Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-03-10

ENTERED PLEAS.
Court To-day. Milk Bottle Thieves
Plead.

Court To-day. Milk Bottle Thieves
special term of court was held We'd
nesday before Judge Hoagland. There
were criminal cases galore. Many per-
sons in Jail preferred to come before
Judge Hoagland to awaiting the regular
May term of Court
Prosecutor Logue read off a big batch
of charges to the prisoners.
Jennie Fauver and Mary Flowers
pleaded guilty to the unlawful sale OF
liquor.
Walter Demby, perjury. Guilty.
John Patton, stealing clothes, also re-
ceiving stolen goods. Not guilty.
Henry Mason, assault and battery on
lis wife. Guilty.
William Mason, stealing overcoat.
Guilty.
Thomas Cheesman, William Pedrick,
Leslie Smith, S. Clevenger, Albert Smith,
Albert Bright, Elwood Wills, Benjamin
Clark, all charged with stealing milk
bottles.
William Pedrick, not guilty.
Leslie Smith, guilty.
Thomas Stevens, not guilty.
Eiwood Wells, not guilty.
Wilbert Clark, guilty.
Edward Smith, not guilty.
There are five charges against the bows.
Some of them pleaded guilty to taking
one pint, but no more.
This batch was taken back to Jail and
anOt har hot -, ,,IooI
This lot pleaded as follows:
Peter Keets, perjury before the Mayor.
Guilty.
Alexander Simmons, perjury at hear
ing before the Mayor. Not guilty.
Alexander Smith, assault and battery.
Guilty.
Charles Crispin, disorderly house in
Millville. Guilty.
William A. Dorror, adultery. Not
guilty.
Rebecca Harris, adultery. Guilty.
Prosecutor then moved the case against
the milk bottle boys. He stated that the
defendants were charged on FIVE counts
with stealing milk and bottles from C.
Woodruff, Chas. Fithian, Ogden d Garri-
son, j. Fl. Sharp & Son and Elmer d
Shute. The boys were all tried together
Loren Sharp, of the firm of Sharp 4
Son, was called and told of a dozen or
more p aces where their milk bottles had
been stolen. He recognized one of the
bottles as belonging to them. 1t was
generally taken between four and five
O'Clock in the morning.
,Inbp Mitahail Fec &
the prisoners.
Mr.. Sharp said he supposed he had $40
worth of bottles and milk stolen.
Ephraim Willis, driver for Charles j.
Fithian, said they had lost milk and
bottles about a month ago, and told of
different houses they had been stolen
from.
Mr.. Willis said he had no knowledge
of any of the defendants stealing the
milk.
Charles Woodruff, called, said he had
lost milk before and since the arrest of
the defendants. Recognized a bottle as
his property
Harold Ayars, driver for Elmer d
Shute, called said he had lost milk and
bottles in this city. He lost milk before
the defendants were arrested.
William G. Woodruff said he had lost
milk, four bottles in the Third ward,
previous to the boys arrest. He also
recognized one of the bottles as his. He
had no personal knowledge of any of the
defendants taking the milk.
Constable Lore said he was one of the
officers who arrested the defendants.
Said he suspected some OF the defendants
and knowing they had club room on
Taylor street, he went there and found
the milk bottles. They had stove and
cooking utensils there. He said that
Leslie Smith had made a confession to
the Mayor and told how they worked it,
acknowledging that they all had hand
in it, and mentioned the names of the
members who constituted the club.
Smith said thew all drank tho milk