The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-11
DEFIED TIE COURT
Edward Greenthe AssaiIant
Of Peddler Ellison
Makes a Scene.
COMMITTED FOR CONTEMPT
Enough Additional Charges Against
Him to Give Him a Long
Term in Prison.

The case of Owen Smith, Matthew
Feeney, Edward Green and Michael Far
fell, charged with atrocfously assaultlng
Joseph Ellison, the one armed ped1Ier,
and his wife Mary, on the Piankroad,
came up before Justice Douglass IN the
communipaw avenue court THIS morn
i Ing.
The assaulted man and woman are stil
in the City Hospital. Mr. Ellison has
improved SO that he would have been
able to attend court this morning. but his
wife could not. SO the case was ad-
1ourned until next Monday afternoon in
the Oakland avenue court.
Two Of the men, Matthew Farrell and
Michael Feeney. who were held in $1,000
bail, turned States evidence and. testi-
fed against Green. Farrell said that he
was acting as q peacenaker and trying
TO stop the fight when one Of the men
struck him and he st9uck back ON
this he was charged with assault ard
battery. Farrell told his story IN a
straightforward manner that strict cross
examination could not shake, and JUS
tice Douglass believed him. He there's
fore reduced Farrelis bail to $500 Bo5h
he and Feeney secured bondsmen.
Green was in the prisoners dock is
tening to the testimony that was to COM
nit him to the county farm He kept
his eyes mostly upon the floor occasIon-
ally glancing at the witnesses and seowl-
ing.
When John Bouhlsr, the hostler OF
the Glendale House was called. Green
became enraged. Bouhker was the man
who notified the police of the assault and
brought PatFoiman Bettiger and Costello
to the woods where the men were caught.
He told his story about hearing the won-
ans screams, and being told by Mr..
Shwirten, the proprietor of the 6ilendales
himself and ran up ComuaunipaW Avenue
Al West Side avenue he met the TWO
policemen, TO whom ne told his story. He
told how Green had threatensd to
the case.
This remark elected from Green
growl and then roar. He startled the
Justice and the habitues of the court
room by attempting to Chamber over the
dock from the witness chair. When he
found he could not climb the rail ne con-
| tented himself with shaking His dst at
Boukker and shouting
Har.'
He kept this up until Detective Hottie.
who was standing near. Jumped into tho
1 dock and attempted to quiet him. He
was unsuccessful in his persuasive mar
nar. so he resorted to harsher methods
and clapped the handouts on Green. The
! prisoner realizing the enornity Of his
outbreak, sank back on q bench and
| hung his head.
Justice Douglass called him up and ask
| ed him if he knew any reason why SEN
tence for contempt of court should not be
passed on him. Green meekly answered.
No
Justice Douglass then said:-s Edward
Green, you must understand that in
threatening the witness and in making
such speech as you have just made.
| you have been guilty Of a contempt Of
! court, ana yeu or nobody else can treat
this court with contempt. For this Z
/ sentence you to six months in the Coun-
| ty Jail The commitment VIII be made
out later"
Green was then led out of court
AS Detective Hottie and the prisoner
passed out, a benehful of young girls,
| ranging in age from sixteen to twenty,
followed them and uttered words OF COM
fort to Green, who appeared not TO no
tice them. Charles Gerhardt, the fire.
| works manufacturer ef Communipaw
avenue, appeared in court and entered q
/ charge of breaking and entering against
Green. whom ne charges with epserfps
his stable and stealing q set Of harness.
Mr.. Henry Shwirten Of Glendale Park
will also enter q charge Of breaking ana
| entering against Green, as he Is sure
Green is one Of the gang that entered
| his stable last Sunday and stole some
harness.