Anthony F. Marino

Anthony F. Marino was born on October 29, 1902. He graduated from South Jersey Law School in 1931. He practiced law in Camden, and served as judge on Camden’s Municipal Court in the mid-1950s.

Anthony F. Marino died in December of 1979.

Mixed Jury Returns Verdict of Manslaughter in Brother-in-Law’s Death

A mixed jury yesterday convicted William Dillon, 22, of manslaughter in the death of his brother-in-law, Frank Webley.

Common Pleas Court Judge Clifford A. Baldwin, who heard the case, said he would sentence Dillon next week.

After a fight aboard a barge off Twenty-ninth street Webley, 30, died in West Jersey hospital December 13.

Isaac W. Eason, assistant prosecutor, conducted the case. Anthony F. Marino represented Dillon with a plea of self-defense.

Captain Fred Dillon, owner of the barge and father of the accused man, told of the night of the fight and said both had been drinking. He said they drank half a gallon of wine. After the fight when, Captain Dillon said, he thought Webley was asleep on the deck, his son came to him and said: “I’m sorry but I had to do this, Dad.”

Webley was drunk when he came aboard, Captain Dillon testified. He said he thought Webley was hurt in a fall against a stove.

Captain Joseph Bowers, master of another coal barge, said he was on the death barge the night of the fight. He declared Webley had been drinking and that Captain Dillon gave him $2 to get a gallon of wine.

After hearing Dr. Edward B. Rogers describe the autopsy on Webley and the younger Dillon tell of the fight, the jury retired to find the verdict.

As a result of investigation by detectives, Howard L. James, 25, of Fogarty ave., was held without bail by Municipal Judge Marino today on six charges of breaking and entry.

James pleaded guilty to breaking into a gas station at 920 Cooper st. early last Wednesday, but not guilty to five other breaking jobs the previous night.

Det. Sgt. Stewart Patterson and Det. Clifford Del Rossi, testified the other breaking and entries were at the offices of the Fitwell Coat Co., Asam Bros., the Camden Ink and Color Co., Inc., Cutler Metal Products Co. and Wilkie Faust & Son, all in Building 1001-11 Market st.

All the offices were ransacked, the detectives said, and $40 plus $6 worth of stamps were stolen from the ink company office.

Ptl. James Large testified he caught James red handed in the gas station, and said James carried a hammer, a chisel and a screwdriver. The detectives testified that the state police laboratory at Trenton had made microscopic examination of slivers of glass found in James’ shoes and trouser cuffs, and had reported they were similar to glass broken in the office building.

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Breaking and entry charges against three men were dismissed by Judge Marino, who said that there was insufficient evidence to support the charges.

The three are Ernest Ewing, 37, of the 1900 block Kossuth st.; Herbert Johnson, 27, of the 700 block Ferry ave. and Isaac Roberts, 26, also of the 700 block Ferry ave.

Ptl. Joseph Whylings testified he arrested Ewing in the ruins of an Acme Food Market at 752 Ferry ave. on Nov. 30, the day after it was wrecked by fire. Detectives said they arrested the other two after questioning Ewing. Det. Sgt. Patterson testified the other two admitted picking up meats left outside the store after the fire, but Joseph Rourke, Acme district manager, testified the meats were to be thrown away, and that nothing of value was stolen from the burned out market. City Prosecutor Joseph Asbell agreed with Judge Marino that there was no evidence of breaking and entering, as legally defined.

Two Philadelphia men were charged with breaking and entering and larceny after police allegedly caught them Sunday in the act of burglarizing a service station on Admiral Wilson blvd.

Ptl. Thomas C. Kelly Jr. and Edward Yeager identified the suspects as William DeSalvatore, 20, a laborer, and Daniel Gillin, 21, a cook at the Army’s Aberdeen, Md., Proving Ground. Each gave a different address on N. 66th st. near Girard ave.

Municipal Judge Marino today ordered the pair held without bail pending grand jury action.

Kelly and Yeager said they arrested the two in Lou’s service station, Admiral Wilson blvd. and Banks st. about 4 a. m. A rear window was broken and overhead garage doors open. Police said a chest of tools had been dragged out of the garage and an outboard motor removed from a boat.

Other tools and $11 in change taken from a service station at Dwight ave. and Crescent blvd., Collingswood, was recovered from the suspects, Kelly and Yeager said.

Police also reported that Smitty’s Delicatessen, 432 Broadway, was broken into Sunday and $436, reportedly stolen from the store and owner’s quarters.

Ptl. Peter Paul said entrance was gained through a rear third-floor window, accessible from a lower roof, between 3 and 9:30 p. m. He said $400 was taken from a metal box in the bedroom of the owner, Joseph Smith, and $36 from a cash register.

A second arrest on a drunk and disorderly charge within a month today resulted in a six-month jail sentence for James Fitzpatrick, 47, of the 2000 block Fillmore st.

Municipal Judge Marino said he was imposing the sentence because the man failed “to straighten himself out,” as the judge had given him an opportunity to do after an arrest last month.

Complaints against Fitzpatrick then and when he was arrested again Sunday were made by his sister, Mrs. Mary E. Hess, of the Fillmore st. address, police said.

Marino fined Samuel Morey, 23, of N. 5th st., Millville, and Henry P. Taylor, 33, of E. Millbrook ave., Woodstown, $25 each on drunk and disorderly charges.

Ptl. David Hainsworth said he arrested the pair Saturday at Marion st. and Kaighns ave.

Charges piled up Monday night against a man who was hospitalized after he was found lying on the ground outside a South Camden house where a party was in progress, police reported.

Held for a hearing Friday before Municipal Judge Marino, George English, 26, of the 600 block West st., charged with being drunk and disorderly, breaking and entering and malicious damage to property—including a police cruiser typewriter.

Police said the man attempted to force his way into the party at a house in the 600 block Central ave. He was treated at West Jersey Hospital for cuts of the head and brow. Ptl. Milton Cahill said.

(Reprinted from Tuesday’s Late Edition)

Municipal Judge Marino gave two defendants one charged with theft of an automobile battery and the other with stealing $5 worth of gasoline.

Robert Adams, 32, of the 1100 block Kaighns ave., drew the sentence for the gasoline theft. Additionally, he was held for possession of a stolen car.

Sgt. Earl Veeder said Adams was arrested early Tuesday taking gas from a car at the Camden Brewery’s Fillmore st. parking lot.

William Mattocks, 45, of the 600 block Sycamore st., was jailed for the battery theft. Arthur Carstarphen, 637 Cherry st. complained Mattocks took the battery Dec. 2 from a truck owned by Carstarphen. Mattocks said he sold the battery.

Marino held Henry Foreman, 33, of Ferry ave. near 8th st., for the grand jury on a breaking and entering and attempted larceny charge. Police said Foreman was arrested early Tuesday hiding behind boxes in a supermarket at 5th and Benson sts. Glass in a front door had been broken, police said.

John Ogelsby, 46, of Washington st. near 5th, pleaded not guilty to possession of unawed alcohol and was released in his own recognizance pending grand jury action. A state ABC agent said the liquor was found Dec. 8 at Ogelsby’s house.

Two suspects, linked by police with 10 burglaries in the city during the last 6 weeks, were held in $25,000 bail each today by Municipal Judge Marino.

Held on one count each, pending a continuing investigation and further hearing Tuesday, the men were identified as William J. Porter, 26, of Fern st. near 8th, and Howard James, 25, of Fogarty ave. near Federal st. Marino continued work in cracking the case and four detectives assigned to it, Marshall Thompson, Thomas Scarduzio, George Ellis and Russell Young.

James, a brother-in-law of Porter, was in the county jail to await grand jury action on a charge of breaking into a Cooper st. service station Dec. 11, police said, when the case broke Wednesday.

Attack Suspect

Porter was wanted for questioning in the stabbing of Miss Joann Green, 19, of 313 Chestnut st., Tuesday night, according to police.

Scarduzio said police searched Porter’s house Tuesday night but he could not be found. However, Scarduzio said, Ptl. Richard Brooks picked up a cash box in the house.

Wednesday, when the box was shown to Sgt. Earl Quinton, he suggested the box had been taken from the Asam Wallpaper Co., 1001 Market st. Nov. 17, according to Scarduzio. The box was later identified as the concern’s, Scarduzio added.

Caught at Gun-Point

Detectives returned to the house Wednesday in an effort to pick up Porter. While Thompson and Young covered the front of the house, Scarduzio went to the rear door and, Scarduzio said, he apprehended Porter at gun-point as Porter fled from a rear door.

A search of the place by daylight turned up loot believed connected with robberies in which the two suspects are implicated. Thompson said. Included in the find were 20 new paint brushes, barber shop supplies and a letter scale.

At first, Porter denied any knowledge of breaking and entering, Thompson stated. James was brought from the jail and questioned by the police more than three hours. Thompson said James finally admitted the jobs and implicated Porter, who later confirmed James’ statements, Thompson said.

Thompson reported James admitted breaking into a grocery at 635 Carman st. Nov. 2 and looting a barber shop at 303 S. 3rd st. of $60 in an employment agency.

Other Victims

The two of them allegedly broke into the office of an engineering firm Nov. 2, taking a computing machine valued at $300 and took $650 in appliances from Thrift Buyer’s Store, 313 Market st., Nov. 18, the detectives said. The wallpaper firm was entered Nov. 17 when $712 in cash and $200 worth of checks was taken. On Dec. 10, they purportedly entered Asam’s again and ransacked the second floor offices of Camden Ink and Color Co. and Cutler Metal Co.; the Fitwell Coat Co. on the third floor, and the Wilkie W. Faust Co. next door at 1011 Market st.

Scarduzio said a warrant has been issued for Porter’s wife Jean, charging her with assault and battery on the Chestnut st. girl. The girl underwent an emergency operation Tuesday night in Cooper Hospital, after being left there by Porter Scarduzio said. Police also disclosed that Porter was wanted on an assault and battery warrant issued on complaint last Aug. 5.

A 26-year-old North Camden man has confessed to 12 recent burglaries, including the $600 burglary of the Camden Ream Co., 722 Federal st., on Nov. 3 Det. Lt. William Neale said.

William J. Porter, of Fern st. near 8th, and his brother-in-law Howard James, 25, of Fogarty ave. near Federal st., were held in $25,000 bail Thursday, for further hearing by Municipal Judge Marino. Porter told detectives he also broke into a beauty salon at 726 Federal st., last Christmas.

Porter and James, Neale said have admitted to working together on eight burglaries, and are also charged with two sold burglaries each.

Both men will be given a hearing Tuesday by Judge Marino. Porter also faces a charge of assault and battery, brought by his wife, Jean.

Timothy McCarthy, a Campbell St. cop, is quoted in the county jail and who has been convicted of drunkenness and disorderly conduct has admitted to Municipal Judge Marino to using a plant guard’s name and who said his right name is Raymond Lloyd.

Miner Hotel, left the county jail here, is quoted among other men who are using five years.

McCarthy, questioned on several occasions by soup plant officials about his reported whereabouts said they said they wanted to investigate and they learned nothing identity. He gave the name “McCarthy.”

Thomas Merrill, 29, of the 300 block S. 5th st., was held without bail for the grand jury by Municipal Judge Marino today on charges of assault and battery and threats to kill.

The charges were made by Mrs. Emma Brewer, 25, of Beckett st., who said Merrill was arrested early this morning.

Mrs. Brewer said, as he forced his way into her home, carrying a shotgun under his coat, threatened her of harboring a man he claimed attacked him with a knife.

An hour earlier, Merrill had reported to police that he was stabbed by an unidentified man who fled into a house on Beckett st. He was treated at the Cooper Hospital.

Edward Walker Jr., 26, of the 800 block Linden st., was called in default of $25,000 bail pending a further hearing Friday on a charge of stabbing his wife, Earkie, 26, during a quarrel in their D. home.

Judge Marino continued the hearing when police informed him they believed the wife would be able to testify on Friday. Following the quarrel she was admitted to Cooper Hospital for multiple cuts of the left arm and wrist.

Charged with murder, Miss Evalena Watkins, 36, of the 1200 block S. 3rd st., was held without bail for grand jury action today by Municipal Judge Marino.

Police arrested Miss Watkins early Tuesday following a fight in the apartment house in which she lived. James W. Atkins, 27, of the same address, was stabbed to death in the fight, according to Det. Capt. William Neale.

Judge Marino also held Willie Simmons, 31, also a resident of the house, without bail as a material witness, after County Det. James McLaughlin testified Simmons “refused to cooperate in the investigation.”

City Det. William O’Brien testified the woman admitted she intervened in a quarrel between Atkins and Simmons, and stabbed Atkins with a knife.

Judge Marino deplored what he described as a recent increase in “knife cutting” cases in Camden, as he sentenced Edward Walker Jr., 26, of Linden st. near 8th, to one year in the county jail.

The sentence was imposed after Walker’s wife, Earkey, 26, testified she husband started a fight when he arrived home early Thursday and cut her with a knife. The wife’s arm wounds required 24 stitches to close at Cooper Hospital.

“You have been before the defendant in imposing sentence, “I said something has to be done to stop these cuttings.”

Anthony Spassatempo, 26, of the 400 block Broadway, was jailed today on a charge of breaking into a home and attempting to steal gifts from beneath the Christmas tree.

Arraigned before Municipal Judge Marino, he was ordered to serve out 11 days remaining on a previous term, on which he had been paroled, and additionally was sentenced to a year in the county jail.

“Only two days ago your father came in to give you another chance. It was your last Christmas message. Here you are back in court again.”

In court, Mrs. Martha Apostole, of 638 S. 4th st., testified Spassatempo was the man she saw running from her home Christmas night as she returned after a visit to a neighbor. Spassatempo’s arrest in a phone booth still talking with his victim.

During a Victim Mrs. Apostole was outdistanced by the fugitive who dropped the loot, valued at $150, as he fled.

When she was talking to Ptl. William Troutman later in her home about the attempted burglary, Mrs. Apostole received a telephone call from Spassatempo.

As Mrs. Apostole talked with the man who told her he had already spent nine years in jail, Troutman motioned her to get the address of the taproom where the man said he was. Troutman rushed to the establishment and arrested Spassatempo in a phone booth.

Marino, Mae R.

(nee Caggiano) age 95 of Mount Laurel, New Jersey died Saturday, May 14, 2005 at home.

Mrs. Marino was born in Philadelphia, PA and lived in Camden, Delran and Cinnaminson, NJ before moving to Mount Laurel 12 years ago. She was a communicant of Saint John Neumann RC Church in Mount Laurel.

Mrs. Marino was preceded in death by her husband, Anthony F., Sr. in 1979, grandsons Nicholas Tortu and John A.M. Avena. She is survived by her daughters Francine R. Avena and her husband Salvatore, of Mount Laurel with whom she lived, Arlene Tortu of Las Vegas, NV; sons Anthony F. Marino, Jr. and his wife Kathy of Delran, NJ, Nicholas and his wife Denay of Cape May, NJ; grandchildren Salvatore Avena, Jr., Gracia Profaci, Anthony III and Vincent Marino, Nicole Sacca, Colette Yates, Anthony and Nicholas Marino, Mae Stenger, Dino, Tivo, Anthony and Lucia Tortu; great grandchildren Salvatore, Joseph, Jr., John and Anthony Profaci, Lauren and Tyler Marino, Ava, Craig, III, Elaina and Winston Yates, John Sacca, Jr., Morgan Stenger, and Torre and John Jr. Avena.

A viewing will be held on Thursday, May 19th from 8:30 to 10:30 AM at the Mount Laurel Home for Funerals, 212 Ark Road, Mount Laurel, NJ. The funeral liturgy will be celebrated 11:00 AM Thursday at Saint John Neumann RC Church, 560 Walton Avenue, Mount Laurel. Interment will be at Lakeview Memorial Park in Cinnaminson, NJ.