Bridgeton pioneer., 1902-01-16
Henry Brown, stealing money.

A0J' I"y "oHnson, marry
Riley, stealing.
Henry Riley, Duy Johnson, Harry
Riley burglary
Henry Riley, stealing horse blanket.
John Currie and Paul Kell, five
bills for stealing.
Prisoners Brought i'm 70 Plead.
After the return of the GrandTJury
Prosecutor Fithian sent to the Jail and
had indicted prisoners brought in.
The pleas were as follows:
John Curry, several counts larceny,
not guilty.
Paul Kell, several counts petit lar.
ceny, guilty.
Henry Riley, burglary and stealing
chickens, not guilty. Stealing blanket,
guilty
Henry Brown, larceny of SIS, guilty.
Irving Johnson, larceny bicycle,
not guilty.
Katie Wrash, bigamy, guilty.
Albert Terry, assault and battery,
not guilty.
John Burns, three indictments
stealing wire, not guilty
Sherman Pierce, atrocious assault
upon Ed. Moore, guilty.
Samuel Stiles, stealing whiskey and
receiving whiskey, not guilty.
Osborn Clark, unlawful dredging,
not guilty.
Perhaps the most important cases
that will be tried will be those against
John Burns. The defendant has
former Judge Westcott to look after
his interests.
Judge Trenchard announced that
there would be no session of Court
Saturday, but there would be spe-
cial session of Court Monday. At
this time Prosecutor F'ithian will
charge all defendants who have been
indicted and they are publicly notified
that they must be there upon that oc-
casion.
During the afternoon the jury in
the Millville Bank case came in, and
amount, $500 with interest.
from Daily Pioneer, Monday, Jan 1871
There was session of Court held
this morning for the purpose of tax
ing up the civil list of cases on per-
emptory call and fixing dates for trial
of same; also for the purpose of tax
ing the pleas of number of defend
ants against whom the recent Grand
Jury had found indictments.
Anna Hoffner, a neatly dressed
young lady of about nineteen summers
was. first to be called and appear
The charge against her is one of lar
ceny. She entered plea of not guilty
and gave bail in 5000 for her appear
ance on Wednesday.
Duy johnson and Herbert Riley, in
dicted together, on two bills for lar
ceny, were next called. Johnson en-
tered plea, through his attorney, of
non vult to both indictments. Riley.
not guilty. Henry Riley, the third
defendant did not appear.
r. Chester Nickerson, larceny, not
! guilty.
Charles H. Payne, assault and bat
terry, not guilty. Mr.. Payne stated to
the Court he would act as his own
counsel.
Martin Edwards, assault and bat
terry, guilty. On another Indictment
for robbery he plead not guilty.
William Wynocker, illegal sale of
liquor, guilty.
Hiram Lively, larceny and removing
animals temporarily from owner, not
guilty.
Henry Bishop, illegal sale of liquor,
not guilty.
! William Jones, assault and battery,
not guilty.
/ Edward MinKs, larceny, not guilty
Joel f. Pierce, for illegal sale of
liquor, was called John 8. Mitchell,
his counsel, entered plea of not
guilty, stating that the defendant was
confined to his house with illness.
Leonard Richman, assault and bat
terry, not guilty.
Anna Bell Hinson, larceny, not
guilty.
| The Prosecutor announced that all
defendants must be ready for trial on
Wednesday. The Court announced
that sentences would be imposed on
those who pleaded guilty, on Thurs
day morning.
Lawyer John S. Mitchell asked for
the discharge of the bail bond of him
self and Francis p Riley in the mat
ter of the indictment against John
Buck for illegal sale of liquor, which
was found, tried, carried to the Su-
preme Court and set aside. The bail
was ordered discharged and the in
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