The Penn's Grove record., 1885-10-31


J. w. Acton for State, and w. =. Hill
lard for defendant Tie jury return
ed a verdict of guilty.
State W.. Nancy Jackson. Charged
with the larceny of 81 on IS fIOm the
store of VIM. Zaiser, Salem. Prosecu-
tor Shape for State and 10. Acton for
defendant. Verdict, guilty.
State VS.. George NJ. Morris. Charg-
ed with the larceny of a boat, the pro-
psrty of VIM. r. Finlaw, of Salem,
and of two pumps, IL Of copper and
the other iron, the property Uf j. ID.
IIinchman. Prosecutor Shape for the
State aud Abram Cochran for tie de
fenlant. Verdict guilty as to pumps
and not guilty as to boat.
State VS.. Elisha Skinner, Elijah
Mitchell and Alfred johnson. Charg-
oil with assault and battery and resist
ing officer Duffy, of Woodstown. Pro
secutor Shape for State, and }. w. Ac-
ton and J. Forman Sinnickson for de-
PENDANTS, Verdict guilty.
Court convened again OF Monday
morning. The first case called wits the
State VS.. Elwo0d and Hannah Fox,
alias Whitesell, indicted for passing
forged notes upon JAS. J. Redstrake.
There were three indictments found
two against Hannah Fox for forging
and uttering, and one against ElwOod
Fox for aiding. a. IL Shape for State
J. W. Acton Tor defendants.
The facts in the case have been here
tofore given in the RECORD but the
testimony before the Court by the de-
fendant-IIanna Fox or Whitesell-
was very amusing aud it appeared more
like q story made for the occasion. Mr..
Redslrake testified having caslled the
forged notes and Hannah Fox after
ward camo to his house and wanted to
take the notes up but he would not let
her have them for fear she would pass
them upon some one else. She wrote
him a letter wan ting him to meet her,
he did consent to meet her and went 10
the canal bridge on April 2lst. with
Levi Brown where he met her. She
ran away. EIwnod and her father
went to Mr.. Redstrakes twice and tried
to settle for the notes but refused and
he threatened suit. Recognized the de-
PENDANT who gave him the notes. On
cross-examination he said the notes Cal
led for 1856 and he gave $3.50 for them.
Hannah Fox alias Whitesall, testitl-
ed that she did not write OF indorse the
the notes; first heard The report from
the n~eighbors and went aud saw MIR.
Rcdstrake. After talking some time
she asked HIM if he did not want to
buy som notes. lie showed the forged
notes to her and said she was not the
woman lie told her he had fell in
love with her and offer ed Der $50 to
kiss him; waltel hsr to b1 his mis-
tress and threatened to send her to priS-
On if she did not. He came to her
house, disguised as a woman, offered
her money aud wanted her to go driving
with him but refused. Elwood White
sell testified that he knew nothing
about the notes and that Mr.. Redstrake
told him sue was not the woman.
Others testified as to the income of
Whitesell. The jury returned a YER
dict Of rot guilty.
State VS.. John Steuber. Charged
with the larceny OF Hams, shoulders,
chickens, tools, etc from different
persons about Elmer last summer.
Shape for State and J. Forman Sinnick-
son for defendant. Verdict, guilty.
State VS.. Earnest Becker. Charged
with keeping a disorderly house i'll
Woodtown. Prosecutor Shape for
State and G. II. Sinnicksou for defend
amt. Verdict, not guilty.
State VS.. jeremiah Haikius. Charg-
ed with breaking and entering the
store OF Messss. Craven Bros, in Sa-
lem, on July 23d last, and taking s2o.
Verdict, not guilty.
There were other criminal cases
tried. The Lippincott-Reybold case
was put off until next tern. Court
closed on Wednesday when Judge Reed
sentenced the prisoners.