The Monmouth inquirer., 1896-06-04

cess OF settlement.
All the cases which were set down
for trial today having been disposed
OF and there being no use for the
panel of jurors which were called
back to-day, the Court excused them
until Monday June 1st, and Judge
Conover, stated that be had notified
the Clerk to notify all the rest of the
general panel of jurors which were
ordered to return on Monday, June
lst, not to return until Tuesday,
June 2nd.
Appeal 101, of Breautigam, APP
pellant, VS. Potts, appellee, was put
off for the term
The application Of Oliver G. Ayres
and James F. Thorn. for g. wholesale
license on Mechanic street. at Rad
BANK, was laid over until June 5th.
Harry Goldsburg retracted ana
plead guilty TO q waiver of commit
ting an assault and battery on Min
ME Divers on May 18th, at Asbury
Park. Remanded to await sentence
later.
VIM. Smith and John Davis. Joint
ly accused, plead not guilty to q
waiver of committing an assault and
battery on Jane Smith. colored
woman, at Red Bank, on May Goth.
The Court appointed A. A. Cham
bers to defend them at their trial
June 1st. Remanded.
VIM. Weiland, for an assault and
battery on Herman T. Maddox, on
May 18th, at Asbury Park, was SEN
teneed to sixty days in the County
jail and costs and to stand com
mItted until the costs are paid.
james Hogan, for an assault and
battery on David II. Bray, on May
18th, at Red Bank, was sentenced to
nine months in State prison, and
costs.
John Anderson, for an assault and
battery on David II. Bray, on May
21st, at Red Bank, was sentenced to
nine months in State prison and
costs, and upon the charge of COM
mitting an assault and battery on
Amos Bennett, at same time, was
sentenced to nine months in State
prison and costs, the latter sentence
to run coneurrently with the first.
Court adjourned until Monday,
June 1st.
Monday, June 1st-Daniel NJ. Her
erickson apeared in reference to the
charge against James Gibbons. He
said Gibbons threatened TO cut up
his harness and cut him. Mr. A. E.
Johnston, counsel for Gibbons, ad-
dressed the Court in mis- behalf The
Court held him in 800 bail to keen
the peace. Remanded.
TRIALS OF INDICTMENTS.
William Quinn, alias Oscar, of Free
hold, was the first person to be tried
on indictments found at the Nav
fsar~ Tn. e.
an assault and battery on j sllia M0y.-
ton, Feb. 18th. at the Peach Orchard.
near Freehold. The evidence pro-
duced was TO the effect that Quinn
Lad been drinking Feb 7th and that
he went out home and his brother
Robert, small lad. ran over to Mrs.
Morton's. house, to escape from him;
that be went after him and Mrs.
Quinn followed; that the defendant
broke into the door and demanded
his brother, while Mrs. Morton hand
ed Robert out to Mrs. Quinn through
the window; that Mrs Morton took
hold of his arm and told him that it
was no place for him in her house
and he struck her in the breast; that
he left but soon returned and grab
bed her by the throat and threatened
to strike her but did not. Mrs Nor
ton and her daughter testified TO the
above facts, while Constable Adams
and William Flood testified TO his
resisting arrest. Quinn, in his own
behalf, claimed that he was intoxi-
Gated and he did not seem to re-
member striking Mrs. Morton or
breaking down the door. Mrs. Quinn,
his mother, contradicted the testi-.
mOny of Mrs. Morton and her daugh-
ter. Prosecutor WINS for State. e.
w. Arrowsmith Jr., for defendant.
The case being submitted to the
jury, the Court charged them and
they retired but for a short time
when they returned a verdict of
guilty. Remanded for sentence later.
Jack Farrell was tried before the
Court and jury for the sale of beer
from wagon, of selling one bottle
of beer to Harry GoldsbOro April 4th.
at West Asbury Park. The evidence
on the part of the State as told by
Goldsboro sand Richard Hubbard.
colored, was to the effect that the
defendant was with Fatty Williams,
who drove beer ark for James Lar
kins, that while Williams was in Al
fred LBowles' house. the defendant
sold one bottle of beer to Goldsboro
for five cents. The defendant denied
that he ever sold any beer from any
of the arks but claimed that he often
went with Williams, Thomas Hug
gins, Harrison Taylor, who drove
beer arks, when he was not working
but only went for fun and did not
receive any pay. He was found
guilty. Prosecutor Twins and s. A.
Patterson for State and r. v Law
renee for defendant. Remanded for
sentence later.
John Davis and William Smith,
tramps, whose familiar faces have
been seen in the vicinity of Freehold
upon numerous occasions, were tried
before the Court upon a waiver of
an assault and battery on Jane
Smith, a crippled colored girl, at
Red Bank, on the evening of May
goth. The complainant testified that
Davis accosted her and invited her to
take drink with him while she was
on her way home, that he put his
hand upon her but that Smith said
nothing or did nothing to her but
was only with Davis. The defence
was a general denial. The Court
found Davis guilty as he stood charg-
ed an6 acquitted Smith. Prosecutor
WINS for State and A. A. Chambers
for defendants.
Harry Goldsboro, for an assault
and battery on Minnie Divers, al
A - n - ras.