The Monitor-register., 1897-01-22

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The Court had no special instructions
to give the Grand Jury, and they selected
Constables Carney and Coles as their
officers and retired. They concluded
their labors soon after dinner, returning
six true bills, when they were discharged
with the thanks of the Court.
Those against whom indictments were
found were called to plead as follows:
John W. Dubois. charged with break
ing and entering, in that he went to the
residence of Charles Burt, at Wing Laue,
and took horse which had been traded.
Plead not guilty.
Marie KsarHey. charged with the lar
ceny of some articles from Collins Allen,
Jr., in Warrington, where she was en-
ployed. Plead guilty.
Charles Seals, colored. charged with
abuse and unlaw full intimacy with Mary
Caesar. Plead guilty.
James E. Green. charged with bgamy.
Plead guilty.
Joseph Mitchell. colored, charged with
stealing chickens. Plead guilty.
George Simpkins, charged with assault
and battery on Mabel JaQuette, In giving
her liquor to make her drunk. Plead
not guilty.
Eva Beckett, colored, charged with re-
ceiving stolen chickens. Plead not guilty.
The Supreme Court case of Mary Kiger
vs.. the West Jersey and Sessbore Rail.
road Company and the AtlanticE City
Railroad Company was put of. owing to
the sickness of Judge Joseph Thompson,
one of the defendants' counsel.
The Circuit Court case of William
Sapderlin vs. Eugene Smith was also put
of for the term.
No other business except the hearing
of some common motions was done, and
the jurors were discharged until Thurs
day morning, and Court adjourned.
Under 3 recent rule of the Court, appeal
cases will be heard next Monday, of
which there are three on the list:
Martha Brown, appellant, VS.. James F.
Shannon, appellee. E. M. Sickler for
appellant and j. W. Acton for appellee
VIM. w, Cox, appellant, vs.. Charles
Deal, appellee.
John w. Durham, appellant, vs.. Thos.
G. Sheets, appellee.
Criminal business was taken up Thurs
day morning and the following cases
heard:
State vs. Eva Beckett, charged with
receiving stolen chickens. VIM. Purnell,
of Bushtown, on the night of Jan. 4Jh
was awakened by noise in his hen roost.
and fred q gun in the direction of the
place as a warning. BE then went and
notified the poultry dealers in Woodstown
of his loss, and in day or two the pris-
oner brought two or three chickens to
Il. ]. Luce that corresponded to the de-
scription OF those Purnell had lost. The
defendant testified that she had raised
the chickens, but the jury failed to credit
her testimony and returned verdict of
guilty. Prosecutor Acton for State and
e. M. ssickler for prisoner.
State VS.. Geo. w. Simpkins, charged
with cruelty to child and giving her
Supplying drink and making her drunk.
The parties hail from Pentonville, and it
appeared that Sinpkius' wife had left
him, and during visit to her he gave
the child liquor. The child is not his,
and is only Ave years old. The defend
ant made the plea that he had been
accustomed to giving the child liquor.
The jury returned verdict of guilty.
Prosecutor Acton for State and =. M.
Sioklsr for prisoner.
State vs.. John w. Dubois, charged
with larceny and receiving stolen goods.
This was case growing out of horse
trade between the defendant and Charles
R. Burt, of Wing Lane, some time ago,
of which an account appeared in these
columns at the time. The horse that
Dubois got of Burt did not prove satis-
factory, or as represented, and on Satur-
day night, or the day following the trade,
Dubois returned the horse to Burt's place
and received bis own horse from the
hired man, Burt not being home at the
time, and the latter brought the action
against Dubois in consequence Prose.
eutor Acton for State and E. 8. Fogg for
defendant. Under Instructions from the
Court the jury returned verdict of not
guilty.
State VS.. Frank Wheeler, charged with
overdriving and cruelty treating horse
which he had hired of Geo. W. Crothers,
of Woodstown. This case was tried at
the last term of Court, when the jury
disagreed. The evidence presented was
the same ss at last trial. The jury re.
turned a verdict of not guilty. Prose-
cutor Acton for State and ]. Forman
Sinnickson for defendant.
90 motion of W. T. Hillard, the will
of the late Morris r. Elwell, was proved
and admitted to probate,
Judge Sinnickson then imposed the
following sentences:
Joseph Mitchell, years in State
Prison
Eva Beckett, months In State Prison.
Alfred Beckett, year in State Prison.
George W. simpkius, 6 months In State
Prison.
James G. Green, $50 fine and cost, and
stand committed until paid.
Marie Kearney, 5 months In county Jail
and 6 months in State Prison.
Charles Seals. 6 months in State Prison.