Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-02-15
s.ecsAl SESSION OF COUNT.
s,x persOns Sentenced on Mon.
day Afternoon for Various
srimes. HOnsafd Gets SIX
Months.

MONDAY MORNING.
The Judges were upon the bench
.b,s morning when Court opened, the
soasion having been adjourned until
this late.
previous to other matter being
ht to the attention of the court,
some orphans court matters were dis
posed OF.
Mr.. Mitchell made a motion that
hail be discharged in the case OF Lewis
Arlington, George Marshall and
Joseph Troth, indicted for conspiracy.
This case wss tried last May and the
iury disagreed The case has not since
been recalled. The Prosecutor re-
sisted the motion and the court refused
to discharge the bail.
IL. VanSyckel called attention to
the case of Thomas Petit, charged with
seduction, and made strong plea for
mitigation of sentence.
Mr.. Logue argued that the crime
was a grave one and did not think that
this case called for the clemency of the
court.
Young Edward johnson was brought
up for sentence. He had been con-
victed upon a charge of assault and
battery, The court fined him $40 and
added the costs.
Defendants were charged and
pleaded as follows:
Annie Masen, larceny, two counts,
guilty.
James Housand, illegal sale of liquor
In MilJville. Not guilty.
Fannie Bissel, assault and battery,
Not guilty.
Timothy Bissel, stealing two onions.
Guilty.
Isaac Thompson, assault and battery.
Not guilty.
Albert Simpkins, stealing gallon of
wine. Guilty.
The remainder of the morning was
taken up with the hearing of trivia
appeal case.
There was little batch of Criminal
Court Monday afternoon, a couple
of cases being submitted to! the Court
Orestes Cook had a cinch upon the
defendants, representing both of
them.
His first client was the somewhat
notorious Humpey Housard ,..of Mill
vile, who was charged with selling
liquor Illegally. Humpey is familiar
character in the Courts, and has long
since lost all claim for sympathy,
because of his very bad char
acter. Humpey was very mad when
brought to trial, and seemed very vim
dictive to the witnesses for the State.
John Gray was the first witness
called. He said that he bought whiskey
OF Housard. He gave him ten dollar
confederate note for the fire water.
While Humpey was off trying to get 1t
changed, John Gray drank the rum up.
William Barnett said that on Sun
day some time ago, he bought quart
Of rum OF Housard, paying him 81 for
1t. This was the price asked for by
Housard.
John Gray was recalled. He said
that he knew Barnett got the lieuor
upon this occasion for he put up half
the money for it.
Mr.. Cook called James Housard to
the stand in his own defense. He said
that he never sold liquor to the wilt
nesses. II won quart of rum," said
ne, "on the Corbett fight. 1 was 90
ing home with 1t, when I met John
Gray. He made believe that he was
drunk, and asked me If 1 had anv
rum. / told him had quart, but I
wanted to save it until tomorrow.
when was going out in the woods
with some fellows. He said he had a
$40 bill he wanted changed, and asked
me to get 1t broke for him. went
Into Kicks store, which If Mrs. Rick
mad been there she would have
changed 1t, and would have gone to
state Prison. But Mr.. Rick was there
and ne told me the bill was a counter
ieit' l came out and told Gray and
barnett l would have them arrested
Ihey said If did they would have me
!ugged for selling rum. You see Let
John have the quart of rum for secur-
ny Tor the money which was going
to get changed"
on cross-exsmination Housard said
ne had been convicted before in this
oourt for selling rum.
Inc case was submitted to the Judge
without argumen-.
mrs. bissell, who yesterday morning
pieaaeo not guilty to assault and bat
.o.s' came IN for hearing, but she
evidently felt a chapoa g.. -