Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-11-29
SPECIAL COURT.
phan's Court Business and
Prosecutor LOgue Presents

Prosecutor LOgue Presents
Some eInd1ctments.
There was a special session Of
Court on Monday. with Judge Hoag-
land presiding, and Lay Judge Lud-
lam associated with him.
Surrogate Flthian presented some
Orphans Court business, which the
Court soon disposed of, and the Pro-
secutor then occupied the attention of
the Court for time. The following
were brought in to plead:
Howard Carmon, breaking, enter
ing and stealing, net guilty.
Monroe o. Wallen, breaking, enter
ing and stealing. not guilty.
John Henry johnson and Andrew
K. Wells, fighting, not guilty.
Edward Dolan, raising an order,
guilty.
Peter Ingersoll, assault and bat tsry,
not guilty.
The case of Andrew K, Wells and
John Henry johnson. charged with
| ngatlng was Hrs6 moved.
The testimony produced by the
state showed that the scrap occurred
last October on Warren street, near
Laurel. Wells with his wife and one
or two or three other women were go
ing along Warren street when Wells
accosted johnson and said that John
son did not want to be talking about
him. johnson denied that he had.
Wells threatened to break Johnson's
face, and inally they got into scrim-
mage and it was ended by Wells strik-
ing johnson with black jack.
In his own defense Andrew said it
was all Johnson's fault. He acknow-
lodged that he accused johnson of
telling things about him, and after 8
quarrel there was scrap, and Andrew
did hit johnson, but only In self de.
fense.
johnson was put on the stand and
said that Wells was entirely to blame,
striking the first blow and johnson
only defended himself. This ended
the case.
Monroe o. Wallen was then put on
trial charged with breaking and enter
ing boat end stealing.
The Prosecutor started with his
case, and after couple of witnesses
had been examined, Wallen decided to
plead guilty, and the case was brought
to an abrupt close.
Peter Ingersolps turn then came
He was charged wit \ assaultlng Calvin
Morgan, special officer of tue Saliva
ton Army barracks. The case is we'll
known, having been heard in the
Mayors Court last week. The evidence
was rep.ton of the evidence given
there, and the case was soon disposed
of. The State produced the testimony
and then Ingersoll withdrew his plea
OF not guilty and pleaded guilty.
Sentences will be imposed at two
o'clock this afternoon.
| MONDAY A AFTERNOON.
Court was in session Monday at er-
noon just a little less than an hour,
but la thst time 1t did enough to make
five people wish they were enjoying
ano ther climate.
All the cases had been disposed of Ia
the morning and nc thing remained to
be done excepting the sentencing of
the prisoners.
Four of them were brought In from
Jail, and one was on bail.
Monroe.O. Wallen was the first gen.
tleman st and up. He had pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering and
stealing. The Court declared that
three months 10 the county jail from
the time of commitment would fit the
case.
Edward Dolan pleaded guilty In the
morning to raising an order made pay
able to him for just $3.50. The Court
evidently thought that Dolan was an
expert in raising money, and he or.
dered him to raise $50 fine and costs.
Dolan went back to Jail to think the
matter over
Then Peter Ingersoll faced the Court.
He had pleaded guilty to assault and
battery. Judge Hoagland was not
hard on him, and administsred fine
of $40 together with costs.
Andrew X. Wells thought the world
had turned against him when he was
sentenced. He came before the bar
feeling that the Judge would be
lenient. But he was not so tender.
Andrew had been there before, and
the Court figured up fine of $50 and
costs for him, and 1t will cost the Off
cial Dog Executioner about $75 to re-
gain his freedom.
John Henry johnson, who was In