Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-10-17

June 10th last. James Cooney has al
ready plead guilty to the charge.
Blizzard was represented by Lawyer
John S. Mitchell.
John Parker, the man who was in
suited, was the first witness called.
lie said he was walking down the
street near Main and High streets,
M1llville and saw Cooney and Biz
zard coming. The fellows ran into
lady and appeared to be intoxicated.
As they approached the defendant,
Blizzard ran into him and knocked
him into the gutter. Mr.. Parker's
wrist was sprained badly, and he was
kept from attending to his duties at
the glass factory for four weeks.
On cross-examination the witness
said he didn't know whether Cooney
had pushed Blizzard or not.
John Richards said he saw the two
fellows run into Mr.. Parker and knock
him into the gutter. Mr. Parker was
then recalled and asked by Prosecutor
Flthian, "Were you present at the
hearing before the Mayor, when this
defendant was brought before him?''
eyes, sir. -
"Did he plead guilty or not guilty ?"
Guilty"
The State rested.
Ward Blizzard was called to the
stand. He said he was walking down
the street with Cooney and as they
approached Mr.. Parker Cooney pushed
him into Mr. Parker and the latter
fell into the gutter. He then picked
up Mr.. Parker's hat and handed it to
him.
"What were you doing with Cooney
that night" ?" asked Prosecutor Fithian
on cross examination.
"We had been out drinking beer. -
"Did you plead guilty before the
Mayor at Millville?"
"Yes, sir. -
"What for?''
"Drunk and disorderly
Adolph Sharp was called after argu-
ments had been applied in the Ward
Blizzard case.
Mr., Sharp is an old man having
plead non vult for illegally selling
wine at Vineland.
Lawyer Wheaton Berault appeared
before Judge Trenchard and made a
most effective plea.
Judge Trenchard said he had no.
ticed on record where Mr.. Sharp had
been fined upon previous occasion
for the same offense, and as the Court
was about to impose sentence on
him Mr.. Berault asked to say a few
words. Counsel then asked that SEN
tence be suspended, as Mr.. Sharp did
not know he was violating the law.
He had been informed differently in
regards to selling wine. "Give him
just one more trial, beg, pleaded
Mr.. Berault.
"He is an old man bent with age,
and if at the end of six months he
has disebeyed your Honor's instruc-
tions, I would demand a sentence
then. I beg of you to suspend sem
tence''
Judge Trenchard said it gave him
great pain to send an old man like this
to jail. but he had been twice before
convicted of the same crime and at
both times paid fine. The sentence
was that he pay fine of $125 and be
confined to the county Jail for three
months.
The jury came in with a verdict of
guilty with recommendation of
mercy to Court in the case of Yeager
and Hushon for illegal taking of oys-
ters at Bivalve.
After this jury had been discharged,
the jury in the case of Ward Blizzard
for assault and battery, came in with
verdict of mot guilty
Then the case of State VS.. Louis
Southland for assault and battery on
Cornelius Williams at Millville, on
September 10Th, was moved. Mr..
Williams, the complaining witness,
said. he was going to the store in
Millville when the defendant began to
call him names and the fellow was re-
quested to discontinue making fun of
him. Southland then jumped on Mr..
Williams and beat him. The latter
was compelled to have physician S
aid.
John Garrison saw Mr.. Williams as
saulted by Southland and noticed the
formers shirt all bloody after the
fight.
Mrs. John Garrison also saw the
torn and bloody shirt and his face in
jured. Then Mr.. Williams's little
daughter Susie was called. She saw
the fight and ran from the house to
where her father was on the ground
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