Ocean County , NJ History

New Jersey Courier 3 Jun 1920

New Jersey Courier 23 May 1930: SUSPENDED SENTENCES FAVORED BY JUDGE SIX YEARS IN STATE PRISON CHANGED TO SIX YEARS ON PROBATION Suspended sentences were handed out to nearly everyone that came before Judge GALLAGHER on Wednesday of this week. Among the lucky ones were Francis HULSE, Fred HOOPER, and Fred REID, of the Point Pleasant neighborhood, who had previously been sentenced to six years in state prison. The boys were accused of breaking into a number of places at Mantaloking, and in that vicinity, and robbing them. One was the office of the Mandalay Land Company, one a garage at Mantaloking, and some were houses. They were indicted on three instances and pleaded guilty. They are, under the last sentence, placed under probation for six years to report monthly the previous sentence being held over them. Joseph Carr, convicted of stealing a mink coat in Lakewood, was sentenced to two years, which was suspended provided he left the county inside 48 hours. A woman visitor in Lakewoo

New Jersey Courier 20 Apr 1917 Friday Judge Jeffrey received the plea of a number of prisoners, and fixed bail. Joseph P. Johnson of West Point Pleasant, charged with beating up his wife, and the mother of his children, Bessie Johnson, pleaded not guilty. Trial was set for April 30. Having no one to go his bail, but owning real estate, he was allowed to go on his recognizance, and Arthur P. Gallagher of Lakewood, was assigned to defend him. Acton and George Bunnell of Cedar Creek, indicted at a previous term for malicious mischief, were allowed to give bail in the sum of $200, to appear for trial on April 23. They were charged by Frank W. Briggs, proprietor of the Greyhound Inn, Forked River, with damaging his electric light plant. Howard Applegate, a former owner of that hotel, went their bail. Charles Willey, colored, pleaded guilty to stealing some $60 from the money drawer of the Manhattan hotel, Lakewood, where he was employed as bellhop. He was caught by Charles Hecht, proprie