The Monmouth inquirer., 1895-11-14
Monmouth County Courts.
BEFORE JUDGES coNovER. MORRIS
AND HIGGINS.

AND HIGGINS.
Thursday. November 7th. The
sentence of Mary Madden for break
ing and entering the store of E. T.
Welch. Jr.. in Ocean township, and
the store of Henry X Emmons at
Oceanport and the store building of
A. NJ. Townley & Co., at Long
Branch, was suspended indefinitely
The sentence of Samuel Copples,
for committing an assault and bat
terry on his wife, Mary Copples at
Asbury Park, was suspended until
the first Thursday in January next,
as was also the sentence of John
Wartts, for assault and battery.
Monday, Nov. 11th:-The rule to
show cause granted upon motion OF
Chas. I'll. Butcher, why contract en-
tered into by Geo. W. Sterns in his
lifetime, should not be fulfilled, re-
turnable to-day, was called but no
response was given to it by The rep
fesentatives of Sterns estate and the
rule to show cause was made absolute
and an order granted ordering the
fulfillment of such contract.
In the matter of the trial of Ernest
Lauf and John L. Harris. both charg
ed with committing an assault and
battery on VIM A. Skinner, Aug. 3rd
in Neptune township, set Jown Nov.
18th, motion was made by Counsellor
t. " Arrowsmith that their trial be
postponed until Nov. 18th. The
Court granted Mr.. Arrowsmith's mo-
tion and ordered the Prosecutor to
notify the witnesses in the case to
such effect
Sherman Huse, colored, vas tried
before the Court and jury for an as
sault and battery on Richard Shay,
Aug. 31st, at Belmar, in Wall town
ship. The evidence in this case was
to the effect that some colored men
and white people were drinking to-
gether in Murphy's saloon, as they
called it, and they were all put out
doors when the defendant cut Shay
on the leg with q knife and then ran
away. The defense was general
denial Prosecutor WINS for State
A. A. Chambers represented the de
tendant. The jury found the defen-
dant guilty as he stood charged in
the Indictment and recommended
him to the mercy of the Court Sen
fenced to two months in the county
Jail with costs.
Mrs. Anna Chasey become security
in the sum of 5000 for the appearance
of Geo. Chasey on the First Tuesday
in Jan. next to await the action of
the Grand Jury
Hilyard Brimm, coIored, retracted
and plead guilty to an assault and
l battery on Harry Norcross Aug. 9Th,
at Atlantic Highlands Sentenced to
four months in the county jail.
Thos. Conway plead guilty to an as
sanlt and battery on Henry G.. Reid,
IN, ho sxuinfQr of 1890 IN Mana 10 N q y,
township. He also plead guilty to
an assault and battery on Henry
Willett, at the same time. Upon the
request of E. w. Arrowsmith Sr., his
counsel, the sentences were postpon-
ed until Dec. 9th, but were afterwards
reconsidered and put down for Nov.
18th.
VIM. Jenkins, colored, retracted
and plead guilty to an assault and
battery on Patrick E. Dugan Sept.
3rd, at Atlantic Highlands. Counsel
lor John e. Foster addressed the
Court in Jenkins behalf, stating
his former character &C., and the
good character his employer gave
him, by whom he was employed at
the time of occurrence. He was SEN
fenced to five months in the county
jail with costs.
Harry Coggins and Clarence Smith,
Jointly indicted with BENZ. Skidmore.
were tried before the Court and a
jury for larceny of a sail boat, of the
value of $500 Sept. end, at Atlantic
Highlands, the property of Capt
John II. Skidmore. Mr.. Skidmore
took the stand and testified that he
had lost the boat by its being taken
away from the Highlands and that it
was valued at $500 by him; that mis-
son, BENZ. Skidmore, had taken some
parties over to Sandy Hook on Sept.
2nd and returned that evening, that
when he went over after the boat
the next morning it was gone. that
three weeks afterwards he saw it
about two miles from shore and in
the possession of some parties from
New York; that the boat and people
on it were brought to shore and
taken befo9e Justice of the Peace,
and that after hearing their stories
thev were discharged, that he hired
stage and had them taken to Mid
dletown where they caught train
for New York City, he paying some
of their fares. Frederick Geggus
said that he was one OF the parties
on board the boat and that he was
in command of it, he having bought
it Of two young men who gave their
names as BENZ. Skidmore and Clar-
ence Smith; that he bought it on
Sept. 9th at New York, where he
hires boats Sc, for living, that he
gave them $40. the first day and told
them he would give them the balance
the next day, that he had her ex-
amined and when they came the
next day, they were pretty full and
said that they had been to Coney Is
land, that they showed him their
picture and that his wife got ahold
of one of them and kept it. He
stated that he never seen either OF
them before and that he paid them
the balance of $65, making a total OF
$75 for the boat. The picture was
shown and identified by Mr.. Geggus
as the defendant John Oliver, con-
stable, stated that he arrested the de-
PENDANTS in Central Park, New York
City, that they made no resistance
but came over into this State with
<,,f he ovino, IN ayfradife them Wal