Historical Articles - page 2

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Atlantic City Crime

Authorities try to find out who is responsible for the assassination of "the beer king"

08/01/1931 | Trenton Times
Court

U. S. Attorney states steady increase in federal activity in NJ was maintained during the past year despite reduction of trails by less then ten months trials by less than 10 months

09/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Severe penalties on beer charges

09/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Stock

Eastman Company must pay $853,500 on stock

09/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Extortion Charge

Motion overruled in extortion charge

09/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Federal agents seized 500 half barrels of beer in five trucks

09/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Income Tax Fraud

Son accused of "Shakedown" on threat of exposing concealment of income tax obligations

07/31/1931 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Plans for the new Trenton Post Office offer evidence that the city will have a beautiful place to conduct federal business

09/24/1931 | Trenton Times
Federal Court

A juror who failed to appear in federal court was found dead

07/31/1931 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Bids for the construction of the Trenton Post Office will be open August 23. The successful bidder will have 480 working days to complete the job

07/31/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Prohibition agents raided 20 speakeasies and arrested 23 persons on the charge of sale and possession.

08/15/1931 | Camden Courier
Prohibition

U.S. beer seizures are high in New Jersey

08/15/1931 | U.S. Daily
Prohibition

More jail terms are being imposed in prohibition cases

08/27/1931 | Newark News
Prohibition

Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes was a giant still in the Passaic

03/04/1930 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Three bandits who held up and robbed a mail carrier of $3,600 were sentenced to 25 years in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.

03/04/1930 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

continuation of above article

12/04/1930 | Newark Ledger
Prohibition

Dry act is in jeopardy

08/06/1931 | Newark Evening News
Prohibition

Political exigency will not affect the war on liquor

03/05/1930 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Payroll bandits given 25 years in the federal penitentiary in Atlanta.

03/13/1930 | Trenton Times
Robbery

Fourteen Federal Prisoners Leave for penitentiary in Atlanta, three of which are the Rocky Hill bandits

03/03/1930 | Trenton Times
Robbery

Suspects in payroll robbery are in the Mercer County jail

03/01/1930 | State Gazette
Arrest

Money from payroll bandits was recovered

03/02/1930 | Trenton Times
Arrest

Heavy Bail Fixed in Mail Hold-up, trio arrested in Rocky Hill case now in Mercer jail

08/01/1931 | Courier Post
Annual Report

Reduction in amount of fines collected in U.S. District Court of N.J. during the year ending June 30, is caused by more jail sentences.

Prohibition

Absence of agents annoys the court

08/04/1931 | Star Eagle
Prohibition

Dry leader wanted out of district by politicians

08/04/1931 | Newark Evening News
Prohibition

People want a separate dry chief for New Jersey

08/04/1931 | Newark Ledger
Prohibition

Politicians who seek New Jersey for a dry district are defied by Pennington

04/07/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

U.S. Attorney has filed padlocking proceedings against The Columbus Inn and The Wolcott Hotel for violations of liquor laws.

04/09/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S Judgeship

Three in field as selection for U.S. Judge.

04/09/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

New dry policy of confiscation

04/12/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Eight suspected "speakies" were raided

04/08/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Prohibition agents staged a raid seizing alleged liquors

04/07/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Economy may delay Jersey Post Offices

04/13/1932 | Trenton Times
Income Tax Fraud

John Delaney was released on $20,000 bail on charges of evading and filing false income tax returns from 1927 to 1930

04/12/1932 | Newark News
U.S. Courts

U.S. Courts will have school for jurors

04/14/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Prohibition director list NJ as the most difficult as which to enforce the dry law

04/13/1932 | Newark Ledger
Income Tax Evasion

Theodore Brandle is ready to face charges of avoiding taxes

04/08/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S. Courts

Jail terms given in federal court

04/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

A truck marked "beef' was seized and 35-half barrels of beer were found.

04/01/1932 | Trenton Times
Income Tax Evasion

A joint trial is most likely for Brandle and Hurley

04/02/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S. Courts

Bench appointment merited

04/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Tax Court Case

Plea of guilty is made. Brandle and Hurley pay $88,721 as tax due

04/04/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S. Courts

Federal Court Congestion

04/04/1932 | Trenton Gazette
Tax Court Case

Brandle trail open on charges of income tax invasion

04/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

800 cases of rum were seized in Wildwood

04/04/1932 | Trenton Gazette
U.S. Courts

Federal Court Congestion

04/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Wealth And Justice

With the ability to surround themselves with high price counsel, rich offenders often benefit from negotiations beyond the reach of an ordinary man

04/04/1932 | New York Journal
Prohibition

Prohibition agents start work on a "Booze Blue Book"

04/05/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

16 more dry agents for duty in New Jersey bringing the total to 64 agents

03/21/1932 | New York Journal
Pay Cut

Four proposals for slashing salaries were to be taken up by the House of Economy Committee

03/17/1932 | Philadelphia Record
Salary Cut

Average annual income is less than $2,000

03/23/1932 | Trenton Times
Federal Salary

House Economy Committee agreed on a salary reduction 11 percent on all government employees.

03/25/1932 | New York Journal
Federal Salary

Organized labor fights US pay cuts.

03/31/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Newark Post Office bids above budget

03/29/1932 | Trenton Times
Federal Pay Cut

Jerseymen fight federal pay cut

02/26/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Jersey dry chief sees betterment

03/17/1932 | Trenton Times
Federal Pay Cut

Slash in federal pay is being planned

03/26/1932 | New York Journal
Judgeship

Senate group favors new judgeship in N.J.

03/22/1932 | New York Journal
Federal Pay

Bill to cut U.S. pay is still in deadlock

03/24/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S. Bill

U.S. personnel bill gets support

03/29/1930 | Trenton Times
Bankruptcy

Two People held in bankruptcy are accused of concealing firm stock

04/01/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

New Jersey leads in dry violations

04/01/1932 | Trenton Times
Judgeship

Phillip Foreman is endorsed for U.S. Judgeship

07/24/1931 | Trenton Times
Incom Tax Evasion

Samueal Singer "King of bootlegging" was sentenced to two years. He was found guilty of federal income evasion

07/21/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

53 indictments in alleged million dollar alcohol ring charged by the government

07/27/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Beer plant raided and three people are arrested

07/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Man convicted of selling automobiles must serve his five year term in Atlanta

07/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Four month term for carrying beer

07/12/1931 | New York Herald
Prohibition

Jury at Newark frees the last 17 people in the rum ring trail

07/31/1931 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Samuel Singer was found guilty and faces up to five years imprisonment or a $10,000 fine or both.

07/22/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Two rum boat raid victims at liberty

07/14/1931
Prohibition

Dry agents late again

07/23/1931 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Trial of the second appeal of the post office land began

07/24/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Three men were penalized in federal court for liquor law violations

03/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge rebukes dry counsel

03/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Agents are under new ruling

03/01/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge Clark ordered The rising Sun Brewery padlocked for one year

03/05/1932 | Trenton Times
Federal Court

Attorneys are to be on probation for five years

03/03/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Government launched a drive against the Rising Sun Brewery in an effort to seize equipment valued at $350,000

03/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Jailed on charges of operating a Burlington County still

03/15/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Federal Prohibition officers made more arrests and seized more contraband liquor in February than January in New Jersey.

03/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Use of new court ruling to remove contents of Harry's Malt Store following a raid in which Harry, the store owner, was arrested

03/18/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Rising Sun Brewery retained possession of its property after a legal fight.

03/16/1932 | Trenton Times
Retrial

Retrial for Brandle court case

03/16/1932 | Trenton Times
Judgeship

Westfield lawyer seeking Judgeship

02/24/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Offices

Treasury Department Officials expect to complete three new post offices in New Jersey in 1933

02/19/1932 | Trenton Times

Pennington visit at capital revives Kean plan for a separate enforcement unit

02/25/1932 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Lewis Stern was denounced when he appeared for sentenced in connection with dry law violations

02/25/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge Avis made ruling to libel illegal breweries in the state

02/25/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Clifford Curth appeared to plead to a charge of transporting liquor

02/25/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

William Howey whose liquor violation case caused Judge Clark to declare the 18th Amendment unconstitutional was in court again

02/20/1932 | Trenton Gazette
Prohibition

Padlock proceedings against two Trenton establishments in which intoxicating liquors were seized, were instituted in U. S. District Court

02/18/1932 | Trenton Times
Failure to Appear

Judge Avis struck a blow against defendants who fail to appear to answer charges and who send last minute physicians certificates to explain their absence

02/18/1932 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Trentonian's daring attempt to escape raiders was described as jail sentence was imposed.

02/18/1932 | Trenton Times
Embezzlement

Bank official pleads guilty to embezzling

02/24/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge calls speakeasies unlicensed saloons, in sending proprietors to jail

02/21/1932 | New York Herald
Prohibition

Robert Young, chief of prohibition agents, says he would raid any place where liquor was sold.

02/21/1931 | Trenton Times
Court Case

After months of legal procedure Lewis Stern was convicted on charge of possession and then was forced to ask for postponement.

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge Avis has ordered attorney to show cause why property seized near the Rising Sun Brewery should not be returned.

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Opium business

Clark and Foreman succeed in Federal drive against Newark Chinatown's opium business.

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Acid test of enforcement

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition Case

Seconds after Steven Innocenzi had been acquitted of liquor law violations, US attorney Foreman called out.

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Two Trenton men charge with operating a still were sentenced to 30 days each.

02/11/1932 | Trenton Times

Judge Clark declared that bonding companies were a factor in contributing to crime

02/12/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Laying of the cornerstone for the new post office will take place

02/17/1932 | Trenton Times
Sentencing

Term and fine for Wilkinson in insurance fraud case

02/12/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Found guilty of possessing liquor and maintaining a nuisance, Carter and St. Clair under jail sentence

02/11/1932 | New York Journal
Insurance Fraud Case

Insurance men from various parts of the U.S. testified in the trial of Wilkinson, who is charged with using the mails to defraud

02/17/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

One of the most famous eating places in Atlantic City was one of the three establishments raided by prohibition agents.

02/17/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Prohibition enforcement in the tri-state area is self-supporting officials of the Bureau of Prohibition

02/08/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Aide of dry chief is ordered to reveal why higher-ups in still cases are not arrested.

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Insurance Fraud Case

Government witness from England testified in the trial of Wilkinson and told how he helped "trap" the defendant in the insurance fraud business

02/08/1932 | Trenton Times
Insurance Fraud Case

Wilkinson trial for fraud opens. Government's case based on investigation which included three countries.

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge clarifies bartender rule

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Liquor Law Violations

Heavy term of Federal Court opens with 54 defendants accused of liquor law violations

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Embezzlement

Two bank employees indicted on charges of embezzlement

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Woman jailed on liquor law violation

02/09/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Federal prohibition chief promised to go after the higher-ups in all cases in the state

02/09/1932 | Trenton Times
Insurance Fraud Case

Wilkinson trial continued

02/09/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

U.S. dry officer promises raids

Prohibition

Judge Avis has ordered attorney to show cause why property seized near the Rising Sun Brewery should not be returned.

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Attorney Foreman instituted padlocking proceedings against an establishment in Trenton and one in Ewing, in both cases beer was sold to a federal dry agent

02/10/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Brief ceremonies will mark the cornerstone laying at the new Trenton Post Office

02/09/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Wearied by the interminable list of liquor cases in the US District Court, Judge Clark sought relief comedy in the form of classical interpolations.

01/14/1932 | Trenton Times
Post Offices

Man denies attempt to escape

01/19/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Driver arrested and alcohol is seized

01/28/1932 | New York Journal
Prohibition

Prohibition agents made their fist raid in Newark under the Internal Revenue Law, which recently permits them to dismantle and cart away equipment of places found to be selling liquor on which no revenue tax has been paid.

01/22/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Dry chief hits dishonesty in public office

02/05/1932 | Trenton Times
Impersonation

Charges of obtaining money under false pretenses have been lodged at Harry Walker

01/29/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Two are held in liquor law case. A 2,000 gallon still was reported to have been in operation

01/28/1932 | Trenton Times
U.S. Courts

Jurors seek to ban obscene periodicals

01/24/1932 | New York Herald
Prohibition

3 U.S. actions slated for Rising Sun Brewery

01/29/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Troopers aid agents in dry raid in inn

01/29/1932 | Trenton Times
18th Amendment

Judge declares 18th Amendment illegal

02/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Insurance Fraud Case

Walker is held as impersonator

02/09/1932 | Trenton Times

Committee backs New Jersey judge bill.

01/03/1932 | New York Herald
Jail break

Jail break plot fails; 4 Bludgeons confiscated

01/05/1932 | Trenton Times
Indictment

Trenton bondsman is indicted in Newark

01/11/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Padlocks sought in Trenton places

01/05/1932 | Newark News
Indictment

Five bondsman are indicted

01/04/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Liquor found in sewer after big raid

01/06/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Former dry agent's conviction is upheld

01/03/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Police raid huge booze plant. Alcohol and equipment valued at $75,000 are seized

01/13/1932 | Trenton Times
Judgeship

Lawyers request New Jersey Judgeships

01/22/1932 | Trenton Times
Transportation

Bus for U.S. prisoners will be in service

07/11/1931 | New York American
Prohibition

Rum ring case of 17 suspects goes to jury

07/13/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

All are cleared in the Highlands rum case

07/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Four month term for carrying beer

07/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

7 Newarkers to be sought in liquor ring

07/23/1931 | Trenton Times
Post Office

Trial of the second appeal on the post office land

07/24/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Three men were penalized for liquor law violations in Federal Court

07/24/1931 | Trenton Times
Judge Dismissal

Judge dismissed a petition of Phillip Foreman to prohibit Joseph Scala from practicing in the Federal Court

Prohibition

Jury acquits 17 defendants in rum trial

07/11/1931 | Camden Courier
Prohibition

U.S. jury given case of rum syndicate

07/11/1931 | Camden Courier
Conspiracy trial

Jurors in Highland conspiracy trial were ordered lock up for the night when they reported they could not speedily reach an agreement

07/11/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Jury still out on liquor case

Prohibition Case

A verdict of not guilty for the 17 defendant in the Highlands rum trial was given

07/11/1931 | Newark Ledger
Prohibition Case

Jurors in Highland conspiracy trial were ordered lock up for the night when they reported they could not speedily reach an agreement

12/11/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Woman is held in Hofbrau raid

12/16/1931 | New York Journal
Prohibition

Prohibition agents seized liquor and equipment valued at $10,000 in Atlantic City

12/30/1931 | Newark News

Hoover's plan to save money wins support

12/29/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

A distillery plant valued between a $450,000 and $550,000 is in Federal authorities hands

12/14/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Two Atlantic City clubs are raided

12/16/1931 | New York Journal
Prohibition

U.S. Seizes two Atlantic City rum plants

12/14/1931 | New York Journal
Prohibition

Agents seize $5,200 liquors in foray upon Cliquot and Silver Slippers Resort

12/30/1931 | Newark News
Prohibition

Brewery permit denial reversed

12/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

500 cases of liquor valued at $30,000 was seized off of a truck

12/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

U.S. District attorney will ask judge to padlock the Hensler Brewery. This application follows numerous prohibition raids.

12/11/1931 | Trenton Times
Judgeship

Jerseys Judgeship bill is introduced

12/03/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Liquor smugglers unloading whiskey from a boat were scattered by a customs guard who fired a volley of shots

12/11/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge Avis dealt out severe penalties to a number of Trenton defendants who were charge with liquor law violations.

12/14/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Dry law sentences are heavier in New Jersey

12/07/1932 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Mayor blames U.S. Officers in rum case

12/03/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Volley scatters rum smugglers

12/02/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Loot for the jobless will be given if they can give any tips of dry law violations

12/05/1931 | Trenton Times
U.S. Courts

Now that Judge Bourquin's gone court officials can focus on their hobbies.

12/03/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Dry agent's gun was taken by thugs

12/09/1931 | Newark Evening News
Prohibition

Liquor plentiful despite hard blows at bootleggers

11/27/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

No leniency is shown by Judge Avis in booze cases

11/27/1931 | Trenton Times
U.S. Grand Jury

U.S. Grand Jury is highly praise after being in session since September.

11/28/1931 | Trenton Times
U.S. Grand Jury

Judge Avis and U.S. Attorney Phillip Foreman commend the Grand Jury.

12/22/1931 | Paterson News
Judgeships

U.S. Attorney Phillip Forman for U.S. Judgeship

11/27/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Wright gives judge and lawyers change for puns in federal liquor case

| Newark Star Eagle
Judgeship

Forman likely to obtain post as U.S. judge

Prohibition

Dry raids net a still a day

Prohibition

Beer bottling plant seized by dry men.

11/23/1931 | Newark Evening News
Prohibition

Believing the puzzle of the pipeline between Alyea St. Garage and Hensler Brewery was solved, prohibition agents were preparing to quit

11/25/1931 | Newark News
Prohibition

Rum raids in war hit gangs

11/24/1931 | New York Journal
Prohibition

Raiders seize giant rum plant

11/24/1931 | Newark News
Prohibition

Dry forces in new seizure of big still

Prohibition

Police seize big alcohol plant

11/27/1931 | Newark News
Prohibition

Newarker owns captured truck

11/13/1931 | Trenton Times

Fined $1,250 in bails bonds case

11/17/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Trentonian fined and jailed for liquor

11/20/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Federal officers and state police seized a 1,000 gallon still and arrested two.

11/21/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Judge Bourquin speaks on prohibition

11/21/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Pennington raids brewery after $3,000 excavation bares pipe line laid to beer plant from raided beer drop

11/18/1931 | Trenton Times
Prohibition

Pennington blames New Jersey public officials for failure to enforce prohibition amendment