Bridgeton pioneer., 1899-01-19

In6re was no other evidence, and Mr.
lredell did not desire to say ANYTHING tn
the jury, and the case was submitted
without argument. The Court did not
waste time with his charge, and the iury
did not waste much time pronouncipp
Ross guilty.
The jury in the case of Barber aud
Mattison. struggled with the matter for
some time. The twelve men went with
out their dinner before they could get
anywhere near together, and it look ed for
a time as if they would be without their
supper, but late in the afternoon it was
agreed that the boys were not guilty.
and so informed the Court.
The Court then adjourned until next
Tuesday morning. Judge Hoagland an
nounced that the sentences wo1ld he pro
nounced on Tuesday morning at ten
O'Clock. At that time all persons to be
sentenced must be present.
Tuesday Morning.
sentence day-the time when the un-
fortunate evil-doers must stand before
the bar of justice and listen to the harsh
words which mean much to them.
A great crowd gather at the Court
House this morning. Many of them are
anxious friends, awaiting with greatest
interest the fate of that other band of un
fortunates, guilty of wrong doing. Some
time before the hour of converting the
session the crowds are in the seats. and the
defendants are conspicuously present.
'EhQrQ 1c q
to what Judge Hoagland will think of
this case and that. Will it be State
prison for this one, county Jail for the
other, fine for third? What will
Hamilton get? There is no question de-
bated more than that. and everybody is
confident that he will get long term.
Judge Hoagland comes in and goes in
the retiring room, so does Prosecutor
Logue. and he takes in the bundle of in
dictments.
There are some lawyers present who
desire to make pleas for clients. They
await the opening session.
Court Crier Clevenstine opens Court as
usual. the Judge is on the bench, and the
session is begun.
Judge Hoagland wasting little time in
unnecessary formalities. The big batch
of sentences were as follows:
Chester Carstep, two indictments, bur-
glary, state prison, five years, hard labor.
VIM. Hutchinson, two indictments for
larceny and one for assault and battery,
hard labor in State Prison, for five years.
Frank Ross, illegal sale of liquor, S25
aud costs.
Edward Moore and William Smith,
misdemeanos, hard labor in State Prison
for two years.
Frederick Cook, two indictments for
obtaining money on false pretense, three
months in County Jail.
Frank Thomas, larceny as bailee,
county Jail, three months.
VIM, Morrison, assault and battery, fine
Oslo and costs.
Elmer Finch, larceny, three indictments
county Jail, six months.
Fred Void, assault and battery, 500 fine
and costs.
Archie Hinsop, twelve years of age,
stealing, sentence suspended.
Louis Emmett, thirteen years, stealing,
sentence suspended.
Thomas Dixon and William Dixon, as
sault and battery, S. fine and costs.
Edward McCrane, sentence suspended.
Ward Hamilton, the notorious colored
burglar, was brought in from Jail in Gus.
tody of Constable Nickerson. Judge
Hoagland sentenced him particularly
upon each one of the five indictments to
which he had been convicted. The sent
ence was in each case five years and costs,
making in all twenty-five years with
costs, which will probably aggregate his
entire sentence to thirty years.
"But your Honor" said Hamilton as
the Court had finished, ''there were mem
bers of the Grand Jury but he got no
further, the Sheriff hustling him out and
back to his cell.
The Court then adjourned