The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1881-02-18
Morris County courts.

Court was opened on Monday morning
with Judge Child presiding, Associates
Wood and Dellicker present.
The sentencing of prisoners who had
plead guilty, or been tried and convicted
during the present term, was about all
there was to do, and after some prclimi-
nary consultation by the Court, tie priso-
ners were brought up.
Thos. Hunt, jr., of Boonton, had plead
ed guilty to three indictments for assault
and battery. Geo jenkins, Esq, address
ed the Court in Hunts interest, and sup
plemented his remarks by petition from
several influential citizens of Boonton,
asking the Court to be lenient, and sus-
pend sentence, or at most inflict a slight
punishment. States prison for the term
of months was the sentence.
John Kelly, the tramp rounder, had
pleaded guilty to indecent exposure ofhis
person, with the intention-as the Judge
alleged-of finding comfortable quarters
in the county jail during the cold snap,
Richard Warren had pleaded guilty to
two indictments for grand larceny, for
which he was sentenced to States prison
for IS months, and until payment OF costs
of prosecution.
John Goble, for breaking and entering
received free pass to States prison, good
for years.
Stephen Smith, convicted of assault and
batterv-but not with intent to kill-got'
off with a fine of $25 and costs Of prosecu-
ton.
Daniel D. Apgar, assault and battery on
an officer, 1926 fine and month in county
Jail.
VIM. J. Bell. the one armed tramp, con-
victed of petit larceny-steaiing the car
digan jackets and sleds-doomed to
months in the county JAIL, with the
Courts regrets that the law forbid a. hea-
Yier penalty.
John Fisher, Bells companion, who
pleaded guilty to the same charges. coun-
ty jail months and costs.
George Messenger, convicted Of stealing
the horse and buggy of Dominic White
head of Pompton Plains, was soundly
lectured by the Court and then solaced
with the promise of 8 years in State pri-
son.
Abraham Morris, convicted ofbreaking,
entering, stealing, and receiving stolen
goods, and for assault and battery
ing Constable Con Hally-with intent to
commit murder, now stood up. A. w.
Bell, ESQ, interceded with motion in ar
rest Of judgement, on the grounds of an
! improper verdict He took the ground
that the verdict was inconsistent, in that
man could not be convicted of yeeei7ing
stolen goods which he, himself, had stolen,
&c The Court, however, overruled the
point, and Prosecutor Forsyth moved for
sentence. The same was 10 years in
State prison Mr. Bell, on the conviction
of assault aud battery with intent to kill,
moved for new trial, upon the ground
that incompetent testimony had produced
the verdict. This point was likewise
oyerruled by the Court The Prosecutor
4 moved for sentence, and Abraham got 10
years more iii State prison, making in all
/ two decades wherein to repent and learn
how to behappy without burglarizing and
then trying to shoot his way to freedom
| This will not be any Rip Van Wrinkle
sleep of 90 years for Abraham, for it is
more than likely that he will be compel
ed to serve the State as q shoe maker OF
in some other capacity equally remuneras
| tive to the State.
It is claimed that Morris--which by the
way is not Abrahams right name-is re
specially connected, by marriage, in this
vicinity. But upon investigation, we are
iipclined to the belief that this is only q
story gotten up by him insthe hopes that
Fit might tend to lessen his sentence AT
any rate Abraham's respectable connec-
| tions' IF he has any such-will be com
i PEELED to f0rego the pleasure of his society