Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-03

The CoURTs.--On Saturday morn
ing about 10 o'clock, the jury returned
verdict in the Reeves-Gaskll case, in
favor Of plaintiff in the sum of 1852 0S
the amount of note with interest to
date of verdict.
On Monday, the Prosecutor called
John Lemunyon to answer to an in
dictment charging him with taking
bushel of cranberries from vines on
lands of Joseph Wharton, in Washing
ton township. John pleaded guilty to
taking three quarts of berries. He
knew he had no right to the berries,
but picked them under the common
"Pine law" Of ownership, as they were
in a little burnt tract that nobody
seemed to own. When accosted by
the party who professed to be in charge
of the vines, Lemunyon offered to give
up the berries, but the offer was not &C
cepted. The Court suggested that Mr..
Hendrickson take a plea of net guilty,
but the Prosecutor thought that as
John was willing to plead guilty to
taking three quarts, that would be the
proper plea and it was so recorded.
Joseph H. Gaskill, counsel for JOS
Deuschie, desired to retract the plea of
not guilty and pleaded guilty to the
charge Of assault and battery on Allen
Worrell. The boy, who is under IA
years of age, is beyond the control of
his parents, and the Court sent him to
the Reform School at Jamesburg.
John d. Barry also retracted his
plea of not guilty of assault on Thomas
w. Nippins, and pleaded guilty.
A jury was then drawn to try the
indictment against William Anderson
charging the unlawful cutting, telling
and carrying away and working up rs
cedar trees from the land of d. Budd
Cole, in Woodland township. Verdict:
Guilty. Joseph H. Gaskill for defence.
On Tuesday, the case Of the Inhabi-
tants of the Township of Beverly VS.
Hall Association, was called. Henry
W. Hall, Of Philadelphia, who is con-
nected with Mr.. Sooy, in the suit,
opened the case, claiming that the
defendants are in illegal possession of
the property. In 1913, Richard F. Will
merton became seized Of a large tract
of land in Willingboro He laid out
the town of Delanco, one of the squares
laid out he dedicated to the use of the
public. In 1861, Mr.. Wilmerton ratl-
fled his action IN deed, conveying
another lot to his son. For the defence
Mr.. Gaskill offered to show that no
authority had been granted by the
township committee to bring this suit,
and no counsel had ever been employed
by them either in town meeting or
elsewhere; the public never made de-
mand for possession Or use of the prem
Uses, and do not want to occupy it if
gained, and the suit is brought by one
interested citizen.
The Court overruled the offer, and
charged the jury that the case had
turned to a point of law, and directed
them to bring in verdict for plaintiff
which was done without the jurors
leaving their seats.
This ended the civil court for the
day.
The Quarter Sessions meantime were
trying the Indictment charging Ed
ward Casperson with committing an
assault on Albert S. Wiegand, the as
sault consisting in the cooking and
pointing gun at Mr.. Wiegand. Cas-
person and his wife were living in ten
ant house of Mr. Wiegand. They
were quite noisy, and the owner went
to quiet them the latter turned on him,
Wiegand kicked defendant, who weht
into the house and got his gun as
stated.
The defence claimed that Wiegand
was interfering in matters that were
none Of his business, and that he had
no right on defendants premises. The
jury rendered a verdict of guilty with
a recommendation to mercy, and it is
said some of them regretted the verdict
soon after it WAS rendered. The gen
eral opinion seems to have been that
Wiegand was as much to blame as
Casperson. Mr.. Pumyea conducted
the defence in an able manner.