Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-06-07
THE DAY OF JUDGMENT.
Sheriff Shfnn Will Take Six to
the State Prison and will
Keep Others I'm JaiI...Big
collection of Fines.

| OtueFS JaIlsssblR
collection of Fines.
1t was the day OF Judgment Thur.
day over in the Court room for just
one score of evil dosre, and with the
sentencing OF that plumber of people
thesCourt was adjourned for the day.
When the big hands on the clock In
the Court House tower reached half
past two o'clock, the Court room was
filed. In the enclosure were more
than the usual number of people for
sentence day, am ,ng them being
several of the jurymen who had con-
victed the defendants.
When Judge Hoagland came upon
the bench he gave ,n- sher IF a list of
names, and a.big string of Constables
went over to the County Prison, re-
turning with the criminals who have
been awaiting to know their fate.
There were hard faces among them,
several being old offenders and had
been before the Court before. There
were boys white and black, and all
looked upon the Court In rather be-
seeching manner.
Clarence Ksrnis, the walking speak
easy, from Miliville, was the frat to
hear a sentence. The Court made
no preliminary remarks, simply SEN
fencing him to Jail for three months.
Then William Southard stepped up.
He had been convicted of assault on
an off ger and also larceny, for the
first offsnse he was given six months
In jail.
For the larceny he was given three
months. to begin at the expiration of
the first. This will make his residence
In the jail continue for three months.
The Young man was happy however,
because he fully expected to ''go up
the road"
Adam Harvey, young man, had
pleaded guilty to abusing livery rig.
He was sentenced to forty five days in
jail, to begin from the time of his COM
m1tment.
Three months in jail said the Court
to Edward Leake, who had pleaded
guilty to larceny.
The first one sentenced to State
Prison was Charles Bateman, the
crook from Cedarville. Judge Hoag.
land said: ''You have pleaded guilty of
entering aud stealing from the store
of P. P. Phillips, of Cedarville, and
stealing therefrom goods valued at 800
Twice before have you been before
this Court, and once sentenced for rob
bling this same man. You had been
out of prison but two weeks,
when you robbed the place, which
seems to indicate that you did
, the crime from spite because he ap-
peared against you before. The Court
entertains certain amount of SYM
pathy for you. but this offense cannot
be overlooked. The sentence of the
Court Is that you be confined In the
, State Prison for period of FIVE years,
and thence until the costs of prosecu-
tion are paid"
Bateman sat down resignedly, and
, Antone Kaufman and William Smith
were called. Mere chits of boys were
they, and their arrest had been caused
, by their stealing frem farmers wagon.
The Judge said that the Court hardly
knew what to do with them, but SEN
tence was suspended, and an order
! 10 condinn, than, 70 fba D Of
School.
! The heaviest sentence of the after.
i noon was accorded Lewis Brown, who
was convicted upon three indictments,
, charging him with breaking and en-
/ tering and stealing. The Judge said
that the county had been put to the
trouble of trying these cases, and the
evidence was satisfactory proof to the
Court of guilt. The Judge said that
Brown was not such young man as
should longer run at large, and he was
given three years In the State Prison
upon each indictment, each sentence
to begin at the expiration of the other,
making nine years in all. Brown tried
to gulp something down that was ris-
ing in his throat. Bateman turned
around and smiled, and the Court pro-
ceeded
Calvin Blake, Irving Anderson and
Mary Buck, all colored, were given
one year each in prison for breaking,
entering and stealing.
Mary took the sentence very hard.
and moaned and sobbed as she was
led to the County Prison.
Geo. Cook, the mate, who had
pleaded guilty to assault and battery,
was sentenced to six months In the
County Jail.
These prisoners were then taken