The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1891-10-30
Salem COUNTY courts.

Courts closed III Saturday morning, with
the sentencing by Judge Reed of those who
had been convicted on criminal charges.
On Tuesday, on motion of William 7.
billiard, the Court ordered the return of
the six Freehelders who reviewed the lay
ing of Delaware Avenue, in Pennsgroye, to
be recorded. The return confirms the lay
ing of the street.
Also, Oh motion of the same, the Court
ordered the recording of the return of the
three Freeholders who reviewed the as
sessment of damages to George II. Elkin-
ton and Job Barber, sustained by the lay
ing of said Delaware Avenue. The Free
holders increased the assessment of dam
ages of Mr.. Elkin:on from 500 to $500,
and Mr.. Barber from $500 to $4,000.
Ga Wednesday appeal cases were heard
as follows:
Jehu Allen, appellant, VS.. j. NJ. Wealth
erby, appellee. NJ. P. Grey for appellant;
J. W. Acton and c, H. Sinnickson, for
appellee. This was a case for the recovery
of two promissory notes signed by J. nj.
Weatherby and transferred by +, W,
Iredell to Jehu Allen. The Court reserved
its decision.
L. J. S. Wright, appellant, VS.. Nathan
Madison, appellee ]. w. Acton for appel
ant; G. II. S%innickson for appellee. This
was a case of trespass, growing out of the
trading of horses. The Court gave Mr..
| Wright both horses and compelled him to
pay 500 damages and all Court charges.
Charles Sickler, appellant, VS.. Hill Smith,
appellee. This was a suit growing out of
| the sale of a farm 10 Alloway township by
the Sickler heirs to Smith, and over which
| they nave had considerable trouble. The
| verdict below in favor of Smith was re-
duced by the Court to 500. W. T. Hill
lard for appellant, J. w. Acton for appellee.
The Grand Jury completed it's labors on
| Wednesday noon, finding seven true bills.
The hearing of the criminal cases began
on Thursday, the first called being the
| State VS.. Nelson johnson, charged with
breaking and entering and assault and
battery on Mrs. Smith, near Woodstown,
on June 9th last. According to the
evidence, the prisoner entered the house
of Mrs. Smith at night and made an at
| tempt to assault her, when she recognized
him, from his having previously boarded
with her while a stable hand at Caffrey's
stock farm. The jury rendered a verdict
of guilty, M he was sentenced to two
years in State Prison. Prosecutor Acton
for State aud c.. II. Sinnickson for the
defendant.
State VS.. Albert Wright, charged with
assault and battery with intent, on Rebecca
Carpenter near P~entonville. on August 28th
last. This was a casa very similar to the
former one, the prisoner going to the house
of Mrs. Carpenter, when he was ad-
mitted by the woman and attempted TO
assault her. The verdict was Tor simple
assault, W ith a sentence of one year in
State Prison. Prosecutor Acton for State
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State VS.. James and John Harkins, Jr.,
charged with assault and battery at the
Farmers Picnic, at Pennsville, last sum
mer. The evidence was to the effect that
| there was quite a row there, but the Har-
kins' claimed that they did not incite ii,
and acted rather to stop it. The jury re-
turned a verdict of not guilty. Prosecutor
Acton for State and ]. F. Sinnickson for
James Harkins and J. Jessup Ford for
John Harkips, Jr.
State vs.. John Barth, of Millville, eharg-
ed with breaking and entering and reeeiv-
ing stolen goods. This is the keeper of
the junk shop in Millville, where some Of
the goods taken in the robberies about
Elmer a year & were found. The jury
returned a verdict Of guilty of receiving
stolen goods. He IA convicted in the
Cumberland courts last week of a similar
charge. Sentence reserved until next
term. Prosecutor Acton for State and Mr..
lane for defendant.
State VS.. Frank Iredell, charg ed with
forgery, in negotiating certain notes with
the name of Jos. NJ. Weatherby thereon,
which the latter declares he never signed,
was not tried, as Iredell failed to appear,
and the Court declared his bail-Se00-
forfeited.
VIM. G Ryan, who appeared before
Court and plead guilty to An indictment
charging him with assault and battery and
resisting an officer, in Salem, the indict-
ment being fond at the last January term,
when the defendant fled the jurisdiction OF
the Court, was sentenced to one year in
the State Prison.
Elisha Mitchell, who plead guilty to as
saulting an officer in Woodstown, the in
dlctment being found at the May term,
when he absented himself, was sentenced
to one year in State Prison.
The Court did quite 4 business in making
voters, aud some thirty persons secured
their naturalization papers. Most of
them were from the Jewish colony in
Pittsgrove.
The application of Henry Vanmeter, to
keep hotel at Yorktown, was granted.
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