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Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
Sentences Imposed.

The Salem County Courts completed
their labors Friday afternoon.
Judge Reed imposed the following
sentences John Harkins, tampering
with witnesses, fined $5 and costs;
Frank Saur larceny of a horse and
buggy, one year in State prison.
Charles Cleaver. assault and battery,
fined $40 and costs; James johnson,
resisting an officer, six months in
State Prison; Emory Thomas, stealing
chickens, 5 years in the State prison;
John Moore, stealing chickens, 1S
months; Frank and William Van
Culin, assault and battery, 800 fine
and costs; Albert Holmes, misde-
meanor, one year In State prison.
In the case of the State vs. Brown,
assault and battery, the jury found q
verdict of guilty without leaving the
box, and he was sentenced to one year
in the State Prison.
Damon virgins, for assault and
battery on his wife, was sentenced to
pay fine of $25 and costs.
In the case of the State VS.. Shapes,
for indecent assault, the jury brought
in q verdict of simple assault.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
THE FRIES CASE.
How the Jury Figured Out
DAMAGES

How the Jury Figured Out
Damages.
Everyone will remember the case in
the recent session of the Supreme
Court, when John Fries, of Millville,
obtained verdict of $4,000 from the
glass manufacturing company of Whit.
all, Tatum & Co., damages resulting
from injuries received In a runaway
accident.
When the jury went out, there were
various propositions made by different
jurymen as to the manner of getting
at an intelligent verdict Finally it
was agreed that each juryman should
put on piece of paper the sum each
thought the plaintiff should have, and
then divide the whole by twelve. It was
understood that the proposition should
not in any way bind the jury. The
figures presented by each juryman,
was as follows-$5, 900, $4,000, SIC, 900,
$500, $4,000. $4,000, $4,000. $4,000,
$4,000, $4,000, $500, $4,000. Total, $751;.
900. This divided by twelve made
$7s50. The jury finally agreed to give
Fries SIS, 200, and the verdict was so re-
turned.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26

Thieves Enter it Last Night. But
Nothing is Missed.

Thieves Enter it Last Night, But
Nothing Is Missed.
The Chicago Beef Co.'s establish
ment on Cohansey street was entered
Friday night by thieves who were evil
IDENTIFY in search of something to eat.
What was taken, if any thing, has not
been missed, SO there could have been
but little taken.
Ephraim Mills, one of the employees
of the Company was In the building
last evening, and went out about s
O'Clock, locking the doors as he went
out. The Office cat was with him and
he called it out and sat on the plat
form, after locking the doors, playing
awhile with the cat.
Next morning about five o'clock, he
went to the beef house as usual; he
found that the doors. which are double
doors, had been forced open anc were
left SO, and the cat, which he had left
outside the evening before, was sitting
composedly at the foot of post in the
''box" or refrigerator, the door of
which was closed. The Office or safe
didnot show any signs of having been
tampered with, and If anything was
taken it was some hams from the re.
frigerator, where there was big stock
in open barrels.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
QUITE A CHARACTER.
Judge Westcott Speaks of John
Brewer.

Brewer.
Judge Westcott, of Camden, is well
acquainted with John Brewer, the
marksman, who shot at a pigeon
match on Monday last. He says that
for several years he backed Brewer In
big shooting matches. Brewer, the
Judge says, is the most wonderful shot
in the world. He can kill one hundred
birds straight whenever he desires.
Judge Westcott says that when he
took hold of Brewer, the marksman,
he was an habitual user of tobacco,
and drank considerable, but at the re-
quest of Judge Westcott, the man
gave up both, and has not touched
them for several years.
Since then Brewer has travelled all
over the United States and Europe
and made in shooting matches over
$50, 900, all of which he has since lost.
Brewer Is man who takes in every
thing he sees. He remembers faces
the customs of people and the beau
ties of art and architecture which he
has seen. While talking to Brewer,
one would imagine he was very well
educated man, and yet as q matter of
fact, the man canhot write his own
name.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
A BAD BOY.
Thomas LOper Charged d with Be-
ing q Born Thief.

Thomas L0per Charged d with Be
ing q Born Thief.
Thomas Loper, boy not over four
teen, was arrested Friday by Office
CARL, having in his possession a pair
of shoes stolen from Mrs. II. A. Mead.
This morning Thomas said the shoes
had been stolen by little fellow
named Jockey" Elliot. and he had
taken them for the purpose of selling
them and dividing with Elliot, half of
the money. He also admitted selling
a pair of shoes which he said were
stolen from w. w. Lupton,! !by a boy
named Blizzard. Thomas is also
charged with stealing a lawn mower
from William Richards, on East ave-
nue..
Loper Is q bad boy, his home being
in Cedarville. He is already under
suspension of sentence for stealing,
and he will likely be sent to the Re-
form School.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
WILL BE- BUILT.
ALL OBSTACLES REMOVEDBY
THE ". j. K. IL. co.
The Depot 30 be Built at the Cor.
ner Of South Pearl and JEFF
feFS0n Streets.

ALI obstacles have teen removed
and the West Jersey Railroad Com.
pany will this summer erect a hand
some passenger station at the corner
of South Pearl and Jefferson streets.
A. O. Dayton, Superintendent of the
company, has been in correspondence
with those In charge of the Milford
estate. and fioally the price OF the
heirs, $4,000 was accepted, and Satur-
day j. H. Nichol, Supervisor of the
company, came down here and COM
pleted negotiations.
Mr.. Dayton, In his letter to Mr.. F.
B. Mulford, said that ss he was the
only remaining obstacle in the way Of
the station bis price for the property
would be accepted, as the company
were anxious to get their proposed
new station finished this summer.
Plans and specifications of the pro-
posed structure have been In the
hands of local contractors. and almost
at any time work is expected to be
commenced, and by fall the people
will have fine modern station In the
place of the one which is now fully
twenty years behind modern times
The people viii hail with delight this
news given exclusively In this paper,
and it proves another instance of the
manifest progressiyeness of the Rail-
road Company, which has at great ex-
pense, and without opposition, given
the town most admirable and efficient
railroad accommodation
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
FINE HORSES.
Three That will surely 60 Fast
This Season.

s~@
This Season.
Councilman MacFarland, the horse.
man, Monday received three OF the
finest horses ever stabbed in this local
ity. They arrived from Maine by Cen
tral Railroad, and in prime condition.
The horses were taken Immediately to
the stables at the Fair grounds and
turned into the large, airy box stalls.
ACTION" is a rich bay stallion, with
full black points, strong In body and
limb, and very stylish. He is eight
years old, and while never trained for
speed, promises to go fast. He is well
bred, and has several horses in the
list. Action" is by "Warrener," 2, 244
out of "Nubia," full sister of the
famous MAUD g."
''Dan Ripley" is a pacing stallion OF
good size, and splendid rich bay
color. He is highly bred, and eight
years old. He has a record of 80 and
can go faster. He was bred and
raised in Kentucky.
The third horse is a fine, stylish,
black gelding, entirely green, and has
neither name or mark. He is a splen
did actor, and will make some of the
track horses go some to show him the
way to the wire.
Mr.. Mcfarland will Immediately be-
gin working this string, and put them
In prime condition for the summer
campaign, and it will be surprising II
all three do not lower their record, and
become prime favorites with the local
public.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
FORDEsERTION.


Friday afternoon James Garri-
son, a laborer in the Cohansey tank
furnace, was before Justice 8. w.
Wells, charged with wife desertion.
He married daughter of Jesse Hoff-
man. of North Pearl street, and for
some hme, she claims, he has paid no
attention to her, or given her any
support. Owing to this she COM
planned to Overseer OF the Poor, r. F.
Ayars. and the arrest followed.
Friday afternoon, when James
arrived at the Justices he found his
wife and her mother sitting there. He
looked at them. but did not speak
when he came. They did not speak
to him. After he had been seated, the
Justice charged him with desertion
and asked him what he had to say.
James replied, 81 have had house
for her for some time, and when she
gets ready to come to it, she will be
well taken care Of"
That was corker. The Justice
could not make an order upon him if
he was willing to support his wife, and
it was not Jin's fault If his wife would
not leave her fathers home.
Finally Mrs. Garrison said she would
go with her husband provided he
treated her right, and this afternoon
they will meet to talk it over, and next
week they will fix up the house.
After his wife and her mother had
gone, Garrison declared that the whole
trouble was brought about by too
much mother.in.law. He paid the
costs In the case amounting to $3 90,
and was discharged.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
Y. p. >. e. E.


NAoSJ ANA8n0s
The Local Union of the Societies of
Christian Endeavor met Monday night
at Central M. E. Church, PresidentG leo.
Jonas, presiding. The attendance
was unusually large, and the meeting
Yves very interesting.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose of arranging for the meeting of
the State Convention, which assem-
bles.here in October, and the meetings
will be held In the Central M. E.
Church.
The matter was freely discussed by
all present, end finally the President
of each Society, together with the pas
tors of the various churches were
made committee to have in charge
all the necessary arrangements, and
this committee will appoint all neces-
sary sub. committees.
The Convention will be attended by
at least twelve hundred delegates, and
a number of prominent speakers
throughout the country will be pres
ent.
The matter of the National Conven-
tion was also discussed. This meet
ing will be held in July in New York
City, and $4,000 people will be there to
represent the Societies of the country.
Arrangements will be made by the
Local Union for five or ten days
special excursion rate during the Con-
ventiop.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
THE COMMANDER VISITS.
A Splendid Time at the G. A. r..
Post.

Recently theD Department Commander
Richard A. Donnelly, Assistant Adult
ant General Bishop Mains. and Chief
of Staff E. G. Stahl. all from Trenton,
made an official visit to A. L. Roheson
Post, No. 40. this city. The attend
ance was phenomenally large, and for
a long time there has not been such in
terest manifested as was evinced last
night.
The visiting officers all made splen-
did speeches, and each highly compli-
mented the Post upon its splendid ap-
pearance and general efficiency.
Speeches were also made by Postmas-
ter Hewitt, Capt. VIM. Naglee and
other comrades of the Post
After very pleasant time, the Post
provided substantial lunch of ham
sandwiches, coffee, etc., in the dining
room of the Post. 1t was a late hour
before the boys said goodbye to the
Department Commander and left the
pleasant Post rooms for their homes.
people who should support a move
ment so necessary for the inspiring of
patriotism are disposed to leave it all
with the handful Of Grand Army men
who now survive those gone before.
The veterans do the work, the patri
otto and freedom-loving people should
furnish the money and the goods nec-
essary to make the day SO imposing
that the force of the sentiment will be
lasting. There is joint Memorial
Committee In this city who are ar
ranging all the details for the day, aud
every good citizen should send to them
a contribution-be it ever SO small
to assist them In the work.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
THREE ROBBERIES.
THE GANG or THIEVES AT
WORK.
They Work Hard But Get Little
BOOty-.TomlinsOn's, POwell's.
Fithfan & Pennell's

RAtnA0A az F6nucll'S
Looted.
That there is gang of thieves at
work in this city, is pretty generally
believed, but whether they are visit
ing vagrants or residents of the city,
cannot be determined.
Three petty robberies were made
Sunday night In this city, the work of
which is OF similar character to that
of q week or so ago, and Is the work
of burglars who are either green in
the act or who are putting on green
ness for effect, to misdirect suspicion.
The robberies last night were at the
offices of Fithian & Pennell and L. w.
Tomlinson, and the grocery store Of
John Powell.
Fithian & Pennell's vas entered by
the burglars getting on a shed at the
rear Office window, on Water street,
prying up the window with a wagon
spring plate, through which they en-
tered. Once inside, they removed q
large map from the wall and hung 1t
over the front window of the Office,
and then they proceeded to work ON
the safe.
With an axe they battered off the
knobs of the door and steel strap of
the hinges, but did not succeed In get
ting the safe open. Giving up the job
they took few cigars and left, leav-
ing the wagon spring behind. This
spring was taken from Ed. Hodgson's
blacksmith shop when it was robbed
a week ago, and identified by him.
They went from Fithian g. Pennell's
to L. w. Tomlinson's, on Atlantic st.,
where they bursted In back window
OF his office and ransacked the office.
Finding no money In the money
drawer, they unscrewed the knobs off
the hinges of the safe, laid them upon
a shelf and tried to pry the door open,
but did no further damage, and took
nothing but Mr.. Tomlinson's fountain
pen which lay on the desk. They left
here an old axe, which was evidently
| also procured at Hodgson's.
John L. Powell's grocery store on
Walnut street, below Cedar, was en-.
tered by the front shutters being
forced open and a window pane taken
out of the window. The thieves pushed
a show case away from the window
and crawled through. Finding moth
ing in the money drawer, here they
took box of cigars and departed.
These robberies are all believed to
have been committed Sunday night.
though they may have been done Sat
urday night. There is no clue to the
| perpetrators.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
1T WAS A DOG.
The Coroner Did Not Have q
Case.

Friday morning, County Physi-
clan Thompson was notified that a
mans body had been found in the
woods near Harker's farm on the Bur
lington Road. The object was found
by party of men who were working
in the woods. 1t was in log, wrapped
with newspapers and the head, legs
and arms were gone, leaving only the
truck
Coroner Bellows was able to explain
the mystery without an investigation.
His father, OILS Bellows, some time
since stuffed the hide of dog and got
a boy to carry the body off and the
boy threw 1t into the woods.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
THE RANDOLPH SALE.
THE PROPERTY BROUGHT
GOOD PRICES.
The Sale Resulted IN Bringing
More Money than the Ap.
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More Money than the Ap.
pratsement.
The assignees sale of real estate of
A. F. Randolph, was made Thursday
at the Court House. A large number
of gentlemen were present, among
them being the following: Newton
Elmer, G. P. McGear, Sheriff White
car, John McGalliard, Richard Lott,
John Cornwell, Joseph Powell, Con-
slant Albertson, Isaac Smalley, F. B.
Minch, Surrogate Fithian, Charles E.
Sheppard, Frank Stathem, VIM. A:
Logue, Freeholder VIM. J. Moore, P.
K. Reeves, Jos. Ware, James 6. Ware,
Walter II. Bacon, George w. Ireland,
Judge Hoagland, James Logue, J.
Boyd Nixon. David Elmer, Council
man Woodruff, William H. Ballenger.
The conditions of the sale, ten per
cent. down, and the remainder
In two weeks, were announced by w.
A. Logue, and Auctioneer Daniel
Sharp mounted chair.
The first property offered was the
handsome residence on Broad street.
1t was sold subject to mortgage of
s., 672.91. The property YVES started
at 800 and in $25 bios it ran quickly
up to $3.50. Then $40 bids were taken
until it reached $500, and after that S.
bids were carried along until it was
knocked down to William H. Ballen-
ger for 1886. The total price will be
$6,5O7.91. Sheriff Whitecar bid for Mr..
Ballepger, and Judge Hoagland was
his competitor.
No. Q was a dwelling and lot No. 1873
Hampton street. There was mort
gage against it of $738.59. Frank
Stathem started the property at $40,
and it was run up by John Cornwall
and Lawyer James 8. Ware, until it
was knocked down to the latter for
$195, making the price $933.59.
Lot No. 8, was three building lots on
Irving avenue, near Rogers street.
They were sold separately. (a) the
corner lot, was started at $40. and was
bid off by Councilman Rogers for 1926.
The bidders beside him were Surro-
gate Fithian,. W. Fl. Bacon and P.
Kennedy Reeves. (b). the second lot,
was started at $40, and bid off by MIR.
Rogers for $240. (c) the third lot,
brought $135, and was purchased by
Mr.. Rogers.
Lot No. 4 was an undivided one half
interest in property owned by Charles
s. Fithian. The property had been
appraised at $3.50 Bidding was lively
on this piece, and it was finally
knocked off to P. Kennedy Reeves for
$3.50.
Lot. No. 8 was an undivided one.
half interest in property west of this
city. There was a mortgage of $2013..
IS on Mr.. Randolph's property. J.
Boyd Nixon started the property at
$500, and it was knocked off to WE
Bacon few moments later for $505, the
total price being $25165o.
Lot No. 6 was a building site on Nor
ris avenue, ,and was purchased by w. H.
Bacon for 800.
Lot No. Z, a house and lot at Port
Norris, ran up to 1875, and knocked
off to Edmund Sites. A mortgage of
$40 was against the property, thus
making the total 1915.
Lot No. 8 was house and lot, mort.
gagged for $204.23. It was sold to Coun-
Gilman Hancock for $3.50, making the
price $36423.
The result of the sale showed the
money obtained was In excess of the
appraisement.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26

Democratic U. s.. Senator German
says stop tattling about Reeds Billion
Dollar Congress- and further declares
that this is Billion Dollar Country" /"
The Democratic Congress will expend
much more than the "Billion Dollar
Congress-" and the Democratic leaders
are terror stricken.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
BURGLARS STILL ATT.
An Attempt to Enter Grssscup's
Store.

An Attempt to Enter Grosscup's
Store.
"The polioemen's barracks were
tackled by the thieves Monday night"
thus sang out hackman early next
morning. By this 1t was meant that
an attempt had been made to enter
the front of Grosscup's Clothing store,
where much of the time police officers
stand.
When Mr.. AL. Grosscup arrived
down town this morning he found that
the door leading in the clothing estab-
lishm ut from Commerce street had
been unlocked. To do this the burg
lars were obliged to remove the es
cutcheon FROM the front of the door,
and then by means of false key or
neatly contrived wire, the lock had
been turned. The burglars were
baked, however, from the fact that
the door had been securely fastened
upon the inside with two strong bolts
The burglars had been very careful
in their work. They had taken off the
escutcheon and the iron AID screws
were carefully laid upon the wood
work SO they would make no noise by
dropping upon the marble fl Dor. 1t is
evident that after they had unlocked
the do1r the thieves must have been
disturbed, because they had taken IA
block of wood on the steps and evi-
IDENTIFY proposed to pry open the door.
1t is said the thieves will make their
next attempt at the Mayors Office.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26
William III. Vanderbilt Dead.

NEW YORK, May 23.--William II.
Vanderbilt, son of Cornelius Vander-
bilt, died at 10 is tonight. He has
been i'll for some time pest with
typhoid fever. contracted at Yale Col
lege where he was a student in the
Junior class. He was 81 years old.
The funeral will take place at st.
Bartholomew's Church. but the date
has not yet been fixed.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1892-05-26

Mr.. Hill may never be so attractive
as he has been, but he will know a
great deal more.
The state capital., 1892-10-22
PATENT cage. provided with safety

"A PATENT cage, provided with safety
catches which refused to work when
needed, dashed down over 700 feet to
the bottom of the Culver mine at Bes-
semer, Mich, on the 18th, instantly
killing one and seriously injuring all
the other eighteen miners it contained.
THE trial of Thomas Neill Cream. the
American, on the charge of having
murdered Matilda Glover by poison, was
begun at the Old Bailey, London, on
the nth The court room was thronged.
JAMES II. COLEMAN, advertising agent
for the Boston Globe, dropped dead Of
heart disease on the corner of Nichol
and Washington streets, Boston, on the
nth.
BERTHA KRUNsTEDT, the housekeeper
and pretended daughter of Domingo L..
Ruis, the consul-general of Eucador,
who is accused of forgery, was ar
raigned in the jefferson Market police
court, New York, on the 18th, and re-
manded for examination.
BERNARD J. GREEN, well-known
citizen OF Philadelphia, and n member
OF the select council in that city, fell
from a special train on the Pennsyl-
vania road. near Johnstown, Pa. ,on the
18th He was picked up by workmen
| and taken to the Johnstown hospital,
where physicians pronounced his inju-
les fatal.
AS THE Allegheny republican march
ing club was passing along Smithfeld
street, Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 18th,
|
hela house by a motor car, and four of
the marchers were struck and seriously
hurt.
| THE pope has warned France that
unless its aggressive policy against the
vatican is abandoned the next batch
of French cardinals created will be the
last.
THE steamer Bokhara was wrecked
on Sand island, one of the Pescadores
group in the China sea, on the 10th.
| There were 200 persons on board at the
time and $50 of them were drowned.
IT was reported, on the 18th, that the
French forces in Dahoruey had met
with unexpected resistance near Cana.
AN overdose of peppermint oil given
to the infant son of Chas. Pittifer, OF
Elkhart. Ind, on the 18th, resulted in
the child's almost instant death.
Ex-PREsIDENT CLEvELAND's Buzzard's
Bay residence, known as Gray Gables
is for sale, and it is stated that Mr.
Cleveland will again make his summer
home at Marion.
THE executors of John Roach, the
famous ship-builder. will receive from
his assignecs, George W. Quintard and
George e. Weed, about S2,000,000, the
surplus of his assigned estate.
On the 18th DIR. Gee Woo Chan, O
Omaha, Neb, was married in Chicago tt
Miss Belle De Witt, also of Omaha. DR.
Chan is said to be one of the wealthies
Chinese in this country The bride i
young and pretty, and comes of highly
respected family.
JUDGE CLUTE, at Albany, n. Y, say
he will not hand down decision in tn
Peck case during the present term o
the court. He will have his decision
ready at the opening of the next tern
of the court, the day before the cleo
ton.
MAY CoLvIN, girl Is years old, from
Webb City, Mo-, was arrested, on tn
18th, for stealing horse and buggy i
Fort Scott, Kas., week previous. Th
horse was found in her possession, bu
the buggy had been disposed of. 81
had been travelling over souther