The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-11-18
SENTENCE OF Prisoners
Their Penalties Varied From $40
Fine to Six Years in Prison.

Fine to Six Years in Prison.
Martha Cashmere will Spend Two Years at
Trenton-Prince Wilson to have the
Longest sojourn In the Capital City
Special Sessions Tuesday and To-day
Fall Term of Court to End Next Week.
Monday was sentence day in the
Morris County Court, Judge Vreeland
presiding. The court room was filled
with persons interested in observing the
ministration of justice. The most severe
sentence was imposed upon Prince Will
son, colored, who will spend six years
in State Prison. He was convicted of
breaking and entering and of attempted
iail breaking. Wilson was for several
years an inmate Of reform school and
he has served three or four sentences in
county jails.
Fred N. Teeter Of Madison will spend
two years at Trenton, having been con-
victed Of obstructing the railroad near
Convent Station on June 6. He denied
his guilt but evidence of railroad EN-
ployes who saw him place ties on the
tracks proved to the satisfaction of the
court his connection with the deed.
Seven months in the State Prison was
the sentence recorded for Daniel Batson,
convicted of having committed assault
and battery on Antoine Gunther at
Flanders on August 5 last. Batson has
been before the court several times.
John Newton of Madison got off easily,
his sentence being three months in the
county Jail, having been convicted of
forgery. He used the name of an un-
known person on check for 81, the
same having been cashed by Woodruff
& Martin of this city.
That the court determined to keep
out of Morristown places of questionable
character was demonstrated by the sem
tence of two years imposed upon Mar
tha Cashmere, convicted of keeping a
disorderly house on Mt Kemble avenue.
The complete list of sentences follows:
Martha Cashmere. keeping disorder
ly house, two years State prison.
Maud Cashmere, same charge, two
months in county jail and costs.
Joseph Ewing, larceny and robbery,
two months and costs.
Michael Fortunate, assault and bat
terry, $50 and costs.
George Garrish. assault and battery,
two years State prison.
Andrew Gunderman, cruelty to ami
mails, $25 and costs.
jeremiah Hendershot, assault and bat.
terry, $40 and costs.
John N. Hesse, assault and battery,
$40 and costs.
Ellis Jackson, assault and battery,
sentence suspended until next term Of
court.
Frank Miller, assault and battery, two
months in county Jail and costs.
Frank Miller, larceny and receiving,
two months in county Jail and costs.
Thomas Meskela, assault and battery,
SIS and costs.
Fred N. Teeter, obstruction to rail-
road, two years State prison.
Prince Wilson, attempted jail break
ing, three years and terms to run con-
currently.
Prince Wilson, breaking and entering,
six years State prison.
Daniel Batson, assault and battery,
seven months in State prison and costs.
Edward Wean, assault and battery,
thirty days in county Jail and costs.
John Newton, forgery, three months
county Jail and costs.
On Tuesday in special sessions John
and Joseph Lawrence both pleaded not
guilty to a charge of assault and battery.
Trial was fixed for to-day. Charles
Stillwell will be counsel.
John Stephanet plead not guilty to a
similar charge and trial will occur to-
day. Charles Stillwell has been retained
as counsel for the defendant.
William Wheatby, charged with the
larceny of bicycle, plead guilty to re-
ceiving stolen goods. He claims to have
purchased the wheel. This trial, too,
will take place today.
The fall term of court will be con-
cluded next week. On November 30
Judge Fort will hear testimony in two
cases.
WITH THE POLICE.