Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-05-22


| nine o'clock they asked the Court to
be discharged. Tie result was not
granted, and they went back for fur
ther deliberation. la about five min
utes they returned a verdict of not
guilty, and were discharged for the
term.
The first business of the Court this
morning was the sentencing of the
prisoners, and the guilty ones were
brought in from jail. Sentences were
then imposed as following Ga
Elmer English, breaking, entering
and stealing, one year in State Prison.
Henry johnson, entering and steal
ing, four months in the County Jail.
Mrs. Clemantina Pnllen and Lottie
Pullen, 3 months in County Jail.
Julia Freeman, larceny, five months
in County Jail.
VIM Chase, stealing, Reform School.
John II. Kitchen, disorderly house,
$50 fine and costs, and stand committed
until paid.
William Smith, disorderly house, $50
fine and costs of prosecution, and
stand committed until paid.
William Able, disorderly house $50
and costs of prosecution, and stand
committed until paid.
Alfred Moulin, disorderly house, $50
and costs, and stand committed until
paid.
Angelo Donafrio, disorderly house
$50 fine, and stand committed until
paid.
Francesca Soncini, disorderly house,
500 and costs, and stand committed
until paid.
Winfield Johnson, fighting, $40 and
costs.
Martin F.sBowe, sentence suspended.
Peter Greenage, assault and battery,
$25 and costs.
Charles Fisher, assault and battery,
81 fine, and costs.
The name of Henry A. Cotton was
called, Lawyer Stevens, of Vineland,
asked that judgement be suspended
in the case. Judge Pancoast, he said
was employed in getting papers for
new trial and important disclosures
had been discovered, which would put
a different phase upon the matter.
Mr.. Stevens said that Cotton had
skipped out by the advise Of his coun-
sci, Mr.. Berault.
The aged father of Henry Cotton,
was badly broken up. He wanted to
make statement to the court, but
Judge Hoagland said it would make
no difference. The bail, $500, was for
feited. The bondsman was Henry G.
Rrice.
Mr.. Cotton, the father, said the
whole trouble of his son was brought
about by his lawyer, Mr.. Berault.
VIM. M. Perry was called, but did
not appear, and his bondsman, J. Wer-
rem Miller, was called upon to pay the
forfeited bail of $100
Thos. Berry was held in 800 for an
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MONDAY MORNING.
Court opened again this morning
with Judge Hoagland presiding.
John s. Mitchell, Esq, was the first
to engage the attention of Court. He
represented Dr.. Wheaton, of Millville,
aud his clerk, Mr.. Terry. These two
men have been indicted for keeping
disorderly house in MillviIle.
He slso made statement to the
Court in the interest of Mr.. Heritage,
who had pleaded guilty to keeping a
disorderly house in Viaeland.
John Reustle also came in for a
statement On his plea cf guilty to keep
ing d disorderly house 10 Vineland.
Mr.. Mitchell invoked the leniency of
the Court in all these cases.
The Court then tenderly imposed
the following sentences: John Reustle,
$50 and costs; J. G. Wheaton, $50 and
costs; John Terry, $50 aud costs; John
Heritage, $50 and costs Be1ry A.
Cotton was called, but not app ear
Wm. NJ. Perry was called but did not
respond,
Inc Hest case 10 engage tue aft6I
ton of the Court Was the h-a'iug of
the remonstrance against the epplica-
ton of Martin Madden to keep hotel
in Deerfield; the remons RANGES of
which there were two. unanimously
signed, wa. against the granting OF
license to Martin Madden or any 9TH
er person to keep hotel at that placA
One remonstrance was signed by SO
voters, and the other by nearly all the
women of Deerfield; there were 60 of
them
These remonstrants lived in the vi
cinage of the hotel, while it was pro-
posed to be shown by Lawyer G. E.
Sheppard, that the signers to the ap
plication lived at distance from the
place.
J. l.. VanSyckel and John s. Mitch
ell appeared for the applicant. Mr..
VanSyckel asked for the ruling of the
Court upon couple of vital points to
the applicant, but Judge Hoagland de-
clined to make anv rulings at his
stage of the proceedings.