Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-09-26
SPECIAL TERM OF COURT.
Five Cases Disposed of, and Five
Persons Sentenced TO fhe
County Jail.

County Jail.
AS announced by Judge James r.
Hoagland, a special term of Court
was held Thursday morning. Court
Crier Lewis Young sounding his 30
Yea" promptly at ten o'clock. The
Lay Judges associated themselves with
Judge Hoagland. 1t was previously
stated that five cases were to be
brought to the attention of the Court
that morning, and as one or two of
them were somewhat important, quite
a large number of persons gathered in
the large room to hear the proceedings.
County Clerk Mulferd Ludlam, was at
his place at the big desk while Deputy
Than Ogden sat near assisting the
clerk in the performance of his duties.
The State had subpened number of
witnesses and they were present, the
majority sitting within the rallied en-
closure. The scene presented appeared
more like that at a regular term of
Court than any special session previ-
ously held.
The first case called was that of
Charles Turner, charged with entering
house in Downe Township, and steal
ing finger ring valued at Sc, and
money to the amount of $685.. The
young man was brought before the
Prosecutor and plead guilty to the
charge.
Mr.. VanSyckle then addressed the
Court. He said that last Thursday his
client, John Meyers, with charged
assaulting his niece, pleaded not guilty
Since then he had been advised to
plead guilty, and the plea was then re-
tracted and he plead guilty. Mr.. Van
Syckle then asked leave to produce a
few witness in behalf of Meyers.
Charles Krauter testified that he had
known John Meyers for more than
twenty-five years. He had always
known him as man of excellent char
acter. Officer Elbert Campbell, Mich
ael Winter, Fred. Hohenstatt, John
Hustled, Jacob Shuster, August Weber,
and Officer Samuel CARL, gave testi-
mony exactly similar.
Mr.. VanSyckle then told what he
said was John Meyers side of.the story.
He said the three girls were brought
from Germany to this city, and they
were under his guardianship. He
wanted to find these girls who Mr..
VanSyckle said were out very late at
night. He met the girl upon whom
the assault was made, and the girl ran
from him, and two or three times fell
and he picked her up, denying that he
struck her at ALL Mr.. VanSyckle then
eloquently pleaded for the court to be
very lenient with the defendant.
Mr.. Logue deemed it his duty to say
that all the circumstances surrounding
the case were such as to lead to an
aggravated assault.
Anthony D. Robinson plead guilty
to the charge of stealing $5 worth of
watermelons.
Anthony Pierce was next arraigned
before the court, charged with ma
licious mischief, the act being the
breaking and destroying.an accordion.
Henry F. Pierce was the first witness
called. He said that he owned the ac-
Gordon, and was in cabin on the
night in question, at Bayside. An
thony complained of the music and
took the accordion from him, break
ing it and throwing it in the water.
1t was worth about $500. The wit
ness said that Anthony was drunk.
On cross-examination, the witness said
he was not an accomplished perform
er, ''just learning to play Home Sweet
Home"
Emmanuel Pierce saw the little fracas
on the night in question. He told the
story just as the preceding witness.
The time was between seven and eight
o'clock.
Edgar Bowling was also an eye wit
ness of the thrilling Circumstance and
told the Court about the matter.
Anthony Pierce was sworn in his
own defence. He told his story. On
the night in question he endeavored
to go to asleep, but the wild, weird
music floated out on the night air and
after rolling and tossing about he
requested Henry to cease the racket.
He refused, and overheard went the
obnoxious music box, The time was
about eleven o'clock.
The Court announced judgements as
follows:
Anthony Pierce, malicious mischief,
guilty, sentence, 30 days in county Jail,
less time already spent there.
Charles Turner, petty larceny, three
months in county jail and thence until
costs of prosecution are paid.
John Meyers, aggravated assault, 3
months in county Jail, and costs of