Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-10-20
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Criminal Business is Still Being Prose-
cnted.

charge of assaulting Wheaton Bereault,
the lawyer.
! The jury was out some time before
agreeing upon verdict, but when the
foreman announced the finding, the
! young artist was quickly surrounded by
his friends and heartily congratulated.
This acquittal was followed by the con-
viction of Isaac Burgin, for assault and
battery, and the prompt acquittal of John
Harmon upon the same charge
| Andrew Morgan retracted his plea O..
not guilty to selling liquor and pleaded
guilty.
| License Refused.
Judge Hoagland at this time announced
that the court had concluded to refuse the
application for license of Richard Glas-
pey, at Fortescue.
| Mr.. Logue gave notice that he would
move the case against George Schlacter,
charged with illegally selling liquor. T.
w. Trenchard, his counsel, made appli-
cation for the stenographer to be present
upon that occasion.
Prosecutor Logue was going to move
the case against Richard Sprague, in
dcted for the illegal sale of liquor, when
that gentleman came forward and re-
tracted his plea and pleaded guilty.
Isaac Burgin, the colored fellow was
brought in from Jail to defend himself
from charge of assault and battery.
The State proved its case by R. Edward
Roork, and Mrs. Sarah Hall.
The story was that on the 29th of last
July Roork was in the vicinity of Shep-
pard's mill riding his wheel, when ne
was stopped by Burgin and Perry Blake,
pulled from his wheel and pretty badly
| pummelled. Blake skipped out and
could not be captured The State called
as witness Alexander Gould, a colored
man, but he swore that he knew nothing
concerning the case because he was so or
rs yards away.
| All the other witnesses, including Bur-
| gin, testified that Gould was right there,
in fact one of the Blake and Burgin
party. Prosecutor Logue asked the
| Court to order Gould taken in custody as
it was evident that he had sworn falsely.
Judge Hoagland ordered Sheriff Chees-
man to take charge of Gould, which he
did, and the fellow was locked up in jail
Burgin's defense was very thin. He
said that while he assaulted Roork, it
was because he was run into by the COM
plainant. He admitted he had been to q
bottling establishment drinking.
There was no argument from counsel,
and conviction promptly followed.
| John Harmon noSad aS tho pavt do
ant, and the charge was assault and bat
terry upon the little misshapen colored
fellow, Jimmy Jones' The story indi-
Gated that the trouble was over dog, but
none of the witnesses, excepting Jones
and his wife, dignified it by calling it all
assault. In fact some of the witnesses
thought MIR. Jones was the fellow who
did more pounding than Harman.
The jury acquitted Harmon, and court
adjourned for the day.
Thursday Morning.
The first business of this morning was
the moving of the indictment against
Gustave Schou, charged with the habitual
illegal sale of liquor.
There was some little trouble in gottng
a jury satisfactory, both the State and de-
| Tense making numerous challenges.
The case will be fighting one. Schou's
counsel are Samuel Iredell and Hon, T.
w. Trenchard.
Before the evidence was produced there
was considerable legal sparring. Ac-
cording to the Prosecutors argument
there is some doubt as to the liquor laws,
certain enactments OF the Legislature last
Winter conflicting with the Werts acts.
| Mr. Trenchard, for the defense, held that
the State was bound to confine itself to
the proof of the illegal sale of liquor.
The Prosecutor held that if it was proven
that Schou habtually sold liquor illegally
at his place, he was guilty of maintain
ing dsorderly house.
Jacob Duffield was the States first wit
ness, but he added no material benefit in
support of the indictment. He was going
down to Bayside on the 18th of last Sep.
tember and stopped at Schou's place,
paid for two cases, took one and got the
other when he came back.
Charles Clark, a ,colored man. skated
on thin ice. He said in answer to the
Prosecutor that Ire had purchased beer
of Schou, in quantities of 2 cases and
quarter of barrel.
The defense did not tamper with Clark
much, and he started to leave the stand,
when Judge Hoagland called him back,
and asked him some questions. The
Judge pinned Clark down to point
where he admitted that he had bought
quantities in less than two cases. In fact
he had taken a half dozen bottles, for
which he paid twenty-five cents.
Mr.. Trenchard then cross-eXamined
Clark skillfullybut he didnot make much
Roadway, except to have Clark say he
never purchased less than two cases but
once.
The Prosecutor corralled Clark once
more, and Charley said that Joseph El-
well ran the place when Schou was not
present, and of Elwell Clark had many