The Monmouth inquirer., 1898-11-24
N onmouth County Courts


BEFORE JUDGE j. c. CONOVER.
Pedro Tavares was tried for stealing a
bicycle at Long Branch. 1t seems that
he was employed as cook in family
at Long Branch; and that one day
last Summer he departed, taking his
employers bicycle with him. Mr..
Davis, a New York detective. testified
that he had been notified by the au-
thorities at Long Branch to be on the
lookout for Tavares; and that he had
not long after, caught him with the
wheel in bis possession. Tavares said
that he rode the wheel to Asbury
Park; and their hired boy TO take
it back to its owner II e said that he
after he got there, he saw the boy to
whom he had intIusted the wheel in
Central Park: that he had taken it
away from him, intending to have it
returned to Long Branch; but that
before he had an opportunity to do
so, he was captured by Davis. The
jury found him guilty. He was SEN
fenced on Tuesday, to one year in
State Prison.
Mrs. Mary j. Storer. who was
charged with shooting William Ew-
ington. at Tennent last month, was
also tried on Monday. William Ew-
lngton was the first witness called.
He SAID that on the evening of Octo-
ber 18th, he was walking along the
road, leading from Old Tennent
church to his home, when he saw
ahead Of him, woman: and that he
overlook her AS he passed her, he
recognized her as Mrs. Storer, and
said to her II know you, but that
she did not answer. He said
he had probably gone fifteen or TWEEN
tv yards further, when he heard a
shot and felt a singing sensation in
the heel of his foot. He did not wait
to investigate, then. but started down
the road as fast as his legs could carr
ry him, not even stopping at his own
hodse He said he was afraid to 60
housekeeper. and he was afraid of be-
ing shot again. He spent the night
at q neighbor's and the next morning
had Mrs. Storer arrested. 1T seems
Mrs. Storer was also afraid to go back
to Ewington's house for she
spent the night at James Collins
which is not far from Ewington's.
Mrs. Storer said she did not intend
shooting Ewington; but that she had
revolver for protection. EwingtOn
had threatned her on the road that
night; and that she had pulled the re
volyer out of her pocket and in doing
so, the trigger had caught In her pock-
ct, and caused the pistol to go off
The jury found her guilty; and she
was sentenced Tuesday morning, to
FIVE months in the County Jail
On Monday William r. Ham of As
bury Park, was tried for Illegally sell
ing liquor at his drug store in Asbury
Park Detectives Sunderland and
French. who were put upon the case
by Chief of Police Smith. were the
first witnesses. They said that they
went to Mr.. Hams store in August,
and went to the back room, where
they were served with liquor by one
of Mr. Hams clerks. William ii.
Smith, the Chief of Police of Asbury
Park, said that on the 27th of August
he arrested Mr.. Ham, in his store.
With him, were Officers Rogers and
Borden. Detectives Sunderland and
French were then drinking at the
time of the arrest. DR. G. w Shafto
was also there drinking. He said
that he found beer; ale, whiskey and
other liquors in the store. He also
found glasses, such as were used for
serving whiskey Certain bottles of
ale, heer, and whiskey, which had
been offered in evidence by the pros
ecutor, as having been purchased at
Hams store, were sampled by Mr..
Smith In defense, Mr. Ham denied
he charge. He said that he kept
beer, and ale in the store to treat his
friends with. DR. Shafto was called,
and said that he did not pay for what
he drank in the store. at the time
French and Sunderland saw him; but
that he was treated by Mr.. Ham.
The jury found him guilty
On Tuesday Edwin c. Ranney was
tried on a similar charge. Henry
Dinsdorf, who had charge of the store
at Asbury Park, the store at which
the sales were alleged to have been
made, testified that he had charge OF
the store in July and August. That
he sold whiskey and other kinds OF
liquor during that time, without pre-
scriptions Detectives Sunderland
and French said that they had pnr-
chased whiskey, beer, and gin at Ran
ney's store. The defense was that
Edwin G. Ranney did not own or
have charge of the store in question;
and that no liquor was ever sold there
without prescription. To support
this view of the case. Edward G. Booz
tie SUCtGkeOI vi ItlA1cD04A 90 4Aits-tt~e-N@ !
of the Asbury Park store, said that
no liquor was ever sold there. He
also said that H. P. Ranney was in
charge Of tie store, and the E. 9.
Ranney, to his knowledge, had moth |
ing to do with the store. David Rose
and William Smith. who were also en- /
ployed in the store. said that they
had been employed by II. D. Ranney;
and that they never sold any liquor
in the store, or saw any sold without
a prescription. Edward G. Ranney
said that he did not own the store and
never sold any liquor there HI. d. |
Ranney, the father of the defendant,
was then called, he said thai he was
the owner of the store, and had sole
charge of it. That his son had assign
ed to him, his rights in the store.
The jury found the defendant guilty
The State'Canvassers Appointed.
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