Engelson Brothers Found Guilty in Conspiracy Case Attacks Girl on Hjchway
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THE NEWS IS NEWS WANT ADS ROOSEVELT’S BRING BIG RETURNS HOME NEWSPAPER THE COST IS SMALL V O L . IX. C A R T E R E T , N. J., THURSDAY, MAY 6, 1915. NEW No. 4. CONCERT OF SINGING TWO MEN DROWN BOROUGH COUNCIL ENGELSON BROTHERS FOUND SOCIETY BIG SUCCESS HAS BUSY SESSION ATTACKS Last Saturday night the German CROSSING S.I.SOUND A regular meeting of the borough singing society Sangerlust held their council was held Monday night. GUILTY IN CONSPIRACY CASE first concert and ball, which was a big Many boats are scouring and dragging Recorder Lawlor’s report was pre GIRL ON success. Owing to the concert being the sound for the bodies of Frank Peak sented, accepted and ordered filed The Max and David Engelson, of Chrome, These goods, it was charged, were ille late in starting, which was 9.00 o’clock, and George Bagi, of Houston street, total fines collected amounted to ap were convicted Friday afternoon of con gally transferred to his brother. Max the program was shortened to enable who were drowned early Sunday even proximately $160.50. spiring to conceal assets. The maxi then disposed of them and secreted the thedancers to enjoy themselves. Music ing. Bogi was a member of Hungarian A petiton was presented by the prop HJCHWAY mum penalty for this crime is a fine of proceeds from Eugene M. Clark, trus was furnished by Staubach’s orchestra. Camp, No. 89, W. O. W., of Chrome, erty owners of Charles street, request $10,000, imprisonment for two years, or tee, appointed to take charge of David’s There were many visitors from Perth having joined April 19, 1915, and was ing the council to have sidewalks put both. Mrs. Max Engelson, wife of one store when the latter failed in April, Amboy and Elizabeth, who expressed entitled to $500 benefits and $100 for a down on said street. Petition accepted Mis* Netty Jakeway Has Terrible o f the defendants, threw the court ma 1914. Sam Fagan, a brother-in-law of themselves as having a most enjoyable monument,and the head camp at Omaha, and referred to street committee. chinery out of gear by her hysterical the Engelson’s was the government’s time. The local singing society is surely Neb., has offered $25 reward for Property owners of Fitch street also Experience Tuesday Night, on protest against the verdict after the chief witness. He worked for David making very fine progress and should the recovery of his body, and friends petitioned council to lay sidewalks and Way Home from F. L. Trolley. foreman had announced “ guilty as and told the jury he had received in be complimented. The program ren of Peak have offerd $25 for the recov lay macadamized road through the charged.” Mrs. Engelson stood up, structions from the brothers as to how dered was as follows: ery of his body. street. Petition accepted. extended her hands toward the ceiling the goods were to be disposed of. Fagan 1. Overture—Orchestra. Chief of Police Harrington has his A discussion arose about the amount Tuesday night Miss Nettie Jakeway, 2. In der Fem e—Sangerlust, Carteret. of appropriation to be made for the and exclaimed: also testified the Engelsons had staged men directing the efforts to recover the coming home from the fast line trolley, „ “ He did nothing! Why should he go a fake robbery in order to explain the 3. Veringruss—Perth Amboy Quartet bodies. The boat parties are using repair of Rahway avenue. Upon advice was attacked by Edward Bunce, who Club. of the borough attorney it was decided to jai? He did nothing!” disappearance o f the goods. grappling hooks in dragging the sound. made some nasty remarks and attacked to make the appropriation $6,000. Still screaming, she sank to the floor The defence not only denied all the 4. Song— Perth Amboy Arbeiter Man- Since the drowning strong tides have and handled her roughly, but Miss Jake chor. A petition was presented by Herman and was carried to the office of United charges but put the blame for the miss ebbed and flowed, and it is likely that way fought him by striking him With a 5. Song — First German - Hungarian Shapiro in which he complained that States District Attorney J. Warren ing goods upon Fagan. It was brought the bodies have been washed further mesh bag, cutting his face and hand. Singing Society, Elizabeth. the King-Marsac Co. were denying him • Davis. Efforts to calm the woman were out that some of the stock had been down the sound. In the meantime her screams were Ruhe mit mir. certain private rights on his own prop futile. H er screams pierced every cor hidden under the show-case window in The two men, employes of the Liebig heard by John Gurka, who lives 6. Mannerchor—Sonntg: Sung by the erty which are legally his. The peti ner of the Newark Postoffice building, David’s store. Max and David testi Fertilizer Works, started for Kreisch- near the scene of attack, who came to the United Singers under the tion was thoroughly discussed and the in which the United District Court is fied they never put anything there, and erville, S. I., early Sunday afternoon and her assisstance, but Bunce escaped be leadership of the Sangerlust, Car council decided to take a position in the located, bringing scores of persons to the goods found there had been secreted started home about 5 o’clock. It is be fore Gurka could see him. Mr. teret. matter where they could give it a the court room. The City Hospital am by Fagan. lieved their boat was upset by the strong Slugg, who also lives near the place of’ thorough investigation. bulance was sent for, and after receiv United States District Attorney Davis tide and that they attempted to swim attack, telephoned to the police station. The question of making the line of ing treatment from the ambulance sur refuted the alleged compromise of im BEAUTIFUL WEDDING ashore, as their coats were found float Chief Harrington immediately got busy Rahway avenue sixty feet in width geon Mrs. Engelson went home with munity which John J. Stamler, counsel ing on the water. It is believed that after hearing the discription Of the CELEBRATED WEDNESDAY they had taken off their coats to keep through the whole street was taken up her husband. for the trustee, ivas said to have made man given by Miss Jakeway by going and action will soon be taken to see Max Engelson was given his liberty, in order to secure -evidence. The pros from being handicapped in swimming. to the home of his mother, asking if that the property owners whose proper pending sentence, under $5,000 bail. ecutor promised that so long as he was Miss Mary J. Wisley and John F. Bagi is unmarried, but Peak has a wife Eddie played a violin. She replied that and several children. Both men were ty extends over the fixed line will be David was unable to procure a bonds in office “ dishonest bankrupts, crooks Coughlin were married on Wednesday he did not, but he had a harmonica. forced to move back. man and was taken to the Essex county and birds like these would not be able morning at St. Joseph’s Church by Rev. about thirty years of age. A third The chief then asked her what kind of man accompanied them to Kreisoher- jail. Before the conviction each of the to defraud creditors and get away with Dr.. M. J. Hagerty. The bride was a handkerchief he had, and she an ville, but did not accompany them defendants had been under $2,000 bail, it.” Mr. Davis made an impassioned dressed in white, carrying a large TWO MEN TRY TO ASSAULT swered that he had a blue dottedjone. when they started home in the little which was raised by Judge Haight. address, demanding the conviction of bouquet of white roses, and the groom, He asked her these questions because rowboat. The men were identified by OFFICER JOHN CONNOLLY The trial of the Engelsons lasted four the brothers, so that confidence might dressed in tuxedo, made a handsome both of these things had been lost by letters found in their coats. Bagi had a days and was replete with sensational not be destroyed among business men couple to their admiring friends. Leon the assailant in the struggle, and picked letter from Sovereign Commander Frank Bokash and Joseph Bokash, of charges and counter charges. David who are obliged to give credit. Coughlin, a brother of the groom, was up by Miss Jakeway. The chief also Frazer, of Woodmen of Omaha, Neb. Chrome, were brought before Recorder Engelson conducted a hardware and The jury was out half an hour. The best man, and Margaret Carney, brides asked her if Eddie had been scratched Lawlor, charged by Officer Connolly notion store a short distance from Max. verdict included a recommendation of maid. A fter the cSremony Rev. Dr. on his face and hands when he left with attempting to attack him. Connolly The latter was in the dry goods busi mercy for David Engelson, who ap Hagerty made an eloquent address and TUBERCULOSIS CASE home. She said that he did not have stated that he was sent to stop a wed ness. David decided to take in dry peared to have little knowledge of the wished the happy couple the best of any scratches on his face or hands when ding at 12 o’clock midnight because the goods as a side line and secured business and who depended upon his luck.