Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-07-26
SPECIAL COURT.

Many jail Birds want Their
Cases disposed OF at Mondays
special Session of the Court
When 1t was time for the specia
session of Court to begin, there were
very many people about the Courl
Hou
1t seemed as II everybody had a no.
aion that the day was to be an impor'
ant one, and knowing people whis
pered about the Court House corridor
that no less than sixteen prisoners i,
jail had asked that their cases nigh
be disposed OF at this opportunity.
The jail is not the most pleasant ar q
refreshing place In the summer, an
the prisoners don't care to simply s:s!
there They want their fate know,
and be getting 1t served.
On Monday when Court convened
Judge Hoagland was presiding, wi b
Judges Milford Ludlam and E B.
Hendee as associates.
Among the spectators were quite a
number of Vineland people who were
interested In the caee OF Annie Night
hawk, the street fakir, arrested for as
sault upon Justice Ackley.
Veteran Court Crier Young was alb
sent at the hour of Court session, and
Constable Ayars stood up and spoke
the little piece entitled ''Oh yea! Oh
yea !" eloquently and sweetly, making
deep impression upon the audience,
especially the many ladies who were
present, 10 fact the Constable did we'll
and should be crier In some big Court
at q great salary.
There was quite a little unimport-
ant Orphans Court business transacted
quietly at the Bench, none Of 1t being
Of sufficient Importance to chronicle
In news report of Court occurrences.
Considerable time was taken necessar-
lily by the Court In going over admin
istrators reports and settlements and
approving them.
There was a big list of prisoners
brought In from jail, beside those un.
der bail, and the following charges
and pleas were made:
Patrick Manly, forgery, guilty.
John Long, assault and battery,
guilty; and assault with pistol, guilty.
Isaac Lewis, assault and battery,
guilty.
Alexander Hays, assault and bat
terry, not guilty.
Frank Wright, stealing $5 worth of
candy, guilty.
Thomas Smith, breaking and enter
ing and stealing, not guilty. Also an
other charge, same offence, guilty.
Benz. Crawford and iona. Hand,
stealing chickens, guilty.
John Allen, assault and battery,
guilty. Also another charge of assault
and battery, guilty.
Ernest Biddle, Edgar Butler, Joseph
Gould, entering and stealing, two
couots, gui ty.
Silas r. Barnes, larceny as bailee,
guilty.
Annie Nighthawk, assaulting an Of.
ficer, not guilty.
Bernard J. Riley, Joseph Mather,
breaking and entering and stealing,
not guilty.
Ned Bryant, breaking, entering and
stealing, 4 counts, guilty.
James Jones, assault with attempt
to rape, not guilty.
Thomas Blackwood, indecent expos.
ure, guilty.
MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Before criminal business was given
an opportunity to distinguish itself,
there was an appeal case from over
about Alliance or Vineland, to be dis
posed of. and 1t was In every respect q
dandy. All the people concerned
were Hebrews, and they could scarce
ly talk their own language, and not a
word of English. The interpreter
could do little better, and at times all
the witnesses and principal were talk
ng at once, muoh to the amusement
OF the spectators, and kept the people
roaring with laughter.
lsaac Steinschineder, butcher. was
the plaintiff. He wanted Samuel j.
Lulosky to pay him bill for meat,
which he claimed was owing him.
James 8. Ware appeared for the
plaintiff, and T. w. Trenchard for the
defense, and both these skillful young
men were at their wits end In pro-
nouncing the names of the witnesses.
Ii would be a hard matter to detail
the testimony. Tue butcher said that
the bill had not been settled. while the
other fellow said it was, and they
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