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THE EAST HAMPTON STAR. FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 1925 r ELEVENTOONE FOR AQUITTAL Jury Disagrees in Hijacker Case TELL OF RUM OPERATIONS C a p tain W a lker Said to H ave Been Man W h o Fired Shot Which S truck Dalm adge A disagreem e n t of the ju r y is the outcom e o f the sensational trial of W illiam Shaber and Thom as and F ran k Sm ith of Patchogue, charged w ith highway robbery in helping them selves to a lot o f the q u a r ter million dollar liquor cache a t B en son’s, M o n tauk, in the early m o rning darkness of April 11, which resu lt ed in th e shooting and b e a ting of Trooper W illiam Dalm age. The case was concluded before County Judge Furm a n at Riverhead F riday w ith A s s is tant D istrict A tto r ney A lexander G. Blue of Patchogue, doing a large share of the w o rk for D istrict A ttorney H ildreth, while R u fus L. P e rry, a colored law y e r from Brooklyn, served the defen dants. O u tright adm issions not only from the Sm ith brothers and Shaber th a t they had trafficked heavily in liquor bought a t M o n tauk, b u t simil ar statem e n ts as to h e r operations by Miss Helen Sm ith, sister of F rank and Thom as, th a t she also bought and sold liquor, came out on the stand. Miss Sm ith (real fam ily nam e Bro- zow ski), has earned a nam e as “ Queen of th e B o o tleggers,” but while this case was pending she stoutly objected to the title and said she knew nothing but hearsay of the m a tters she related in detail a t the trial. D istrict A ttorney H ildreth says he will send a certified copy of th e testim o n y to U n ited S tates A ttorney Greene, supposing the la t t e r m ay be able to use it against the w o m an as a violator of the F e d e r a l prohibi tion laws. Dalm adge, who had previously pleaded guilty to agreeing to accept a bribe, was one of th e s t a r w itness es against th e Patchoguers, though apparently a none too w illing one. He described the trip to M o n tauk from Patchogue in an Essex car and a light truck, his p a r t being to m a k e the outfit look law ful, and how they were fired upon and beaten w ith black jacks, him stripped of his pistol and badge and all robbed of t h e ir money. The Sm ith brothers and S h a b e r r e lated the sam e tale. They claimed C aptain E ric W a lk e r was th e one who did the black jacking, though the Sm ith brothers and Helen Sm ith said they had bought liquor from him m any tim es, m aking a t least 100 trip s to th e es tate. Som etim es they had d e a lt with F ran k Dickinson, the caretaker, they said. They w e re shot a t once and tried to tu rn aw ay, then w e te shot a t in a r : iher place, th e y said. W a lker, who is out c f reach, was the chief villain according to everybody. The Patchoguers could n o t explain why t h e . M o n taukers did n o t recog nize them till e f te r W a lker had b e a ten them and dragged them into the1 light. They had done business w ith W a lker eight m o n ths. Helen Sm ith said she had disposed of as m uch as 100 cases a week fo r W a lk er. He had la t e r retu r n e d to her the §450 taken from th e crowd. Miss. Sm ith said she had paid fo r liquor purchased from W a lker’s assistan t?,130-5 Bud King, Law rence P leasants, and | Fred Wilson of Sag H a rbor. She had credit w ith W a lker up to $1,000 a week. She still insisted she was not I a bootlegger— h ad never been c a u g h t ., The redoubtable Helen stuck to a statem e n t th a t she saw F ran k pay; $100 on deposit to W a lker A p ril 8i fo r the load they w e n t to g e t on the 11th. Dickinson testified to storing li-' quor fo r W a lker, denied th a t he had sold this p a r ticu lar lot of liquor to the P a tchogue crowd o r allowed them to have it. The ju r y ’s verdict surprised most of those who heard the b r ief trial.* It is said Law y e r P e rr y him self re m a rked while th e ju r y was out th a t he expected conviction and based his hopes on appeal. H e le n Smith, while w a iting around had m uch to say about the P a tchogu ers being m ade scapegoats, only she did not express it th a t way. “ A lot of m o n ey is being paid fo r protec tion fo r rum ru n n in g on Long Is land,’’ she said, \though I never paid any official m y self. In buying liquor you pay so m uch a case and so much fo r protection.” She w a n ted to know why the d istrict atto rn e y had not secured indictm e n ts fo r th e shooting and blackjacking— m o re serious than hijacking even, she said. D istrict A t to rn e y H ildreth insists the gang are too vague in th e ir statem e n ts aboij£ shooting in th e dark to convict an y body, and besides, W a lker is not caught. D istrict A ttorney H ildreth says the alleged hijackers will be brought to trial again in th e fall. Dalm adge was to have been sen tenced y e s terday on the single con viction against him b u t dispos'tion of th e case w a s adjourned till June 29 by Judge F u rm a n , w ithout objec tion from D istrict A tto rn e y H ildreth on th e req u e s t of the defen d a n t’s counsel, M ilton H e rtz, to give him tim e to seek petitions fo r clemency. M o ther of Many E d ith Yorke, notable upon the shadow stage fo r h e r ability in te r p r e t m o ther roles, is cast to type in the B. P. Schulberg producticn, \C a p ital P u n is h m e n t,” com ing to Ed w a rds’ theatrev in which she appears as the m o ther of the iijnocent v ict:m, condem n ed on th e stren g th of cir cum s tantial evidence, to be execut ed as a m u rderer. Miss Y o rke has had a long and honorable screen career, during which she has played “ c h a racters” in “ L y ing Lips,” “ Hom espun F o lks,” “Passing T h ru ,” “ A D a u g h ter of L u x u ry,” “ One C lear C a ll'’ and “ S o u ls fo r Sale.” “ L ady of the N ight,” th e M etro- Goldwyn picture, which comes to Ed w a rds' th e a tr e on M o n d ay, is de scribed as an o th e r “ B roadw ay A f ter D a rk.” It is a story of tli 2 crim inal world and of high society in New Y ork. STOCKHOLD E R S ’ M E E T ING A m e e ting o f th e stockholders of E a s t H a m p ton N a tional Bank, will be held-in the bank building at East H a m p ton, N. Y., on Tuesday. J u l \ 14, 1925, betw e e n the hours of 1 and 3 p. m ., to vote on th e following reso lu tio n : Resolved, T h a t, und e r th e provis ions of the A c t of May 1, 1886, the C a p ital Stock of this association bfc increased in the sum o f $25,000.00. m a k ing the to tal canital $50,000.00, th e increase to be effected by declar ation of a stock dividend of 100% . George A. M iller, Cashier. PHONE 126 MAIN STR E E T , SAG HARBOR E L IT E T S -S E A T C E h / r ^ o r EVEN INGS, INCLUDING SUNDAY, TW O SHOW S — 7 :30-9:30 M ATINEES W E D NESDAY, SATURDAY AND HOLIDAYS, 2:30 SATURDAY, JUNE 20 M ATINEE AT 2:30 W ILLIAM FARNUM in “WOLVES OF THE NIGHT” COMEDY EXTRA MUSIC AT NIGHT SUNDAY and MONDAY, JUNE 21-22 “THE SW A N ” W ith ADOLPH M E N JOU, FRANCES HOW ARD and R. CORTEZ COMEDY ORCHESTRA SUNDAY EVENING TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23-24 M ATINEE W E D N E S D A Y , 2:30 AILEEN PRINGLE, ANTONIO MORENO, DORTHY M ACKAIL in “ONE YEAR TO LIVE” * LATEST TW O -REEL COMEDY THURSDAY and FRIDAY, JUNE 25-26 DOROTHY DALTON, JACK HOLT in “THE LONE WOLF” From the novel by Louis Joseph Vance. Also latest comedy. k l < t i c R i e C o l u m n Love is a wonderful thing. Before a man marries he tells his prospective bride—\Dearie you won't have to do a stitch.\ And. after he's married, he hollers like h if the -Ljtin-hj. i W mui anoea^yw here it's n tcded^ OUR OW N D E F IN ITIO N S KN ICK E R B O C K E R S : A sto u t w o m an’s idea of the h e ight of achievem e n t in w e a ring apparel. TUX E D O: O p e n -face suit a m an m ay w e a r w h e n e v e r he has a clean w h ite shirt. M ASSA GE: A professional nam e fo r som e thing th a t can be done ju s t as w e ll with plain soap and w a ter. PERM A N E N T W A V E : Good fo r six m o n ths. FIS H IN G : An excuse fo r t r y i n g to outclass the o th e r “liar.” GOLF: Game invented fo r teaching am iable business m en th e fine a r t of cussing. TE N N IS : P a s tim e t h a t gives you th e rig h t to w e a r a handkerchief around y o u r head. Sixty-five p e r cen t .of the students a t an eastern university drink— i t is reported. The o th e r thirty-five p e r cen t probably bathe in i t o r use it fo r h a ir tonic. Don’t Touch This Joke. It’s Sticky! “ T h ere are m o re than 300 uses fo r glue\ say th e glue m ak ers. T h e y ’re w jong. How ab o u t the bird who “pastes his enem y on the no s e ? ” TOOT ^ OUGHT, 'f\ A noted F rench actress w e a rs two large diam o n d s woven into h e r hosiery a t conspicuous points. P robably figures m o st m en will stoop to steal— a look? S-h-h-h! S c a n d a l! New Y o rk husband w a s sentenced to give his w ife th r e e sm iles a day. N o t so easy as it sounds. U n less— h is w ife knows some good jokes. W o m a n in P h iladelphia q u it h e r husband because he w o u ldn’t buy a cow. S’pose he was “ b u ll-headed” ab o u t it. ----------- I Chicago m an held o u t on his pay envelope and his w ife mopped the floor w ith him. If he hadn’t tu rn e d over any pay a t all— he probably would be shaking hands w ith St. P e ter now. “ NOT G U ILTY !” In ancient Egypt, th e w o m en did all the courting. They do it here, too— b e fore a tearfu l ju r y and a chicken-hearted judge. C h if fon H o se is t h e f t law y e r. “ L o n g legs are a si.r : cf sup e r io r intelligence” asserts a well- known university proferr r. H e ’s right. * Especially if you happen into a yard w ithout reading th e sign on the g a te— “ B ew a re of th e D o g !” In th a t case, lengthy propellors are n o t only a sign of superior intelligence over the dog when they w a rn you to reverse b u t they are also an asset in helping you to g a t over the fence. Far»ous L a s t Linas “ I ’ll call you up SOME tim e .” (B u t it n e v e r happens.) P u t Y o u r S a v i n g s in a M u tu a l S a v i n g s B a n k 4 % % SAG HARBOR SAVINGS BANK SAG HARBOR, N. Y. A D D ITIO N A L W A N T ADS FOR SALE— F ive room bungalow. All im p rovem ents. B. A. W a rner, C o o p er lane. 31-3 I E X P E R IEN C E D COOK— Cham b er- ' m aid, parlorm a id, w a itress, w a n ts position, S o u tham p ton o r E a s t H a m p ton. W rite or phone 51 E a s t 82nd S tr e e t, B u tterfield 0289 31-3 • The trustees of this bank have declared a quarterly dividend at the rate of FOUR AND ONE- HALF PER CENT per annum, for the quarter year ending June 30, 1925. Money deposited on or be fore July 13, 1925, (the tenth business day in July) will be entitled to interest from July 1, 1925. W ILLIAM D. HALSEY, P resident EV E R E T T L. TIN DALL, T reasurer FOR SA L E — S p o rt m o d el Dodge sed a n ; balloon tires, like new ; only ru n 4,200 m iles. P rice reas onable. Inquire Tony Rose Shoe Shop, E a s t H a m p ton G a rage building. • 30-tf. TO LET— A p a rtm e n t o f tw o -room s, fu r n ish e d ; light housekeeping. A p ply M rs. I. E. Gluck, K ing St. 30-4 TO R E N T — A p leasan t furnished room , suitable fo r one o r two. In quire P o s t Office Box 138, E a s t H a m p ton. 27-tf W A N T E D — Y o u n g m an w a n ts work. A n y thing except canvassing. W ill ing to s t a r t w ith m o d e rate wages, w h e re w o rk and study will offer advancem e n t.— “ W ” care of The E a s t H a m p ton S tar. 25-tf. FRA N K W . FO S T E R — A r tist photo grapher, will occupy a studio in the Hook, on or ab o u t Ju n e first C h ildren his especial success. 26-tf FOR SALE!— An old-fashioned spin ning w h e e l; also flax wheel. In fine condition. Inquire S ta r Office, tf. FO R SA L E — L. C. Sm ith typew r iter, second-hand; stan d a r d keyboard, tw o -color rib b o n ; g u a r a n teed ; price $50.— W. E. B o u g h ton, S tar Office. 23-tf. M ISS ELLEN B A T E S has opened a violin and vocal studio at M rs. H e n ry D y e r’s residence, in th e E d w a rds’ cottage, on M ain street, opposite th e P o s t Office, w h e re she will teach and interview pupils M o n d ay and T h u rsday afternoons. Phone 120, Sag H a rbor. 9-tf. FO R R E N T — By week o r season, targe, co j-fo rtab le room s, w ith old fashioned fireplaces, electric lights and bath. M o rford’s, N e w tow n lane. 20-tf. FOR SALE— F irst class egg cases, com p lete w ith flats, fillers and cushions. 22c- each delivered.— Jos. B eresheim , P h o n e 182-W . 10-tf. RUG CLEANING— Now is house- cleaning tim e . H a v e y o u r rugs cleaned by th e new process. All o rd e rs called fo r and delivered. D rop us a card.— J u d s o n L. B a n ister. 24-tf. TYLE’S HOLM DAIRY Tuberculosis Free Federal ACCREDITED HERD Grade A, Grade B, and certified milk, cream and butter. Special attention given to keeping the bacteria count down, thus insuring clean, sanitaiy milk. Our bacteria count is always well within the limit for Grade A milk and sometimes below the limit for certified milk. A postal card, mailed a day or two before ar rival in East Hampton will insure prompt delivery. GOULD BROS., Proprietors TO ILSO M E LA N E - - EA S T HAMPTON Two recent developm ents have focused public atten tion on Graham Brothers Trucks as never before. One was the sweeping price reductions of May 15th, ranging from s80 to $160. T h e o t h e r w a s G r a h a m B r o t h e r s ascendancy to leadership by building m ore IV 2 ton trucks th a n any other m a n u facturer in t h e world, during the first quarter of 1925, and by achieving second position in the 1 ton and l ^ t o n fields com b ined. P r o g r e s s s u c h a s th i s d e s e r v e s public a t t e n t io n —and elim inates all doubt as to the logical truck to buy! 1-Ton C h assis, $1,305; 1^6 -T jn Chassis, $1,530; Delivered !. Y. HALSEY AUTO COMPANY G raham B rothers T rucks SOLD B Y DODGE BROTHERS DEALERS EVERYW HERE COM M E R C IAL CAR A passenger car under repair may simply mean inconvenience. A work car under repair means costly loss o f time. The Commercial Car saves its owners money by remaining steadily on the job. W ith reasonable care it rarely calls for expert attention. D o d g e B r o th e r s w o r k m a n s h ip and materials are capital insurance against expensive delays and interruptions. Scrcen Com m e rcial C a r $910, f. o. b. D e troit $960 delivered Y HALSEY AUTO COMPANY
