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Cape May county times

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I I*TT OTY, CAFE KAY 009MTI , *■ J-, ISIDAX, OCTOBER 88. 1*88

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One Operative Brought From Jail To Testify

Operatives Called “Rah” In Wildwood Liquor Trial Jury Disagrees in Sensational Case, in Which Work of Prosecutor is Severely Scored By Fortner Judge Westcott, Defense Attorney

One Killed, Six Hurt in Auto Smash

The County Prosecutor* office ws* under fire, tnd hi* de-

“ctooks," “trs*h" tnd “i the opening of -the Ikjaor tiitl* Cspe May Court Hou*e t/i

Monday.

Fmjueut reference wa*

_ a record number of indktment* for liquor riolation*. The bill for this work was held up by die Board of Freeholder*, and ha. not yet been paid. One of the operatives for the detective in the county jail,

of the •afleted i

seller*.

All thi* wa* made free of by former Judgt John W. Weacott, of Camden, counsel for Mr*. Marfaret Stanton, of North WiWwtvd, who charged on six count* of viol, tion Of the prohibition law. The trial was before Judr Henry Burt Ware, at Court Home on Monday and resulted in a jury

Mrs. Champion, of Belleplain, Dies Few Hours After Cars Crash All On Way To Work

Voters Agree To Sell Two City Utilities Three For To Two Against Is Vote at Tuesday''* Election

These operative*, he declared, are supposed to b* eUlxem and eltUena. '“CtUseua don’ to be bought' to crime; If they do they nal* themaelve*,’ V ’ that the operatives, promised of money, came hare to • of their reputation*. for money. Aflu jnuch bickering tor Campbell read the facts of the ing that two person In the Hilton Cate. North Wildwood, and by Jim. Stanton, they prying Pity cent* a glair. He asked that Uin Jury re lira a verdict of guilty. Mar cue Carroll, bead of the Guarantee Detective Bureau, of Margate, which the prosecutor had hired to secure evidence, wa* the Brat witness called stand for the State. Mr. Carroll when questioned by Mr. Campbell, stated that be did not do the' work himself t operative* bad done Mr. Wescott cr Carroll, the following taking

ace:

Q.—How long hare you been da the detective businees in Margate? A.—One year since up to Cast‘July. Q.—Where have you been employed, before? A.—The Emergency Fleet Corporation before going the detect' with other cone H R was rsmuaefatlve work CarrdU Stated it was. do you rtepivs? a 4sr and sx-

* a result of a bsad-on illlaion at t.JS Thursday . on the Weatharby

Mrs. Bay K«a Chamaga 20. of ‘ m the Millville o'clock Thursday

The Injured:

‘Krad Wood, of Tuckahoc. fractured skill, reported a* dylna Mrs. Olive HoOmad. Tuck* fractured skull and reported

Settlement on November 10

Sea Isle Land Swindle Charge Is Result of Personal Grudge So Declare Sea isle Gty Officials and Business Men. Who Defend Operations of Prudential De-

velopment Company's Officers

President La Gross and Treasurer Cini Are Arrested

light Vote k Expected ^ Next Tuesday Few Contests Result in Apathy, ost Part of

* and Harris were la a truck, i by Frank Wood, and were r way to work In the crau- -tlee.

i of Duroll a Co., at The other car. In Oiberaon-s and Sterhi riding, was a Ford Se-

caty.

By a vote of three to one. the >ople of Sen l*lc City lant Tuesday agreed to sell She local gas and electric light sy^ttna*. The 322 for the sale, and only 71 against It. The vote'was tight due to the general belief that Che uale would go through no matter how few voted, no g-neral was the s-nttmeiit In - - sale. . been munl-

1921.

The gas plant will now go to th* Jersey Central Light and Power Company, for y«4.000. and the electric light syatom to the Atlantic City Electric Company

for IJSS.OOO.

Settlement will be made on November 10. One of the condltlona of settlement., stipulated by .the

imlmioncm In a special on Tuesday night fdthe election. wUl be will be oonUnuous

uninterrupted, both gas and etc. no matter what change made in equipment or personnel at the operation of the two utlH-

pltil by passing mote cause of the collision «

were rushed to th* Millville How ' *. Tbs not ascara were

Co*. County Detective Ward Hlgbee of Ocean city and Counter Weacott.

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declaring that there was secrecy about the earn. , said tbnl —

gone ewer

Is of fats own detective* t to Atlantic County to a as “rate." Mr. Wsscott de-

SSTa-SSI Campbell.- - Q.—What did ike Prosecutor tell you to do? A—Wan ted am to go to Wildwood «Ad see U any thing unlawful was being

It ted. . . .

Q.—What do you mean? Disorderly bonne*, liquor violation, bookmaking, etc. -What agrtement d!< Pioeectuor make with you? Tec Dollar* a dap. kfong

fkW operative*.

Q-—Did you keep an account A,— Yes, and pneented a bill to

Q.—Have you t Haven’t been p« boldent have refui

* mid? A — I. the FreqI U> pass blit

five operatives to procure aente on liquor law viola , n inn ere u* Is UlU counlj Cape May

sir »« •pint

. c that U can’t be unc, test “Cap* May County tt not the

vel

Order «»

Cunll Defisu Ba*

At tbU j unction. Prosecutor Campbell objected, but Inter withdrew objection, when Mr. Wescott said be wss going to sUt things to tiie bottom. Mr. Campbell telling him to go ahead. Q.—Did yon run across any of

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k VraKct of Coroner’s Jury

inquest Tuesday Night in

Death of Ocean Gty Infant iy Auto Accident

Girl Claim* Driver Drank Due to the fact t» at all perms who Beared Ip the auto iash-up near Sea Isle City on September 24. were badly Injured and only recently got oat of U."

its!, the Coroner’s Inquest In death of Sre-wnekn-old Wil-

liam J Meehan. Jr., of Ocean City.

night:

two plants bad ’ losers under city < Both utilities wlU ■ Ma City

statements to newspapers. During the year. Mr. Donch says, that about 300 person*—mostly Italians—bought lots on the installment plan, ami were promised

a deed when half the pun

price was paid In. The property was represented to him. he states,

as being cloar of all Inoum' a. but It really Is mortgl for SJS.000. only ffi.OOO of

149.000 original purchase price hanng been paid by the Pru-

dential Company.

Freeholder Is Only Fight

*0 Sea Isle C Lr- Jfccemary applications to tha Wbr Department. Board of Commerce and Navigation and tbs Board of FreeJKJders have %*ea Antes for permlasten to n»n the .l&V line from ,D*^n _«*, Arrested Fof Gash. Lawyer Forfeit* , Bail Mark Sqoy. Wildwood lawyer foiicltcd 42S baU by failure to Atlantic City Police ay to answer a charge

driving.

as arrested Sunday his automobile collided with a parked machine at Michigan and Atlantic A’

Atlantic City-

" Using die Philadelphia po-

lice department to satisfy a personal grudge," is the way that Sea Isle Q'ty business men and

officials express themselves feeling to Christian Donch,

erstwhile sales manager for the Prudential Development Com-

pany, of Sea Me City,

caused the arrest on Monday of this week of Charles P. L*-

Grosa and Dominic Cini. o of the company which is de ing and selling the tract 1 as Sea Isle City Gardens. LaGrosa, who is President of

the company, and Gni who n treasurer, and also owner of the Sea Isle City ocean pier, were

arrested on four Warrants

out by Donch; Alfred E» Brown,

for several months the o

resident manage.-; and two purchasers, Albert Scharli and Joseph Marino, both of Philadelphia. Mis* A- L. Williams, of Ventnor and Sea Isle Gty, though not joining in the prose-

she had been victimized into buy-) lhe , oU , t the de-

ing “liquid lota.’’

La Gram and Cini are charged with obtaining $280,000

the sale of lots in Sea Isle

Gty Gardens, in which they had only $5000 equity, in which

d improvements went by June, 1926, when on

that date, Donch claim*, the lots W&VS&? ”

inch state* that he

s manager for lhe company ! July 1M4 bodO the saim th of 1921, during whlcl I he sold much of the land ah he bow so bitterly ns In affidavit* Bled.

Philadelphia police,

e the arteat. and In personal

With no contest anywhere In the county at the general election next Tuceday that cast be called a real contest, there Is a general apathy on tbd part the voters, and although 14,414 voters ere registered la the county, a light vote 1* expected.

County Girt in Marct Gras

Alfred E.

slat to the police says he was employed by Donch a* an aaatet-

and later, at

the request of La Ortwea. sent to 8m I ale City, a* the New Jersey nales agent. Brown charges that four or flvo pretty girt* were taken to the development with a moving picture camera and operator. but because of the barrennew of the land the party went to Ocean OUy. where pictures were taken which Brown were later used In a real estate exhibit In an office on Chestnut Street near Seventeenth to sell lot* In the 8ca We City Gardens

development.

Brown also alleges that pleas were taken of a dredge In

he nays there until May of this

told

him the encuoberances or any The other two warrant* were sworn out and Joseph Philadelphia.

COO less than last year.

The only ftghl 1* f<

berth; In which Charles K Foster In running on the indepeaAsbt, ticket, against the regular Republican nominee*. Robert 8. Miller, of Court House, and' Henry Y. Clouting, of Beesley's Point. Woter failed to *e: his petition tied on time to get on the T — ticket for the primary l_, and later Bled an tadigcUMR P®Utlon. which places hit name on the ballot in the ••Nomination By

PeUtlon’’ column.

Republican, of

rivalry ; ; In Middle Towi ship by W. B. Kimble, of Bio - - — Uriah

obtained from him. LMkl Folk Indignant

Sea' Isle City business men and city offlcLUs are indignant oyer the action of Donch and Brown, stating that the charges made by the pair are unfounded, and that the unfavorat lc publicity given 4o

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crat and Creese as a I Kimble Is now a member ef tfce committee. For townsqfp qlas*. A. T. D. Howell. of Mas-Crack. Democrat, te a candidate to nuqtloAr ' r •. ; ‘ There r c no content* scheduled ftr atther Dennis or Lower sstmmms ship clerk.

•clerk.

of this week, in the City H Be* We City. The Verdict of

the

Gras this evening. Atlantic City wl

ed by Miss Eleanor Hoffman, who was Mis* Atlantic City in the pageant held there. Ocean City will also be represented.

- Gas Explosion Injures Three

: Fkre twk uTbu* Rt» •«

Wildwood Plant

Plead Not Guilty But Change Minds

Seven Indicted by Grand Jury Amend Their Pleas

Henry Bortiach and John Eagan. of Cape May. sals and poeohanged thstr plena U

Sea Isle Gty

Hotel Company Was Organized

$250,000 Agreed Upon an °S' .’“I if . Capital For Community Um vtaWaad Wara' Ho «| p rojcc ,

Deposed Teacher Is Re-instated By State Board I. H. Shaver To Get Pay From Avalon Under Tenure Law

ry W. VsleattBi. who 1* r

was "a reckless driver, claims Ast he had been drinking heavily not being borne out by wltThe Brat witness called to the stand was the girl who had accompanied the threw occupants of the Hale car, earlier in the eren'ag of the accident. She gave her ■a a* B- DeVane SorreUc. of in C'.y. but was known also •’Billie" Schram to the Coroner. ’Billie” stated 'that she had in the guest of Jamee Hale and S accompanied him along with William MeNatt and Alien Wilson. aay'ng that they had left Ocean City earlier In the day.

goinx from there to Wildwood, cally 111. Is now out ot me noethen to Cspe May. stopping In pltal and. after r period of conseveral place* to g*>t refrwhmruul valrac -ncc. has fully recovurod and Uter coming lo Sea tele Clty.land will be on hand to greet (Continued on Page Four) I voteqi on election day.

Takes Office January. Thomas Durell. of Belleplain. who was appointed County Buperintendent of School ,y Commissioner John Logan, of Tr.i.lon. about a month ago. will Uke ores position pays 45.000 a

Read Has Recovered Asaemblynu-n Charles C. Bead who. it was reported, was critically 111. Is now out of the 1

. *^ D J^Pb Jacohl. helper. , who were In the rear. ^ Harry

te Wildwood. I pomwalou of Hqt his plea to gnUly. Bchlupp. of Ocm4i OMy. with atrocious asaaull and battery changed plea to non-vult. . . ' Philip Decorate, of North Wildwood, charged with sale and

:tlve Hlgbee. D __ was padlocked. Walter Hotnar.. of Cape May. with bookmaklna and a disorderly bouse tod hi* p.’** of not gulfly to guilty on bookmaking charge, disorderly house charge to be nol

Coast Guards Save Eight

When Two Pound Boats Upset

Braving heavy seas audyi

wind, five members of the Townsend's Inlet Coast Ovard station last Friday afternoon rescued eight fishermen when two large pound fishing boats heavily loaded with piling upsrt on a

bar off the Inlet.

The looh-out sentinel of the Inlet Station saw the two boat*. Which were part of the fleet d Pasqualle Montagn*. of Sea tele City, strike lb* send her and turn over Captain Christopher BenVnem with his crew Immediately set out. and succeeded In bringing In six of th* eight men. end later picked up two who bed attempted to reeeh shore -

ia stiff by the Avalon Station. A high

Is the rescue difficult. _ oke matters harder still,

the boat of Joseph Bannlno. another fisher man. attemfted to aid In the rescue and upset. The,

occvnenls of this boat were

saved.

Montagna shut down hi* fli lee last week, and

hotel corporauo.v with *1 of 250B shares of .rental with full voting power, of

of 4100 per share,

cn Monday night, for

of building a com-

munity hotel In Bee tele City. The hotel meeting followed the regular meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, and wa* well atAttorney George Orels, of Ocean CUy. was present and explained the requirement* for

and was directed

to apply for a charter at once. George Boeder, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Hotel Committee. preaided, with’ George George Orels. David Oe'ter. Earl M. Waddlngton. George Bowler and W’llHatu A. Haffert were **- lucteo aa the Incorporators. Considerable discussion duvel-

suitabic location for

the hotel, the maturity favoring front tt lar I could be pur of mil table nlxe. at a rea price. To get prices on

and submit then

Hotel Committee, a committee of three was appointed, headed by Sofrouey. with ' George Somorshoc and David Gellcr a* member*. It was agreed that any commteaion or brokerage allowed on th* purchase of land hrough any of the local real estate men (Continued on Rage '

Slate C-inmtealoner of Education Logan, of Trenton, on Wednesday ordered that I. H- ohaver be relusfaUeJ o* a teacher in tho schools of Avalou. and that his salary from the beginning of the rent year be paid. Shaver med be had been UtegeUy dialed aa he held oftre under tha ure of Office Act sad appealed „ the Commlealoner. The decision will be Of SUte-wlde In-

» and William Webster, Jr.. 11 (two to be elected); l Bdspn. lustlee of the : Harptfl a ret M. BJc!

ttlrtoteT and Jacbb 8. Levin are eaAdldatee for tho. two open ewteeil berfa. - ■ West Wildwood *pd WUdwood Croat hare no eOfiteets. In Ocean CttF no K*«a Pttcen are to be

i lea* fight te to

On September 14. Shaver start.j action against the Avalon School Board before Assistant — ij«. a

Mr.

other tor J

I net po

The henry poles made the boats top-heavy and this « trlbuted to their upsetting. The Const Oaa.d crew, elded by B»h ennen. bravely set out to selvage the boat*, and late Friday evening succeeded in towing both of them to Townsend's Inlet, into calm w.-.ter*. The damage

Immlag. Aid was also rendered] to the boats wa* slight.

[ the taetl-

Btrahan. at Court Blrahan, after hear mony of the met

boatd. advised Mr. Shaver, and Millet Hand, attonwy for th*i board, to submit thetr arguments In writing to him and a decision

would be rendered. Sharer wa* deponed

principal of Ih* Avalon school In 1*26. He was not elected for the 1426-1(26 school term, had taught In the school three consecutive years, basing claim on the tenure of office Shaver tendered hi* resignation to the school board on September 6. 1926. and later asked (or reinstatement ** his resignation was] not accepted by the board accord-1 lug tu their minute*. Former 1 Mayor Gilbert Smith, secretary of lhe board, admitted that the minof the school board did not that the resignation had accepted, though Shaver admitted that be had banded It to. Tho only proof ahown at the

tho verbal

d Ward- where QoraeUwi * WMIton.^nd Lotto.

l of the peace.

> Cape May. A majrur. t«* dime* and an araeasor to be be elected. W there are no nomlnees tor any ef the poelttoBa. Cape May. Wildwood and No. WUdwood will vote on the qoestloo of penifcma ter firemen and policemen. North WUdwood wtU also vote on a propoaltto* t

sixth Street to fieeond Street.

of the

of the

Putting money away safely la Insurance against adversity. N* one should be without thl* proteclion. Deposit yours In Ihr Security Trust Company, Cap May CUy, and be safe. Yop cat do It

by mall.—Adv.

THE - BABY WAY 10 own a Why not start an Interest scheme ot your own Is now open count tn Security Trust Company, to you. See Irving Filch. Sec: e-i Cape May City? It only takes tary. Tradesmen'. Building and | 41 to begin.such aa acoount. and Loon. Sea lel* City.—Adv. (you can dolt by mall.—Adv.

board that Shaver had roelgned.

to 156 a ritory. A aolnieii is wanted for the distribution of Urea and radio* to Caw May. land and Atlantic Cei Hens* In Cap* Me House for sate With aeveo rooqu and bath 4)1 convenience*. ffmall cash payment required.