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Assault in the Perth Amboy Evening News, 1903 & 1923

PRISONERS PLEAD TODAY. Judge Schenck of Somerset Sat for Judge Strong this Morning

Item

Title
PRISONERS PLEAD TODAY. Judge Schenck of Somerset Sat for Judge Strong this Morning
Source
Perth Amboy Evening News (NJ)
Date
1903-12-24
page
1
Identifier
https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn85035720/1903-12-24/ed-2/?sp=1&q=%22Assault%22+%22Assaulted%22+%22Assaults%22&r=0.491,0.467,0.433,0.201,0
Crime
Assault
Subject
teenager , object
Gender of alleged offender
Male alleged offender
Gender of alleged victim
Male alleged victim
Stage of the Legal System
Trial
Location
In state
New Brunswick
Length of story
220
Description
PRISONERS PLEAD TODAY. Judge Schenck of Somerset Sat for Judge Strong this Morning. LOCAL CASES HEARD Plead Not Guilty and Dates Set for Trial Local Lawyers Named to Defend Accused-Duel Case Comes Up and Both Men Were Fined $25—Other Court Matters. Special to the Evening News. New Brunswick, Dec. 24:—Judge Schenck, of Somerset county, held court this morning in place of Judge Strong, who is ill. Some of the men indicted by the last Grand Jury were brought in to plead. John Metro, of Woodbridge, accused of attempting to clean out a hotel in that place on December 4, was sentenced to three months in the county jail. Christopher Jensen, accused of stealing a gold watch from Hans Peterson, pleaded not guilty. Lawyer Stephen Somogyi, of Perth Amboy, will defend him. Alexander Mirosh, accused of assault and battery on Joseph Jensen, pleaded not guilty. Mr. Somogyi will also defend him. G. Yanders and Peter Skvluck, who fought the duel with a knife and fork in North Amboy, had each other indicted and both were fined $25. Walter Vineski, fifteen years old, accused of assault and battery on Andrew Sampin by striking him with a stone, pleaded not guilty. Lawyer Plechner will defend him. Stevo Mark, of South Amboy, accused of stealing coal, got off with a suspension of sentence
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