Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-05-29
A Short Term, and But Little
Business Transacted.
SENTENCES WERE IMPOSED.
The May Term Adjourns Until
the Middle of June, When
the Jurors Will Come To-
gether.
from Daily Pioneer, THURSDAY, May qa.l

From Daily Pioneer, THURSDAY, May 22.l
The afternoon session of Court re-
sumed yesterday at two O'Clock with
the continuation of Lawyer Berault's
argument to the jury in the case of
the State against Martin V. Chapman,
the Vineland dentist, indicted for un-
lawfully practicing his profession, not
having taken out a license from the
State Board of Dentistry.
The books from the office of the
State Secretary of tie Board of Den
tistry which were brought into Court
in behalf of the State by Mrs Ellen
Hind, and which caused such vigor-
Gus opposition in the part of the de-
tense, were finally admitted by the
Court. The books showed that the
defendant had never been registered
nor had he ever taken out license to
practice.
This ended the States case and
Lawyer Berault proceeded to outline
the defense, which was to the effect
that the defendant, Dr. Martin v.
Chapman, was praoticing dentist
prior to the law of 1878, ana through
a saving clause in the act, defendant
was exempted.
Mr.. Chapman was sworn and testi-
fed that he was 50 years of age; that
he began the practice of dentistry in
1872, in Atlantic City. Later he trav-
elled throughout the State and in 1880
took trip to Europe. When he re-
turned to this State, he located at
Westville and later went to Vineland,
where he has continued in business
up to the present time, having bought
the practice of the late Dr. Chambers,
of that place.
A number of witnesses were called
by the defense to prove that they
knew the defendant back in 1872 and
that he was practicing dentist at
that time. DR.. Burdsall, a practicing
physician and dentist, of Atlantic
City, testified to knowing the defend
ant in 1872 and that he was practicing
dentistry at that time. Mrs. Way, of
Camden, said that the defendant
boarded with her in Atlantic City in
1872 and that he was dentist then.
Ex-Judge Carrow followed his as
sociate, Mr.. Berault, in an exceeding
ly strong argument to the jury in be-
half of the defendant, and after the
charge of the Court as to the law in
the case, the jury retired for delibera-
tion at half-past three O'Clock
Daniel G. Jones, the colored man,
charged with the breaking and enter
ing the building of Miss Mary Elmer,
and stealing therefrom lot of silver
ware, was brought in from the Jail
and given seat beside his counsel,
Lawyer Henry Hollingshead. of Cam
den. A plea of not guilty was en-
tered for the defendant by Mr.. Hol-
lingshead and the Prosecutor then
stated that he would move the case at
once. This is the prisoner who was
brought from Philadelphia by Con-
stable Lore some time about the first of
this year. He is either deaf and
dumb or crazy or is good at feigning,
for he appeared to hear nothing and
would not utter word. All ques-
tions had to be put to him in writing,
to which he would append the answer
in very inooherent style.
The first witness called was Miss
Elmer, who stated that she owned a
private club house in the vicinity of
Ireland's mill pond, and that some
time in June, 1900, the house was
broken into and lot of silverware
taken therefrom. Who did the steal
ing witness did not know. A basket
full of silver articles, aggregating $500
or more in value, was produced in
Court and identified by Miss Elmer as
her property.
Constable Lore was put ON the stand
and told the Court and jury how he
had been sent to Philadelphia about
the first of the present year by Prose-
cutor Fithian, who had received. in
formation from the Philadelphia au-
thorities that they had captured a
party there with a lot of silverware in
ms possession, which the prisoner
said was taken from this house of
MISS Elmer's. Mr.. Lore said that the
defendant talked fiuently to him about
the robbery and drew him diagram
oy which ne might locate the house
IRONY which the silverware had been
aken' The prisoner was brought to