The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-20
Monmouth County Courts. LakGhurSt Station
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John Dilks, a Lakewood youth, who
on Monday pleaded guilty Of breaking
and entering and robbery Of $50 and a
revolver from the home of Jacob Ep-
worth at New Bedford the night of Nov,
~ last, was sentenced Wednesday OF
last week, by Judge Steinbach to the
state reformatory at Railway. Dilks was
recently captured in North Carolina,
his two companions in crime, Howard
Halligan and Britton Estel, having
been sentenced to the refornatory about
the time OF his capture.
Mary w. Wallace of Keyport, SEN
fenced BY Judge Lawrence some
months ago to the state reformatory
for women at Clinton on a charge OF
illegal liquor selling was ordered
recalled frorn the institution. She will
probably be fined and paroled.
Arraigned before Judge Steinbach in
court Monday, Frank Brown and Harry
Fields, colored, entered pleas of not
gu lily Of breaking and entering the
store of Max Eisenberg at Asbury
Park on March is, and they were re-
Inanded to jail in default Of $1,000
bail each for trial June l. Brown is
also charged with carrying revolt
yer.
Theodore Durante, is years old,
who was sent to the state reforma-
tory at Railway six weeks ago on a
charge of being implicated with other
youths in stealing an automobile at
Red Bank and another at Long
Branch, was recalled from institu-
ton, his sentence revoked and he was
paroled for IS months in custody Of
Probation Officer Honghton.
Mrs. Mary Wallace, so years, SEN
fenced five months ago to the state
refornatory for women at Clinton on
charge of illegal sale of liquor al
Keyport, was also recalled from that
/ institution, her sentence was revoked
and she was fined $500, paroled fol-
two and q half years and directed tC
nay her fine and costs at the rate OF
$2. 10 per week. Judge Steinbach said
that both of these reformatory SEN
fences were revoked by him after
consultation and with the sanction Of
Judge Lawrence who imposed the
original sentence.
Frank Fairbanks. q Brielle youth
was acquitted by jury before Judge
Judge Steinbach Tuesday of charge OF
Of stealing $40 from Edward Trotter Of
Brielle the night of Oct 19 last. Mr.
Trotter said he had placed $40 bill in 8
milk bottle on his front porch anc
that a half hour after Fairbanks left
| his house the theft was discovered
and he called former Police Officer
Shem Pearce, who arrested Fair
banks at his home and that Fair
! badks disgorged the $40. Fairbanks
represented by Max Finegold, a Free
hold lawyer, said that he took the
money as a joke, intending to return
it to the father of his best girl the
next day. Trotter, he said, had
taken box Of his cigars just prior
/ to this occasion and had returned
them to him later.
NAnother jury returned a not guilty
verdict at the conclusion Of tho trlal
of Samuel Bassone OF charge OF as
sault and batterty upon Alphonsc
Soviere, a Long Branch tailor. So
viero said that Bassone. September
| 81 last hit him in the eve with his
fist and Bassone agreed that he did
b ut said that Eoviero first hit him
Bassone were represented by John
Giordaco of Long Branch. Assistant
Prosecutor Langdon E. Morris ap
peared for the state in both cases.