Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-05-15

cared Tor Che child up to the time that
the society had taken it from her.
She also testified to the smaller child
having been placed in her care when
it was hours old. The child is now
past seven years.
Mr.. Bartlett endeavored to have
witness testify to matters of personal
character. but the questions were OBJ
Jected to by Mr.. Bacon and the objec-
tlons were sustained by the Court.
Bertha Parsons, the older of the
children, was put on the stand and
told OF the place where she had been
living, having been put there by the
Society. She said she was treated
pretty good at Broodville where she
lived, but she would rather live with
Mamma here in Bridgeton. She
said she loved her Mamma and that
she bought her plenty of clothing.
Little Alice was also questioned,
and pointed out Mrs. Parsons, when
asked who her mother was. She is
Ouly Scf0u years.
A half dozen other witnesses were
called and the testimony commented
on by counsel on both Sides
Judge Hendrickson finally settled the
matter by giving the children into the
custody of Mrs. Parsons and Court ad-
journed for the day at quarter of
seven.
from Daily Pioneer, Saturday, May l0.]
Court convened Saturday at
nine O'Clock with Judge Trenchard on
the bench, for the purpose of taking
pleas of such defendants as had not
previously been called and for the
hearing of the remostrance against the
granting of license to Mrs. Davis at
Port Norris, application for which
having been made at the opening OF
the May term Of Court on Tuesday.
The first defendant called to answer
this morning, by Prosecutor Fithian,
was George Branch, indicted for the
larceny of some money from Lewis
Tomlinson. His plea was not guilty.
Frank Stiles, the young man in
dicted for assault and battery on
Charles Fort, pleaded guilty to the
charge. He will be sentenced on
Tuesday next.
Joel F. Pierce, indicted for the IL
legal sale OF liquor, was present with
his OFT ~
tered a plea of not guilty to the
charge.
Clayton Corson, for assault on Ed
ward H. Washington, said he was
guilty. Sentence on Tuesday next.
jeremiah Brown, on application of
Lawyer Iredell, was discharged from
custody, the Grand Jury finding no
bill against him.
After short recess the Court took
up the matter of the remonstrance to
the application of Emma D. Davis for
license to keep an inn and tavern at
Port Norris. The remonstrance was
signed by 413 persons, many of whom
are women, and was brought into
Court by Lawyer James J. Reeves
Mrs. Davis was represented by Law
yer James S. Ware. A large number
of Commercial township citizens were
present at the hearing, both sides be-
ing represented by many of the very
best citizens OF the oyster village.
A copy of the reasons why license
should not be granted to the appl-
can't, as served upon the other side,
was presented to the Court.
Mr.. Reeves opened the hearing by
an attack on the signatures to the ap-
plication and called DR.. S. T. Day, of
Port Norris, to testify as to what he
knew of the character of the parties
who had signed the application, and
as to their location relative to the
Immediate village of Port Norris.
The case will require considerable
time to complete it.
[FromDaily Pioneer Monday May 12.]
The taking of testimony in the mat
ter of the remonstrance to the applica-
tion for license of Emma D. Davis to
keep an inn and tavern at Port Nor
ris, occupied the attention of the
Court the entire day Saturday, it be-
ing six O'Clock in the evening when
Judge Trenchard announced the ad-
journment to ten O'Clock to-day,
when the matter would be continued.
Twenty seven witnesses were ex-
amined up to time of adjournment,
sixteen for the remonstrance and
eleven for the application
Both sides have several more to
offer, which fact, taken with the ar
guments of counsel and some other
matters in the Common Pleas Court,
will occupy nearly the whole of to-
day. The remonstrance is beyond
doubt the biggest ever heard in this
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