Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-01-25
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Wind Up of the Work of the
January Term.
MANY PERSONS CONVICTED.
Judge Trenchard Deals Out Justice to
Offenders With Little Mercy.
Wednesday Afternoon.

Days come and go, but the January
term of Court goes on-not forever per
haps, but certainly long enough to give
everybody that tired feeling that no
brand of Sarsaparilla will help
The jury in the Joel F. Pierce case. was
not out a great while and returned
verdict of not guilty. That verdict gave
the Justice clean bill of health, and lis
temple, at the corner of South avenue
and Willow street, is free from any taint
of suspicion so far as the misty past is
concerned.
The Prosecutor is not mixing things up
very much, for Just as soon as the Pierce
case was over, another disorderly house
case was moved.
When Judge Trenchard went upon the
bench this afternoon, he was confronted
with Lawyers Wheaton Berault and
Herbert Bartlett, of Vineland. 1t was
about boy, Herbert Gifin. son of John
w. Giffin, of Cleveland, Ohio. Lawyer
Berault represented the father and he
presented petition to the Court, asking
for an order upon Daniel Gascoigne,
grandfather of the child and other MEM
bers of the family, to produce the child to
the father, he being anxious to assume
custody of his son. The petition of the
father, Giffin, set forth that his boy was
allowed two years ago, to come from
Cleveland, Ohio, to visit his grand
parents, and he has been there since
Giffin came to Vineland to see his boy.
but claims that member of the Cas-
coigne family spirited the child away so
that he could not be found.
Lawyer Bartlett represented the grand
parents, and he said that the child was
to-day on the way to Cleveland to visit
his father. 1t lranspired in the argument
that the Gascoignes were made the legal
guardians of the child two years ago, with
ne consent of the father.
f-Judge TreneSard saiith he could not
deal with the matter unless the child was
present. He should then leave the de.
cision wholly with the boy as to who he
wanted to remain with.
Lawyer Bartlett said that he would
endeavor to stop the child by wire. and
bring him into Court. This temporarily
closes the incident.
"More9 rum-knee Deep" sing the
frogs in the summer time. The frogs
should be over in Court. Justice Pierce's
case was followed by the case against
William J. Campbell, of Vineland,
charged with maintaining disorderly
house. Campbell came in from Jail in
charge of constable, and was given a
seat by the side of his counsel, Rex A.
Donnelly.
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after each side had excused seven Jurors
from serving.
There have been pretty much all sorts
of disorderly house cases this term, but
the Campbell incident seemed to be a
novel one.
Charles Garrison, Vineland constable,
described Campbell's place. He said that
over in the quiet, temperance town OF
Vineiand, Campbell keeps, or did keep a
little one horse restaurant. All sorts of
DRINKS went in there-that is, these fell
lows would go in there sober, and come
out drunk. While Mr.. Garrison had
never been greatly disturbed by the
place, yet there had been frequent disor-
derly seances about the joint. Mr.. Gar
rison said the place was sort of general
resort for questionable people.
Upon cross-examination, Mr.. Garrison
said that the neighborhood where Camp.
BELLS place was situated, had for a long
time been frequented by men under the
influence OF liquor.
officer Taylor Mathis, of Vineland.
gave the State boost by picturing a red
hot night in Campbeps place. He was
called there to quell disturbance. He
found three drunks inside, with the door
locked. Campbell was drunk, and he
refused to allow his guests to go out. He
finally rescued the imprisoned drunks
and went off about his bushes. There
was a good deal of noise made by the
gang inside.
The milk in the cocoanut, or the alcohol
mixed with cider of the case was given
by Daniel Guy. He is a pretty black fell
low, and his testimony was in true
African fashion. Some half dozen times
he visited Campbell's place, and occa-
sionally he would drink sweet cider
Alcohol was brought to Campbells res
taurant, mixed with cider, and pretty
good drink was made up for the habitutes
of the place. Guy said he was rather
partial to alcohol. especially when he was
suffering from cold. Guy couldn't re,
member all that the Prosecutor asked
him, yet he tried to ''freshen his memory
pretty hard" Guy said he had been tight
a gooa many times.
Ed. Dawson was one of the ginger gang
who frequented the joint. He was
warm member. He said he had taken
alcohol to the Campbell place and mixed
il with cider. and drank it. But Dawson
was not going back on Campbell. He
said that the vicinity where the joint is