The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-30

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testimony in rebuttal and the evidence was
closed. &. II. Sinnickson addressed tile
jury and occupied the time until the hour
for adjournment. In the afternoon NJ. p.
Grey summoned up for the defense. fol
lowed upon the samc side by ). II. Grey,
and Col. Potter made the closing argument.
and Judge Reed announced that he would
charge the jury on Saturday morning, and
adjourned the court. On Saturday mora
ing the case was committed to the ilry
who retired at about eleven O'Clock for de-
liberation, and after transacting some
minor business the court adjourned fer the
week. About 2:3O o'clock in the after
noon the ringing Of the Court House bell
announced the coming in of the jury. and
their verdict was taken by the Clerk. Judge
Reed having gone home. Considerable
confusion prevailed in the court room. and
the jury had some difficulty in putting their
verdict in shape, and as it was. it required
IN application TO the court afterward to
ascertain just what they did mean to find,
but the verdict, in substance, was for the
plaintiffs, which fact was Immediately tel
ephened to the Regjster and published by
them as a special telephone despatch w it'll
in the unprecedentedly short period Of 50
hours later.
The first case called at the re-assembling
of court on Monday morning was tie State
VS.. Elwood and Hannah Fox. alias White
sell, indicted for passing forged notes upon
Jas. J. Redstrake. There were three in
dictments found-two against Hannah Fox
for forging and uttering, and n against
Elwood Fox for aiding. \ II. Shape for
State; J. w. Acton for defendants.
James j. Redstrake, who was the princi-
pal witness for the State. testified to Tire
circumstances of the cashing Of two notes
for a woman calling herself Susan K. Fogg
on October Doth Of last year. Shortly at
terward Hannah Fox came to see him and
he identified her as the woman who had
had tile notes caslled, which III the mean
time he had found We're forgeries. Mrs.
Fox made several visits TO him and en-
deavored to settle the matter. He offered
to sell her the notes she had sold him.
which amounted Ia *355 and for which he
had paid $3.50, for $500, but finally offered
to take S261 for them.
Mrs. Jas. j. Redstrake testified that the
defendant, Hannah Fox, was the woman
who had sold Mr.. f;odstrake the notes.
Peak, Weatherby and Curriden. on whom
the notes were drawn. testified to the fact
that they were forgeries. Other witnesses
testified that the defendant seemed to have
plenty Of money at the time tue notes were
sold to Bedstsake and that Elwood Fox
deposited 500 i'll bank on Oct. DIST. 1881.
The defense commenced their testimony
with Hannah Fox, one Of the defendants.
whohas been IN jail since July and who tes-
tilted that she did not write the notes. Had
heard Chat Rcdstrake accused her OF It and
went to see him. and both Air. and Mrs.
Redstrakc told her she was not the woman
who had sold the notes. The witness
caused quite a sensation i'll coart by des-
cribing the interview which took place be-
tween Redstrake and herself on the oeea-
sion OF her first visit to him, when he called
her into another room and offered her so
in gold for 4 kiss. Mr.. Redstrake desired
her to make trouble with her husband.
Described several other meetings with
Redstrake in one of which he Threatened
to send defendant to State Prison if She
did not aeeede to his demands. Elwood
Fox. who was arrested on Monday Of last
week, and who was ont ON bail, testified
that Redstrake had said his wife was not
the guilty party. He offered to settle with
the witness for a sam of money. and
threatened to send his wife to State Prison
il he refused to settle. Made ever S200
last season fishing.
Other witnesses who went with Mrs. Fox
to see Redstrakc corroborated her in regard
to his saying she was nos the woman
Testimony was offered in regard to the
GOOD character and habits OF Elwood F'ox.
The State, in rebuttal. offered Dir. Red
strake who denied the interview il the
room as testified to by Mrs. Fox as false in
every particular.
The Judge charged the jury in this ease
on Tuesday morning and they were ont all
day. rendering a verdict in the evening in
favor OF the defendants.
The next case called was the State VS..
John Slippers. indicted for larceny of tools
and chickens. A. II. Shape for State; J.
f. Sinniekson for defense. The articles
were found in his possession.-Verdict-
guilty.
On Tuesday morning at the assembling
Of court the indictment found byth Grand
Jury against Ernst Becker, of Woodstown,
for keeping q disorderly house, was
tried. a. II. Shape for State, c. II. Sim
uickson for Becker.
Empson Atkinson was the principal
witness for the State, and refreshed
his memory from a memorandum book,
in which he had noted the dates and par
ticulars Of the several Instances Of disorder
to which he testified. lie testified that he
had taken a glass of cider in the defend
ants saloon, swallowed only about a tea
spoonful, but felt the effects; there was
singing, drinking and loud talking in the
place in July of this year. He gave dates
of several particular instances in which he
had seen men get drank there and said that
on July 25th five boys, from II TO /, years
old. went into Beeker's: walked by and
saw them drinking cider; ia one hour they
were drunk and reeling around in the
place. On July 2tth a lot OF Germans were