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From: "Barbara Stein" <>
Subject: Bklyn Standard Union 8 May 1931 Court News
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 10:21:53 -0400


COOK IS JAILED IN AUTO DEATH
Hermut SCHOENFELDT, 23, a cook living at 409 East Ninety-second street,
Manhattan, unable to secure $5,000 bail, will remain in the Queens County
jail until May 15, when he is to be taken before Magistrate Thomas F. DOWNS
in the Jamaica court for a hearing on a charge of homicide.
SCHOENFELDT, according to the police, drove an automobile late Saturday
night which crashed and overturned another operated by Atwood HAMILTON, of
89-16 184th street, Hollis, at Farmers boulevard and 122d avenue, St.
Albans. The latter's wife, Mrs. Anna HAMILTON, 37, was instantly killed
when thrown from the machine.
SCHOENFELDT pleaded not guilty.

WAGERS ALLEGED
Arraigned before Magistrate EILPERIN in the Coney Island court yesterday
on a charge of bookmaking Paul CELLOTTO, 32, of 28 Bevy court, Gerrittsen
Beach, pleaded not guilty and was paroled in the custody of his lawyer for a
hearing on May 13. Patrolman Samuel MORRIS, of Deputy Chief Inspector
CUMMINGS' staff, alleged that he observed CELLOTTO in a store at 1507 Avenue
U accept wagers on horse races from three unknown men and that when he
placed the man under arrest an admission was made by him to the effect that
he is a bookmaker.

SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Patrolman Edward DOOLEY, of the Coney Island station, was the
complainant in Coney Island court yesterday against three men whom he
charged with obstructing the streets at Brighton Beach with building
material. The defendants pleaded guilty and after being reprimanded by
Magistrate EILPERIN sentence was suspended upon them. They were: Simon
LIPOFF, 39, of 3102 Ada court; Meyer SMOOKLER, 52, of 3115 Bunting street,
and Isidore LEHRER, 34, of 3100 Bunting street.

DISPUTE OVER BOAT
On a charge of grand larceny, Carmine FALCONE, 35, of 2615 West
Fifteenth street, was yesterday held by Magistrate EILPERIN in Coney Island
court in $500 bail for the grand jury. The complaint was made by Fred C.
GEHRKE, of 1618 Mermaid avenue, who alleged that last July he left his
houseboat on a float in the Coney Island Creek at the foot of West
Thirteenth street and that it was removed from there and placed on property
in the vicinity owned by Falcone. He said that he did not give Carmine
permission to move the boat and that the man refuses to return it to him.

BAIL SET AT $200
Jack KEARNS, 30, of 488 Fourth avenue, was held in $200 bail for a
hearing Monday after being arraigned before Magistrate HAUBERT in Fifth
avenue court yesterday on a malicious mischief charge brought by Frank
HENNESSEY, proprietor of a roofing establishment at 570 Fourth avenue.
According to HENNESSEY, KEARNS kicked in a glass window valued at $15.


HELD FOR HEARING
Gennaro MENTONE, 28, of 651 Fiftieth street, was held in $1,000 bail for
a hearing to-day after being arraigned on a gun charge in Fifth avenue court
yesterday. The charge is a felony because of a previous conviction for
petty larceny against MENTONE. The latter was picked up at Sixty-ninth
street and Eighth avenue by Patrolman John CALLAHAN, of Fort Hamilton
station.

SAY CAR WAS STOLEN
Alleged to have taken an automobile owned by Carl STONE, of 28 Marine
avenue, from its garage at 416 Ninetieth street. Arthur McGANN, 20, of 263
Ninetieth street, was arraigned on a grand larceny charge in Fifth avenue
court. McGANN was held in $1,500 bail by Magistrate HAUBERT for a hearing
next Tuesday. He was arrested after Harold MOYSE, a helper in the garage,
saw him riding in the car at Ninety-first street and Fourth avenue,
according to police.

SENTENCE SUSPENDED
Found guilty of violating the sanitary code when arraigned in the Bridge
Plaza court, Joseph FRICAICO, 30 years old, of 690 Woodward avenue, was told
to be careful in the future by Magistrate RUDICH. Sentence was suspended.

transcribed for the Brooklyn Info Pages by Barbara Stein


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