Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-04-20
THE COUNTY COURT
CONTINUES ITS BUSINESS.
The Grand Jury Brings In
Tmenty-three Indictments.
THE pLElsAHTVIlLE IIeEHsE HEARING.
Slow PROGRESS ON THE CIRCUIT
DoCKEY-CRIMINALC CASES HEA RID THIS
wEEK-soME OF THE CULPRITs
PLEAD GUILTY.


PLEAD GUILTY.
Court Proceedings.
The County Court continued in
session four days last week, but
rather slow progress was made with
the Circuit docket. On Wednesday
the only case tried was that of Sarah
E. Wiltbank VS.. /. G. Adams for
alleged damages relative to restric-
tions in lot in Chelsea which was
purchased of Adams. The Jury after
being out several hours returned q
verdict for Mr.. Adams and declared
that the plaintiff had no ground for
damages.
On Thursday the most OF the day
was taken up by the several replevin
by the creditors of s. M. Braunstein,
OF Atlantic City.
The Grand Jury made it's present
ment and returned a total OF twenty
three indictments which were as
follows, with the pleas OF theindicted
parties:
Lewis Layton, assault and battery
upon his wife, pleaded not guilty;
second count of atrocious assault
and battery upon his wife, pleaded
not guilty.
William Risley, Jr., forgery, on two
counts, forging names to checks OF
$125 and $12, respectively, pleaded
guilty, and was Immediately SEN
fenced to one year in State Prison.
James Tyson, larceny of jewelry
from a lady guest at the Allen III ouse,
pleaded guilty and threw himself
upon the mercy of the Court.
Frank Green, petit larceny, pleaded
not guilty; second count, same charge,
pleaded not guilty.
William Riley, larceny of money
from the person of Richard Matthews,
pleaded not guilty.
Charles Kroekel, (the Egg Harbor
mute), larceny wrote note to Judge
Endicott, pleading not guilty.
Joseph Shorts, robbing Washburn's
stable, pleaded not guilty.
John Ade, of Egg Harbor, atrocious
assault and battery on Frank
Schultz, pleaded not guilty. He was
one of the young men who played
white Caps"
Frederick j. Steinlein, fraudulent
conversion of money as agent for
Finley Acker & Co., amounting to $140,
pleaded notguilty.
Andrew Jeffries and Thomas Fitz-
patrick, larceny of copper wire from
the Atlantic City Gas Co., pleaded not
guilty.
William Meth, selling liquor with
out alicense, contrary to law, pleaded
non vult cOntendere. Judge EndicOtt
fined him ST. and costs.
John Moss, larceny of goods to the
value OF $5, pleaded not guilty.
Martha p. Lassiter, alias Harvey,
bigamy, pleaded not guilty. The in
dictment alleged that she married
Lassiter while her first husband,
Alfred Harvey, was still living.
Zackariah w. Jones, of Pleasant
vile, agent of Mutual Life Insurance
Co., misapprOpriation of funds,
pleaded not guilty.
Henry Benin, of Pleasantville, sell
ing liquor without a license, pleaded
not guilty.
The following licenses were grant
ed on Wednesday: John A. Biddle
for The Atlantic Country Club /;
Charles w. OFT, at the CarlisbroOke
Inn, Ventnor, in Egg Harbor town
snip.
Other licenses granted were :
Lutzi Weise, on the County road, at
Pomona Sanford K. Moore, at
Buena Vista Jacob Shick, Henry
VanSant and Samuel Vickers, at
Somers Point Charles Smith, at
Peters Beach /; George w. Norcross
and James Baker, at Mays Landing;
John Price, at Absecon ; Harry G.
Counsellor, at Buena Vista William
Scull, at Linwood Robert Evans, at
Richland.
On Friday afternoon the applica-
tion OF Milton w. Early, for license
for his hotel at the corner of the
Turnpike and the Shore Road came
up and a hearing was given the par
ties interested at 3.15 O'Clock. Law
yer S. G.. Hinkle, acted as
counsel for the remonstrants, and
Judge Robert III. Ingersoll, appeared
for the applicant, Mr.. Early.
A carload of those opposed to the
granting of a license went up on the
afternoon train at 255. and they in
cluded pretty nearly all the Prohibi-
ton leaders and w. c. T. u. workers
of Pleasantville. Those called upon
to testify in behalf OF q "dry" hotel
were ex-Sheriff Isaac Collins, Peter B.
Risley, Isaac Andrews, Joshua Lake,
Rev. Arthur Douglass, Rev. s. w.
Steckel, Capt. Amariah Lake, Rev. f.
l.. Jewett, DIR. Eva w. Lake, Rev.
James Luffbarry, Mrs. Alvin p.
Risley, Mrs. Joshua Lake, Somers 5.
Bowen, Job Stebbins, and Richard
Risley. The testimony of each and
every one was substantially alike, all
believing that Pleasantville has
ample accommodations for enter
tanning the public, did not need any
more, and that they were opposed
to licensing hotel anywhere upon
general principles. All disclaimed
any personal feeling against Mr..
Early, their opposition being against
the traffic and not against the man.
The remOnstrants did not get
through until nearly train time, and
the only person called in favor OF
granting the license was George w.
Leech, ST., who said he believed that
more and better hotel accommOda-
tiOns were needed in Pleasantville,
and that much travelling patronage
went elsewhere because of the lack of
them. At this point Judge EndicOtt
said it would be impossible to finish
the hearing, and appointed Monday,
April %, for it's continuance.
In the Circuit Court the Braunstein
cases occupied the entire day Friday
and the court adjourned over to
Monday.
Frank Green was convicted of petit
larceny from j. w. Castill, and larceny
from John W. Risley, and sentenced to
five months in jail.
Charles Knocked, Of Egg Harbor City,
the deaf mute who has spent half Of bis