Bridgeton pioneer., 1888-10-18
NO.2II7

ing disorderly house, and ne pleaded
guilty at the JANUARY term this year.
He kept key club on South Pearl
| street.
| VIM. Bitter was next called and DC
clared he had managed his business in
compliance with the law.
Capt. John L. James, indicted for
assault and battery was called up and
sentenced to pay fine OF S. and costs.
John Hartman, Jr., indicted for
Keeping disorderly house in Millville,
was sentenced to the County Jail for a
months.
| Court adjourned with the Shores 81
Bitter case still on.
Just as Court adjourned, the Jury in
the case of Tuft, Fox, Nolan and
Goetz, rendered verdict as follows
Guilty as indicted, and recommended
to the mercy of the Court, on the
ground that they did not know that
they were violating the law by allow
ing the liquor to be drunk about tie
| premises.
| FRIDAY MORNING.
Criminal business not concluded
goes over to Oct. 30th. Court resumed
the trial of Shores and Bitter this
morning. Before the court was
| opened Judge Reed heard argument
by Lawyers VanSyckel and Reeves in
a case where Henry Stiles was defend
ant, charged with obtaining goods
under false pretenses. An irregularity
was claimed on the part Of the defense
as to the service of the warrant etc.
and also denial of any false pretense.
The amount involved was slnall, only
$15. The Judge took the papers.
Judge Reed stated after court was
opened that he found it to be impossi-
BILE to conclude the criminal business
OF this term at this session, and he
therefore, would continue the criminal
cases which were not tried here now
until Tuesday the Both OF this month,
the appeal day being again changed
to Monday the Goth. The Jurors were
instructed to be On hand on he 30th.
The Salem Court convenes next
week, requiring the presence OF Judge
Reed, and the week following, he must
try the homicide case in Atlantic coun-
ty. at Mays Landing.
The other cases against Taft & Fox,
were carried over till the 30th In the
case of j. Christian Kienzle, indicted
for disorderly house, plea of guilty
was entered. The case of Chris II,
Gahre and Walter Toms viii come up
at the conclusion of the case now on.
Court will sit tomorrow. 10 continue
further, the criminal business.
/ Argument was made in the case O
Shores and Bitter. Van Syckle made
the Spread Eagle" speech-a speech
OF almost blasphemous import.
If that marriage feast of Cana in
Gallilee, had occurred on the Roads
town road; the son OF Mary, who
turned the water into wine, would
have been indicted and" "if Paul, who
wrote that letter to Timothy, in which
he advised him to take a little wine
for his stomach's sake; if Paul had
been here, he would have been indict-
ed and he would have been thunder
ing lucky, if he escaped conviction.n
were some of his utterances.
Lawyer John s. Mitchell, in a calm.
dlspassionate manner, argued some of
the sentimental as we'll as the law
points of the case. Mr.. Mitchell argued
/ n RI tho Gon,.A b.ox
the word about with an en0eavor
to get the construction of in the
building" placed upon the words,
''about the premises"
Mr. Ho agland said that the case was
comprised in a very narrow compass,
and the Jury, in his comprehension of
the evidence presented, could have no
difficulty in finding verdict OF
guilty under the statutes. He conclu-
ded that SO clear case had been made
out, and it was not worth his while to
argue it extensively, yet he had talked
quite awhile.
The Judges charge, though almost
identical with that tc the Tuft q Fox
Jury, was very severe in some features.
The Jury retired at 20 minutes past
eleven o'clock
The case OF Chris. H. Gahre, Walter
Toms, and Joseph Darrell, was imme-
diately taken up, and a Jury i'm
paneled
iAHRE's FARM.
This is another agricultural case;
Joseph Donnell does not come up
under this Indictment, only Chris.
Gahre and Walter Toms being tried at
this time. Mitchell and VanSyckIe ap-
pearing for the defendants.
Adam Demaris was the first witness
called. He was asked, have you
ever been employed there, lat Gahre's?''