Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-07-26
Mrs. Mary Green declared that she


caused the arrest of Jimmy because
the neighbors insisted that some legal
attention should be paid to the horri-
BILE action of Jones toward the little
one.
This completed the testimony of the
State, and then Jimmy had his innings.
Jimmy woddled up to the witness
stand, looking happy and contented,
and began to tell his story. He told it
earnestly and hopefully and evidently
expected that the court would believe
him. jimmy said that on the Fourth
of July he could not have been where
Florence Blair said he was, for he was
up at Kirchoff's drug store as late
as ten o'clock. He declared he
did not get into Gosbin's place until
after twelve o'clock, for the "roosters
were growing for day."
Jimmy then said that Mrs. Green
caused his arrest because she was mad
at him. He claimed that she had Of
fsred an improper proposal, which he
angrily rejected. He said he cursed
her for this proposition and declared
that 1t was an insult, coming from any
'low character" persons. 10 answer
to questions Jones said he had changed
his life last winter, and had Joined
the temperance army and the Chris
tian Eudeavod Society, "but," said he
Il will curse little If they corner me"
Harry Ktrchoff testified that Jimmy
was up at his place at about nine
O'Clock.
In rebuttal, William Lupton said
that Jimmy came home on the Fourth
of July night, about ten O'Clock.
Mrs. Rosa earle appeared before the
court and pleaded guilty to selling
liquor without::aulicense She was in
a very serious physical condition, with
absolutely NO control over her nerves.
She trembled in every nerve and could
scarcely stand as the sentence was
pronounced The court called atten-
ton to the facs that Mrs. Carrie had
before been In the court similarly
charged. Owing to her physical con-
dition the court declared itself more
lenient than it should have been, and
Mrs. Car)e was ordered to pay $500
| fine together with costs. Ste handed
the Sheriff $3.50. took a receipt and
left.
After consultation in the Judges
room, for some time, the Court re-
turned to the Bench, and imme ediately
everybody was eagerness itself. Sheriff
Shinn and his deputies went over to
all and brought out long string of
prisoners to receive their sentences.
Jimmy Jones, the hokey- -pokey
vender, was not among the Number.
Judge Hoagland had decided that he
was not guilty, and had ordered the
Sheriff to discharge him. Happy
Jimmy.
John Alden, assault and battery, was
fiaed $5 and costs, and stand COM
United until foe and costs were paid.
O5her sentences ran this way:
Berj Crawford, stealing chickens,
months In county j Ill.
Jonathan Hand, stealing chickens,
sentence suspended.
Isaac Lewis and Alexander Hays,
assault and battery, S. foe and costs,
and stand committed until fine and
costs are paid.
Silas r. Barnes, larceny as bailee,
sentence suspended.
Pat Manley, forgery, 1s months in
State Prison, and stand committed
until costs are paid.
Thomas Smith, two charges break
Ing and entering, three years in State
Prison.
John Long, two counts of assault
aud battery, months in jill on one
count. On the other, sentence sus-
pended.
Frank Wriget, sentence suspended.
Ernest Blddle, Joseph Gould, and
Edgar Butler, Reform School.
VIM. Cheesman, assault and battery,
7S days In jail, to begin with the time
OF & st commitment This leaves one
dav for Cheesman to remaia In prison.
Ned Bryant, the gentleman who left
here last October after breaking jail,
next stood up. He had pleaded guilty
on four counts of breaking, entering
and stealing. He was sentenced to
three years on each count, each sem
tence to begin at the expiration Of the
other, making twelve years In all.
In sentencing Riley and Mather, the
Court said that it sympathized with
the parents. But the offense WAS a
grave one, and the boys were old
enough to know better. The Court
could not overlook the crime, and then
saptenced fham ta ma vaar aaeh in