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I 22 THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, Tuesday, Apr. 9, 1968 Allentown Man Offers Guilty Plea In Terrorizing of Couple at Motel A 41-year-old Allentown man pleaded guilty yesterday in County Court in four criminail cases stemming from events of last Feb. 18, when he terrorized a newly married couple in a motor lodge. William R. Rowe was remanded to prison without the right to bail.

Sentencing was postponed President Judge Kenneth H. Koch, to April 19, pending receipt of a report on an investigation of the man's background. Rowe pleaded guilty to the following charges: robbery while armed, wantonly pointing a deadly weapon, aggravated assault and battery and assault with intent to ravish. A charge of rape was dropped by the commonwealth because there is no evidence of an actual criminal assault upon Le-18-year-old bride involved in the terror he imposed for hour in the George WashMotor Lodge, Whitehall Township. Witnesses were presented to; the court by First Asst.

Dist. Atty. Wallace C. Worth Jr. and were cross-examined only briefly by Atty.

Dean L. Foote, counsel for defense. Lt. Robert Heffelfinger of Whitehall Township police, the prosecutor, testified on the fact that Rowe had .32 caliber fully loaded, in his possession when the attack was made and that Rowe was apprehended in the Memorial General Hospital of Union, N.J. Feb.

20. of the testimony was given by the bride and her husband as follows: The man gained entrance to their room as a motel employe positing to check the radiator. He then forced them to do his bidding at the point of the gun. The husband was first forced to lie under the bed. She was and received threats while the ton disrobe, man talked of a variety of things involving his own experiences, declaring at one time he "wanted" the girl because she reminded him of his sister, it testified.

He boasted of "other" the bride related. Eventually, after the gun had been placed on a table, the lamp and The girl fled husband assaulted. Rowe a the room. The young husband gained, struck possession Rowe of several the times pistol Trial Sessions Begin Man Of In 4 Lehigh Courtrooms Roosevelt Trial sessions of the Lehigh County Court's term got under way yesterday with four courtrooms available and a promise of swift disposition of the cases on the quarterly list. Under a system initiated at the current term of court, the grand jury has already completed its work.

A guilty pleas session has been held and sentencing for those cases has been scheduled April 19. Only trial work need occupy the court for the two weeks on the April agenda. In addition to the three Common Pleas judges available for conducting trials, Judge James F. Henninger has been appointed by the State Supreme Court to hold trials in a the jury waiting room of the fourth floor of the courthouse. President Judge Kenneth H.

Koch is presiding as usual in the administrative CourtroomNo. 1. Judges Henry V. Scheirer and Donald E. Wieand are presiding in Courtrooms 2 and 3, respectively.

The trial list prepared by Dist. Atty. George J. Joseph contains 168 cases against about 125 defendants. The list was depleted rapidly during the first day by announcement of several continuances, some involving cases against defendants who are fugitives.

Prosecutions were dropped against several other defendants in cases where private parties brought the charges. In those involving alleged fraud or misrepresentation, plaintiffs have been reimbursed, the court was told. Guilty pleas were received in Courtroom 1, but in only two cases were sentences immeditely meted out. Late in the afternoon, trial was started before Judge Koch of a defendant charged with violating the liquor laws. On pleas of guilty in two worthless check cases, Theodore J.

Huff of Bradford was ordered to pay fines totaling. $20, plus costs of prosecution, and spend from 30 days to six months in jail. He has been in jail since Feb. 21 and may be released on parole as soon as he pays what he owes, including $100 in restitution to two Allentown banks. On trial before Judge Koch is Francis Pelusso, 21, of 226 N.

4th Allentown, charged with furnishing alcoholic beverages to minors. Asst. Dist. Atty. Howard R.

Miller is counsel for the commonwealth, Atty. Frederick J. Lanshe represents the defense. The commonwealth charges that, on the night of last Nov. 18, Pelusso purchased bottles of wine for a 15-year-old boy.

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J. Gross. The witness, when asked by Asst. Dist. Atty.

Paul M. Eyster how he identified Crean, declared through a "musg" shot. Gross objected to the use of the word "mug." Crean is charged with larceny of $50 from a cash register of a gasoline station located at Route 309 and Station Avenue in 1 Coopersburg, last Sept. 9. During the January term Lehigh County Criminal Court a jury was unable to agree in his case.

FIRST Sellersville Council Plans Revision of Parking Rules with the weapon. The husband finally escaped from the room Rowe ran out a few moanents later, escaping in a white car. Rowe became a suspect in the case while a patient in the Union, N.J. hospital, where he was being treated face wounds. His "muttering" about events "in an Allentown motel" caused police investigate after a nurse reported the strange talk of her patient, Worth explained to the court.

The gun used by Rowe to intimidate the young couple was apparently damaged during the struggle between the two men. It was not operable when Rowe fled the scene. An attempt to fire it was unsuccessful, the husband testified. Guilty Larceny Auto Ward of 515 Hick- ory, Allentown, was Coun. found guilty last night in Lehigh ty Criminal Court on charges of larceny and receiving from a motor vehicle.

The jury returned its verdict at 6:35 p.m. after deliberating for two hours and 20 minutes. Ward was represented by Atty. Donald Lipson. Asst.

Dist. Paul M. Eyster represented the Commonwealth during the trial before Judge Henry V. Scheirer. Allentown policeman Lawrence Kates testified he saw Ward leaving an automobile in a parking lot at Walnut on Church streets at 3:26 a.m.

last Feb. 17. Kates added that Ward dropped a pair of gloves about 10 feet from the car. An investigation, Kates said, revealed that the car belonged to veal man who resided in the 800 block of N. 7th Street.

The owner was not called to testify by the prosecution. Ward, while on the stand in his own behalf, denied the charge. Sentence Deferred for Tests Man Pleads Guilty in 2 Rapes An Allentown R. 3 man ed guilty yesterday morning in Lehigh County to the rapes of a South Whitehall Township woman and a Cedar Crest College student. Donald N.

Templeton, the defendant, was given a deferred sentence pending psychiatric examination and pre-sentence investigation. He is serving a 6 to 23-month term in Lehigh County Prison on two charges of prowling at nighttime. Templeton, 26, entered the guilty pleas to two charges of rape, aggravated assault and battery, assault with intent to kill and burglary. He was accused of criminally attacking the Cedar Crest girl on Sept. 25 in a lounge on campus and the woman in her apartment on Jan.

11 The second assault came while Templeton was a awaiting sentencing on the two counts of prowling at nighttime. Templeton, who formerly resided at the Oakwood was captured Sept. 5 by five neighbors and held for state charging him respectively with larceny of a motor vehicle and carrying a concealed deadly weapon. Sentence was deferred to May 21, pending an serving investigation. a term in the SchuylCrozier is kill County Prison for motor car theft.

Crozier, operating a stolen car, was chased by police to a private parking lot at 15th and Lawrence streets, Allentown, on the night of last Oct. 6, the court was told. He fled the scene, but was captured about an hour later at the Allentown Bus Terminal parking lot. A switchblade knife was produced from his person at police headquarters. Sentence was deferred to April 19, pending an investigation for Larry W.

846 7th Allentown. He pleaded guilty to a charge of corrupting the morals of a child. A charge of solicitation to commit sodomy was dropped. Involved was a 14-year-old boy, the court was told. police after he was found hiding in underbrush.

The men, several of whom were armed, said they set up the vigilance after a report that someone was heard on the roof of the apartment building. They added there had reports of a "peeping tom" in the area for about three weeks before Templeton's capture. Following his arrest, Templeton swore out warrants against the five men on various charges. Later, the charges were withdrawn. Templeton entered a guilty plea to a charge resulting from the Sept.

5 incident, and a nolo contendere (no contest) plea to a charge preferred Aug. 18. Yesterday morning, the victim of the second attack testified that Templeton surprised her in her apartment when she returned from work on Jan. 11. She positively identified the defendant, who she said was hiding in a closet.

The witness said Templeton held a knife at her to force her to submit. The knife opened two wounds, she said. Jury Panels Selected for Monroe Jurors who will serve on the grand jury and petit panels during the May term of Monroe County Court were posted this week by the jury commissioners and sheriff. Drawn for duty on the grand jury, which will report for duty 9:30 a.m. May 7, are Lloyd Bond, Saylorsburg R.

John E. Burrus, Stroudsburg; Otto Christ, Delaware Water Gap; Sterling Correll, town R. J. Russell Custard, East Stroudsburg R. Hazel Detrick, Stroudsburg; Harry Eckert, Pocono Lake; Lorraine Eckman, Effort; Grace Hill, East Stroudsburg; Frances Heller, Saylorsburg; Everett Hemstead, Cresco R.

George Jones, Reeders; Mary Katz, Stroudsburg; Woodrow Kresge, Stroudsburg; John Latzanich, Mount Pocono; Gerald Mazzarella, Stroudsburg; Adolphine Metzgar, East Stroudsburg; Mary Motts, Brodheadsville; Charles Reinhart, East Stroudsburg; Elmer Rinehart, Strouds- I burg R. Bertilla Saylor, Scotrun; Catherine Scanlon, Tobyhanna; Paul Smith, East Stroudsburg, and Arlene Zimmerman, East Swiftwater. Petit Panels Petit jurors who will report for trial work at 9:30 a.m. May 13 will be Carroll All, StroudsDonald Altemose, Brodheadsville; Ira, Altemose, Effort; Richard Astheimer, Stroudsburg; Ophelia Baylor, R. Josephine Bean, East Stroudsburg; Robert Bixler Stroudsburg; Corrine Bossard, East Stroudsburg; Irene Brock, Mount Pocono; Edwin Brong, Saylorsburg R.

Vian Brotzman, Kunkletown R. Mildred Bush, Saylorsburg R. John Bushkirk, Saylorsburg R. Clifford Butz, Scotrun; Leona Butz, Stroudsburg; Bernard Colagrosso, Swiftwater; Genevieve Costa, Mount Pocono; Fritz Dalton, Canadensis; Elmer Daniels, Buck Hill Falls. And Robert Davenport, Stroudsburg; Dolores Decker, Stroudsburg; Norman Dietrick, East Stroudsburg R.

William Dildine, Stroudsburg; Beatrice Dippre, East Stroudsburg R. Willard Dorshimer, Saylorsburg; C. Willis Dunlap, Pocono Pines; Bonnie Finlayson, Stroudsburg; Elizabeth Fisher, Effort; George Flanagan, Tobyhanna R. Frank Forrie, Cresco; Viola Fretz, Mount PocoNorman Frisbie, Stroudsburg; Violet Getz, Kresgeville; Bernice Graham, Canadensis; Dorothy Grant, East Stroudsburg R. Charles Griner, Stroudsburg; Stanley Hartman, East Stroudsburg R.

John Hauser, Stroudsburg; Robert Hay, Delaware Water Gap; Margaret Heller, Stroudsburg; Camilla Henry, Skytop; Kenneth. Hilliard, Stroudsburg And Celia Jones, Pocono Summit; James Kane, Skytop; Mary Kerrick, Blakeslee: Judith Klofach, East Stroudsburg: James Koppenhaver, a st Stroudsburg; Mildred Lesoine, 30 Register Firm Sends Carbon Native For Girls On Bangkok Assignment Softball Sylvester P. Horkowitz, a na- High School in 1939. Thirty girls have registered to participate in the Jim Thorpe Girls Softball League program to date, according to Claude Reed, league president. The first registration of the new season took place over the weekend at the Diligent Hose Jim Thorpe, with Marie Juracka in charge.

we league Reed officers said "heat was election sched- of uled for Saturday, was postponed until 10 a.m. April 20 at the hose company. Any person 21 years of age who resides in the community may seek an office in the league. Girls 9-15 years of age are eligible to compete in the program that is in its third year of operation. Organized in 1966, 75 girls and a total of six teams.

the program started with a about Last year's enrollment dropped to near the and four teams were fielded." It is hoped about 75 girls will register for the program this year. Reed said plans are to have a six-team league. The league president also said girls 15 vears and older who have had two years experience in the program will be eligible to join an older squad to be formed to play independent ball. Registrations for the softball program will remain open until the April 20 meeting. League play will get under way an exhibition game the third week of May.

Kiwanis to Meet The results of the recent Pennsylvania Constitution will be the subject at noon today when State. Rep. William H. Eckensberger of Fullerton addresses the Allentown Whitehall Kiwanis Club in the City Vul Diner. About 6 million new motor vehicles are sold in a year today.

compared with only 4,000 in 1950. Sellersville Borough Council proposed sweeping changes in parking regulations last night including one provision that would prohibit parking along Route 309 in the community except for a small midtown area. stituted on many One-side parking will bother arteries now without any restriction should the new proposals be adopted. Because of the severe impact on the community, council said, it would take no formal action until some type of public hearings are held when community sentiment can be measured. Council did, however, take some action last night on its parking problems.

It adopted man ordinance prohibiting overnight parking East Stroudsburg R. Raymond Le Veness, Mountainhome; Thomas Mc Cool, Henryville; Ernest Martz East Stroudsburg; Howard Merring, Stroudsburg; Ernest Michelfelder, Stroudsburg; Ed a Mick, Mountainhome; Martin Mortensen, Tobyhanna; Clayton Mosher, J. C. Mullins, Stroudsburg; Harry Nace, East Stroudsburg; Walter Neyhart, Stroudsburg R. Margaret O'Neill, Mount Pocono; Ethel Oppelt, Canadensis; Stella Plattenberg, East Stroudsburg; Ollie Portee, Stroudsburg; David Powell, East Stroudsburg.

And Melva Raish, Tannersville; Blaine Rice, Stroudsburg; Josephine Riker, Brodheadsville; Aileen Romano, Stroudsburg; Marie Ryckman, Stroudsburg; Alice Salzer, Henryville; Evan Scouris, Stroudsburg; Michael Sedor, Tobyhanna; Philip Shaller, Mountainhome; Robert Shell Stroudsburg; Mae Silverman, East Stroudsburg; William Smale, Gilbert; Hazel Smith, East Stroudsburg R. Mary S. Smith. Stroudsburg; Warren Smith, Saylorsburg R. John Stark, East chay, Stroudsburg Mount R.

Pocono; Ernest Lloyd StreSwitzgable, Brodheadsville; Dorothy Treible, Stroudsburg; Carl Van Buskirk, East Stroudsburg R. R. Otto Charles Weber, Werkheiser, Tannersville: Charlotte Westbrook, Delaware Water Gap; Percy Whitman, Stroudsburg, and Raymond Williams, Stroudsburg. by commercial vehicles on any borough-owned area. It also announced that its overparking restrictions trucks streets will one strictly enforced.

Council announced the resignation of Raymond R. Williams from the Borough Planning Commission and appointed Peter C. McClennen to the vacancy. An ordinance creating a Open Bucks Office The Bucks County Democrats for Sen. McCarthy opened an Upper Bucks headquarters last week in the Quakertown Shopping Plaza.

Cochairmen for the office are Charles committeeman in Richlandtown, and Lehigh University Prof. Allen Barstow of Rich Hill. At that time, Templeton was waiting to be sentenced for the charges of prowling at nighttime. The following day, while Templeton was in the Lehigh County Courthouse, the Cedar Crest stuidentified him as the man who raped her early on the morning of Sept. 25.

She testified yesterday ing Templeton came up, behind and threatened her with a screwdriver. The student said she asked Templeton if he was going to kill her, but that he told her, "No, I don't work that way." Judge Wieand ordered the sentence deferred for not than 60 days in order to permit examination of the defendant. Templeton represented by Joseph Rosenfeld. First Asst. Dist.

Atty. Wallace Worth. Jr. commonwealth. presented the case In a verdict returned yesterday afternoon before Judge Wieand, Charles of 928 Edgemont Palmerton, was acquitted of a charge of assault and battery against his wife.

recreation committee was adopted. The committee will direct activities at all borough owned playgrounds. Council announced that digging operations are complete on its new deep well on 9th Street and testing operations will begin Monday. The well will be used to supplement the existing water supply. Council approved a proposal to grant the Pennsylvania National Guard additional space near its Sellersville armory site for use as a parking lot.

Council announced that its Board of Adjustments a granted a zoning exception to Dr. W. C. Kittleberger who will professional offices erect, residential district at Washington and Eyre avenues. Pelusso denied on the stand he bought any wine for the minors, claiming that they asked him to make the purchase but that he refused.

Duing the morning session, George P. Salemo Jr. of 1535 W. Congress Allentown, pleaded guilty to' operating a motor vehicle while his license was under suspension. He ordered to pay a fine of $100, plus costs of prosecution.

Among the cases dropped by a private prosecution was one against Bud Rollinson of Peckville, Lackawanna County, charged with obtaining money under false, pretensFull restitution has been made, according to information received from the prosecutor, the court was told. The charge had been instituted by officials of Madison Home Builders, 717 Hanover Allentown. The case involved plumbing bills for work allegedly never per-, formed. Jean Claude Crozier, 19, of Lynnport, pleaded guilty to two Girl, Priest To Speak At Dinner The Rev. Bernardine Hvizdos, director of retreats at St.

Francis Friary, Easton, will at the annual dinner of the Panther Valley Daughters of Mary at 6:15 p.m. April 17 in St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church, Nesquehoning. Student speaker will be DruAnn Chuckran, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

Joseph Chuckran of 20 E. Abbott Lansford. Miss Chuckran, a senior at Marian Catholic High School, was a Rotary exchange student in 1966- 67 to Australia. Father Hvizdos was graduated from Dun Scotus College, Detroit, in 1938 and took; his theological studies at Family Seminary, Indiana. He was ordained into the priesthood in 1940 at St.

Joseph's Seminary, Illinois. Msgr. A. J. Angelini, rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, Nesquehoning, will offer the invocation and the Rev.

Nicholas Terna, rector of Ss. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church, Coaldale, will pronounce the benediction. Mrs. Lillian Nalesnik of Nesquehoning, president of the unit, will give the address of welcome and introduce the various dignitaries, including the Rev. Paul Barnyock, host rector.

Prior to the dinner, members will attend Mass and receive Holy Communion in a body in the church. The deadline for reservations is Friday. Plans to Open Baseball Season Are Advanced Coaldale CHOSE advanced plans for opening of the Little League and Teener League baseball programs during last night's meeting in Weiksner's Restaurant. Coaldale. The Little League will open its season on May 13 with four teams participating.

Nearly 100 boys have registered for the program and will begin prac-1 tice sessions within the next two weeks. The organization voted to field a team in the Tamaqua Teener League this year. It was also decided to continue sponsoring scrap paper drives the first Saturday of each month during the summer help finance the baseball programs. A benefit night program is planned for April 27 in Weiksner's Restaurant to help raise additional funds for the organization. Next meeting will be 8 p.m.

April 22 in Weiksner's Restaurant. Ex-LARC Man Gets New Post Norman Van Raay, former executive director of the Lehigh County Association for Retarded Children, has been appointed as the new administrator of the Mental Health-Mental Retardation program in Berks County. He is a graduate of Muhlenberg College and is married to the former Ruth Berger of Macungie. N. 5th Allentown, testified during the morning trial that her husband, from whom she is legally separated, struck her several times during an argument last Dec.

3. Cebrosky took the stand and denied he struck her with sufficient force to injure her. He did admit hitting Mrs. Cebrosky with his hand. Atty.

Rudolph Zieger defended Cebrosky, and Asst. Dist. Atty. Wardell Steigerwalt handled the case for the prosecution. A case that began late yesterday before Judge Wieand finds Gladys Mae Dwinal accused of prostitution and assignation.

Two agents of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board testified that the woman approached them in an Allentown bar. They, said she offered to have relations with them, quoting a price. Mrs. Dwinal, of 830 St. John Allentown, was arrested on Oct.

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