Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-10-17


damages. Joseph H. Gaskill repre-
sented plaintiff and Jacob G. Hendrick
son appeared for defendant.
The libel sust of William Ellridge
vs.. Mr.. William B. Wills, the editor
of the Herald, was continued before
Judge Parker, down stairs. Mr.. Rob
erts, of counsel for plaintiff, asked that
the case might go off for the term, az
he desired to attend the wedding Of his
sister, Mr.. William B. Wills how
ever, was in no mood to grant any
favors, and refused to accede to the
request, and the trial went on, Mr..
Roberts being compelled to be absent.
Mr.. Troth, associate counsel, managed
the case in manner that elected
many compliments. This trial occu--
pied all day down stairs
In the Quarter Sessions Prosecute r
Hendrickson moved the indictment
against Richard Brown, for assault,
etc, on Mrs. Clevenger Of Burlington.
The case was the same in which the
jury disagreed this term. Mr.. Grigg
objected to the re.trial on the ground
that material witness could not be
obtained. He also )ntendei that de
PENDANT could not have the benefit of a
full panel of jury, II already having
sat in Judgment. The Court put the
trial off until next term.
Peter Hands, charged with grand
larceny, was next put on trial for steal
ing gold watch from Henrietta HI.
Wright, of Moorestown. la
Henrietta III. Wright testified that
the, watch was stolen in May, from Il
bureau drawer upstairs, in room
through which defendant frequently
passed. On the day Of the theft, de-
PENDANT was upstairs, packing his
clothing, as he was going away. He
said he hadn't money enough to pay
his board, and went to Philadelphia.
When next seen he was in Riverside
with new suit of clothes. The watch
which cost $50, was afterwards re-
covered at a pawn-shop, $1,000 being
required to get it out. ,-
Carrie L. Wright told how defen-
dant accused man of stealing %
cents, and cautioned witness to be on
the lookout for the fellow, in case any
thing else should be missed. -.
Alfred Doran, of Mount Holly, sold
the watch to Mrs. Wright when it was
new, and thought it now worth $l7 or
SIS. -
Detective Burr caught the prisoner
and recovered the watch.
The pawnbroker who bought the
watch identified it, but could not say
Hands was the man who sold it. 80
Defendant denied all the stories told
by the States witnesses. Verdict
guilty of petty larceny. j. c. Hen
erickson for defence.
On Thursday morning the jury in
the libel suit retired.
George Peck and Dennis Cohen, in
dicted for atrocious assault and battery
on Frank Oliphant. of Medford, who
were tried at the, last term, when the
jury failed to agree, pleaded guilty to
simple assault and battery and the plea
was accepted. Defendants did not
care to lose any more time over the case.
The court imposed line Of $50 and
costs.
The indictment against Frank
Pearce for being engaged in a cutting
affair, in Beverly, was laid over until
the next term, owing to the absence of
a material witness.
Robert w. Darlington was next
placed on trial for assault and battery
ON Cora F. Fetters, of Bridgeboro.
The case of The State was that Bah
ington accused Mrs. Fetters of intima.
cy with certain man. High words
followed during which Mrs. Fetter drew
a revolver with which to protect her
self and defendant took it from her
and threatened to kill her.
This case occupied all Thursday and
Friday, being given to the jury about
noon on Saturday. Verdict, not gull
ty. Joseph H. GaskilI, for defence.
On Friday afternoon the jury in the
libel suit of Eldridge VS. Mr. William
B. Wills, sent word that they were I'M
able to agree The Court discharged
them. They stood 10 for conviction
2 for acquittaI.
Amos Johnson's application for Ii
cense to keep hotel in Mount Holly
will be considered on Monday, the Goth.
The Appeal List will be taken up on
tie 9th.
On Saturday the following sentences
were passed:
John Wells, petty larceny of cloth
ing at Burlington, one year in State
Prison.
Peter Hands, petty larceny of watch,
at Moorestown, four months in Comfy
Jail.
John Fitzpatrick, assault and bat
terry on Charles A. Murphy, Mount
Holly. Fined 81 and costs.
james DeBarry, assault on Thomas
w. Nippins, Mount Holly. Fined 81
and costs.
Sentence was suspended on Edward
Casperson, convicted of assault and bat
terry on Albert Wiegand, Beverly.
Casperson had already been in Jail for
some time, and it is matter of do uht
with many whether Wiegand was not
as much to blame as was Casperson.
The jurors we're discharged for the
term on Friday.