Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-06-28
ONE FOR PRISON.
after the BYOOmall Case Judge
RoagIand PrOuouncesseverai
Septences Upon Criminals.


IT, was pretty warm Monday after
Nom in the Court room, notwlthstand-
ino the fact that Sheriff Shinn, who is
custodian of the Court House had all
the windows and doors thrown open,
90 that the gentle breeze might enter.
The exception of the final account OF
the Executors of the estate OF Mrs.
prth A. Broomall, kept the attention
of the Court until 1t was about time
for Court to adjourn.
It was not matter which Interested
the public generally or those In the
Court room. OF course the issue was
one that interes ested the principals In
the case. The total amount of the ac-
connts excepted to is between Elk and
seven hundred dollars, and this money
ia claimed by Miss Ida Broomall and
Mrs. Mary Noble, the executors OF this
estate. $2OS has been paid to Mrs.
Noble as services as housekeeper,
claiming 80 a week for two years. 1t
was shown by the exceptants that Mrs.
Noble. at the time she claimed house
keepers wages, was employed In the
telephone office. This was met by the
executors, by claiming that when Mrs.
Noble was working In the eff1ce, she
would do the hcusework as early as
four o'clock in the morning. The ex-
ceptants claimed that Mrs. Noble had
every attention paid her by Mrs.
Ruth A. Broomall from her childhood,
and all that Mrs. Noble might do,
would not repay what Mrs. Broomall
had done for her.
Then 1t was shown that Miss Ida
Broomall had charged the estate with
bill of $224.S6 which was made up as
claimed, by monies paid out for vail
GUS articles for the house, repairs to
the dwelling and money loaned Ruth
A. Broomall in her life time. These
items were made up for payments for
coal, mating for floor, gasoline stove,
carpentering, putting in water, water
rent, painting the house, etc. 1t was
claimed by the exceptants that many
of these bills had been paid by Mrs.
Broomall, and many other articles in
the account were purchased for Miss
Ida Bromall's own benefit.
There was vast quantity of testi-
mony taken by both sides. Some was
very conflicting, and much of it show
ed that there was considerable feeling
engendered In the case between those
Interested
Both counsel argued the case ear
nestly, and the clock struck five when
Prosecutor Logue moved the case
against Frank Bowers, charged with
breaking and entering. Bowers was
In jail, and was sent for, Constable
Ayars bringing him Court.
The Prose cutor read charge TO
him, which complained that he did
break and entering and stealing.
Bowers said he was guilty of entering
the house, but not of breaking or
stealing.
The case Is not new to PIONEER
readers. Only recently the alleged Of
fense was committed. ItIwas claimed
by the prosecution, that about mid
night light was seen in the house OF
Thomas Bowers. An fficer was sent
for and Frank Bowers was arrested in
the shed.
1t was also shown that Thomes
Bowers, the owner of the house, was
In Greenwich at the time, and that the
house was locked up. 1t was also
shown that when Bowers was arrest
d, a couple of jars of fruit were found
In bag in the shed. The fruit was
like some that was In Mr.. Bowers
cellar.
The defense wss that Frank Bowers
happened to be up pretty late the
night In question, and heard some
commotion In Thomas Bowers yard.
de went over to see what was going
op' ana curing his investigations, he
found the door of the house open. He
went In, and when he came out he was
arrested. He said he did not know
anything about the bag, although wit
nesses for the state, claimed that when
frank was arrested, he claimed the
bag as his own.
The Court decided that the case
should be held under advisement, and
Bowers was sent back to jail to await
until the next session of Court, which
would occur soon. This angered
MRS. Frank Bowers, who was present,
and as her husband went back to jail
sne said. ''Never mind Frank, you 90
and lay In jail like man, and when
you come out, hammer hi out of the
Judge. I'd like to pinch him myself"
Other prisoners were charged and