Historical Articles - page 1

05/12/1947
Government

Attorney General Clark carrying out Presidential order to screen out Federal employees associated with totalitarian, Fascist, Communist or subversive organizations

11/12/1945 | Philadelphia Record
Legal profession

Public lack of confidence in the legal profession upsets Justice Royal A. Stone

07/14/1946 | The American Weekly
Embezzlement

Anna Callahan of Trenton squanders embezzled thousands to purchase the affection of a few passing friends

03/12/1946 | New York Times
Anti-trust case

Government antitrust case against GE resumes before Judge Forman - federal attorney calls GE an "all-embracing monopoly"

03/13/1946 | New York Times
Anti-trust case

Witness says GE spent $27,000,000 on research and development; the government charges GE's position of leadership arose from monopolistic activities

10/11/1946 | Princeton Herald
judgeship

Judge Clark fighting to regain judgeship which he vacated temporarily to go to war and which the U.S. Government said would be waiting for him upon his return

05/13/1946 | Newark News
judgeship

A bill proposing to give New Jersey a sixth federal district court judge is before the House judiciary committee

medical

Dinshah P. Ghadiall, self-styled metaphysician, on trial for violation of the Federal Pure Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act - "longest trial in Camden history" (2 months)

12/20/1946 | Trenton Evening Times
Judge Forman

All branches of the armed forces are represented on Federal Jduge Phillip Forman's staff

Judge Avis

photo of Honorable John Boyd Davis

01/01/1947 | New York Times
Portal pay suits

The master bill to end portal-to-portal back pay suits was introduced today with powerful assured backing

01/08/1947 | Journal American
Opinion

Westbrook Pegler discusses aspects of Joe Fay's Jersey trial before Judge Meaney

01/08/1947 | Journal American
Opinion

continuation of Westbrook Pegler article discussing aspects of Joe Fay's Jersey trial before Judge Meaney

01/15/1947 | Trenton Times
Refinancing

First Mechanics Bank stock plan awaits court ruling - a refinancing proposal was adopted despite objections

01/14/1947 | Trenton Times
Refinancing

A Federal Court action before District Judge Philip Forman is pending in an effort to block the proposed recapitalization of First-Mechanics Bank

01/13/1947 | Trenton Times
Bankruptcy

Judge Philip Forman offered a plan for the reorganization of the Hotel Realty Company, owners of the Stacy-Trent

01/14/1947 | Journal American
tax evasion

Joseph S. Fay, convicted labor racketeer, denied all claims in the Government's tax evasion trial against him

01/15/1947
tax evasion

A jury of 11 persons acquitted Joseph S. Fay of income tax evasion

01/16/1947
Indictment

Federal Judge John C. Knox ordered dismisssal of four indictments charging State Attorney General Walter D. Van Riper with a check-kiting conspiracy and violating Government gasoline rationing

01/14/1947 | Trenton Times
impersonating officer

John Palanski, a 19 year old Polish youth was charged with impersonating an officer and obtaining army funds fraudulently

01/16/1947 | Trenton Times
indictment

Judge John C. Knox ordered dismissals of four indictments against Walter D. Van Riper, thus closing further prosecution of the sate official and three co-defendants

01/16/1947 | NY Journal American
jurors in question

Two women on the jury which acquitted Joseph S. Fay, convicted of income tax evasion, were revealed as relatives of city employees in the domain of the Hague political machine

01/16/1947 | Trenton Times
tax evasion

Joseph S. Fay, AFL building trades union leader, was acquitted by a jury on charges of evading $118,879 in income tax payments from 1940 to 1942

01/10/1947
jury selection

A jury was selected in Federal Court, Newark to hear the trial of Joseph S. Fay, AFL union leader

jurors in question

01/20/1947 | Newark Evening News
Editorial

"Character" witnesses in the Fay case are forced to stultify themselves and speak words which may bring shame and embarrassment, what value is his testimony if he cannot be disinterested or candid.

01/16/1947 | Camden Courrier
experimental role

"Guinea Pig" role saves a "Conchie" from jail stretch

01/21/1947 | Trenton Evening Times
Governor Driscoll

Objections by the SEC to expenses incurred by Gov. Alfred E. Driscoll while trustee for the Ritz-Carlton in A.C. were brushed aside by U.S.D.J. Forman

01/19/1947 | Bulletin
District Court Rules

Judge can upset guilty verdict under new District Court rule

01/17/1947 | Record
acquittal

Loss of a court reporter's stenotype notes frees perjury suspect

Spectrochrome

Dinshah Ghadiali faces 12 years in jail, $12,000 fine for violating the Federal Pure Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act

01/31/1947 | Camden Courrier
Spectrochrome

Ghadiali fined $20,000, ordered to halt "cures"

01/31/1947 | Camden Courrier
impersonating MP officer

A former soilder, posing as a military policeman, was jailed at Ft. Dix for looting bags of returning Gis

01/22/1947 | Trenton Times
financial reorganization

The Hotel Realty Company received tentative approval of a plan for financial reorganization

02/01/1947 | Camden Courrier
Spectrochrome

Ghadiali fined $20,000, ordered to halt "cures"

01/28/1947 | Courier-Post
Spectrochrome

Cost of Ghadiali trial runs into "big dough"

01/08/1947 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Spectrochrome

Ghadiali guilty of violating federal laws

01/07/1947 | The Evening Bulletin
Spectrochrome

Jury deliberates on "cure" inventor, Dinshah P. Ghadiali

tax evasion - Fay case

Grand Jury plans to investigate U.S. Attorney Rossebach's prosecution in the Joseph S. Fay income tax evasion case

tax evasion - Fay case

continuation of above article

tax evasion - Fay case

D.A. Frank S. Hogan criticized the difficulty in obtaining information from big contractors in Fay tax probe

tax evasion - Fay case

Fay case criticized by grand jurors

02/05/1947 | Newark Evening News
tax evasion - Fay case

Grand Jury probes handling of Fay case, calls Rossbach prosecution inept

02/05/1947 | Newark Evening News
tax evasion - Fay case

continuation of above article

02/06/1947 | Newark Evening News
tax evasion - Fay case

Cartoon - "Another Look" regarding the grand jury in the Fay case

02/06/1947 | Newark Evening News
tax evasion - Fay case

The grand jury's powers in the Fay case

02/05/1947 | Journal American
tax evasion - editorial page

Opinion of Westbrook Pegler - "Clark Responsibility in Fay Case Studied"

02/12/1947 | Newark News
tax evasion - Fay case

Jury defers further inquiry in Fay case after hearing definite assurances that a thorough government investigation is underway

02/10/1947 | Inquirer
tax evasion - editorial page

Unioneer gets a timid urge for reforms

02/13/1947 | Newark News
tax evasion - Fay case

McGregor, assistant to U.S. Attorney General Clark appears before grand jury in Newark after receiving telegram from jury foreman in probe of Fay trial

02/13/1947 | Newark News
tax evasion - Fay case

continuation of above article

tax evasion - editorial page

The public remains uninformed as to how long the inquiry into Rossbach's prosecution of the Fay case will last

02/26/1947
tax evasion - Fay case

Jury finds reports by U.S. Officials end the need for inquiry

tax evasion - Fay case

Rossbach is cleared by jurors

tax evasion - Fay case

continuation of above article

03/17/1947 | Newark News
tax evasion - Fay case

Fay faces civil suit on taxes, new action planned over payments by contractors

02/16/1947 | Trenton Times
naturalization

Woman seeking naturalization claims she never knew Nazis persecuted Jews, Christians

02/14/1947 | Trenton Times
work stoppages

Judge Forman upholds Thermoid suit against unions for damages arising from work stoppage

U.S. Atty Chief Aide Resigns

Charles A. Stanziale resigned as chief assistant to U.S. Attorney, but denies any friction with Rossbach

U.S. Atty Chief Aide Resigns

continuation of article on resignation of Stanziale

02/27/1947 | Trenton Evening Times
Trenton Brith Sholom Lodge

Judge Forman presented gifts to the two surviving charter members of the Trenton Brith Sholom Lodge at its recent 40th Anniversary banquet