Henry Bell accused of mail fraud, 1958

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New Jersey Courier 5 Jun 1958

Henry Bell, Manitou Park, was allowed to change a plea of no defense to innocent Thursday by Judge John Ewart. Bell pleaded no defense April 8 to a charge of conspiracy to defraud.
A jury found William F. Geist, Dickinson Street, Toms River, innocent of the same charge on April 10. It had been alleged that Bell and Geist had conspired to collect insurance on a car that had been hidden in the wood and then reported stolen.
In a motion to allow Bell to change his plea, Leonard L. Gomell, his attorney, argued that his client shouldn't be sentenced for an alleged act of which his partner had been found innocent
Location: Manitou Park, Toms River, NJ 08757, USA

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