Bridgeton pioneer., 1893-10-26
SENTENCES PASSED.
A Long Line of Defendants are
Sentenced TO uhe County Jail,
state Prison and to Pay Fines
of Various Amounts.

state Prison and to Pay Fines
OF Various Amounts.
Court Wednesday afternoon wound
up business for the term. The case
against the Cumberland Glass Com
pany was finished and sentences an.
nounced.
la the glass company's case the testi-
mony was soon given.
John F. Perry, for eleven years
book-keeper of the Cumberland Glass
Company. He identified an agreement
made by McQaigg, which read as fol-
lows:
''Bridgeton, N. j., July 90 h, 1890.
In consideration of the Cumberland
Glass Mfg Co. furnishing me groc.
cries, merchandise and money, I here
by agree to work for the blast of 1890
and 1891 and should fail to do SO, l
hereby waive any plea in defense OF
my obtaining goods and money un-
der false pretences.
JOHN MCQUIGa,
Signed In the presence of John F.
Perry"
The books were brought out and
McQ1igg's account shown up. Item
by item the books were gone over,
showing that the company had paid
McQ ligg's rent, doctor bills, druggists
bills, etc., in money, besides furnishing
him with merchandise from the store.
The books showed that at the begin
ming of each month McQ 1igg was in
debted to the company for various
amounts, and in May last, when Nc
Qaigg left the employ of the company
he was indebted to the company the
amount of $3753, which bill still
stands against him, never having been
paid.
All the books in which McQuigg's
accounts appear were offered in evil
dence.
Upon cross-examination Prosecutor
Logue asked Mr.. Perry how the glass
company came to start the store. Mr..
Perry said the store business was insti.
tuted some seven years ago when there
was a strike In the factory among the
blowers. Non.union men were en-
gagged and when they went about town
to purchase goods they were met with
the trouble thar If these merchants
sold them any goods they would be
boycotted by the union men of the
city. Mr.. Perry. of course, stated in
answer to further questioning that the
store paid the company fair profit.
This ended the testimony, and the
case was argued.
Col. Potter spoke first. He was
brief and argued the upjustness of
such course as followed by McQuigg,
in bringing the charge. He claimed
that the glassblowers made large
wages, they were protected by spec
ial legislation as favored class, and
obliterated all contracts. McQaigg
yolunterily had dealings with the store
of the company. More thaa that, he
begged for credit and money ad-
vanced, and now he comes squealing
into court, and declares that while he
owes the company all tnat is alleged,
he will not permit that amount to be
taken from his wages. and the COM
pany shall whis lie fer the money.
This was so absurd to Col. Potter that
he did not believe the jury would take
anV such view of she case
Judge Westcott closed the case for
the State. He said the Prosecutor had
requested him to do so. First he paid
high tribute to the honorable and
dignified position taken by the Prose,
cutor In all his cases, and declared
that 1t was his absolute fairness in his
trial of criminal cases that assisted him
in making the splendid reputation he
was building up.
The Judge then proceeded to go on
with his argument. He simply held
that the law was plain, and no matter
what sentiment was surrounding the
case, the defendants could not but be
convicted of crime, because it was
the law of the State, that wages should
not be paid In store goods or merchan-
disc.
The jury was charged by Judge
Hoagland in very short time, very
little being said, the Court simply stat
ing that it was against the law to pay
wages in store goods, and it was for
the jury to ssy, whether or not it had
violated the provisions of the act.
After some time, during which the
Judges were in consultation over sem
tences, the prisoners were brought in
for sentence.
The room was crowded with people,
everybody taking the greatest possible
interest in thu words of the Court,
The Constables brought in great
horde of prisoners from Jail, while
many others were anxlously waiting
their fate, having been out on bail.
Sentences were imposed as follows
Cornelius Gould, utterlng a forged