Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-01-15
JANUARY SESSION
COUNTY COURTS.
Details of the Past Weeks Pro.
ceedings-WOrk of the Grand
Jury-Sentences.


yesterday afternoon and presented to
Judge Trenchard thirty. seven true
bills of indictments.
Very many cases had been investi-
gated by the Inquest and the COM
plants thoroughly sifted. AS a result
thirty bills will have to be
looked after by Prosecutor.
Among the indictments, it is under
stood, there was one against former
County Collector and another against
a secretary of the Stock Building As
sociation of Millville.
After the indictments were pre-
sented, Judge Trenchard discharged
the Grand Jury with the thanks of
the Court and county, and directed
the members to the Sheriff's Office for
their per diem.
Prosecutor Fithian then asked per-
mission of the Court to charge those
defendants who were in custody, and
the following prisoners were brought
in from the Jail and answered to the
Indictment against them.
Charles Newlin, Daniel Adams and
Lorenzo Lewellan, three young men
from Millville, were called to face five
separate indictments for burglary and
receiving stolen goods The trio
plead guilty to four of the charges
and to the fifth not guilty.
Alfred Demby for assault and bat
terry said he was guilty of assault but
no battery. Prosecutor Fithian would
not accept the plea and entered one
of not guilty.
Joseph Jacobs. the colored fellow
charged with breaking and entering
Fithian & Pennell's store and steal
ing therefrom, entered plea of
guilty. He also plead guilty to second
indictment for breaking and entering
the shoe shop of Mr.. Wood.
Jimmy" Jones plead guilty to
stealing from Mayhew's blacksmith
shop but in second indictment for
stealing load of rails, not guilty.
Charles Borden for the larceny of
spigots and other brass articles from
James Chapman, guilty.
Oliver Tomlin, larceny of harness,
guilty.
Arnot Waddington, indicted with
Ethel Stewart for conspiracy and at
tempt to extort money. not guilty.
Pasquale Materi and Cardino Merci
entered plea of not guilty to three
indictments for forgery.
John Mastrandrea, forgery, not
guilty.
John Greene also plead not guilty
to two indictments for forgery.
Richard Rutter plead guilty to in
dictment No. one for assault and bat
terry. On second Indictment for SINH
lar offense he plead non vult
Luigi Dinubbi. breaking, entering
and stealing, guilty.
Joseph Grimes, assault and battery,
not guilty.
This closed the Court business of
the day and Prosecutor Fithian%an-
nounced that defendants who were
out on bail would be called to answer
on Saturday morning at ten O'Clock.
Those ON bail and indicted are as
follows:
Ethel Stewart, charged with con-
spiraoy and tempt to extort money.
Alvin Sooy and Horace Crane, ma
lioious mischief.
John Faunoe, Jr., assault and bat
terry.
John W. Carr, assault and battery.
Isaac Woolbert, assault and battery.
David r. Robbins, Jr.. illegal
dredging, two indictments.
George Dubois, indecent assault
Jacob Schwartz, illegal sale of
liquor.
From Daily Pioneer SATURDAY. Jan. lO.l
There was session of Court held
this morning in the Grand Jury room
at the Court House, before Judge
Trenohard, for the purpose of taking
pleas of defendants against whom in
dictments were found by the recent
Grand Jury.
Frank Brady was discharged from
custody by order of the Court, the
Grand Jury finding no indictment
against him.
David r. Robbins, indicted for
dredging for oysters before sunrise
and after sunset, entered plea of not
guilty.
The trial was set for Tuesday next.
On another indictment of similar
character defendant also entered plea
of net guilty.
John Carr, assault and battery, not
uilty.
John Faunce, assault and battery,
not guilty.