The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-03-10
Monmouth County Courts
BEFORE JUDGE J c. coNovER.

BEFORE JUDGE J. c. CONOVER.
Thursday, March 3rd. The arplica
tion of John b. Hankinson for a
transfer to him of the license granted
to Daniel E. Patterson. for bottling
establishment on South Street, Free
hold, was granted
Circuit 2, of NJ. J. & NJ EBlake
VS. N. Y. & i. b r. r. Co., went off for
the term
Thomas Spence pleaded not guilty
to an indictment found at the January
term for seduction under promise of
marriage in Upper Freehold township.
j. a. Tantum security in 81, 900 for
his appearance April 7th, for trial.
A. b. Johnston represents him.
Rynear Dubois pleaded not guilty
to an Indictment found at the Octo-
Der term 1897, forthe sale of intoxica-
ting liquors contrary to law in Middle
town township. Herman Kruse Sc
curity in $500; trial April 7th. A. r..
Johnston represents him.
The sentence of John A. johnson,
for all assault and battery on his wife
sometime ago at Asburv Park, was
suspended indefinitely, as was also
embezzliDg a sum of money of Harry
y i n
The hearing in the matter of the
citation issued against John L. Con-
over and Charles Conover. executors
of the last will and testament of
Stacy p. Conover, deceased, was upon
motion of the former Conover laid
over for two weeks, March nth, for
the purpose of giving them sufficient
time to file an account.
LAsAIGHT SENTENCED.
Arthur Lasaight indicted by the
January Grand Jury three times for
the larceny of good from William S.
Brown, III September and October,
1897, in Freehold, twice for grand lar
ceny and once for petit larceny was
before the Court for sentence. e. w.
Arrowsmith Sr., his counsel, address
ed the Court in his behalf, stating
that the defendants sentence had
been laid over from time to time for
the purpose of allowing him to make
restitution of the goods which he
sto.e from Mr. Brown, but that his
mother whotried in almost every way
possible had been unable to make
such restitution nor had the defend
ant made any. MIR Arrowsmith
asked for the sake OF his mother
that the Court be as lenient as
possible under the circumstances
Judge Conover stated that it had
been his custom in cases of larceny
and einbezzlement when goods or mon
ey had been taken. that if restitution
was made to the injured parry, it
made a vast difference to the extent
of punishment meted out by the
Court, but that in this case. he would
consider the defendants good charac-
ter previous to this occurrence. the
time he had already been confined
and the fact that he came into Court
and pleaded guilty to the offence of
which he was charged, thereby saw
ing the County the expense of trial.
b e was sentenced to three years in
States prison at hard labor upon
each of the grand larceny charges,
| the terms to run concurrently, max
ing only three years in all. and SEN
tence upon the charge of petit larceny
was suspended.
In the matter of the sentence of
John L. johnson, colored, who was
convicted of keeping a disorderly
house, at Asbury Park, motion was
made by A. A. Chambers, his counsel
for rule to show cause why a new
trial ShONld not De granted. upon the
grounds that the witness, Charles
Vanderveer's character was not
known to the jury or they would not
have convicted him and other facts
which were set forth in an affidavit
made by the defendant. The Court
granted rule to show cause return
able on March 31st. and sentence was
deferred until that date.
Court adjourned until March 9Th.
Monday, March7th-W Walter Grover
plead guilty to fornication with Car
rie Hilliard, in Milestone. Chas. I.
Ely and W. F. Gravatt security in
5000; sentence March 10th.
Wednesday, March 9th-The hear
ing in the matter of the exceptions to
the account of the executors of John
H. Fairy, deceased, was laid over for
two weeks.