CAPE VAT COUHTY TIKES. FWDAY. OCTOBER 29. 1OT6

Operative* Called "Rats ' in Wddvrood Liquor Trial

I—In

4-—Wlj*l do you mean M —GoIdk to a pta(-<- an l WO«ir»nK evtdfni-r of their »inUiUonx of the law. q.—Who pan expenw-> ■ A

1. mywlf

Q—Do you aleo pay opora-

«»«»? A.—Vaa.

Carroll In explainiiiR . ai'i w*i told not to co too btjsh expeaM'. He said he «a» m , raatrirted by the Prow-cusor ai

Mat etotatlon* V ,o And.; ||&d h „ Brr ^ r , ***““• «'*"> 3 **»* Aaked by Weacott H b< dr.i. <»—* •Ww* Ti,u un<,e 7 , V' i l DeUmey an*w.T-tl b- n ■ tkat the property ownrta. .d till' o]il unrtpr rompuUlon .n . !ti county pay the wiur A. Taa. 11 W1J J ln to dutido. but we were not paid In ar-1 that ^ prtl( . urillI; ev idenr,. e with the number of con-, ni:X , que.tl We were paid by the! ..„ ow m , n} . plaP ^ uavey;

Operative in Jail

Mr. Weacott roplii-d • Well I know where he le and It neeni* mranee to roe that you don’i for Cror.k.< In In the oonnty Jail.' The defenr • miiti-nde.| dial Ralph Croolta. onre an op raid. of the Gnaranlee Hin-an. bin now in the county jail «harK--«l wish accepting hunt money from county hotel keeper*. » 'Ut l«> Mi < Stanion and told her tbai h* "had Ihe *ood» on her” hui if* red prolecllo:. If *be would pay , him *500. When *he refused, ar ; cordlns to the defense vendon i of the caw. the remainder of the

operatives then went

'

in die jBIrmatlvi defendant if eh* • was. eb* replie

She said

alone with a

a) her

Delanej athe

i said .dn: cave them n'ar b.-cr. Ciook- wa« siandlnc ai thr bar nmukins a corn cob pipe. aHkinc her if she knew this and that

pen«n in Atlantic City. Khe said her son and Iwro Ctrl

friends were In a bark room and Delaney asked her II be mistol dance with one of lhe«i. She said Delaney danced with onr of ! the cirls and Insulted her. laier 1 trlliliK her that he would spoil

one! the Prosecutor rctored. "If you]

fihe do not know I* you are not the

A-k ;*s.iiipel<-nt lawyer I have oonsld-ll . d Vim A bill that !• «M*0VHl I ; diatjby lb*- Court and Prosecutor iiiiiei I I j !h- paid, ’.here Is not bins el* I >1 her* for ih. roanty U> do and you I

know tt." I Mi Weacott said he knew

notbitig aboui that.

Mi «,'* «••''. asked the Prosecutor aboil! Ralph Crook*, who** bam »a* mentioned often In the

FOR

Ki re.

• lurther declar-d that

testimony of the wltnenaew. Hr aak-d that Crook* be produced. Crooks was brought In from Ihe counly Jail, and .put oh the stand. Wh-n quertioned by Mr Wr-«<.!t. h- staled that he was an op* tali' e and had nbtalned a pnsiii.m with Carroll ibraugt;

‘! Delaney did not ask for whlukty.

•| but .asked for near beer.

! On another odtaston eb*- said 1 1 Delaney asked tor whiskey, but 1 told him that she did not

asyg.-. a Visited?” The Witnrw repll-d tha-, whUkej .. Crooks and Dr-

■ yw., “W”' y" -—f “fit. ~.w -lr *»»" « tehmalre. age »5. one of «>e 1>rring hlli book. m.

operatives of the «*^«tcy w,e WescoM allowed him to use the Mr*. Canton made a completri

: c “r. { nole book. i denial that she had ever sold

.. , Delaney and Mrs. Delaney any Visited 22 Wildwood Places i ,,^1^ an4l lhjlt had hid Delaney replied that hr had 1 any glaw* which the Slat 1

polictm

1 in Atlantic City.

called to the stand.

h»ll questioned him. but be could not answer Questions without r*ferring to his notebook. Mi

would not permit !>*-

1 ialfed 21 places

laney to look at notes. Whi n

aaked to give time and plate. »hr; <» questio..o witness used ihe word approvi wl ’ nw *'

mate, which Mr. Weacott objected

fo. declaring that no court would Wildwrood A

allow that word to lit u*«-d ir Wl r*fe*-*nce lo iwiting tiro*- in |

criminal roaltrre.

Delaney teaUlled lh_* h- to- *°

gethei with two othet operatl'*. I ' , ' u

on June 5. at this time wanted to refer to his note

,iTi*ny Imjoo

K „} Susie Wood, colon-d. j oroployed by Mr* Slant** jthat *be had aeen Crooks

^j.iplac*-. and boatd him asking lor

wltnnca-s bad testlflcd. further be j stating that she never u»ed tht ’ glasses as they were not her lit ■ property. On further question-1!)-1 ing by Mt. Wewonlt. Mrs Stanton

id but also Cap- May. | raid that she had been indleied J.—Why didn't you go u* once b -fore for pusaonltm. and ■an City, didn't you know It , that time was fined *250 by

he the city whet* Mr Ce.-.p ; Judge Eldrcdg*

distinguished Prosocu’or Terry Fitxgerald. of North rteided? A.—I know of no rra- Wildwood, called lo the •'.and by non why 1 shouldn't 1 am not . the defense staled that ht

» ,bc o.»ld do. "♦ ""

he was nr", competent to testify ] U Then why dldn'i > he was thoroughly lncomp*-tent. | A Beeaus*- I hat! orderr c if h* could recall without th. us* j to Wild vood and Cap- May. of note*. He continued that c j Q. -What 1* a raid? A. was a very grave question j citing crime and charging

w^iefhei wltgcss should Use not* ■ frnd-r* with rrtme.

hoc* notes. ] on a questlon-oS bninsty w Prosecute. Ckai»*** II replied. I Ml vVescott aaked the will saying that the note* were mad*- y, carophell objected. 10 help rfifresh the memory and Mni I>( . Unp ,. i2 year* old.

wlfr o' l>rl»nry was the neat i railed to the stand. Mr*'

atllrnd In the latewt

creation, little and pretty,

stand for the Slat*-.

»e testified that she was with husliand when he obtained

liquor from Mrs. Ktanion at j Mr Weacott caused a itlr by iI.k known a* th* Hilton j doing thr unusual, calling Prosc- •. North Wildwood. Sh- tesli-Jcutor Campbell to the stand, fled tha' her husband had put -1 ]|,. Ha . questioned in rwfrrenciwo glasses of whiskey |j,e bill submilted hj the bo j from Mrs. Stanton and paid Wty Gusra ntoe D tectlve Bt ueau. **f

whiskey Mr. Weacott asked him >-"•* » «>“»* * n<t l « wr ordered a Margate. He stated that he how It tasted, to which the wit-j*to* of «*«r {thought It reasonable for the ness replied, "all right." lie raid Judge Ware asked her If she | work done. When questioned by that Mrs. Stanton had removed j had been drinking long, and ! Mr. Weacott a to whetner or not glasses after they had drank as bow she knew It was whiskey, the bill would be paid he aald she was afraid some one would that she had obtained. She said i th- bill would be paid. Mr Wescome in and catch her. since being In the detective burl-! colt declaring. ”1. I was a Pres-

' ness. Another question by thmholrtet 1 wouldn't appro'- id the

Call* Dtlaaey a Crook .Judge how long She had b--nlhlll." Mr Campbell *•:■; it would

, . .'linking beer dr«-w tin atiHwei h.- paid as ihr Prosecutor'

l denounced Delaney as| ur,n “ , " B ' 1 *

In : unming up before the Jury . Mi. Wescotl referred lo the lo: th. operatives employed by Campbell as "trath”

chewers.”

Th'* counly. he declared, •‘is: a playground »nd suppose all | hotels were locked. It Is In your j

10 decide whether the

Prosecutor through his hirelings | ill rule you. or you rule your-■ Ives.” He spoke of the Prosecti- ; it's duty lo protect as well pn>»-cut*'. refirrlng to the time

•aa alleged that thr

Prowei utor advised Mrs. Hranton to plead guilty on a prerlou* charge of posweslon for which KJC was fined, when pleading guilty. Continuing h- declared that W ary one Is guilty. M.. and Mrs. Delaney were gui’ty and ask'd for a verdict of not guilty | for the defendant. Purth?r continuing. Mr W'ewcott. told the jury, that they must rebuke this ntiisauoe and mitrage, lo curb | the ambition o( a young prosecuMr. Cmnpacii ailurewsei; th»; Jury. He paid trlbuli- to Mr.

: eloquence, but charged |

FREEHOLDER

Wanton's I h lm with trying to brtog the 1- || it be hadjw* 4 ' b >' bringing mailers that did .

that he saw 1

defonae should objvci.

Wars did not allow objection. \ ... When Mked Who .ho other ‘^J'

Operatives wore Delaney stated that they were Ralph Crooks, and his own wife. Mrs Delaney Ho told of being served by Mis Wanton, after he had ordered drinks from her Two glar-ws vrero ordered, lor Mr*. Delsn-j and himself, h* paying fifty cents a glam. He said h<

tasted 11 and found

J Delaney entered Mrs.

\ p)ace. Sbr said, and that be had . received bi*r and not whiskey!"" 1

; Mayor <;• rgr Redding. o! I viewed the testimony of the wU- ! North Wildwood, and ,„h.*r *l'‘ng the contrary leotl{North Wildwood residents stated or ,h * State*

Mrs. Stanton's reputation

Henry Y. Clouting ( Upper Township) Director, Ocean City Nation*] Bank; Director, Home Building and Loan A*goci*tion of Ocean Gty, and interested in many other enterprises said organizations formed to promote civic betterment and progrewive industry in Cape May County-

Robert S. Miller ( Middle T ownship) Director of Highways, who ha# served the residents of the southernmost county : n New Jersey with a keen regard for the taxpayers u well as a constant appreciation of a fast-grow-ing community that must keep abreast of the

good and that h*

j never heard of her »-log in any

(trouble before.

Called Prosecutor to Stand

a crook for his action. D.-lati* mid he had drank w hiskey qul<Ijr wt that Mrs. Slant011 could pi

away the glawwM.

Mr. Waocntf • quest Ion. "Hii many times have yon 'Used'

woman*” drew

te wltnest. asking that

told the jurors of hi* oath ot : | office and how- he »*-> bound t do the right thing and did do l<-!||

1! darlns that Mt. Wesrott a

former Attorney General of the J State wan ronveraant with that | oath and the dultea of a prosM

Ini He rpoke of thr bill. <

| plaining why he hired th* ag n' > ] nd wb) 'b* !'!ii -h-.iit-'. •>* paid 1 He doctored that the services * a pros-cutor wore unappreciated. II* d -nled that all place* raided I would be kept padlocked, saying I hat It they were to be Used foi I lawful purpose* the padlock I

e withdrawn. He gave

JiiaULncrs ot place-, being allow.*a lo continue with a lawful busineas. ”Uet us do away with 1 low officers If It is a crime to f ten rrlm*-.” declared Ihe Prosecutor. Mr. Campbell landed th*-deli oclock. the count being ten for aoquital and two for conviction.

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