Lamoreaux, Wife Named in Fraud Indictments

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Lamoreaux, Wife Named in Fraud Indictments Charles R. Lamoreaux, Haddon Heights builder and real estate operator, and his wife, Ada T., were indicted Thursday by the Camden county grand jury for obtaining money under false pretenses. The jury handed up 41 other true bills to County Judge Palese in its final presentation of the year. Lamoreaux is free on $5000 bail pending an appeal on a two to three-year sentence imposed Nov. 6 after his conviction on similar charges. Lamoreaux and his wife, president and secretary, respectively, of the New Era Construction Co., are accused of taking $700 from David Hedgpeth, of 2145 North Marvine street, Philadelphia, after they promised to build a House on White Horse pike at Lawnside. Complained to Police Lamoreaux and his wife, who live at 509 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, failed to start construction of the home at the specified time, it was alleged. Hedgepeth said he subsequently found the Lamoreaux had misrepresented their financial status and filed a complaint with police. In another indictment, Lawrence Bleichner, of 416 Market street, was charged with passing a worthless check for $100, Oct. 30. Bleichner, who operated the Liberty Equipment Co. at the Market street address, was given a down payment of $100 on a television set. When Catherine Meyers, of 28 Dubois avenue, Woodbury, failed to get the set, she asked for return of the deposit. Bleichner gave her the check. Other Indictments Among the indictments are 16 for non-support and desertion, three for atrocious assault and battery, three for assault and battery, eight for receiving stolen goods, two for breaking, entering and larceny; one for larceny by bailee, two for obtaining money under false pretenses, four for morals offenses, one for defrauding a hotelkeeper, one ABC liquor violation and one for assault with intent to kill. Prosecutor Cohen lauded the "faithful and painstaking" work of the jury and listed the following "interesting" statistics: The panel heard 237 cases from Sept. 6, when it was sworn; listened to 275 witnesses, returned 153 true bills and handed up 84 no bills of indictment. Cohen said the figures mark a 38 percent decrease in the number of cases heard during the last months of the year, as compared to the beginning of 1950.

Charles R. Lamoreaux, Haddon Heights builder and real estate operator, and his wife, Ada T., were indicted Thursday by the Camden county grand jury for obtaining money under false pretenses.

The jury handed up 41 other true bills to County Judge Palese in its final presentation of the year.

Lamoreaux is free on $5000 bail pending an appeal on a two to three-year sentence imposed Nov. 6 after his conviction on similar charges.

Lamoreaux and his wife, president and secretary, respectively, of the New Era Construction Co., are accused of taking $700 from David Hedgpeth, of 2145 North Marvine street, Philadelphia, after they promised to build a House on White Horse pike at Lawnside.

Complained to Police

Lamoreaux and his wife, who live at 509 White Horse pike, Haddon Heights, failed to start construction of the home at the specified time, it was alleged. Hedgepeth said he subsequently found the Lamoreaux had misrepresented their financial status and filed a complaint with police.

In another indictment, Lawrence Bleichner, of 416 Market street, was charged with passing a worthless check for $100, Oct. 30. Bleichner, who operated the Liberty Equipment Co. at the Market street address, was given a down payment of $100 on a television set.

When Catherine Meyers, of 28 Dubois avenue, Woodbury, failed to get the set, she asked for return of the deposit. Bleichner gave her the check.

Other Indictments

Among the indictments are 16 for non-support and desertion, three for atrocious assault and battery, three for assault and battery, eight for receiving stolen goods, two for breaking, entering and larceny; one for larceny by bailee, two for obtaining money under false pretenses, four for morals offenses, one for defrauding a hotelkeeper, one ABC liquor violation and one for assault with intent to kill.

Prosecutor Cohen lauded the "faithful and painstaking" work of the jury and listed the following "interesting" statistics: The panel heard 237 cases from Sept. 6, when it was sworn; listened to 275 witnesses, returned 153 true bills and handed up 84 no bills of indictment.

Cohen said the figures mark a 38 percent decrease in the number of cases heard during the last months of the year, as compared to the beginning of 1950.