List of Cases for Trial Commencing Monday, Sept. 15, 1958

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List of Cases for Trial Commencing Monday, Sept. 15, 1958

In the Court of Oyer And Terminer and Quarter Sessions, Berks County, Pennsylvania

Hon. Forrest R. Shanaman, Pres. Judge
Hon. Warren K. Hess, Judge
Hon. Albert S. Readinger, Judge

Frederick O. Brubaker, District Attorney
Harold Blumberg, First Assistant District Attorney
Peter F. Cianci, Assistant District Attorney
John E. Marz, Assistant District Attorney
Frederick Edenharter, Assistant District Attorney
Paul A. Brunner, Clerk

Petit Jurors

  1. Allen, Lewis D., Salesman, Reading No. 4
  2. Archer, Caroline Derr, Housewife, 620 Walnut Street, Reading
  3. Arnold, Ritz, Housewife, 15 Endlich Ave., Mt. Penn
  4. Baer, Paul C., Metal Worker, Fleetwood
  5. Bauer, Leon C., Retired, 1143 Windsor St., Reading
  6. Bloom, Laurus D., Housewife, 1528 Mineral Spring Rd., Reading
  7. Blouch, Mary M., Housewife, 207 Raymond St., Hyde Park, Reading
  8. Boben, Alma L., Housewife, 211 N. Sixth St., Reading
  9. Booner, Annette, Housewife, 138 S, Fifth St., Reading
  10. Brailer, Englehard J., Wood Worker, 1425 N. Twelfth St., Reading
  11. Brownell, Elsie L., Housewife, 806 Franklin St., Reading
  12. Charnoff, Meyer, Machine Operator, 225a Eleventh St., Reading
  13. Chivian, Evelyn D., Housewife, 602 Brighton Ave., Reading
  14. Cieplinski, Helen, Housewife, 406 S. Fifth St., Reading
  15. Clay, Margaret L., Retired 522 Franklin St., Reading
  16. Clouser, John L., Janitor, 12 Monroe St., Hyde Park, Reading
  17. Dailey, James H., Knitter, 533 N. Tenth St., Reading
  18. Davis, Paul, Retired, 132a. N. Fourth St., Reading
  19. Delong, Bessie, Housewife, Geigertown
  20. Deysher, Edward S., Janitor, Oley
  21. Dillon, Frank W., Retired, 422 Ann St., West Reading
  22. Distassio, Catherine, Housewife, 1425 Montgomery Ave., Reading
  23. Dobble, Robert E., Retired, Muhlenberg Park, Reading
  24. Dunkelburger, Jennie, C., Housewife, 3442 St. Lawrence Ave., Reading
  25. Eagle, Pearl M., Housewife, 132 E. Phila. Ave., Boyertown
  26. Eisenbrown, S. Arthur, Insurance, 1525 Locust St., Reading
  27. Emerich, Edward, Retired, 304 Franklin St., Reading
  28. Erb, Martha, Housewife, 137 S. Tenth St., Reading
  29. Essick, Richard, J., Retired 228 S. Fifth St., Reading
  30. Felix, Alma V., Housewife, 765 N. Eleventh St., Reading
  31. Felix, Clara A., Housewife, 919 Walnut St., Reading
  32. Ferguson, Grace, Nurse, Birdsboro No. 2
  33. Fouch, Florence, Housewife, 527 Bingaman St., Reading
  34. Fox, James E., Salesman, 3306 James Ave., Reifton, Reading
  35. Frankhouser, Elmer, W., Salesman, 2428 Grandview Ave., Mt. Penn
  36. Frymoyer, Charles, Retired, 117 E. Walnut St., Shillington
  37. Geist, Lyle F., Painter, Mohnton No. 1
  38. Gensemer, Charles W., Laborer, Shoemakersville No. 1
  39. Gerhard, Shirley C., Housewife, Reading No. 3
  40. Godshall, Kathryn, Housewife, 837 Mc Knight St., Reading
  41. Goldstrim, Leonhard, Spreader, 9920 Union St.
  42. Greenwalt, Walter S., Retired, 2401 Noble St., West Lawn
  43. Gross, Harry, Brakeman, 227 N. Eleventh St., Reading
  44. Gross, Mary, Housewife, 318 Elm St., Reading
  45. Haas, Grant, Clerk, 1709 Penn Ave., West Lawn
  46. Hafer, Howard, Retired, Oley
  47. Hahn, Arthur K. Jr., Utility Man, 926 N. Eighth St., Reading
  48. Hall, Charles, Retired, 109 Schiller St., Reading
  49. Hauser, Richard A., Housewife, 54 Maple St., Reading
  50. Heck, Louise, Housewife, 602 E. Main St., Birdsboro
  51. Heister, Elizabeth, Housewife, 1222 Monroe Ave., Wyomissing
  52. Hertzog, J. Paul, Farmer, Robesonia No. 1
  53. Hohl, Emily, Housewife, Geigertown
  54. Homan, John, Machine Operator
  55. Kaufman, Susan M., Retired, 11 East Main St., Kutztown
  56. Killian, Bessie, Housewife, 553 S. Fifteenth St., Reading
  57. Kindlich, Pearl, Housewife, 14 Neversink St., Reading
  58. Klopp, William G., Retired, 214 Mayer St., Pennside, Reading
  59. Knoll, Elsie E., Housewife, 1805 Olive St., Reading
  60. Koller, Annie M., Housewife, 321 N. Ninth St., Reading
  61. Kompa, Frank, Cutter, 125 S. Twelfth St., Reading
  62. Kopcik, Anna M., Housewife, 524 S. Sixth St., Reading
  63. Kullarkey, Dennis, Laborer, 1053 Cotton St., Reading
  64. Lash, Pauline D., Housewife, 350 W. Douglass St., Reading
  65. Leibensperger, Frances W., Housewife, S. Whiteoak St., Kutztown
  66. Loeb., Floyd E., Machinist, Kutztown No. 2
  67. Loose, Mary J., Housewife, West Leesport
  68. Maliowski, Frank, Laborer, 2024 Fairview Ave., Mt. Penn
  69. Manmiller, David A., Retired, Fleetwood, No. 3
  70. Reifsnyder, Carolina R., Housewife, 230 S. Thirteenth St., Reading
  71. Meck, Clayton, Laborer, 220 S. Eleventh St., Reading
  72. Messner, John E., Machinist, Mohnton No. 2
  73. Miller, Albert, W., Farmer, Berne
  74. Miller, Gertrude, Housewife, 416 S. Nineteenth St., Reading
  75. Miller, Ruth H., Housewife, 923 Wayne Ave., Wyomissing
  76. Moser, Wayne, Gunsmith, Sinking Spring, No. 2
  77. Murry, Florence H., Saleslady, 938 N. Sixth St., Reading
  78. Myers, Helen, Housewife, 136 Hock St., Birdsboro
  79. Mc Coy, George, V., Molder Helper, 310 Monot St., Reading
  80. Nein, W. Scott, Manager, 1421 Cleveland Ave., Wyomissing
  81. Newbold, Mary J., Housewife, 1409 Monroe Ave., Wyomissing
  82. Numbers, Mary P., Housewife, 522 Wellington Ave., Lincoln Park
  83. Paul, James, Waiter, 314 S. Tenth St., Reading
  84. Pendleton, Mary Vernon, Housewife, Fleetwood No. 2
  85. Potteiger, Helen, Housewife, 917 Penn Ave., Wyomissing
  86. Price, Anna, Housewife, 753 Lance Place, Reading
  87. Price, Paul F., Machine Operator, 124 N. Robeson St., Robesonia
  88. Reber, Vera, Housewife, 721 Thorn St., Reading
  89. Rissmiller, Mae V., Salesgirl, Reading No. 4
  90. Roccamanto, Rose, Housewife, 27 Second St., Reading
  91. Rothermel, John S., Yeoman, 1761 Perkiomen Ave., Reading
  92. Ruffner, Walter, Weaver, 713 Laurel St., Reading
  93. Russell, Edward, Retired, 425 Windsor St., Reading
  94. Schick, Marguerite K., Housewife, 4400 Kutztown Rd., Temple
  95. Seifarth, Helen, Housewife, 123 Walnut St., Reading
  96. Seleski, Elizabeth J., Housewife, 4139 Eighth St., Reading
  97. Shultz, William H., Retired, 834 N. Eleventh St., Reading
  98. Silfes, Stanley R., Farmer, Lyons Station
  99. Smith, Edith, L., Housewife, 410 Walnut St., West Reading
  100. Smith, George W., Laborer, Mertztown No. 1
  101. Smith, Henry, Retired, 1340 Mulberry St., Reading
  102. Snyder, Jared L., Retired, 101 Washington Ave., Wernersville
  103. Spadafpina, Jennie, Housewife, 207 Franklin St., Reading
  104. Spangler, Lizzie S., Housewife, 1151 Muhlenberg St., Reading
  105. Steffy, Russell W., Braider, Sinking Spring No. 2
  106. Stegeman, Edward, Knitter, 135 Phila. Ave. Shillington
  107. Steinmetz, C.E., Retired, 1438 Cleveland Ave., Wyomissing
  108. Stover, Mary, Housewife, 48 S. Sixth St., Reading
  109. Strausser, Paul A., Laborer, Oley, No. 1
  110. Stunk, John D., Farmer, Barto No. 1
  111. Thomas, J. Warren, Retired, 120 Park Road, Wyomissing
  112. Timmins, Leroy, Retired, 1332 Church St., Reading
  113. Wagner, Joyce, Housewife, Mohrsville
  114. Weitzel, Horace, Earl, Clerk, 249 W. Oley St., Reading
  115. Wert, Helen E., Housewife, Hamburg No. 1
  116. Witter, John H., Retired, 229 Jameson Place, Reading
  117. Wiza, Josephine, Housewife, 313 Pearl St., Reading
  118. Wolfinger, Eva M., Housewife, 229 Carsonia Ave., Mt. Penn
  119. Wood, Lillie A., 3328 Ridgeway Ave., Laureldale
  120. Young, George, Laborer, 30 N. Third St., Reading

Case List

In the following cases, the plaintiff is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Cases numbered 1 through 69 were scheduled to be heard Monday, September 15, 1958. Cases numbered 70 through 91 were scheduled to be heard Tuesday, September 16, 1958. Cases numbered 92 through 101 were scheduled to be heard Wednesday, September 17, 1958.

NOTE Pros. may stand for the name of the person who brought the charge. It seems unlikely to be the name of the prosecuting attorney.

List of cases to be heard September 15, 1958
Number Defendant Session Charge Pros.
1 Thomas A. Williams No. 245 March 1958 Embracery William J. Stanton
2 William J. Klein No. 64 Dec. 1956 Adultery and bastardy Helen Carl
3 Lucille Robinson AKA Lucille Kennedy No. 173 Dec. 1956 Stealing from the person of another Cora Brown
4 Dolores Bixler No. 1 March 1957 Larceny by employee Bart Amendola
5 Harry J. Curtin No. 14 March 1957 Embezzlement by employee; Fraudulent conversion Robert Schieferstein
6 Stanley S. Stone No. 228 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Lester I. Wayne
7 Stanley S. Stone No. 229 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
8 Stanley S. Stone No. 230 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
9 Stanley S. Stone No. 231 June 1958 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
10 Stanley S. Stone No. 232 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
11 Stanley S. Stone No. 233 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
12 Stanley S. Stone No. 234 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
13 Stanley S. Stone No. 235 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
14 Stanley S. Stone No. 236 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
15 Stanley S. Stone No. 237 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
16 Stanley S. Stone No. 238 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
17 Stanley S. Stone No. 239 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
18 Stanley S. Stone No. 240 June 1957 Fraudulent conversion Edward J. Stickland
19 Stanley S. Stone No. 210 June 1940 Issuing check without funds; False pretence Louis P. Stichler (dec’d)
20 Forrest Schaeffer No. 204 Sept. 1957 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery Joseph Riolo
21 Stanley Kulikowski No. 70 Dec. 1957 Assault and battery Mabel Gassert Luppold
22 Elmer E. Miller, Jr. No. 2 March 1958 Fornication and bastardy Doris E. Stump
23 Richard Barr No. 21 March 1958 Assault and battery Webster E. Adams
24 Elwood Snyder No. 105 March 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Gerald R. Hessler
25 William E. Runkle No. 150 March 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery Jacob Oswald
26 Karl Heinz Rose No. 183 March 1958 Operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor Stanley B. Kramer
27 Norman L. Barto No. 202 March 1958 Setting up lottery; unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Robert G. Shuck
28 Raymond Hunt No. 206 March 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Harley N. Smith
29 Paul Gottshall No. 214 March 1958 Operating motor vehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor George H. Smith
30 Lilborio Alvarez No. 8 June 1958 Corrupting the morals of a child Daniel Torres
31 Harold F. Fisher No. 16 June 1958 Unlawfully managing lottery; Selling lottery tickets Robert G. Shuck
32 Devlin Dormer, Jr. No. 18 June 1958 Setting up lottery; Unlawfully managing lottery; Selling lottery tickets Robert G. Shuck
33 Armando M. Suarez No. 33 June 1958 Involuntary manslaughter Jacob W. Covelski
34 Wallace R. Gensemer No. 34 June 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Harley N. Smith
35 Richard Dietrich No. 70 June 1958 Fraudulent conversion Othro Rapp
36 Eugene L. Hollenbach No. 74 June 1958 Willful neglect to support child born out of wedlock Evelyn Favinger
37 William H. Fisher No. 83 June 1958 Abortion Warren V. Heinly
38 George Fessler No. 101 June 1958 False pretences; fraudulent conversion Gerald C. Trostle
39 Floyd L. Lewis No. 108 June 1958 Anonymous communications Walter A. Nawoczenski
40 Nicholas A. Syrellis No. 128 June 1958 Burglary; Larceny; Conspiracy Joseph Confora
41 Nicholas A. Syrellis and Richard C. Weiser No. 129 June 1958 Issuing check without funds; False pretence; Forgery Joseph Confora
42 Gerald Baver No. 131 June 1958 Burglary; Larceny Henry Papich
43 Larry Dornblaser and William Barlip No. 155 June 1958 Robbery while armed with an offensive weapon F.J. Bennett
44 Mabel Jones and Bunnie Wilson No. 156 June 1958 Permitting building to be used for prostitution Edward J. Stickland
45 Diana Lopez and Mary Louise Scott No. 167 June 1958 Assignation; Prostitution Edward J. Stickland
46 Frederick V. Williams No. 168 June 1958 Aiding and abetting prostitution Edward J. Stickland
47 Carrie Readinger No. 166 June 1958 Neglect and abandonment of minor child Edward W. Davis
48 Louis Nelson No. 170 June 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery Julia Nelson
49 Mary Marie Becker No. 179 June 1958 Setting up lottery; unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Arthur Berardi
50 Mary M. Becker No. 180 June 1958 Setting up lottery; unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Arthur Berardi
51 William Tomeo No. 181 June 1958 Unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Arthur Berardi
52 William Tomeo No. 182 June 1958 Unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Leonard J. Chehutski
53 Sabastian Zampelli No. 183 June 1958 Unlawfully managing lottery; selling lottery tickets Arthur Berardi
54 Wilmer F. Heimbach No. 194 June 1958 Willful neglect to support children born out of lawful wedlock Margaret L. Updegrove
55 Lester P. Manmiller 2 June 1958 Fornication and bastardy Jo Ann Carmelo
56 Lester J. Rentscler No. 20 Sept. 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Francis D. Gavaghan
57 Willie Johnson No. 129 Sept. 1958 Fornication and bastardy Drucilla Isaac
58 Lester Bachman No. 187 Sept. 1958 Fornication and bastardy Evelyn Boyer
59 Paul V. Lacombe No. 188 Sept. 1958 Fornication and bastardy Dora E. Painter
60 Glenn O. Packard No. 67 Sept. 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Francis D. Gavaghan
61 Harold T. Shenk No. 106 Sept. 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Jacob B. Oberhholtzer
62 William B. Eyrich No. 147 Sept. 1956 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery Joseph P. Hart
63 William Akins No. 219 Sept. 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery: Assault and battery with the intent to kill on Jack Baker; Larceny; Pointing and discharging a firearm Leroy H. Lilly
64 Alexander Fudeman No. 229 March 1958 Hindering witnesses Victor H. Wright
65 Alexander Fuedman No. 230 March 1958 Hindering witnesses Victor H. Wright
66 Gary Price No. 228 Sept. 1958 Adultery and bastardy Darlene May
67 Billy Confer No. 237 Sept. Session 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Harry L. Latsha
68 Delbert H. Hower No. 239 Sept. 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Richard A. Fisher
69 Charles Klemmer, Jerry Long, Peter Nagle, Richard Scott No. 247 Sept. 1958 Burglary; larceny; receiving stolen goods; conspiracy to do an unlawful act; contributing to juvenile delinquency Matthew C. Acker
70 Samuel Damiano No. 3 June 1958 Fornication and bastardy Carol Hyneman
71 Harrison P. Dietrich No. 14 Sept 1958 Turning off automobile light to avoid identification George I. Sillman
72 Richard H. Hill No. 23 Sept 1958 Turning off automobile light to avoid identification Robert McMullen
73 Aaron Ingram No. 29 Sept 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or Suspension of operating Privilege Donald Holloway
74 Earl Graham and Stanley Stephen Swierczewaski No. 32 Sept 1958 Setting up lottery Leonard J. Chehutski
75 Dennis W. Snyder No. 34 Sept 1958 Operating a motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Michael Terefenko
76 Carmelo Valentin No. 63 Sept 1958 Aiding and abetting prostitution Arthur W. McAnally
77 Raymond R. Rothermel, Jr. No. 65 Sept 1958 Fornication and bastardy Clara Rothermel
78 Michael A. Rocella No. 81 Sept 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privileges Clarence J. Derer
79 James R. Gerlach No. 99 Sept 1958 Operating a motor vehicle without consent of owner John G. Beemer
80 Jay Seigfried No. 100 Sept 1958 Assault and battery Ronald Light
81 Harvey M. Reichard No. 133 Sept 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege George I. Sillman
82 Harry Stewart No. 131 Sept 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery; Assault and battery with the intent to kill on Donald R. Strunk Raymond D. Rothenberger
83 Joseph Guido No. 164 Sept 1958 Assault and battery Joan Guido
84 Henry Jones and Joseph Hightower No. 24 Sept 1958 Carrying a fire arm without a license; Pointing and discharging a fire arm John Rutolo
85 Richard D. Dietrich No. 167 Sept 1958 Fraudulent conversion Emmanuel M. Keller
86 Jeremiah Geisler No. 200 Sept 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating Privilege Robert Berry
87 Albert E. Drexel No. 226 Sept 1958 Willful neglect to support child born out of lawful wedlock Etta M. Beamesderfer
88 Lester J. Rentschler No. 235 Sept 1958 Operating motor vehicle after revocation or suspension of operating privilege Preston G. Derck
89 Arthur Matthews No. 240 Sept 1958 Fornication and bastardy Shirley Marshall
90 Ismael A. Fonseca No. 246 Sept 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery; Assault and battery with intent to kill on Luis Espanda Frank J. Fosco
91 William Tirado No. 249 Sept 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery; Assault and battery with intent to kill on Lucian Rivera Robert W. Birney
92 Jay Erlen Seigfried No. 19 Sept 1958 Keeping and maintaining a gambling house Robert G. Shuck
93 Frederick Williams No. 77 Sept 1958 Aiding and abetting assignation; Aiding and abetting prostitution Leroy H. Lilly
94 Helen Butler and Terry Allen AKA Mary Louise Scott No. 78 Sept 1958 Prostitution Leroy H. Lilly
95 Eustaguio DeJesus No. 101 Sept 1958 Assault and battery; Aggravated assault and battery with intent to kill on McKinley Boykins Hattie Boykins
96 Charles Emerich, Sr. No. 166 Sept. 1958 False pretences Adolph R. Phillips
97 Jane Smothers No. 177 Sept 1958 Permitting building to be used for prostitution; Assignation; Prostitution Earl F. Angstadt
98 Gina Frey No. 178 Sept 1958 Permitting building to be used for prostitution; Assignation; Prostitution Earl F. Angstadt
99 Lloyd Wilson No. Sept 1958 Fraudulent conversion Herman Levine
100 Robert Oatis No. 203 Sept 1958 Operating motor mehicle while under the influence of intoxicating liquor William F. Yost
101 Ralph Jacob Kemmerer No. 243 Sept 1958 Involuntary manslaughter Edward F. Gleason

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