The Monitor-register., 1896-01-31
salem county Courts.


Judge Hoagland presided at the session
of Court on Friday, assisted by Associ.
ates Plummer, Wood and Newell, when
criminal business was heard,
The case of the State VS.. Sallie Munyan.
charged with abortion, occupied the
entire day in taking testimony and
summing up by counsel. Judge Hoag,
land charged the jury on Saturday morn
ing, and after deliberating about five or
six hours, they returned q verdict of not
guilty. The defendant was arrested on
Dot 31st last. on a charge of malpractice
in causing the death of Lizzie Bacon. of
Salem, and has since been confined in the
county Jail.
Charles Zane, who has been confined
in the county Jail for two months, charged
with rape, was released by giving bail in
the sum of $500.
Court again convened on Wednesday
morning to hear criminal business, Judge
Hoagland on the bench.
State vs.. Yetta Muscovitz, charged
with assault and battery. This was a
fracas that occurred at Alliance, the
Jewish settlement in Pittsgrove, Cham.
Goldman being the victim of her wrath.
The jury returned verdict of guilty.
Prosecutor Acton for State and W. r.
Hilliard for defendant. Sentenced to pay
a fine of 81 and costs.
State vs.. Charles Albert and Julius
Albert, charged with assault and battery.
This was another Alliance fracas, the
injured parties being Jos. Klchky and
Maile Block. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty as to Charles Albert.
with recommendation to mercy. and
M T,.l
cutor Acton for State and E. M. Sickler
for defendants. Sentenced to pay fine
of 81 and costs.
State VS.. Joseph W. Vanleer, charged
with forgery in issuing note to Josiah
Foster for the sum of $125, to which the
name of his uncle, Samuel Vanleer, was
alleged to be forged, as an endorser.
Samuel Vanleer said he had never
endorsed such note, and the defense
claimed that he did, and that it was
issued for the purpose of renewing note
falling due at the First National Bank of
Woodstown the 25th of June last, for a
similar amount Samuel Vanleer ad.
mitted the first note, but repudiated the
latter.
Frank Vanieer related seeing his uncle
on the road between Elmer and Pole
Tavern, last fall, when Samuel Vanleer
admitted that he was on several notes for
Joseph Vanleer, and in reply to a
question. said he might have signed the
note in question.
VIM. Coleman corroborated Vanleer's
testimony, and Casper W. Crispin testi-
fled that be was the owner of note, for
$l05, made jointly by Josiah Foster and
Samuel Vanleer, and that in October last
he called on Samuel Vanleer in reference
to said note. At first he said he had not
signed such note, but upon being
prompted by his wife, he acknowledged
that he had. He, however, denied sign
Ing the note for $1a5 in the Woodstown
Bank. Stephen Smith corroborated the
testimony Of Crispin.
Isaac ii. Vanleer testified to conver.
satlon with Samuel Vanleer about the 1st
OF September last, in which he spoke of
the sl25 note and Of having paid it, when
refusal to renew was denied by the bank.
Samuel Nanleer, upon being recalled,
denied point blank that in the oonversa-
sion With Frank Vanleer and VIM. Cole
man, anything was said about the alleged
forged note.
Ihe circumstances of the case are that
Joseph w. Vanleer gave note to Josiah
Foster for $125, which was endorsed by
Samuel Vanleer. This note was dis
counted at the First National Bank,
Woodstown, and came due on June 25Sh
last. A few days previous Joseph W.
Eanleer sent another note to the Bank
With which to renew the one coming due,
The Bank refused to renew it, and it was
protested. 1t was then given to i. S.
Fogg, Esq, solicitor of the Bank, for
collection. He notified Samuel Vanleer,
aud he came and paid it. He was then
shown the second note, which he declared
was forgery, the matter was given to
Prosecutor Acton, and the Arrest of
Joseph w. Vanleer followed.
guilty.
State VS.. James Nash, otherwis Sc known
as "Gipsy Jim," charged with assault
and battery on David Murray. This
little diversion occurred in the wilds of
the hasrsns. Gipsy Jim being melted to
his desperation by an Overdose of hard
cider. The jury returned verdict of
guilty, with recommendation to the
mercy of the court. Sentenced to shree
months in county Jail, to. run from time
OF commitment, 50 that his sentence
expired as soon as pronounced. II.
otaGe VI. Laura Jones, charged with
keeping disorderly house on Browns
avenue, Salem, and the testimony pro-
duced, as well as the chief actors in the
drama, were equal to the palmisst days of
Carncross & Dixie for popular interest.
1t brought down tho house, and taxed
| the patience of the honorable and sedate
court to maintain its dignity and the
deoorum of the audience. Thos. Beloe
was also indicted with Laura, hut
suddenly left for old Virginia, and CON
sequently Laura had to staDd the racket
alone. E. M, Sickier defended her, but
the jury suecumbed to the argument of
Prosecutor Acton. and found her guilty.
Sentenced to six months in county Jail, a
babe in arms probably saving her from
trip to Trenton.
The appes! case Of James Norton,
appellant, Va. Silas Pedrick appellee, has
been put off until next term.