The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-16
MANY PRISONERS SENTENCED.
Andrew Shawser given ten years for
assauising Lawyer McCue.

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ken in court by the State VS.. John
Shawger, of Franklin Furnace, tried
under the indictment of attempting
to kill Lawyer McCue. of Butler.
Considerable testimony was taken on
both sides. A full statement of the
occurrence was made by Mr.. McCue,
which contained the following facts
On the evening Of October II, Mr..
McCue said that the defendant came
to his office about seven O'Clock. Mr.
McCue told him he was too busy to
speak with him. About nine o'clock
en- the same evening Shawger called
on Mr.. McCue and said to him, You
are the man that beat me in that
Grenard case. > The lawyer answered,
"That's what / was engaged for.
He asked Mr.. McCue if he would get
another trial, and when told that he
probably would not, he offered the
lawyer 5000 to help him, which was
refused. The next morning Shawger
saw Mr.. McCue and a similar CONVEX
sation took place. Shawger was adj
vised to see Mrs. Grenard He said
| he would not do so, and asked Mr..
McCue to see her, who refused. At
seven O'Clock in the evening Mr..
| McCue heard knock at his office
door, and opening it, met Shawger,
who, drawing revolver, fired at him.
The bullet struck post back of
McCue. Witness John Brady testified
that he saw McCue come out of his
front door, and heard the defendant
say, II want to see you" This was
followed by a struggle, and he heard
pistol go off and saw the flash He
saw Shawger with the revolver in his
hand A number of other persons
testified that they heard the shot. A
picture of McCue's house and sur
roundings was put in evidence.
On Wednesday Shawger was placed
4 on the witness stand. He acknow-
lodged having called on Mr.. McCue
and of firing the revolver. He stated
that he fired the revolver with the
intention of soaring McCue rather
| than of injuring him. The jury was
out about twenty minutes and return
ed with verdict of guilty of assault
with intent to kill. Z"
The following were sentenced by
Judge Vreeland yester ay:
Peter johnson. assault and battery
on John Denman, sentence suspended.
Brittan Vanderhoof, larceny of fish.
ling tackle of Fl. A. Gill, sentence
suspended.
Albert Wiggin, larceny of garden
truck of Samuel Riley in Randolph
township, fined $25 and COSTS
| August Kemp and Samuel Patter
son. larceny of wire of Telephone Co
in Chatham. Kemp given one yeal
in State prison; Patterson three
months in county Jail.
Harry Nethercott, breaking and
entering, sentenced to three months
in county jail.
John Fl, Pangborn, stealing watcE
from James Doonan in Morristown
In this case tue jury recommended
prisoner to the mercy of the Court
Sentence 1876 and costs.
John Pangborn, stealing watch from
Harry Mountain, sentence suspended.
John Peterson. atrocious assault or
his son, ON Morris street in Morris
town. Sentenced to three years il
State prison. The jury recommended
to the mercy of the court
Lawrence Burke, breaking and en-.
tering store in Boonton. Sentenced
to two years in State prison
Bernard ]. Mcguire, atrocious as.
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Sentenced to State prison for two
years and six months.
Andrew Shawger, assault and bat
terry with intent to kill VIM. l.. McCue
lawyer. at Butler. Given seven years
at hard labor in State prison.
Same, assault and battery with in.
tent to kill on Fred Matthews, an
officer who attempted to arrest pri.
soner. Three years in State prison,
to run after the end of the first sen.
tence.
Same, assault and battery with in.
tent to kill on Mark Henion, officer
who also attempted to arrest the pri
soner Three years in State PRISON, tC
run concurrently with last above, in
aggregate 10 years at hard labor.
Leopold Strasser, three indictments
for forgery of three checks of Sophia
Rossen, of Dover. For each indict,
ment three months in Jail and costs,
all to run concurrently.
Angelo Mangosa indicted for ASSAULT
and battery with intent to kill, with
knife, Samuel Hart, on the Jersey
City Waterworks dam at Boonton.
Sentenced to four years at hard labor
in State prison.
Rafaele Iarckangelo, indicted fo1
illegal selling of liquor on River
street, Morristown. Fined $2C0 and
costs.
Charles Weise, illegal selling at
Morris Plains. Fined 5000 and costs.
Charles Bailey, illegal selling at
Morris Plains. Fined 5000 and costs,
Mrs. Angelo Chirigo. Morristown,
illegal selling of liquor. Fined 1926
and costs.
Patrick o'Brien, of Dover, jail
breaking on July 4. Two years in
State prison.
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