The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-15

Hazlet.
John A. Okerson, retired, Freehold.
Rev. George P. Butler, Little Sill
yer.
William Shepherd clerk, Matawan.
George A. Reynolds, farmer, Farm
ingdale, R. d
Jacob Magician, retired, Marlboro
Harry Bennett, builder, Long
Branch.
Ridge.
William T. Franklin, retired, At
auto Highlands.
William ]. Gordon, farmer, MARI
boro.
Norman Downs, boobkeoper, Nep-
tune City.
Rev Oliver Remson, Asbury Park.
Mortimer DeRoche, clerk, Long
Branch.
Howard Patterson, painter, Perrine-
vile.
Albert B. Smith, insurance, Mata-
wan.
Howell Woolley, merchant. Long
Branch.
Fred Mau lsbury, farmer. Allentown.
J. Elmer VanDerveer, blacksmit h
West Freehold.
Cyrus W. Low, retired. Neptune
township.
Charles Allen, farmer, AlIenwood.
Charles M. Butler, salesman. Key
port.
Charles s. Goff, insurance agent, Bel
mar.
W. W. Hobrough, Matawan.
William. Hardy, farmer, Eatontown.
George G. Henry, fisherman, Bel
mar.
Russell Feltman. mechanic, Clarks-
burg.
Clarence Bahrenburg, farmer, Haz-
lie.
Marriott Armita,e retired, Free
hold.
Samuel Clayton, farmer, Farming
dale, r. D.
Roy Lalnbertson, farmer, Keyport,
Andrew J. Cooper, laborer, South
Belmar.
Arthur G. Lemond, contra ctor
Wanamassa.
George P. Martin, farmer, Farming
dale.
Leslie Merker, arraigned before Judge
Jacob Steinbach, jr., in court in Free
hold, Monday, pleaded not guilty to
an Indictment charging him with grand
larceny for the theft of tires battery, and
other accessories from car left along
the road in Middletown township after
an accident last August. He was held
in bailibonds for trial April 26.
Frank Bryne, serving 30 day SEN
tence for drunken driving at Oakhurst,
was paroled by Judge Steinbach Mon
day for balance of his term IA days at
the request of Sheriff VanMater. Bryne,
it was said is suffering from leakage Of
the heart and also his wife and child
need his support and his wife is IN
delicate condition.
With one of their number turning
state evidence and themselves refrain
ing from going on the witness stand to
deny the charges Harold Haliigan and
Britton EstelI of Lakewood, were con-
victed by jury before Judge Jacob
Steinbach, jr.. in Freehold, Monday of
holding up and robbing Jacob Epworth
at his home near New Bedford, Wall
township, the morning Of Nov. u last.
The two men, who have been in jail in
Freehold, since their arrest late in No
vember were remanded to Jail await
sentence.
The undoing of the pair so far as,
the trial Monday was concerned, was
4 \ L.. ~ oh rioc Rrn1Cf-
ed also under Indictment on the same
charges. The fourth member of the
accused group John Dixie, has not
been apprehended, Breasted who said
he was a chauffeur, formerly in the
employ Of the Yellow Taxicab company
of Asbury Park and Lakewood and now
employed by the Palace Tourist cor
said that he was approached
early the night of the robbery by Halli-
gan. Estell and Dilkes with request
that he drive them to a road house
near Souankum. He refused and twice
that night they renewed the request,
with the result that shortly after mid
night he consented to take them for
a ride. He drove to Asbury Park, he
said, thence to Epworth's home near
Bedford. Here his fares asked him
TO accompany gl1OA1 l1tN bdC 1OAoS e1lAA
have a drink. He accompanied Dixie
into the house. he said and Dixie asked
Mr.. Epworth for something to drink and
when Epworth said he had nothing to
drink Dixie suddenly drew a revolver
and compelled Mr.. Epworth to hand
over what money he had. At that in
slant. Braisted averred the men out
side began shooting and he and Dixie
left the house and drove away with
the otherlrwo men. Halligan was rep
resented at the trial by Harold Nc
Dermott and Estell by Max Finegold.
Assistant Prosecutor Langdon e. Nor
ris appeared for the state.
The grand jury in session last Sep
TENDER, reported in court late We'd
nesday afternoon and handed up sc adj
ditonal bills of indictment making a
total of 1873. The grand jurors were
addressed by both Circuit Court
Ruff v. Lawrence and County Judge
Jacob Steinbach jr., the latter telling
the iurymen that they formed the best
grand Jury that had ever reported to
him The was first seated on the bench
V.,ner1au7 TndCa T,awraDea and also