The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-10-27
THE REFINED DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

The following is one phase OF Duke
Billy Thompson, as contained In the rec
ords of the Camden Court of Sessio ISL
At the May term. 1870, of the Oyer and Ter
miner, he pleaded guilty of selling liquor on
Sunday. and was fined $40 and costs.
At the September term, 1871. of the Special
Quarter Sessions, he pleaded guilty of selling
liquor on Sunday, and was fiued S. and costs.
Al the same term of the same court he plead
ed guilty of keeping a disorderly house, aud
was fined $40 and costs.
Al the Octooor term, 1882, of the Oyer and
Terminer, he pleaded guilty of selling liquor on
Sunday, aud waas fined $40 and costs.
At the May term, 1878, of the Quarter Ses-
sious, he pleaded guilty of selling liquor on
Sunday, and was fined $40 and costs.
It the September term, 1878. of the Qua rter
Sessions, he pleaded guilty of keeping a dis
orderly house. and was sentenced to pay a fine
of $50 and costs.
Al the same term of the same court he pl cad
ed guilty of selling liquor on Sunday, ana was
fined $50 and costs.
At the October term. 1876, of the Oyer and
Terminer. he pleaded guilty of selling liquor on
Sunday. and was fined $40 and costs.
At the ia January nIaay.d te snII,v 1873 81 sa Of s1e IL Quarter er
Sunday, and was fined $50 and costs
At the October term. 1881, of the Quarter Ses-
sions, he pleaded guilty of selling liquor on Sun
day, but no sentence is recorded against him.
At the June term, 1888, of the Quarter SEES
sions, he pleaded guilty of selling liquor or
Sunday, and was fined only $50 and costs by
Judge Hugo.
At the October term: 1888. of the Oyer aut
Terminer, he was convicted by a jury of selling
liquor contrary TO law, and fined $500 and costs
And at the same term in the same court be
was convicted by a jury of keeping a disorderly
house and fined $500 and costs.
These last two trials (12 and 13) were befor
Judge Garrison, who admonished the defendant
that nothing short of imprisonment would fol
low the next conviction before him.
All the October term. 1891, he was tried In the
Quarter Sess ions for keeping a disorderly house
by Judge Hugg (his own private attorney, anC
the Lay judges, who found him not guilty, al
though the defendant did not take the witne
stand TO deny the charge.
At the January term, 1899, he was called u
| for trial in the Court of Oyer and Termiuer OF
| the charge of keeping a disorderly house, be
fore Judge Garrison and associates, and tn
trial was put off by the Lay JUICES against tn
Judgment Of Judge Garrison, who thereupo
handed the case over to the Quarter Sessions t
be tried. And that court, held by Judge VrooL
and the Lay Judges on the 10th of March, 1S9;
allowed the defendant to plead non wilt con
tendere, which, translated into plain English
means that the defendant will not contend will
the court; it is. 10 effect, the same as a plea 0
guilty; and he was thereupon sentenced to pa
q fine of $50 and costs. Previous to this sen
tence the defendants attorney addressed tn
Court, saying. that the Legislature had enact
ed that the offence for which his client had bee
indicted was no longer a crime, and therefor
the sentence should be nominal"
And then Judge Vroom said:-"Mr.. Thomp
son, the sentence of this Court Is that you b,
fined $50 and costs" which he paid.