Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1893-05-25
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
THE WINDING UP OF TIL e MA Y
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THE WINDING UP OF TH Z vi 4
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Sentences Imposed.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Millville, by the aid of the Court. is
attempting to uproot number of
disorderly houses. There have been
number of women In jail from Millville,
for some time, charged with keeping
disorderly houses, and 1t Is the pur-
pose of the State to convict these peo
pie and have them punished.
When the PIONEER reports were
closed yesterday, the State had COM
pleted its side of the Turner case. The
defense followed:
10 his own defense Asher Turner
went on the stand, and very dele
brately told his story. Down in the
Scetterville factory he is employed,
doing laboring work. Eight children
comprise the family, in addition to
Turner and his wife. The house in
which he lives containes but five
rooms, and the family fill the house
completely, there being no room for
others. Turner thinks that the great
trouble was speak easy kept by a
man named Johnson, who has since
moved out of the State. Turner
further declared that he was not a
drinking man, the crates having been
spoken Of as going into his home, con-
taned soft drinks.
Turner said that he and his wife at
times had few words, but he never
permitted anyone to be disturbed by
his quarrels. His daughter and his
wife had quarrels, but it was only with
In themselves. Turner admitted that
he had trouble with his daughter on
one occasion because she stayed out
late and came home with another
fellow. Mr.. Turner was quite sure
that his wife had never abused any
body outside of his own family, and
that was not considered by him of
particular conse qence to any body
else.
Mrs. Turner, not an attractive sort
OF female, followed her husband
upon the stand. She began her peice
by saying she never sold beer nor per-
mitted any drunken people in her
house. Referring to the occasion of
her daughter bringing home q fellow,
Mrs. Turner said that she only wanted
to have her daughter come in and not
run in company with men other than
her husband.
"Of course" said Mrs. Turner, II
get mad at my children and use words
that l should not, but don't disturb
the folks" Mrs. Turner further ex-
planned that she was living in very
bad neighborhood, and had been
greatly annoyed by the conduct of
her neighbors.
On cross-examination Mrs. Turner
alleged that drunken men came about
her house and made insulting remarks,
and she appeared to them and told
them what she had to say and that
would be all of 1t. For the free use Of
her tongue Mrs. Turner said she had
gotten into considerable trouble, and
had been three times arrested for dis
orderly conduct.
Phillip Stanton, Edward Cramer.
VIM. Woodman and John Garrison
were called to give Turner a good
reputation, and to say further that
the Turner house was not rs bad as
the witnesses of the State would have
1t appear.
1t was but a matter then for the
suming up by both sides and the
charge from the Court, and the case
was in the hands of the jury. The
gentlemen took late dinner, for they
went out just at recess, but they filed
In the Court room at two o'clock, just
as the session resumed. The husband,
Asher Turner, was lucky, being de-
clared innocent of the charge, but his
wife was not SO fortunate, and she
was convicted az indicted.
Disorderly house No. 2 from Mill
vile, now occupies the attention of
the Court. The defendants is woman,
her name Elizabeth Monegan, and by
direction of the Court Lawyer j.
Ogden Burt, undertakes to present
her case favorably to the jury.
Elizabeth lives In the sand lot dis
tricts of Millville, and her house is ad-
joining the home of Turner's, who
were tried this morning and con-
victed.
The State begins its case with Jos.
W. Green. the first witness in the
Turner case. He was just as positive
against Mrs. Monegan as he had been
against Mrs. Turner. The house IN
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