The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-03-18
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.
Several Prisoners Arra,gned Before Judge
CutIer-Pleas and Trials

CutIer-Pieas and Trials
Monday last was Special Session day
before Judge Cutler and large number
of Criminal offenders were arraigned to
answer the charges against them. Judge
Cutler is holding frequent sessions of the
Court of late in order that there might
be no unfinished business when his sue
cessor, Judge Vreeland, assumes the
reins of Justice, on April l..
Orrin Earls of this city, whose house
was raided some time ago and a number
of poker players captured, entered a plea
of not guilty to charge of having kept
disorderly house
Thomas O'Donnell of this city, held
upon charge of stealing a bicycle from
John H. Carlson by renting the same
and failing to return it, denied that he
intended to steal the wheel and was held
for trial.
Charles Sumbotty of Hibernia pleaded
not guilty to an allegation of having
committed an assault and battery upon
Max Feigin and was remanded for trial.
Harry Mullin, colored, of this city en-
tered plea of not guilty to charge of
having stolen 81 belonging to his en-
ployer, Andrew Riley. Mullin, with
colored girl from Summit, were the
winners of the cake at the recent cake
walk given in the CHRONICLE building,
and it is said that he appropriated his
employers money in order to attend the
cutting of the cake at Summit.
Edward Lewis, a boy of Stirling,
pleaded guilty sx a charge of having
stolen chickens at that place and was re-
manded for sentence. Young Lewis i'm
plicated his father in the commission of
the above offense. but upon arraignment
the latter denied his guilt and was held
for trial.
James McWilliams of Washington
township entered plea of not guilty to a
charge of having stolen chickens at that
place and was held for trial.
Frank Kupice of Hibernia was tried,
convicted and sentenced to ten days
imprisonment on charge of assaulting
Peter Karigan. Upon another charge Of
having assaulted Paul Kochuska, Kupice
was tried and acquitted.
John Molnak of Hibernia, charged
with having assaulted one Max Feigin,
was tried for that offense and found
guilty and was sentenced to ten days
Imprisonment in the County Jail.
Common Pleas.
A number Of appeals were disposed of
in the Court of Common Pleas.
In the case of George G. Connect. ap-
pellant, and Lizzie Montgomery, appel
pellee. which was an action to recover
the amount alleged to be due the appel
lee for wages as domestic, the court
rendered a judgment III favor of the ap-
pellee for So.
The case of Lewis Cook, appellant, and
Edward L. Ford, appellee, resulted in a
verdict of no cause for action in favor of
the appellant. This was suit brought
to recover the amount alleged to be due
as rental for barber furniture.
The case of George E. Hoagland, ap-
pellant, and Peter S. Ham, appellee, was
settled out Of court, and the cases of
Maria l.. Jones, appellant, and Joseph
w. Coe, appellee, and William Murphy,
appellant, and Mary Mccall, appellee,
were continued for the term.
In the matter of the suit brought by
the city of Dover against Irving E.
Schwarz for violation of a city ordi-
nance, for which fine Of $40 and costs
were imposed, and from which Schwarz
appealed, the action was dismissed for
irregularities in the pleadings.