Bridgeton pioneer., 1898-06-02
SENTENCE DAY.
Ihose Convicted at the Recent Term of
Court Receive Their Sentences.


Court Receive Their Sentences,
FRIDAY was sentence day. The court
roohii"as crowded. Everybody was anx-
lous TO hear and see all that is done,
very many in the room were more than
curiously interested-they were there for
sentence themselves.
John s. Mitchell, Esq, made touch-
ing appeal foa Mrs. Whitaker, a year ago
indicted for shop lifting. Her companion
In crime at that time was sentenced to
prison for two years. Mrs. Whitak er
was In the Court with babe but year
old. 1t was shown that there were four
small children. The small one, it was
stated, would probably die if the mother
should be taken away. Mr.. Mitchell
asked for suspension of sentence for
the present.
Ihomas w. TrenchaId spoke in behalf
OF VIM. F. Krauter and Joseph w Sheets
charged with perjury. Mr.. Trenchard
made very able argument, making no
apology for the crime, but stated that
perjury is done under the impulse of the
moment. Without time for reflection.
Immediately after, both Mr.. Krauter and
Sheets, recognizing the wrong that they
had done, went Immediately to the
Mayor and voluntarily made statement
setting forth why false statements, were
made, and as a result, their confession,
the people who had been violating the
law, were apprehended.
Prosecutor Logue said that the Grand
Jury, in the case of Krauter had asked
him to plead with the Court for as light
sentence as possible.
Judge Hoagland said their was little to
say, both men were intelligent and knew
Of their crime The Court had duty to
perform which it must do.
Sentences were as follows:
David Broadwater, affray and assault
and battery, state prison, year and
cost.
Michael McDonold, affray. county
Jail, 6 months.
Geo. Mcdonald, Elwood Brandriff,
affray, $40 fine and costs.
Charles Bitint, grand larceny, county
Jail. g mnnths
JACOB Bechtel, 2 indictments, illegal
sale OF liquor, 500 fine and costs on each
indictment.
Mary Peters, illegal sale of liquor S25
and costs.
James Henderson, William Arnott 4
indictments stealing chickens, state
prison. 2 years
Orlando Fassig, illegal sale of LIQUOR,
$50 and costs.
Peter Musso, illegal sale of liquor, $50
and COSTS
Charles Corson, county Jail. months.
Roland Gould, stealing bicycle, county
Jail 8 months.
Elias Braunstein, assault, county Jail 8
months and costs.
James Turner, illegal dredging, fine
$50 and costs.
Richard c. Haines. illegal sale of liquor
$25 and costs.
Thomas Baker, disorderly house,
county Jail, 8 months.
Morris R. Lee, illegal dredging, fine
5000 and costs.
Clarence Garrison, stealing, reform
school.
Willie Garrison, sentence suspended.
Rebecca Cattrell, receiving stolen goods,
six months county Jail,
Benjamin Kennedy, assault, three
month county Jail.
Geo, Woolbert, illegal sale of LIQUOR,
fine $25 and costs.
Charles Lacy, perjury, state prison, IS
months.
Joseph Sheets, perjury, state prison
one year.
William Krauter, perjury, state prison
one year, and costs.
William Garrison, illegal sale of
liquor and disorderly house, years in
state prison and costs.
Michael Dooria. illegal sale of LIQUOR,
500 fine and costs.
Michael Kobernick, 800 fine and costs.
Isaac Morris, illegal sale of liquor, 500
and costs.
Clement Biggs, illegal sale of LIQUOR.
sl0O fine and costs.
Annie Gaskill, illega. sale of LIQUOR,
S25 and costs.
John Maier, illegal sale of liquor, 500
and costs
Sentence was suspended on Mrs. Fan
ME Whitaker.