The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-11-11
Monmouth COuntyCOurts.

John F. Miller of New Brunswick
who last week pleaded guilty Of break
ing and entering the american store il
Neptune township July 2, last, wa
fined the costs of prosecution and
paroled by Judge Jacob Steinbach, jT.,
i Wednesday of last week for three
years after Miller's counsel, a.. j. c.
Stokes, told that be had been leading
a straightforward life and had young
wife and two-year-old son In court
with him. Miller, counsel, said he was
led into trouble by Frank Voorhees, OF
Midtown, who escaped from the county
Jail Aug. II and was captured in New
York last Thursday. Voorhees, was
then arraigned and upon pleading
| guilty of the Neptune township charge
was sentenced to two and half years
in state prison. Both are also under
indictment charged with breaking and
entering and robbery from the Am
erican store at Englishtown the same
night that Voorhees, is charged with
breaking jail.
Carl WEIGH, 80, who escaped from
| jail with two others October %, and
who was recaptured at South Amboy
two DAYS later, was tried and acquit-
ted of charge of transporting a
Young woman, Ethel Dufour, from
Newport to Middletown, N. Y, for
immoral purposes Miss Dufour tes-
titled that she went with Welsh from
Keyport to Newark Nov. 12, 1924,
stayed there with him two weeks and
then went to Middletown, N. Y, and
lived with him several weeks. On
cross examination by Welch's coun-
sci, Max FinegoId, Miss Dufour adj
united however that she had ac-
companied Mr.. Welsh's sister-in-law
to Newark and MiddIetown, also that
she was the mother of five years-old
son. WEIGH was held however, on
the jail breaking charge
Tony Mitchell, 81 years old, plead
ed guilty of possession of still at
his home at Union Beach last May
and he was fined $500 and costs and
paroled for three years.
Robert Newman, %, of Wall town
ship, who Monday pleaded guilty with
three other boys of stealing safe in
Spring Lake, was sentenced to the re-
formatory at Railway and Benjamin
Adcock, OF Villa Park, was paroled for
19 months IN custody OF
Probation Officer Houghton.
A Jury before Circuit Judge Ruff v.
Lawrence after listening all day to evil
{ dence in the suit Of Mrs. Louise Golden
EMaghan 81 Henry Campbell against
the Castles Ice Cream company Of Perth
Amboy for damages alleged to have
been done Mrs. Maghan's residence
property at rs Seventh avenue, Long
Branch, Friday night, returned a YER
dict Of No cause for action" Mr..
Campbell, who lives at Eatontown and
president of the Second National
bank at Long Branch, was Joined in
the suit as plaintiff by reason OF his
holding the residence property as trus--
tee for Mrs. Maghan. 1t was alleged
| that Castles Ice Cream Company shipp-
ling plant at Long Branch, adjoining
Mrs. Magban s residence constantly emp
Ity cans containing salt water has sepped
thru the earth until it has killed grass,
shrubbery and trees, and also that the
noise of bustling motor trucks and loud
/ talking workmen at night disturbs the
| rest of those in the Magician house
thereby lessening the value of same for
residential purposes.
| The plaintiffs were represented by
Milton A. Bennett and Charles +.
Sexton of Long Branch. The ice
cream company thru Senator Thorn.
as Brown of Perth Amboy contend
ed that the grass and shrubbery might
well have died from other causes and
therefore the jury could not well fasten
the trouble on the ice cream company
plant operation.
In another suit a jury failed to
agree upon a verdict and was dis
charged after three hours of delib-
Grafton without verdict. In this
suit Charles Carr Of Keansburg sued
the Monmouth Ice Cream company Of
Asbury Park for 1915 as balance
alleged to be due upon the purchase
price of a rebuilt motor truck sold
by Carr and also for 1916 alleged to
be due on book account. The Mon
mouth Ice Cream company, repre-
sented by Edwin p. Longstreet and
Elmer FL. Geran. countered with a
suit for 1925 on the purchase price of
81, 300 for the truck and for 1857 all
legged to have been expended in try
ing to make the truck scrviceable
and in towing it home on several
occ asions MIR. Carr was represented
by John S. Apologize Of Red Bank.
Bible School in The Brick Church
Sunday morning at $780,, followed by
preaching at 10 80. Y. p. s. G. E. at
6.45 and evening worship at 7.30. Spec
ial meeting Of The Missionary Society
in the Chapel on Thursday 18th at 3
o'clock. Junior O. e. Friday.
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