The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-10-26

Chas Hewitt testified 10 buying beer in Rob
ihson's saloon, carrying out of back door I'm
CrOtheTs' yard, to drink it, sometimes sitting
on the board bench; and saw others sitting
there; drank there within two weeks; saw
July.
Thomas Green testified to seeing persons
drinking in backyard last Thursday week, and
also in Il cellar adjoining that OF R~obins0n's
saloon, between which there was access by a
door; on a second visit there he
saw u man on n board asleep, with two empty
beer bottles at his head, which was since the
local option elections: on the third time, he
saw four drinking there, when Robinson came
10 the cellar and asked what was the matter.
Harry Randall testified that he bought beer
at RObinson's and went out back door into
yard, and sat on horsepower and drank it
there; since the 18th of July, not over twice.
Jas. p. Capper testified 10 buying beer there
and drinking il in bGck yard, since the 4th of
July, but not more than four or five times.
Geo. W. Lawrence testified to buying beer
at RoDinson's; sat on bench and stuck fast
with the pine sat on horsepower or bench
and drank beer since the 4th Of July frequent
ly sat the bottles down on ground.
The State rested. and the defence Opened
their case. The first witness called was Gin
ton Robinson, the defendant, who said that he
kept a cellar and paid Il Government tax to
sell beer, porter and ale, and that the disorder
testified to by the states Witness was not an
outgrowth of his saloon that he did not put
up the seats in the back yard he had laid The
boards on the horsepower before the 4th of
July had been his rule to instruct parties that
bought beer at his saloon that they must take
il away from his place 10 drink it. \ number
of witnesses were examined, and their testi-
mony was along the same line.
Judge Reed charged the jury at length,
defining the law, and what constitutes a
disorderly house, under the terms of the
law that forbids drinking on or about the
premises. The jury did not require a great
while to make up their verdict, which was
one of guilty. Tie Court Immediately
placed the prisoner under 500 bail, which
was furnished by Collins Allen, of Man.
nington, to await sentence at the special
term of Court on the oath of November.
The case of Hase & Kirk, indicted for
keeping a disorderly house, was put off
until next term, they each giving 5000 bail.
Judge Reed, on Saturday, imposed the
following sentences:
George Willett and VIM. Hartman, found
guilty of rioting in Claysville, each SEN
fenced to nine months in state prison.
Thomas Henry, assault and battery and
rioting, 2 years in state prison.
Edmund Frye, 3 months in county Jail,
and Albert Brown 5 months in county jail,
sentence to begin from date of commit
ment, for cruelty to a horse.
Sapsill Silyers, larceny, 3 months in
county Jail.
Clement Brown. larceny, 2 months in
county Jail.
VIM. White, assault, $25 and costs.
W. G. Wheaton, rape, state prison / year.
Chas. Robinson, resisting an officer, 81
and costs.
George Travis, assault. G months in jail.
Isaac Cline, assault and battery, $25 and
costs.
Before adjourning Court, Judge Reed
said that as the present panel of jurors was
a very respectable one, he desired to call
their attention to the Court room. It
seems to be impossible to ventilate the
room, and it takes a derrick to lower the
windows. | never hold a term Of Court
here without going home sick. During
my thirteen years on the bench, | have
been out of court but twice, and each time
as a result of sickness caused by the foul
air in this room. With a county SO large
it is not a fair thing to ask you, in the per-
Torrance of duty, to come here in such a
place. Something ought to be lone to
ameliorate the condition of affairs. 1t is a
crying evil. l care not whether the i'm
provement is made in the shape of a new
Court House or remodelling the present
one, with retiring rooms for the Judges,
officers of the Court and members of the
bar, but all we want is a room to conduct
business, and SO ventilated that it will not
be made a trap for sickness, as the present
one is. Even the small county of Cape
May has built a modern Court House, and
Salem county should certainly display as
much enterprise and public spirit. The
Judges remarks were loudly applauded.
An adjourned session will be held on the
Sd of November, for Orphans Court bus
mess.