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

day, making a total of thirty-six wit.
nesses. Those who testified in snn.
port OF the application for license for
the Davis Hotel yesterday, were John
Collins, Constance Hand, Samuel
Robbins, William Chew, James Comm
ton, Thomas Reed and Lemuel Rob.
bins.
This ended the petitioners side of
the case and Mr.. Reeves re-opened his
side by calling young man named
Paul Pahl, who testified that he was
l9 years old and that he had bought
beer and whiskey at the Davis house.
but that he had told Mr.. Davis and
the bartender that he was 21 years of
age.
The last witness to testifyEwas Mrs
Mary L. Pepper. She said she had
been delegated by the W. G. T. u. to
get up the remonstrance against the
application, and said that she was
very much interested in having license
refused to the Davis hotel.
1t was after four O'Clock when the
evidence was all in. Then followed
the arguments by the lawyers, James
). Reeves and James s. Ware. The
Court withheld decision
Tuesday Morning
Criminal business began in earnest
in Court this morning. Judge
Trenchard was promptly on the bench
at ten o'clock, and Prosecutor Fithian
occupied his accustomed place within
the bar. The court room was we'll
filled with spectators and witnesses.
Immediately after the opening of
Court Judge Trenchard announced
that in the matter of the report of the
Commissioner appointed to assess
benefit for the city of Bridgeton, he
had not been able to reach the same
conclusions as did the Commission.
That in his opinion the Commission
ers should charge each property with
the amount which they believe the
property was enhanced in market
value by the Improvement of the
street paving The conclusions of the
Judge, being reduced to writing,
were filed with the Clerk of the
Court. The report was referred back
to the Commissioners and not CON
firmed by the Court.
In the matter of the remonstrance
to the granting of license to Emma D.
Davis, to keep inn and tavern at Port
Norris, the Court, after giving opin-
ion at some length, ordered that
license should be granted. The de-
cision was reached on the ground that
there was no proof produced of any
disorders that were chargeable to Mrs.
Davis; that the hotel was an old
established one, and that the opinion
OF citizen of Port Norris was divided
as to the necessity of having Ii
censed hotel in the place. The license
WAS granted, Zee S1OO.
Clayton Corson, who had pleaded
guilty to an assault and battery, was
sentenced to pay fine of $40 and
stand committed till fine was paid.
Frank Stiles, for assault and bvttery
on Chas. Fort, was sentenced to pay
fine of $40 and costs.
William Warren entered a plea of
guilty to charge of larceny. Having
made restitution, sentence was sus-
pended.
Lawyer Bacon entered plea of not
guilty for Thomas Dobson, charged
with illegal dredging
Luther J. Kiger entered a plea of
not guilty to charge of embezzlement.
An application to carry over the
trial of the indictment found last
term against DIR. John c. Jones, of
Millville, was denied by the Court.
The case will likely be tried next
week.
Prosecutor Fithian then moved the
trial OF the indictment against Leon
ard Q. Hand, for illegal dredging for
oysters. Mr.. Bacon, counsel for the
defendant, moved to quash the in
dictment, on the ground that it did
not set forth any indictable offence.
The motion was denied by the
Court, and the case proceeded.
Former Prosecutor VIM. A. Logue as.
sisted the prosecution on behalf of
the Oyster Commission.
. The allegation against the defend
ant by the State is that he dredged
for oysters upon certain ground in
Maurice River Cove, which grounds
had been leased by the State Oyster
Commission to Willis Robbins. That
on April oath, 1901, the defendant
was seen taking oyster from these
leased grounds by Smith Eldridge,
mate on the watchboat elena Boyle, .