The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-06-03
Monmouth County Courts
BEFORE JUDGE J. c. coNovER.

Sexton convicted OF selling HquOr
within one mile of the Ocean Grove
gates, was sentenced to five months
in the County Jail and until costs are
paid.
Judge Conover announced that be
was determined to break up the IL
legal practice of selling liquor at As
bury Park and that every person
coming before him on a like charge,
would receive Il similar sentence.
VIM. Tyler, colored, retracted plea
of not guilty to breaking and enter
ing the dwelling of Edward T. Dob
bins, March 9th. at Long Branch,
and stealing goods valued ut $53 and
plead guilty to entering the house
without breaking, and of the larceny
of four pillows, constituting petit lar
ceny. A. A. Chambers addressed the
/ Court in his behalf, and Prosecutor
4 Heislev stated to the Court that sew
eral robberies of like character were
/ occurring at Long Branch and thaS
/ it should be broken up and an ex
I ample made of some one of those
1 committing epredations. Judge
+ onover said that it should be broken
+. up and that the defendant had come
before him and pleaded guilty to en-
tering this house and stealing there
from four pillows, and as he had gone
III the house with intent to steal, he
would just as well have taken three
or four safes and contents if he got
the opportunity. He was sentenced
to two years in State Prison.
The sentence OF Isaac e. Ewing,
4 for the larceny of a watch and chain,
I valued at $40 on March 18th, at Red
! Bank. the property of Sarah E. wins
/ was deferred.
! West Doremus, who pleaded guilty
to assault and battery on Harrison
/ Ward, an officer, on April 18th in
Neptune township, was sentenced to
thirty davs in the County jail and
until costs are paid.
BENJAMIN Alexander, coIored, who
pleaded guilty to adultery with
phoebe Scudder, colored, lin Marlboro
township, was sentenced to two
months in the County jail.
John Shevalier alias Jack, who
pleaded guilty to the larceny of an
overcoat, was sentenced TO sixty days
in the County Jail.
George Sax, who pleaded guilty to
the larceny of an umbrella and other
articles. was sentenced to Thirty days
in the County jail.
George Campbell, who pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering the
dwelling of VIM II Hurley. was SEN
fenced to sixty days in the County
jail.
VIM. Hampton, colored, who plead
ed guilty to the larceny OF some
: lumber, was sentenced to one month
in the County jail.
Lewis Conover, alias Luke, colored
rxf
fornication with Alice Schenck, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $14 payable
to the overseer of the poor of Man
alapan township and costs
Henry Kelly, who plead non vult
to two charges of assault and bat
/ terry, was sentenced to, four months
in the County Jail upon each charge.
/ the terms to run concurrenIly.
Walter Fields, who with Benjamin
Mason, waived Indictment and plead
guilty to breaking and entering q
boat house, on Shark River and tax
ing boat therefroin. was sent to the
reform school at Jameshurg.
Susan Boose, colored. who pleaded
guilty to committing adultery with
4 Ulysses Jones, was sentenced TO pay
fine of S25 and costs and to stand
committed until both are paid.
VIM Emmons, for breaking and
entering the dwelling of Mrs. Foley
near Englishtown, was sentenced TO
+ four months in the County jail His
sentence upon the charge of stealing
a horse blanket out of a wagon of
A. j Buck, was suspended
Alice Schenck, colored, who plead
guilty to fornication with Luke Con-
over, WIS sentenced to pay a fine of
$14 payable to the oyerseer of the
poor OF Manalapan township and
costs.
/ Phoebe Scudder, colored who was
held as a witness in the case of the
State against Benjamin Alexander,
/ for adultery with her, Sept 9th, last,
I was upon motion of Prosecutor Heis-
ley. discharged.
Thursday, May, 27th William
Anglum. who was convicted on MAY
Goth. of attempt on Marian Howe, a
nute, at Belmar, was sentenced 10
five ears in State Prison at hard
labor, Judge Conover telling him he
was NOT fit person TO be at large.
Samuel Hendrickson, colored, who
pleaded guilty to gaming, of shoot
ing craps, in Freehold, with others,
was before the Court for sentence.
JOecDll mCDCllAOlt ttOtiICrStQ but
Court in his behalf, asking for len
:ency a. the crime was not bad one
I'D Mr. McDermott stating of diff
ferent facts in regard to how gener-
ous HendricLson had been in giving
small boys back their money after he
ind won it. Judge Conover lectured
Hendrickson severely and said that
he had made up his mind TO give him
the full penalty of the law, but un-
der the circumstances he would sen
tence him TO one year in State Prison
ut hard labor.
The application of Gustav J. Volk-
er for hotel license at Neptune City
near Asbury Park, was withdrawn.
Common Pleas Is, of Charles Stry'
ker VS. Adam Salz, down for trias on
June 23rd, was announced by E. w
Arrowsmith Sr., Counsel for Stryker
to have been settled. A. Walling Jr.,
represents Salz.
Frederick Nixon, colored, Is years
of age, was tried before jury foi
sodomy on mare The evidence was