The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-03-12
Monmouth County Courts
BEFORE JUDGES coNoyER, NORRIS
AND HIGGINS
AND HIGGINS.


Wednesday. March, 4th. The jury
in the case Of Edwin G. Ranny, found
the defendant guilty. His trial upon
the charge of selling liquor at his
other drug store at Belmar during
the same period, was postponed until
Friday Released upon same secur-
ify.
The trial of William Book, for
stealing a silver watch, of the value
IF $21. June 1st, IN Wall tawnship,
the property of Benz w. Jackson,
was upon motion of Prosecutor WINS,
postponed until March 9Th.
Thursday. March 5th. No response
was given to the Circuit case 9, of
Nettie S. Grant, plaintiff, VS. Harriet
Walters, defendant, upon replevin,
when called. H. S. Terhune repre-
sents Grant, and Nevius & Wilson
represents Walters.
In Circuit case II, of William G.
Cottrell, plaintiff, VS. Sarah j. Ham
lnond, defendant, on contract upen
lien claim, no response was given.
D. Harvey Jr., is attorney Of record
for Cottrell and j E. Foster, for
Hammond.
In the matter of the application o.
Bernard Smith and Henry Rudich for
wholesale license at Cliffwood, the
Court stated that word had been re-
ceived from b. Ogden, counsel repre-
sentiDg the application, that it be
laid over for another week, which
was granted.
The sentence of Philip Fretz, for
the illegal sale of Intoxicating liquors
at Long Branch, was upon motion OF
| Prosecutor WINS, deferred until the
first Thursday in April, as was also
the sentence of Henry Hertz, for the
same offense.
The sentence of John Ireland.
and battery on his wife, Theresa
township, was upon motion of Prose
cutor WINS, deferred until the first
Thursday in May next.
The sentence of Robert Landon,
for an assault and battery ON Charles
Keith, June. oath, at Asbury Park,
while acting as a special officer, was
fixed for March 9th.
Upon motion of Prosecutor WINS,
the sentence of Thomas Maines,
charged with the larceny of valise
and contents, the property of Howard
] Clayton, at Asbury Park, was defer
red until the first Thursday in May,
as was also the sentence OF George
Friday. March eth phe sentesee
tof Robert LAndon, colored, for as
saut and battery on Charles Keith,
on June 24.h, at Asbury Park, was
upon motion of r. T. Stout, his
counsel, deferred until the first Thurs
day of May next. Released upon
same security.
The sentence of Edwin Ranney
/ for the sale of Intoxicating liquors ar
Belmar, was upon motion of r. I.
Stout, fixed for March oath. Prose
cut0r WINS made no objections.
/ The trial of Ranney, charging him
1 with the above offepse at another
drug store which he conducts at Bel
mar, was upon Motion of Prosecutor
WINS, put off for the term.
A panel of jurors were drawn by
the Sheriff to return on Thursday
March 18th, for the purpose of trying
| the Circuit Court case "a, of Chad
wick, plaintiff, VS. Marsden, defen
dant, down for trial on that date.
/ The general panel of jurors, not
drawn upon the panel to try the
Indictment against William Book,
and not drawn to return March 18th,
were excused until Thursday, March,
18TH
William Book was tried before the
Court and jury for stealing a sill
yer watch. of the value of $2i on
June 1st, at Villa Park, in Wall
| township, the property of Benjamin
! w. jackson. Mrs. Libbie Jackson,
wife of Benjamin W. Jackson, the
complainant, testified that on or
about June 1st, 1895, the defen
dant's father came to her house with
clock. which she bought and that
after he left, the defendant came in
with some goods or articles which he
wanted tosell her, that she told him
she did not want them as she didn't
have the money and further Ead no
time to waste upon him, that he went
out of the house and returned again
with SOME other articles which ne
wanted to sell her, that she would
not buy anything and he then want
ed her to get him a drink II water,
that while she was getting the water
for him, he sent her Children out OF
/ the room to get some matches, that
after receiving the matches and wat
er he Immediately left the house and
she then saw that her husbands
watch had been stolen. She stated
that she had seen the watch upon
the 1nanteI after the defendants faith
er had gone out, 50 that it was I'M
(. possible for him to have taken IT.
She stated that she went after the
! defendant and asked him If he had
taken the watch and that he replied
that he had not and offered to let
lLer search his vest. No tidings as
vet have been heard or seen of the
watch. This is the second trialfor
Book. The defendant denied the
charge. Prosecutor Twins conducted
the States case and ED. Longstreet,
of Manasquan, defended Book.
The jury after being out short
time returned finding the defendant
guilty. Released upon security
formerly furnished.
Walter s. Abbott plead not guilty
to forging the name of DIR. Toms, to
an order for 81 at Keyport recently.
s. c. Cowart was appointed by the
Court to defend him at his trial
March 11th. He was Remanded uR-
til that date.
The indictment found against
Samuel Moses, for keeping disorder
lly house at Long Branch last Sum
mer, was upon motion of Prosecutor
WINS, nolle prosecuted.