whose appeals were granted
reversing the decision of thelocal court
were three Asbury Park, residents:
Louis Karagias, of 525 Lake avenue
Daniel A.. Saraka, of Winn avenue.
and George Wainright. William
Westphal of Spring Lake was the
/ fifth to escape q jail term thru the
absence or disappearance of lneces-
sary papers. Mr.. Morg an, William
E. Andrew jr., and Charles p. Cook
aP FcStA ~ m m upaStAAa1 - ~ ny ~
" ara Eas elllEf, esounsef for Kataglas
dit not appear.
The only papers on file in the Kari
! agias suit was the notice of appeal,
the complaint, conviction and warrant
front concessionaire, was arrested by
Police Sergeant Clarence v Mooney
on Sept a. 1. 1924, on charges of
drunken driving and disorderly con-
duct. Three days laterJ Judge Borden sem
fenced Karagias to 80 days in jail on
the drunken driving charge and 20
day for disorderly conduct.
Sarada, who was represented by
Mr.. Andrew, was arrested on Aug.
10, 1924, by officer Williams, A 30
day sentence was imposed by Judge
Borden. George L. Wainwright of
90 Webb avenue, Ocean Grove, was
sentenced to 80 days in Jail follow
| ing his arrest and conviction on the
drunken driving charge on March %,
1924. Judge Borden imposed the
sentence. The fifth defendant, West
phal, was sentenced by Judge Bor-
den on july "a, 1924, to 80 DAYS on the
drunken driving charge.
Judge Steinbach reserved decision
in the case Of William A. Thomson
of 1909 Munroe avenue who on July
20 last was sentenced by Judge tn
men to serve 30 days in the county
jail on charge Of drunken driving.
! All papers in this case were intact
with the exception Of a certificate
| signed by examining physician, DR. l..
l.. Leonard. MIR. Carton dispatched
Officer Alfred Giles, the complaining
officer to police headquarters in a
futile attempt to locate the certificate.
The appeal of Hiram Slocum of
429 Joline avenue Long Branch, was
dismissed, when Joseph M. Turner,
counsel for Slocum explained to the
court that Slocum, nearly year ago,
had withdrawn his appeal and serv-
ed a jail term. Slocum was arrested
March. II, 1926, and sentenced to 80
days in Jail by Justice NJ. L. Ferris.
George Patterson of Bradley Beach
will also appeal on May % from de-
cision Of Judge Borden on June %,
1914, who sentenced the defendant to 80
days in jail. Judge Kre ner also repre-
sents Patterson.