The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-08-05

cidentally struck his son with a brick,
that he was throwing out of the way
He was found guilty. Mr. Heisley
] for State and Capt. Vredenburgh for
/ Cummings He was sentenced to
three months in the County Jail.
/ Frank Demister and Martin Burns.
were jointly tried before the Court
I for attempting to break and enter
the dwelling house of VIM. Thomas,
June 10th, in Milestone township.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomes testified that
/ she was home and that Demister
came upon the porch and after
knocking at the door several times,
tried the knob to open it, that he
then took stewing pan off of the
porch and went away. She said that
Burns was not near the porch but
was outside in the road sitting down.
Other witnesses testified to seeing
Deminster with the pan but there
was no evidence against Burns what
ever connecting him with the charge,
and upon motion of his counsel, he
was discharged. Deinister was also
acquitted of attempting to break and
/ enter the house but was held upon
the charge of the larceny Of the stew
ing pan. W. a. Heisley for State and
Capt. Vredenburgh for defendants.
Louis White was tried before the
/ Court for an assault and battery on
! Thomas Peters, June Sth. at Red
4 Bank. Peters said that White was
I laying on the railroad track, partly
intoxicated, that he tried TO get him off
and succeeded in so doing. but while
he was engaged in assisting him off.
that defendant drew knife from his
pocket and attempted TO stab him
with it but that he caught bis arm
and struck him overthe head. David
Riddle and VIM H Tilton were also
sworn and testified. White said that
be might have done as sworn to by
complainant but that he had been
drinking and did not know what he
done. He was found guilty of assault
without the battery. Heisley and
Vredenburgh were Counsel He was
4 sentenced to pay fine Of SIS with
out costs.
In the matter of the sentence of
Joseph O'Donnell, who pleaded
guilty to an assault and battery on
VIM. H. Tilton, June Sth. ct Red
Bank, Mr.. Tilton testified that while
arresting O'DOnnell he resisted and
that when they arrived at the town
hall he would not do as he wanted
/ him to and that he showed him down
and the defendant kicked at him but
did not strike him. Other witnesses
testified also He was sentenced to
thirty days in the County Jail and
until costs are paid.
In the matter of the sentence of
Augustus Wilmington, colored, for
an assault and battery on Francis
johnson, July 5th. at Red Bank, the
complainant. Judah Wilmington,
wife, of defendant, and Jane John
sen, were sworn and testified as TO
the occurrence. He was sentenced to
pay fine of so without costs
Martin Mackin, charged with com
mitting an assault and battery on
David Riddle. June end, at Red Bank
was before the Court for sentence.
Mr. Riddle stated that tie defendant
was begging money from passengers
on the station platform and that he
ordered him TO stop so doing but that
he did not obey and he started to ar
rest him when he clinched and threw
him down. He was sentenced to
serve sixty days in jail and until costs
are paid.
In the matter of the sentence of
James Eininons and Mary Emmons.
charged with bigamy on May 2Sth, of
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ready the husband and wife of other
parties, in Freehold township, Heze-
kiah Patterson was called and he
denied that he had told EInlnons that
he had a right to get married because
his wife had married again. Aaron
Reevey, colored, testified that he mar
Mary Emmons Dec 27Th, 1886, and
Ella MAY Emmons said that she mar
ried Emmons June 28th, 1891. She
admitted that she had again married.
I They we're remanded for sentence
after dinner.
The sentence of John Sullivan, for
an assault and battery Dec 1895, on
John H. Fairy Jr., at Matawan, and
of assault and battery on Thomas
Ryan, Sept. 9th, 1895, at Keyport and
of assault and battery on James Pow
ers on same date, was deferred until
Aug. 5th.
i Samuel Christian, charged with EN-
bezzlement, of embezzling different
sums of money collected from A. A.
Thompson, John Megill and John n
Sickles. on May 81, the property of in
Neafie johnson, now Postmaster, j.
Freehold. was sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 and costs.
Halstead Poland, for an assault and
battery on Richard Vanderpool, May
9th, at West BelInar, was before the
4 Court for sentence. Capt. Vreden-
burgh and s. A. Patterson addressed
the Court in his behalf. He was SEN
fenced to three months in Jail and TO
paw a fine of 500 and costs and to
stand committed until paid
VIM. Hoehn and Richard Bates
were tried for receiving stolen goods
having known it to have been stolen
on June 5th, of receiving a bicycle,
valued at $40 taken by Leo Newman,
on July 5th. at Asbury Park, proper
ty of Chas. Baker. The evidence ad-
duced on part of the State only show
ed that these defendants became inn
plicated in the matter after Newman
had taken the bicycle to New York,
they endeavored to find a purchaser
for the same They we've both acquit-
ted. Heisley and Vredenburgh coun-
sci.
The sentence of Arthur Shaffer,
charged with the unIa uftll taking