Delaware County Daily Times (Newspaper) - September 11, 1976, Chester, Pennsylvania Delaware County 1976 HOME DELIVERY 75 CENTS MOTOR ROUTE 90 CENTS Saturday FIFTEEN CENTS Burglary count lodged Aldan physician in murder case facing charges Look what I found Little boys with can find all manner of odd creatures to admire and enjoy Ney five of Ft Lauderdale Fla found this closer fascination and picked it up for a Tlie instant pleased Esther Clark gives up practice to teach law By MARTIN HALSTUK Datty Times Staff Writer Esther F Clark a veteran criminal defense lawyer and judicial nominee to the Delaware County Court has accepted a fulltime associate professorship at Delaware Law School Wilmington and is giving up her private law practice It's exciting because it's something different for said Mrs Clark who completed her first full week Friday as an instructor on family law and legal ethics She began teaching earlier this month Mrs Clark described her new career as a challenge and something I've always wanted to do It will add a new dimension to she said Mrs Clark who graduated from Rutgers Law School shares a Chester law practice with her husband John H Gark Jr MRS CLARK SAID that cording to her contract with the law school and according to guidelines of the American Bar Association she cannot engage in a private practice while teaching fulltime My current cases will be referred to other attorneys except for a couple which I can quickly handle and have permission from the dean of the school to she said Mrs Clark points out that she is not a novice to the teaching profession She had been a lecturer in family law for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute the bar association's ESTHER teaching arm for lawyers Mrs Clark also taught district justices from the four Suburban counties of Philadelphia on the new Criminal Code before it became effective in 1973 Daily Bridge 6 Movies 2 Church 11 Obits 4 Classified Outlook 8 Comics Sports Crossword 6 TV 6 Editorials 5 Weather 4 Horoscope 7 How does she like teaching law in comparison with It's fun in a different she said I feel I can make a contribution in an area where a lot can be done If you give lawyers good training you get good lawyers and this is valuable for the Mrs Clark said MRS CLARK SAID her change of occupation will not affect her nomination to the Delaware County Board of Judges A number of Supreme Court justices both on the United States Supreme Court and on the state Supreme Court have been law school professors as well as Mrs Clark said Gov Milton J Shapp submitted the name of Mrs Clark a Democrat for confirmation by the state Senate to the Delaware County Board of Judges on three separate occasions Mrs Clark's name had first been submitted last Dec 9 as the governor's merit selection nominee to fill the unexpired term of Delaware County Judge Donald J Orlowsky who died last year The vote fell along party lines and although the Senate is controlled by a Democratic majority Mrs Clark was unable to garner the two-thirds majority vote needed for con- THE OPPOSITION to her con- was vigorously led by Republican state Sen Clarence D Bell of Upland By HARRY MAITLAND Daily Times Staff Writer ALDAN A physician whose former wife was slain in his office last winter was arrested by Aldan police Wednesday and charged with burglary of the home of the sister of his receptionist It was the who was charged with the fatal shooting Dr Frank J Newman 41 an osteopathic physician was arrested on charges of burglary criminal trespass criminal mischief criminal attempt and disorderly conduct Newman's former wife Mary Constance 37 was shot in the back twice during an incident last Feb 28 at the office 1268 Providence Road Mrs Linda H Myers 29 of the 200 block Providence Road his receptionist and a former patient was charged with the shooting She was acquitted Aug 27 by a jury on charges of murder voluntary manslaughter and involuntary manslaughter POLICE SAID THEY were called to the 200 block E Providence Road about p.m Wednesday Patrolman Robert Mills answered the call and was assisted by Clifton Heights Patrolman Francis Rich and Detective John Reif Mrs Nancy Ditting sister of Mrs Myers and her husband were away on vacation at a New Jersey seashore resort at the time Police checked with the and learned tha did not have permission 01 the to be there while they were away The physician had a preliminary arraignment before District Justice of the Peace John J Laskey and was held in bail He will have a preliminary hearing at 10 a.m Sept 14 Police said the shooting followed an argument between the ex-wife and the receptionist Newman who was performing mouth-to-mouth on his former wife when police arrived claimed he was in a patient examining room when the women argued in a reception area During his trial testimony Newman recalled violent con- between his former wife and receptionist Kirk F Adams defense attorney told the jury of seven men and five women that the receptionist Mrs Myers was in fear of her life She testified that Mrs Newman informed her that she nad acquired a revolver and threatened to kill her THE WERE married in 1962 and had three children They were divorced last year A defense witness Mrs Joan M Bellinger of Norwood testified that blamed Mrs Myers for the end of her marriage Adams admitted a personal relationship existed between the physician and his receptionist and said they planned to marry Newman began treating Mrs Myers as a patient in 1971 and hired her as a receptionist in 1973 Newman testified that both he and Mrs Myers had been harassed by his former wife Adams stated that Mrs Myers admitted the shooting but indicated that it was justified legally because of Mrs Newman's threats The gun involved in the shooting belonged to Newman and was kept in his office for his protection Mrs Myers testified that she thought Mrs Newman had a gun and feared that she would kill her Mrs Newman was unarmed at the time of her death St James seniors want school open 4 Belated story Page 4 By RICK MURRAY students at St James High School don't care who's right and who's wrong They know only are being deprived of the Catholic education that their parents are paying good money for Those were the sentiments ex- pressed Friday by about 100 senior who converged on the boys high school at 21st and Potter Streets about 9 a.m The school has officially been closed since the Association of Catholic Teachers voted to strike on Tuesday the day school was supposed to start But James Mellon student council president said he and his fellow students decided to stage a demonstration to exhibit the student's position in regard to the strike And that position is one of neutrality Some of the students who demonstrated for about an hour before a light rain began falling exchanged friendly chatter with the picketing faculty members But if the chit-chat seemed to lend a certain bias to the demonstration a student position paper distributed by student council members set the record straight IT Isn't it about time someone considered the rights of We the students are not siding with either the Archdiocese of Philadelphia or the teachers we only want school to start Consider who the real victims of the strike are the students Without the paper exists no need for teachers principals bus drivers or anyone else The paper goes on to point out that a continuing strike will consume class time that students will only have to make up after the end of the regular school year That students maintain just isn't fair Although members of the school's administrative staff were reluctant to publicly espouse any position the teachers on the picket line were more than ready to comment on the strike Everybody thinks its salaries but salaries are not the basic said Thomas Stewart a history teacher at St James and the faculty's union delegate Stewart said the union is not exactly happy about the salary scale the archdiocese has offered since the expiration of the old contract Aug 31 But the most important issues he said center around pension hospitalization and health and welfare plans plus proposed teacher input in class size Media youth faces trial for murder MEDIA C Enlund 16 of 313 E State St Media was arraigned here Friday and will go on trial Oct 25 facing murder charges in the bludgeoning death of a girl last July Enlund who is accused in the death of Jude Lynn Hansel also of Media was charged with first and third degree murder voluntary and involuntary manslaughter simple and aggravated assault indecent assault criminal attempt recklessly endangering another person and felonious restraint Miss Hansel's body was discovered July 10 under a pile of cinder blocks and rubble at a con- struction site at 419 E Baltimore Pike Media Police said she was last seen alive by her family when she left her home 103 Pennock Place on the afternoon of July 9 to buy a newspaper These people don't belong on the streets Ridley Park assault case draws wrath from judge By ANDREW J REYNOLDS Dally Tuna SUff Writer RIDLEY PARK These people don't belong on the street I think even at they're getting off easy With these remarks District Justice of the Peace Robert M Shaffer increased bail from to for each of five persons facing multiple charges arising from the alleged Aug 28 assault on Borough Patrolman Harry Graden concluding a preliminary hearing during which all five were ordered held for court Four of the five Charles J Hand 22 of the 300 block Hoffman Road Kim 19 of the 200 block Acres Drive Stephen Bradford 18 of the 200 block Lynn Road and James J Murray 20 of the 200 block Haller Road all of Ridley Township made the increased bail and are free n Delaware Court The fifth Kevin McDonald 19 of the 900 block Meadow Lane Chester was returned to Delaware County Prison Thombury to await trial Shaffer upped bail for the five despite hardship pleas from Defense Attorneys F Kirk Adams representing Murray and John J Auritt representing the other four defendants Adams and Auritt sought to have bail continued at for their clients It was Shaffer who imposed the original bond at arraignments for the five Judges are constantly being attacked for being too easy on the criminal element You could have asked for a change of Shaffer told the two lawyers after indicating he was appalled by the alleged attack on Graden The five defendants along with two juveniles are of assaulting Graden in the parking lot of Taylor Hospital after the officer was dispatched to the location to meet Robert Moore an off-duty borough patrolman who was working at the hospital as a security guard Moore the first of two Com- witnesses called to the stand by Asst Dist Atty William Ryan Jr testified he summoned Graden after McDonald who was undergoing treatment for a severed finger tip began causing a bance in the hospital's emergency room Moore claimed McDonald who was accompanied to the hospital by refused further a physician had not completed the required medical became loud boisterous and abusive Moore said the subject further refused when he was asked to leave the hospital grounds The officer said he summoned Graden as a precautionary measure to insure there would be no trouble on the hospital grounds Moore said McDonald continued to refuse to leave the hospital grounds following arrival and the youth was placed under arrest for public drunkenness and disorderly conduct He said McDonald was resisting efforts to place him in a patrol car when a vehicle occupied by Hand Murray Bradford and two juveniles pulled into the parking lot Meanwhile another security guard Joseph Boyer an off-duty Glenolden police officer joined with Moore and Graden in an attempt to get McDonald into the police car At the same time was also said to be in the parking lot Moore said the five youths who arrived while authorities were at- tempting to get McDonald into the patrol car left their vehicle and after a brief verbal exchange one of identified as grabbed arm in an parent attempt to free McDonald A scuffle reportedly ensued in which Graden toppled to the ground along with at least three of the Moore testified fists were flying and Graden was struck repeatedly Moore said he subsequently drew his service revolver and fired one shot in the air causing the subjects to scatter He said as Graden got to his feet he also drew his weapon and fired two additional shots into the air in an apparent attempt to halt McDonald and one of the juveniles who were then fleeing the area Moore said a total of three shots were fired He denied a shotgun was also fired as claimed prior to the hearing by the defendants Graden the second witness to be called Moore's count of the events leading up to and including the assault in all but one area When asked how many shots were fired Graden replied only one and that one by Moore However Boyer to testify by the defense agreed with Graden on the issue of the shots He said he only heard one shot fired and he said it was fired by Moore All witnesses were sequestered prior to the hearing Auritt had both Boyer and a civilian Robert Rushton 32 of Swarthmore Ave Ridley Park in hopes their testimony would blow the Commonwealth's attempt to establish a prima facie case against his clients Rushton reportedly witnessed the alleged assault on Graden However midway through questioning of Rushton the witness was excused by Shaffer after the district justice observed his testimony to that point was the same as presented by the prosecution
