The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-07-01

The trials Of Aiker upon the
I charges Of fornication with Lucy
Keenan,, March 1st, in Neptune town
ship, of adultery with Mary Ellen
Clarity, March 26th, in Neptune and
of petit larceny on Feb. 18th, prop
erty of Frank Appleby, were post
poned until July 1st, as was also the
/ trial of Joseph Schanck, colored, for
incest in Manalapan township.
Annie Haviland, for breaking and
entering the dwelling of Richard ID.
| Parker, between Nov. 6th and 12,
1896, in Upper Freehold township,
and stealing therefrom clock, oil
can, tea kettle and two forks and two
knives, and who was convicted OF the
taking without breaking and enter
ling, was sentenced to pay a fine Of
/ $15 without the costs and to stand
committed until paid.
4 Monday, june 28th. Upon motion
4 of Prosecutor Heisley, the iHdict-
ments against, Harry H. Ludlow,
charged with assault and battery,
Mary E. Clarity and Christopher
Aiker, charging them with adultery
on March 26th, at Long Branch,
Lucy keenan, and Christopher Aiker.
lcharging them with fornication on
March list, in Neptune township,
were nolle prosecuted, be stating
/ that it would be impossible to secure
I q conviction in either of said cases.
/ The trials of Isaac Bowles, colored,
charged with committing an assault
and battery on Carrie Anderson,
/ Feb. 23rd. in Eatontown and of Geo.
4 b. Estell and Joseph Donnell, charg
! ed with forgery, of forging the name
! of George b. Stell, on check for $50
4 Dec. goth, in Neptune township and
| passing the same upon Henry Stein
bach, were upon motion OF Prosecu-
tor Heisley, put off for the term.
/ John Fay retracted his plea of not
guilty and plead non vult to an in-
dictment charging him with malicious
mischief. His sentence was upon
motion of E. w Arrowslnith Jr., set
for July 8th.
Garret Lemon was tried before a
jury upon an indictment charging
him with committing an assault and
battery on Charles Al. Ely, on April
30th. 1892, in MillstoGe township.
Ely said that he was fooling with one
Henry Doty, who was drunk, that
Lemon asked him to get his horse
out which he did and harnessed it up
1 to the wagon, that Lemon got in the
wagon and then requested him to put
/ Doty in, that in picking Doty up he
| fell against a farm wagon wheel and
lcut his head open, that Lemon jump
4 ed out of the wagon and pushed him
4 down and then choked him. Ed
ward Hendrickson and Joseph Hen
4 erickson Jr., gave similar testimony,
only differing little. The defendant
did not deny pushing Ely but claim
/ ed that he thought Ely was going to
strike Doty after he had knocked his
/ head against the wheel. There was
no words used that would indicate III
4 feelings and all were together the rest
of the afternoon or q part thereof
and no complaint was made by Ely.
Prosecutor Heisley for State and A..
e. Johnston for defendant The jury
( found him not guilty.
Edward T. Evans was tried before
a jury for assault upon A. a. San
born, Feb. 10th, at Lincroft, Middle
town township. The complainant
\ testified defendant came TO his piece
of business and cursed and swore and
! took off his coat and put nls INST up in
front of his face, threatening him.
Defendant did not deny the complain
ants statement concerning the mat
ter.
Tuesday. June 29th. VIM. Atkins
plead not guilty to keeping disorder
I iy house at Matawan. Relnanded to
await trial July 1st. Capt. Vreden-
burgh was appointed counsel.
! In Common Pleas q of Moses Suits
berger VS. Matthias Woolley, and 8, of
Chas. Rosenthal VS. Matthias Wooliey,
down for trial to- day, the Court an
nounced that they had been settled.
r. W. Dayton for plaintiffs and VIM.
Hyres for defendants.
Sante Tonaina, an Italian, plead
guilty to an assault and battery on
Rocco Dilione, Feb. 23rd, at Long
Branch. He was sentenced to pay q
| fine of $25 and costs and to stand
committed cntil paid.
WAIVERS.
Edward Hill, colored, plead guilty
to assault and battery ON Wm Van
dorm, Jan. 1st, in Marlboro township.
Sentenced to pay fine of S. and
costs.
Lille May Sprague plead guilty
to adultery with James Matthews.
! Upon motion of Prosecutor Heisley
her sentence was deferred until July
Sth.
/ John Frank, coiored, plead guilty
to assault on Charles Brown with a
razor, June 2Sth, at Long Branch.
Remanded for sentence later.
Edward Braxton, VIM Braxton and
Fenton Braxton. all colored, and
brothers. were tried for an assault
and battery on Chas. Richardson,
alias Gold Coin, colored, on Feb. 7th,
at Red Bank, by shooting him with a
pistol. The evidence was to the eff
! feet that lot of colored people We're
out having good time and that they
became involved..in a little difficulty
which ended up by Edward Braxton
shooting Richardson.
Edward Braxton was found guilty
and WIN. and Fenton Braxton were
acquitted. For State, Heisley; for de-
/ fendants, WINS and Ed. Wilson. Re-
manded
/ The trials of s. Silverman, for EN-
| Ibezzlefnent and Edward Braxton for