Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-05-17
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Closing the Ray Sand Case :
Bennett Convicted Of Selling
Bread on Sunday.
Lawton Acquitted of Keeping a
Disorderly House
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
AS the case progresses it becomess
more and more tedious. Witness after
witness tell the same tale, as though
the same lesson had been learned, and
this lesson was like the sand taken,
between high and low water mark
The examination of witnesses was
not concluded till noon, and Col. J.
Howard Willets, of Port Elizabeth was
called by the State in rebuttal. He
had seen the Riley" loading sand from
all parts of Egg Island beach; they
were taking the sand from above and
below high water mark, and from the
highest points of the marsh. The sand
that lays on the top of the marsh is
quite as good as any other, only it may
. contain more drift, stuff, he said.
Court adjourned before the evidence
was concluded
The time was taken up until four
o'clock with rebuttal testimony. At
o'clock both sides rested and the
Court allowed counsel one hour each
to sum up. The jury would sit till 6
o'clock but was not charged until this
morning.
THURSDAY MORNING.
Court convened at 9.15 O'clock this
morning, and the applications of Geo.
Foster for license to keep an inn and
tavern in Cedaryille was taken up. All
the Judges were present but one
Judge Hampton. "a v v s
Mr.. G p. Sheppard Represented the
petitioners, requesting that the license
be not granted. Mr.. j. L. Van Syckel
represented the applicant, Mr.. Foster.
Mr. sheppard set forth that some, in
fact most Of the signers to the applica-
tion for license lived in so remote a
distance from the hotel and not suffi-
ciently interested as to give sound
judgment as to the desirableness of
granting license to the place. The
remonstrance was signed by 10 citi-
zens OF the immediate neighborhood
of the hotel, and Mr.. Sheppard asked
the court not to grant the license.
The applicant, he said, had lately
been indicted for keeping disorderly
house at the very place. The indictment
resulting in mistrial.g The evidence
of witnesses who testified that drunken
men had very recently been seen there
in very fragrant manner, was gone
over by the counsel who claimed that
the applicant had not yet reformed.
Mr.. VanSyckle argued for the grant
ing of the license. He contended that
the remonstrance was gotten up by
sentiment, that the remonstrants were
actuated by sentimental feelings and
political motives, they were habitual
remonstrants from mere sentiment.
His argument lasted until the time
allowed, expired.
Mr.. Crandall's speech to the Jury in
summing up the Ray Sand case, was
an able effort, and exhibited his pc
culiar characteristics as barrister.
The Jury was called in the case of
John Ray, and Judge Reed proceeded
to charge them. The Judge charged
that it was admitted for the purposes
of this trial that VIM. G. Nixon owned
the property on the shore from which
the sand in question had been taken;
that the line of possession in this State
extended to the line OF ordinary high
tide; that the line OF ordinary high
tide was mean between the highest
high tide and thelowest high tide. The
Judge explained thatonce in every four
weeks, affected by the sun and moons S
conjunction, the tide reached its high
est point, and once in. every four
weeks, affected by the opposition OF
the sun and moon, the high tide
reached it's highest point; the mean
between these points was the line of
ordinary high tide.
"a II John Ray took sand from above
this line, he was guilty Of larceny. If
the Jury should find that the value of
the sand taken from above the line of
ordinary high water was $40, he was
guilty of grand larceny, if it was of
{ less value than $4,000, he was guilty of
petty larceny. The evidence was care
fully reviewed and the strength of it
pointed out. If Lighthouse Keeper