Bergen Prosecutor Is Relieved of Duties
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Sunny, Warm f Sam, tagh in FINAL EDITION Monmeuth Ckranty's Home Newspaper for 92 Years VOI. 93 NO. 326 RED BANK,NJ-, WEDNESDAY, MAY 19.1971 Bergen Prosecutor Is RelieveHACKENSACK (AP) - The per prosecutor.' d removaol at a newfs confer- Dutieduties connected with the "Wes arent replacing any- State attorney general took Cahill had originally ap- ence. Asked about the report prosecutor's office. one other than the prosecutor ever the operation of the Ber- pointed Dilts, a Republican, to of the hijacking case, Jahos Uiider the law; if Dilts were himself," Mr. Jahos told the" gen County prosecutors office the post 14 months ago to-suc- said through an intermediary to be permanently fired, he Register last night yesterday at the request of ceed long time Democratic lie would have no comment on would be entitled to a public "we have been very im- Cov. William T. CabilL prosecutor Guy V. CallssL the investigation. hiring, Jahos, asked at the pressed with the quality of the Prosecutor Robert V. Dflts Sources close to the in- Dflts was not available for news conference if there was staff," in the Bergen prose- .wag relieved of his duties fol- vestigation of the prosecutor's comment. He was reported to a possibility that Dilts would cutor's office, Mr. Jahos said. lowing an investigation of his office report the removal have left bis office in the be reinstated, shrugged and He said that he would be in "conduct in office." stemmed from wiretaps and County Office Building early replied: "I suppose Mr. Dilts' office today but "al- No specific reasons were involved an alleged attempt in the afternoon but could not -remotely." though I'll remain respon- given for the action. to downgrade chaises against be located afterwards. Jahos was accompanied at sible, I wont be there every In a tersely worded state- a man arrested by the State Kugler was not present at the news conference by Peter day. 1 win be there from time ment, Atty. Gen. George F. Police on a hijacking charge. the news conference. But he' Richards, one of thajco-direc- to time." Kugler Jr. said he had been Evan W. Jahos, head of the said in the statement the tors of the state's organized He told The Register that asked by Cahill to take the ac- State Division of Criminal takeover followed a contin- crime unit and Maj. Howard three of his deputies wffl re- REPLACES PROSECUTOR — Evan William Jahos of Rumson, director tion under the provisions of Justice and the man who win uing investigation "of Dills' Graff, investigations officer main assigned to the Bergen of the state Department of Criminal Justice, Is shown at the Bergen Coun- the Criminal Justice Act of be in charge of the prose- official conduct in office." for the State Police. Other prosecutor's office and prob- ty Courthouse yesterday iust before taking over office of County Prose- 1970. This law made the at- cutors' office, declined to an- And he said Dilts is being re- members of the organized ably win staff it on a rotating cutor Robert Dilts, who was relieved of duties by order of Gov. William torney general's office a su- swer any questions about the lieved immediately of all crime unit were also present 4 basis. T. Cahill. With Johos were Edwin AA. Sfier and Peter R. Richards, both deputy attorneys general in the criminal justice department. Congress Ends Rail Strike In Rumson by Eight: WASHINGTON (AP) - The member AFL-CIO Broth- Nixon signed legislation en- roads returned to normal op- service was in effect, but giant U.8. rail system began erhood of Railroad Signal- ding the walkout. erations today, following the Chamberlain said restoration shrugging off effects of a two- men, which Bad immobilized Union President C. J. nationwide railstrike that shut "should be well along by Short Day for Jahos day paralysis today and start- the rail system before Con- Chamberlain notified strikers down service for two days. morning." By DORIS KULMAN perience, what we went supersede a prosecutor. ed moving tired commuters to gress broke the coast to coast shortly before last midnight During the strike, super- The signalmen's union, RUMSON - Evan William through today," Mr. Jahos All 21 prosecutors report to their jobs and materials to the strike, began removing pick- the walkout was over and or- visory personnel managed to which represents only two per Jahos rushed home from work said last night, "this super- Mr. Jahos. He has power to nation's factories. ets from terminals and freight dered them back to their jobs. keep some trams of the Jer- cent of the nation's 500,000 before 8 o'clock last night - session is unusual. We hope it supersede them in "any sig- Members of the 13,000- yards shortly after President New Jersey's three rail- sey Central Railroad running, member railway labor force, early in a household where 10 will be rare..," nificant case" without but the Erie-Lackawanna and struck the rail system .Mon- p.m..to midnighUhome- Mr. Jahos, a former Red having to state a reason the Penn-Central were com- day morning in a dispute over comings have become routine Bank attorney, said that he ("not that I don't think we pletely shut down. wages. Their picket lines - and mowed the lawn of his knew Mr. Dilts "profes- should have a reason... we 9 The Jersey Central opened were honored by Other unions Rumson Rd. residence here. sionally but not socially," first wouldn't do it otherwise"), its old. Broad Street Station in and almost all service was It's a job he hates. "He having met him when he and to audit their financial ac- Jersey Republicans Newark, closed since 1967, to halted. does it only because it's got went to Trenton a year ago to counts. receive the special Congress quickly enacted a to be. done," his wife, Cath- take the job as the state's sec- : The Organized Crime and trains-eight on Monday and measure Tuesday giving the erine, says. ond highest law enforcement Special Prosecutions Section three yesterday.- signalmen a 13.5 per cent And that's the way the 42- official. That was just three of his office (which along with The Jersey Central said it wage hike and ordering a halt- year-old Jahos, whose position months after Mr. Dilts was the state police was involved Choice Is Mrs. Flynn expected to have "full oper-' to the walkout until at least as director of the state Divi- appointed to tbe Bergen Coun- in the investigation of the Ber- ations resumed in the morn- Oct. 1. President Nixon signed sion of Criminal Justice ty post. gen prosecutor's office) han- By HAIAEE SCHRAEGER ation members as the out- told the federation in her an- ing," as did the Penn Central the measure about 10:30 p.m. makes him one of the most "We have monthly meet- dles all cases which go before FREEHOLD - New Jer- standing woman of the year. nual report and the Erie-Lackawaniia. The short-lived strike had powerful men in New Jersey, ings with the county prose- the state grand jury and pre- sey's "Outstanding Republi- "I don't think there is a bet- Interviewed yesterday in The strike forced some its effects on commerce. feels about his takeover yes- cutors," Mf. Jahos said. pares all court applications can Woman of the Year" says ter group of dedicated women her office at tbe Monmouth 79,000 New Jersey rail com- A dozen West Virginia coal terday of the Bergen County A Democrat appointed by a for wiretaps to be used by po- she hardly ever cries, but "I anywhere in the nation," she , County Courthouse, where she muters to find other ways of mines were shut down; Det- prosecutor's office. The action Republican governor as top lice. ''" ' — serves as chairman of the got an choked up when they getting to and from work. roit auto firms and Pittsburgh followed an investigation of aide in the fight against His office also includes county Board of Elections, steel producers cut back pro- gave me the award." Relieving the burden were Prosecutor Robert V. Dilts' crime, Mr. Jahos has unprece- Trial and Appellate Sections. Mrs. John D. Flynn of Deal, Mrs. Flynn attributed the suc- the state's bus companies duction. "conduct in office." dented power. Yesterday was cess of her federation admin- Mr. Jahos duvets a staff of outgoing president of the New which ran extra buses in Growers and processors of "It's not a very pleasant ex- the first time it was used to Jersey Federation of Republi- istration (1967-71) to "team- areas usually serviced by the perishable foods sought to di- See Jahos, Page 2 can Women, received the work." trains. vert their produce to trucks award at the federation's an- She said Republican women The Penn Central reported but many reported only par- nual convention in Atlantic working as a team helped freight trains were rolling iial success. City. elect a Republican majority again within an hour of Nix-, The walkout also affected She said it came as "a com- in tho legislature in 1967, a on's decree. Other railroads the stock market. The New Township Squad Gets plete surprise. I never bad an Republican President in 1968 said they would resume ser- York Stock Exchange inkling." and a Republican governor hi vice as the day progressed. dropped sharply Monday, rose Mrs. Flynn, who served as 1969. Labor Secretary James D.