Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-02-13
Criminal Court.

Last Monday morning Prosecutor Starr
moved the indictment of Antonio Gotti, OF
Aura, for illegal and habitual sale of liquor
and sale on Sunday. Judge Jessup pre-
sided
The jury was composed of Peter Hop
kins, Samuel l. Armstrong, Alex. Golden,
Franklin Davis, Geo. Collins, Thos. Carney
Henry Kuabe, Jas. McElwee, Jos. Truncer,
John j. Shoemaker, Theo. F. Burrows and
Elmer E. Jones.
James Henry, who resides at Glassboro,
and works as section hand on the railroad
testified he had been in this country six
years. Said he often went tosGotti's on
Sunday and got wine; went last on Sunday
Nov 3, with his brother Peter and Domi-
nick Mariana They played game known
as 81, and the loser bought bottle of
wine, the price of which was 16 cents
They stayed from 10 a. m. to about p. m.
Peter Henry, his brother, also a section
hand, testified substantially as his brother,
as did Dominick Mariana. An interpreter
was required to get the latter's testimony.
Addison Owens, whose countenance resem-
bled an Arabs. was called by the State and
testified that he had known Gotti nine
years, but never bought any wine of him.
He had once given him bottle, however.
The first witness called by the defense
was Flora Gotti, daughter of Peter Gotti, a
brother of the accused. She said these
three men came to their house about 10
a. m. on Nov. 3. At noon they were in
vited to dine with the family and had mac
aroni, bread, cheese and wine. They
didn't buy any wine or pay for anything.
There was trouble about O'Clock, D. M,
and Dominick stabbed her uncle, Antonio.
Johnnie Gotti, bright-eyed little italian,
aged II years, who spoke English readily,
and Rosa, his sister, corroborated Flora.
The jury returned verdict of guilty on
the Indictment charging the sale of liquor
on Sunday, with a recommendation of
mercy; and not guilty as to habitat sale.
Immediately after the jury in the above
case went out, another jury was empaneled
to try the Indictment against Domi
nick Mariana, alleging atrocious assault on
Antonio Gotti. The assault was committed
on Nov. 3, the same day on which the
alleged sale of wine took place. From the
testimony, through an interpreter, it was
evident that the whole party had been
friends until that Sunday, and that too
much sour wine was the cause of the disso-
luton of friendship between the sons of
sunny Italy. Gotti's shirt and undershirt
were in evidence as to the earnestness with
which Mariana used his knife.
The jury returned verdict of not guilty.
Mr.. Swackhamer defended Mariana
On the conclusion of the above case on
Tuesday morning Prosecutor Starr moved
the case of the State VS.. David Yourison,
shipper at Swedesboro. In his opening re-
marks to the jury he said that the charge
was that of unlawfully converting personal
property to his own use. The complainants
in the case were Woolly & Hews, commits
sion merchants of New York. Youreson
was their representative at Swedesboro, to
whom they shipped two car loads of crates
or baskets. The first car load he accounted
for, but the second, containing 1900 bas
kets, valued at cents each, he had failed
to account for.
A salesman for Woolly & Hews named
Mcbride, was the first witness called, and
the last because, under DISCRIMINATION
by Mr.. Avis, Yourison's counsel,
Woolley & Hewe's case went to pieces, and
the Prosecutor abandoned the case.
On Monday Judge Jessup granted the
following licenses: John Plum, Clayton;
VIM. Schooner, Evan; Somers R. Steel
man, Newfeld. The application of John
Hoffman, Billingsport, was refused. The
application of John Callan, First Ward,
Woodbury., agaist which remonstrance
was filed, was laid over until Thursday, to-
day, when the remonstrants will be heard.
They will be represented by Francis Davis,
ESQ.,, while Hon. D. o. Watkins will repre-
sent the applicant.
The trial of the Philip Schlag indict-
ment began on Tuesday, and was resumed
this morning. R. S. Clymer for Schlag.
Starr for State.