Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-01-12


battery.
Frank Thomas, larceny as bailee.
Michael Crave, Illegal sale of liquor and
disorderly house, in Vineland.
Samuel Leach, grand larceny, of oys-
ters from floats, at Maurice River.
Antoine Barber and Louis Mattison,
larceny.
Prisoners Plead,
Directly after The Grand Jury was dis
charged, Prosecutor Logue directed the
Sheriff to bring in the prisoners from the
Jail. who had been indicted. The long
line of prisoners were brought in and Of
fered pleas to the following indictments:
Ed. Moore, alias MAN Eater'' and
William Smith alias "Blubber." stealing
eight umbrellas from the First Baptist
Church, guilty.
William Hutchinson, breaking, enter
ing and stealing horse from Ephraim
Ayars, not guilty. Larceny as bailee of
horse and wagon of Nat Atk inson, guilty.
Assault and battery upon his son, guilty.
Ward Hamilton, breaking and enter
ing, six indictments, including two
places in Vineland, two in Rosenhayn,
and the Knight and Stadler residences,
Bridgeton, not guilty.
Chester Carsten, breaking and entering
and stealing $l2 from James Demaris,
Cedarvile, not guilty. Breaking, en-
tering and stealing $40 from Mrs. w.
Deborah Bateman, Cedarville, not guilty.
Fred Cook, obtaining money by false
pretense, two indictments, guilty.
Frank Thomas, larceny as bailee. not
guilty.
William Morrison, assault and battery
upon Ed. Mooney, not guilty.
Frank Ross, illegal sale of liquor and
maintaining disorderly house, not guilty
The pleas of not guilty entered by Cars
ten, Hutchinson and Hamilton were a
surprise. All three have repeatedly con-
tessed their crimes, and in each case the
evidence in the hands of the authorities,
cannot be disputed. If these cases are
tried there will be nine more trials than
were supposed.
Rubart Not Indicted.
Another surprise was the failure of the
Grand Jury to indict young Robert Ru-
bart, Jr., for the killing of Lloyd, in Mill
vile. The positive instructions of the
Court were for bill, but the Inquest de-
elined to accept the suggestion and did
not return an indictment. 1t is said that
the Jurors were by 40 means unanimous
| upon the matter. While the failure to
find the bill, under the circumstances,
caused some surprise, it is not likely that
the case would have amounted to any
thing. Nobody thinks that trial Jury
would have convicted the unfortunate
lad.
Monday Morning
Judge Hoagland was upon the bench
this morning at ten O'Clock, and consid. +.
erable business was transacted with the
Court by the lawyers.
Then much time was taken up with
arranging day for the trial of common
pleas cases.
Mr.. Mitchell made application for the
trial of Ward Meeks to go over, owing to
absence of material witness. Mr..
Meeks is indicted for the illegal sale of
liquor.
Mr.. Logue said he had the case set
down for tomorrow, bul he did not press
the matter, and the Court put the case
over.
Prisoners pleaded as follows:
Pascillia Pasqua, robbery from Morton
Miller, of $40. not guiety
Archie Hinson, stealing gold watch
and eye glasses from Geo. Troth, guilty.
Antoine Barber and Allie Hinson, steal
ing Sl.3S. not guilty.
Samuel Leach, stealing oysters, not
guilty.
Frederick Void, assault and battery,
non Vult.
Elmer Finch, two indictments, stealing,
guilty, one indictment of stealing S24, not
guilty. Finch acknowledged stealing $40,
and plea of guilty was accepted to that
Albert Polhamus and William White,
grand larceny, not guilty.
James D. Newcomb, larceny, not
guilty.
William Hutchinson retracted his plea
of not guilty for stealing horse and
wagon, of Eph. Ayars, and pleaded non
cult.
Michael Croro, illegal sale of LIQUOR,
not guilty.
A number of the defendants were
absent, and Mr.. Logue asked leave to call
the defendants and have bail forfeited.
Tuesday Morning.
Prosecutor Logue begins to-day to
clear up the criminal calendar. The Pro-
secutor is anxious to get all the cases off
the list this term, that is possible, so that
his successor may not be embarrassed
with number of cases that are old and
somewhat difficult to handle, because tes-
timony is scattered.
The liquor cases will not be tried this
term. These cases are all for selling
liquors in quantities of more than quart
and at this time there are cases in the
Supreme Court from this county which
will call from the Court judicial inter-
probation of the law, which is now ques
toned in these cases, Mr.. Logue says,