The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-10-07
Monmouth County Courts

The first 23 names drawn on the
grand jury 30 two weeks ago, an
swere0 to their names and were sworn
in as grand jury for the September
term u court before Supreme Court
Justice Frank T Lloyd, Tuesday Of
last week. Mort V Pach of Loeb Ar
bour was named foreman. This is the
first time in years that first 30 names re-
sponded.
In charging the grand jury Justice
Lloyd said that Prosecutor Quinn
had advised him there are no honi-
eide cases for the grand jnry's con-
sideration, tho there may be some
manslaughter cases He charged the
jurors to return indictments. without
permitting prejudice to sway them,
in complaints Of carrying concealed
weapons and of infractions of the
prohibition laws, if the evidence pre-
sented prima facia case.
Anthony Laurino, "a of Main street,
OceanpoIt, was sentenced Wednesday
of last week by Judge Jacob Steinbach.
jr., to one year in state prison and his
companions in the crime, John Vitola.
81, Of 800 Jeffrey street, Long Branch.
and John DePrisco, of Main street.
Oceanport, were sentenced to three
months IN the county jail and fined
$50 and costs. The jail sentences
of the latter two were suspended,
however, pending their good behavior,
and they were paroled for two years
in custody Of Probation Officer
Houghton to whom they are to pay
their fines in installments of $40 per
month. The Youths last week plead
ed guilty Of stealing rs bags Of potatoee
from the farm of Isaac Bergen at
New Sharon Laurino owned the
truck in which the potatoes were
taken and also he had a record of hav-
ing served term in the reformatory at
Railway and also in New York peni-
Tertiary.
Clarence Emmons of Lakewood, was
paroled q year after admitting giving
William Mack of Marlboro, worthless
check for $3.50 for some produce,
had failed to reimburse Mr.. Mack's
loss, was sentenced to six months in the
county jail
Charles Mitchell pleaded guilty Of
illegal manufacture Of intoxicants in
his home at Union Beach, was fined
$50 and costs and he was paroled for
two years in custody of Probation
Officer Houghton. His brother, Tony
Mitchell, pleaded not guilty to q like
charge and he was held for trial Nov
10.
Carl Welsh, alias sidney Towney,
entered q plea OF not guilty of trans
porting Ethel Dufour of Keyport into
New York state for immoral purposes
and he was remanded to Jail to await
trial Nov. 8.
Charged with the illegal manufac-
ture Of liquor at farm near linton
Falls, Pasty Poselli, Alice and Andy
Cookhouse, Fred Riley, Toney Scanuz-
20 and Tony Sacore entered pleas of
not guilty and then were held in bail
for trial Nov. 10.
Lawrence and Mary Martoni plead
ed not guilty to separate indictments
charging them with the illegal sale
of liquor at the Evergreen Tea Room
in linton Falls and they were held
in 81 900 bail for trial No. 10.
Pleading not guilty Of illegal sale
of liquor at Long Branch, Patrick
Poselli was held in $1,000 bail for
trial Nov. 16
Nov. 90 was fixed as the date for
the trials Of Samuel Spuzuco, John
Zalazo and Steve Vaechiano Of As
bury Park, and fedora of Long
Branch, each of whom entered pleas
of not guilty of illegal sale of liquor
aud furnished bail bonds of 81 900
each to await trial
Glen Furness pleaded not guilty Of
uttering worthless check for 1858 on
the First National bank of Seabright
and he was held in 81 900 bail for trial
Nov. 80. William H. Hoag Of Sea-
bright becoming his bondsman.
Waving Indictment and trial by jury,
John Bailey pleaded not guilty to steal
ing $50 from a steamboats, at Keans-
borg and he was reInanded to jail to
await trial before Judge Steinbach
Thursday Of last week. Andrew J. O..
Stokes was assigned to defend him.
Tho he appeared without lawyer to
defend him at his trial on an indict-
Inent charging him with the illegal sale
of liquor, Tony Rubino of 326 South
Seventh avenue, Long Branch, had
counsel, Max Finegold of Freehold,
appointed to look after his interests
in court Monday and at the close OF the
trial the jury returned a verdict of not
guilty. William Bennett, the chief
state witness, testified that he purchas-
ed a bottle of liquor from Rubino on
June and Lieutenant Wardell of the
Long Branch police, told of Selling a
quantity Of liquor and offered it in
evidence. Mr.. Rubino and his wife
both denied having sold any liquor in
the bottles offered in evidence was
anise, which they used as tonic in
their own family.
Charles Robbins, II years, also rep
resented by Mr.. Finegold, pleaded
guilty Of attempting to assault young
girl in Upper Freehold township and
he was sentenced to the state home for
boys at Jamesburg-
Emett Stansfield of First street,
Freehold, pleaded guilty OF possession
OF still. His counsel, MIR. Finegold,
told the court that MIR. Stansfield had
lost his position in the rug mill and had
taken employment at New Brunswick,
also that this was his LIST offense that he
had not sold any liquor distilled by
him. The STILL be said, was found by
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