Jail Report Misses Escape Angle
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fa Standardized Snnny, quite warm today. FINAL Clear and cool tonight. Fair, pleasant tomorrow and Snn- i Long Branch EDITION Monmonth County's Home Newspaper for 92 Years M».BA]NK,NJ. FRIDAY, JUNE 4*1971 Jail Report Misses Escape Angle : 3y WILLIAM J.ZAORSKI jail escape but it was reported' pards interfering with his at- vestigator miss the point that tion of the cell block. There misrepresentation of the coun- individual cells where they Sheriff Paul Klernan had FREEHOLD - Architects to have been about the es- tempts. It goes into detail of the officer was in the 'guards are two doors preventing ty jail of which people of Mon- are also fed and handled on a reported that jail guard Mar- ' for the county jail and county cape. alleged security defects of corridor' which means the in- them access to the guard's mouth County can be proud." one-to-one basis by guards. vin Jackson was caned into i freeholders said yesterday The 25-page report pre- areas where inmates should mates were out of the cell corridor.) . ,•'.'• Mr. Keuper later said that The two inmates'who es- the maximum security celBV \ that a report of the county jail pared by county Investigators not be permitted unless under area. ; . , Freeholder Director Joseph .Mr. Rast was a trained crimi- caped during the evening of lock on the xuse that an Uh j by county detectives "missed Frederick Rast ana Bruce guard. "This is a new version of C. Irwin called the Hast re- nal investigator. "Admittedly April 5, Daniel Brewer of Nep- mate was ill. When the guard • the point" of the April 5 jail Kerrigan contains alleged Bernard Kellenyi, a Red where the guard was over- port "nothing more than a he is not an expert and he tune who then was awaiting a alone entered the cellblocfc j < break. ' security defects of the new Bank architect, whose office powered; the first assumption punch list used by con- makes no claims to be one but murder trial and Larry John- the inmates jumped him. ; The freeholders said they $3.1 million jail and does not designed the new facility in was that he had entered the tractors. It has nothing to do any trained'officer can report- son of Newark who was on a will ask county Prosecutor deal with the escape of two in- Freehold Township, issued a prisoner area and was then with the jail break. We want- on what he considers security' federal detainer for bank rob- After overpowering th& Vincent P. Keuper for an ear- mates. report of his own countering overpowered." ed to know who was negligent, risks." bery charges, were in the guard and tying him pp, Bre*. lier report on the jail escape. The investigators made a Mr. RaSt's. In his report, Mr. Rast said how it happened and why it Mr.' Kellenyi said the coun- maximum security section. wer and Johnson removed $ . The prosecutor said later, he three-hour "inspection of the "The Rast report was not the guard was overpowered in took so long to detect'.' . ty jail was not primarily de- Real Question Missed metal strip from a dnctwwk' will provide them with a copy. jail and came up with 23 rec- an investigation of the events a security vestibule of the Not By An Expert signed to keep inmates who "The real question is how enclosing plumbing and used ' The report had remained ommendations for improve- leading up to. the escape, nor i securityy cell: area,. Mr. Irwin added that the re- are dangerous threats to so- they (the inmates) had al- it to break through the Jalou- ' somewhat of a mystery since ment of jail security. the cause of the escape that The sherifff, in hih s initiaiiil l ree- port was not prepared by ciety but that there is a max- ready gotten through three sied windows, screening and it was disclosed May 19 that it The document contains hy- took place," said Mr. Kellenyi port, said the guard was over- someone who is an expert on imum security section for sets of steel bars with elec- glass and pried Uie horizontal existed until yesterday when pothetical examples of ways in his report. powered in the dayroom sec- jails or jail construction. "For those few that are considered trically operated cell-type bars apart. The two escapees 1 dangerous. doors - the. report instead then scaled one 10-foot high ' •the freeholders made.known to escape from the facility if Question Avoided tion of that area. (Inmates in a layman to put out a report : The architect said this sec- dwells on the fact that the fence and crawied underneath the contents to newsmen. an inmate could gain his re- "The report in fact missed the maximum security section like this and have it become ! The report never officially lease from his cell and did not the point or avoided the real are permitted to leave their public property is not only tion is in the extreme end of guard could not reach the the large outside fence. ^ was billed as pretaining to the have to worry about jail questibn....Wny did the in- cells and enter a larger sec- detrimental but also leads to the jail and houses inmates in panic button." ° SeeJaJLPage2 >' Shmdardize Traffic Finei By HALLOS SCHRAEGER The New Jersey Statewide ?5 to ?15 in traffic cases and but there was a difference in goes 10 or more miles an boor FREEHOLD - Traffic Violations Bureau Schedule is from $10 to $25 in other cases. which could be paid through over the limit in zones of 45 violators will pay the same being mailed today to all Mon- But municipal court judges, the violations bureau and miles an hour or over. fines for violations from now mouth municipalities by the advised by letter last July of which required court appear- The penalties are greater, on, no matter which munici* office of Superior Court Judge the statutory change, were ance. • . of course, for defendants who pal court they end up in. Elvin E. Slmmill, the county also reminded of the state Su- Mostof the violations listed fail to appear when they are Municipal court fines, costs assignment judge. It is to be preme Court policy that court, do not require appearance in summoned. When a supple- and mandatory court appear- effective immediately. costs should not exceed fines. court. But offenses not listed mental notice is sent, $5 is ances for violations of traffic The 10-page schedule lists Penalty Inclusive or offenses involving traffic added to the costs. ; • laws and certain otter state penalties for violations of States the new ruling, su- •accidents resulting in proper- statutes are being standard- state traffic, marine and navi- perceding last year's law: ty damage 6r personal injury When a warrant is issued, ized in line with a directive gation, fish and game laws "The penalty indicated for do require court appearance. unless the judge otherwise or- from the Administrative Of- and of statutes concerning the each offense includes the fine ders, the amount of bail for fice of tie Courts, and costs in, Garden State Parkway, New and costs. Ear each offense, An officer issuing a sum- MEN OP MERIT — George Zuckerman, center, past president of tho 700- most cases win not exceed $5. Jersey Turnpike and Atlantic half of the penalty indicated, mons may require a court ap- .amount of the penalty pins member Ft. Monmoutlv Chapter, Association of the United States Army, The statewide standard- City Expressway. or $5, wbkbjiver is less, shall pearance, if he feels the cir- $15, and for all other listed of- ' presented the chapter's certificates for meritorious service to, left to ization was ordered by the ad- Up to c,ow, lie municipal be the amount of the costs cumstances warrant it fenses, the amount of the pen- ... right, George L. Bjelltj?, president of the Monmouth county National ministraave office alter"con-' court jndges have sent their and the balance shall be the Appearance Mandatory alty plus ?25. > Banter Joseph C. 'Irwin, director of the county Board of Freeholders; saltations with county, assign- Individual schedules in to fine." • , -And court appearance is Municipal ordinance viola- Mark Stalford of Deal, outstanding ROTG cadet captain at RUffl'erS Uni- ment Judges and members of their county assignment judgo Critics of the old system mandatory in speeding cases tions may be listed on a sepa- versity* and Detective Sgt. Frank R. LIcitra, state police. the Municipal Court Judges for his approval complained that not only did where a state resident ex- rate violations bureau sched- Association. It has been under Court costs were increased penaWes for the same viola- ceeds the speed limit by 20 ule, subject to the approval of consideration since last falL by state law last Jane 2? from tion differ from town to town, miles an hour or where he the assignment judge. Complex Plan Stalls In Monmouth Beach Russians Get Extra Care ByBENVANVLlET Snead, Navesink Drive, said who filled the Borough Hall. By DORIS KULMAN sition demands. And, though going here"), and with the ex- ic, he's expected to do it. state .hospitals in the '30's. ' MONMOUTH BEACH-Af- the decision of the four-mem- And it was made over the LONG BRANCH - When a the burly, affable psychiatrist tensive research into the If he doesn't? "The "patients were like ter nearly four hours of some-. ber board would be an- repeated objections and Russian Is told to go and see a •laughs the question aside, lira causes and treatment of schi- "The health official said patients to any hospital But times heated debate, the' nounced at its regular meet- pleadings of Richard Bonello, doctor - he goes and sees a •speaker's post also may take zophrenia being conducted in that's no problem - 'we send they must have gotten very Planning Board last night de- ing June 21.