The Monmouth inquirer., 1865-09-21
Monmouth Courts-september Term.
TRIAL OF GOLDEN.

Monmouth Courts-September Term.
TRIAL OF GOLDEN.
| The evidence in this case contains little of
interest, and we therefore omit the details. 1t
was substantially, that on the 23d of June last,
Golden came home from the army, and stopped
to take tea with his cousins, near linton Falls.
After tea, he, in company with five young la
| dies and three young men, went to Little Silver
on a pleasure excursion. On the way home.
Golden proposed to go to Eatontown for re-
| freshments, which they did, reaching there
about / 4 o'clock in the evening. They stopped
at Mounts Hotel, and got some mineral water.
While there party of young men came out on
the porch Of the hotel. and some Of them went
to the wagon and spoke to the girls, although
not acquainted with them. The girls, not liking
this familiarity, drove to an ice cream saloon.
but the gang followed them and behaved very
roughly, among other things throwing drunk
en- man into the wagon, and trying to upset it.
At this time Golden, and the young men with
him, were in the saloon. The girls becoming
alarmed, drove off towards home, leaving word
at the hotel, as they passed, for their male
friends to join them at the mill. The gang pur-
sued the wagon. Golden and his companions,
after leaving the saloon, followed the girls, and
passed the gang, which followed them with
threats of violence.
He and his friends got into the wagon, and
Golden to intimdidate the gang fired his pistol
over the heads Of the foremost, but the ball
entered The left eye of Bennett, as he and 9TH
ers were coming over the hill in the rear of the
party. As soon as Bennett fell, the gang re
treated, and Golden and his friends went home.
At this time they did not know that any Zone
was hurt, nor did they find it out until the next
morning, when the officers came to arrest
Golden. He at once admitted firing the pistol.
but denied any other intention than to frighten
the gang away from him
The trial commenced on Thursday last, and
the evidence was concluded on Saturday after
noon, when the counsel commenced their argu-
ment for the defence. The case was given to
the jury about noon on Monday, the court
charging that the defendant had the most rea-
sonable grounds for apprehending, great per
sonal injury to himself and friends, and argned
from the evidence that he had not fired mo-
ment too soon. The jury after an absence Of
about ten minutes returned a verdict NOT GULL
TY.
The following criminal cases have been dis
posed Of
Alvin Poole, for keeping disorderly house,
found guilty. Fined $25,
Alvin Poole. selling liquor without license,
found guilty. Fined $40.
Della Gill, assault and battery, guilty. Sem
fenced to county Jail months
Alexander Errisson, assault and battery
found guilty. Six months State Prison.
Vincent Anderson, assault and battery, fined
$l5 each on two indictments
Ann Forman (col), assault and battery,
found guilty, 10 days to county Jail.
Joseph Spratford, for writing obscene figures
en- blackboard, found guilty, 2 months county
Jail.
Candy Brown, two indictments for assault
and battery, found guilty on both. Fined 81
en- each,
Bridget Conway, selling liquor without a
license, fined IS.
Bridget Conway, disorderly house, fined So.
In the Circuit Court the following cases have
been tried.
Thomas Cook vs.. A. S. White, case, verdict
for plaintiff. $I47 80 and costs
L. V. Erickson VS.. S. W. Erickson, trover,
verdict for plaintiff, $27S.S0 and costs.
George D. Allaire VS. Henry Shopp, ejectEt,
verdict for plaintiff.
Upper Freehold Township VS.. Henry 7. Cox,
verdict tor plaintiff. $1047.28 and costs
Farmers and Merchants Bank Of Middletown
Point VS.. J. II. Montgomery, case, judgment
for plaintiff, Ss25992 ard costs.
The Courts adjourned on Monday afternoon,
to the first Monday in October.