Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-10-13
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Judge Hoagland and the Petit Jurors
Listening to the Evidence in Crimi-
nal Cases.

mai cases.
Judge Hoagland's attention in Court
MONDAY, was taken up with remon-
strances against the granting of licenses
to hotels at Buena Vista and Fortescue,
In the case of the remonstrance against
Charles I. Jones at Buena Vista or
Greeh"lch Piers, there was no evidence
offered. Charles E. Sheppard represented
the remonstrants. His petition to the
Court was signed by thirty-six men and
sixty women. He said that it had been
decided not to offer any evidence, but
simply present the remonstrance to the
Court.
James S. Ware representen Mr.. Jones.
he SAID that he was prepared to submit
to the Court evidence tending to show
that hotel was needed at Greenwich
Piers. Last year there were 900 persons
entertained at the hotel, and the year pre-
viously 800. There was nothing shown
against the conduct of the house, or Mr..
Jones.
Judge Hoagland did not think it was
necessary for Mr.. Ware to offer any eyi
dence, and reserved his decision.
The remonstrance against the granting
of license to Richard Glaspey, at Fortes
cue, was vigorously contested.
The remonstrants were represented by
]. Ogden Burt, and G,aspey by James S.
Ware.
The remonstrants claimed that house
for the sale of liquor, at Fortescue. was
not necessity, and was menace to the
community. The house, it was claimed.
was entirely unsuited for the purposes of
an inn and tavern. The remonstrance
was signed by one hundred of the legal
voter of Downe township and one hun
dred and forty-six women.
Mr.. Burt attempted to show that some
of the signers for the license were not
freeholders. This attempt failed, it be-
ing shown that the signers owned real
estate in Downe township, but their deeds
had not been recorded.
Mr.. Burt then produced evidence to
show that Fortescue was not on the line
OF travel. 1t was not necessary that a
public hotel should be established there.
Years ago Fortescue was quite summer
resort, but of late years it had ceased to
| wv anu was lIOW DuL d rendezvous OF
rough characters. 1t was also shown by
Mr.. Burt that the house at Fortescue was
far from being suitable for an inn and
| tavern.
On the other hand Mr.. Ware had wit
nesses who thought that licensed hotel
at Fortescue would conduce to the public
good, in fact was necessary.
Tuesday Morning.
Criminal business is on, and if the petty
cases to be heard, can be crowded into
this week, an early adjournment of the
October term may be expected.
There are quite number of cases set
down for trial, but they don't amount to
a lot, and it is likely that they can soon
be disposed of.
All day yesterday was taken up with
the license cases, and the days proceed
ings wound up with Judge Hoagland
granting license to Charles Jones, of
Greenwich Piers, and will take up the
matter of license to Richard Glaspey at
Fortescue, will be taken up on Wednes-
day.
! House this morning when things started
off. OF course all the petit jurors were
there, the constables, many witnesses
and lot of spectators.
Geo. Powell, charged with assault and
battery, changed his plea OF not guilty
and entered plea of non UuIt.
William Harvey plead guilty to break
ing and entering.
The Prosecutor had some little diff
Guilty in getting his first case before a
jury. 1t was intended to move the case
of young Richard Landis, the Vineland
artist, charged with an assault and bat
terry upon Lawyer Wheaton Berault. J..
l.. VanSyckel, counsel for defense, could
not be present, and the case was post
poned until to- morrow.
Then Mr.. Logue wanted to try Albert
Barnett upon charge of assault, with
attempt to kill Andrew Wilson, of Vine-
land.
Lawyer Roy Tuler said the defense
was an alibi and an important witness
was sick. The case went over until to-
morrow.
Finally the Prosecutor got the case of
Herbert Jarvis before jury. He was
charged with stealing watch from John
Hartman. Jr., of Millville.
Here is the story of the witnesses of the
State. Last July Hartman, who has a
small store in Millville, left a nickel
plated watch in his vest pocket, and from
his vest 1t was stolen. He procured the
| watch by sending awav tobacco tars
The watch was afterward recovered from
William Reeves, who said that he Sc
cured it from Herbert Jarvis. He traded
gun for the watch.
John S. MITCHELL representing the de-
fendant put in strong case. He showed
that Herbert Jarvis had watch much
like the one claimed by Hartman. Jarvis
said he secured this nickle plate watch by
saving up Arbuckle coffee wrappers.
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