The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-07-16
Monmouth County Courts
BEFORE JUDGE J. G. coNovER.

damages for the taking of building
used as butcher shop on Ocean
avenue, Long Branch, j. w.
Chamberlain for Fuller Wilbur
Heisley for Fessler. Decision re-
served.
Chas. Coy, colored plead guilty to
fornication with Mary Wall, colored in
Middletown and was sentenced to
pay S14 to the Overseer of the Poor
at Middletown. Mary A. Wall had
the same sentence imposed.
Henry O'Hagan plead guilty to
forging the name of James O'Hagan.
to a bank check for $l5 at Asbury
Park, sentence deferred until July
18th, to allow him to make restitu-
tion. Remanded.
The trial of Chas. OK for work
ing green goods swindle at North
Long Branch was put off for the
term, as the Prosecutor had received
no response from the bondsman of
the colored witnesses The bail
was declared forfeited, Reuben 7.
Coleman security.
Edmund Wilson moved to quash
the Indictment of Martin Rafferty, for
ground the Court had no iurisdic-
ton. Motion denied and exceptions
allowed The Sheriff drew a panel
of jurors and the following witnesses
were examined e. w. Arrowsmith
Sr., +. p. Stryker, Albert Parker,
George Hulse, John Brown, VIM.
Brown, Vincent Wells, Geo. Gaskill.
Harrison Irving, were sworn on be-
half of the State. The jury found
verdict of guilty. Sentence, July
30th. same security,
Joseph Manning for the illegal
sale of Intoxicating liquor at Long
Branch was arraigned for sentence.
The Court stated as this was the
third time he had been before the
Court since 1895 he would sentence
him TO pay fine of 5000 and costs
and to serve three months in the
County Jail Edmund Wilson, his
counsel, fled writ of error to carry
the case up. J. r. V. Mulholland
security in 50, 900.
Wednesday, July S:-Counsellor
Degnan announced that the case of
Hubbard VS. Miller had been settled,
H also announced that on account
of the illness of Robert Allen Jr, the
case of Taylor VS. Truck would not be
tried and it was put off for the term.
The case of Maggie E. Brown.
Plaintiff, VS. VIM HI. Folwer, Admin
istrator of the estate of Mary A.
Bennett, deceased. late of Red Bank.
defendant was tried before the Court
plaintiff and Applegate 81 DeEnanT
for defendant. This is an action
brought to recover for services rend-
cred and performed by the plaintiff
for Mary A. Bennett in her life time
in and about her household duties at
Red Bank. The plaintiff, Maggie E..
Brown, VIM. G. Brown her husband,
VIM. H. Bennett and Annie Kennel
were sworn on behalf of plaintiff and
| VIM. H. Fowler, Thomas Lake, Cys-
emus G.. Worthley, Mrs. Catherine
Bennett, Jessie Bennett. VIM. Ben
nett, Mrs. Mary Lake, and Mrs. Ella
Worthley, on behalf of the de-
| fendant.
The jury rendered verdict of 81,
59S, 80 in favor of Mrs. Brown.
The case of Vim. G. Brown VS. VIM.
H. Fowler, admir-. was postponed
until Sept. I'd.
John Reilly charged with stealing
watch in Upper Freehold was al
lowed to go with his mother until
Oct. 1st, as he was not eight years of
age and could not be sent to the Re
form School.
Timothy Sullivan was tried for
stealing clothes, shirts &C., from the
dwelling house of Albert Slocum
June 10Th, in Shrewsbury township.
The plaintiff, Tillie Ellenberg, Dan
iel Lee, colored, and Vim. Burnett
testified to seeing defendant near
the house and near where the bundle
of stolen goods were hid in Lewis
woods He denied the charge. For
State, Ivins; for defendant Wilson.
Verdict, guilty; fined $50 and costs:
Asher White Jr., tried before the
Court for assault and obstructlng
Geo. E. Bennett, an off Ger while serv-
ing process at Asbury Park and
found guilty, for State Twins; for de
fendant, Chambers. Fined $50 and
costs.
Essex Forman, colored, plead guilty
to assault and battery on John Ring
leben, an officer, at Long Branch,
May 21st, and was sentenced to two
years in State Prison at hard labor.
Dennis O'Keefe was tried before
the Court for picking pockets at AS
bury Park June 18th, Winan Callen-
der, Benz H. Brewer and A. G. CTist
testified to seeing defendants hand IN
woman's pocket and having hold
of her pocket book; no defence offer
ed. He was found guilty and was
sentenced to three years in State
Prison at hard labor with costs. The
Chief of Police of Asbury Park re-
ceived letter from the Chicago po-
lice saying defendant was an expert
pick-pocket and had been arrested
twenty times.
West Doremus was trie5e for steal
ing $15 from the pocket of Harry
Carter, June 30th, at Asbury Park,
Oscar Chamberlain and P. H. Dood
testified against him and the Court
found him guilty. Sentence July 16.
Geo. McCune was tried by the
Court for stealing clothing and a
bicycle lamp and pump June 9Th, in
Neptune township and was acquitted
for State, WINS; for defendant, VIM.
Hyres. The waiver for stealing a
coat of Chas. HI. johnson was nolle
prosecuted and he was discharged.
Thursday, July 9th.-Common
Pleas 16, of Charlotte A. Cox VS. Jose
phine Hunter was decided in favor
of the former for debt, $45l. IS; inter
est to July 9th, $2S9 amounting to
$475. 26.
In appeal so of Josephine Hunter
VS. Charlotte Cox the Court gave