Bridgeton pioneer., 1903-10-22
PROCEEDINGS OF
COUNTY COURTS,
Pleadings Of Prisoners; Trial of
Offenders; Adjournment Of
Criminal Business on Account
of Illness Of Prosecutor.
From Daily Pioneer Thursday Oct. 15.l

The first days session of Criminal
Court opened this morning with Judge
Trenchard on the bench. In the
Grand Jury room another case was
being tried before Judge Hendrick-
son.
1t was Thomas E. French, Re-
ceiver, against the Millville Manufac-
turing Company, on contract. Law
yer William Logue appeared for the
plaintiff and Walter H. Bacon for the
defendant.
The Court room was crowded to the
door, many people being compelled to
stand. The following persons were
present to plead:
Harry Leptz, for malicious mis-
chief. Not guilty. He was dis
charged by the Court.
William Bentley, illegal sale of
liquor. Not guilty.
Charles Croft and Sarah Croft, for
assault and battery. Not guilty.
Mary Buck, assault and battery.
Not guilty.
Nicholas Carter, illegal sale of
liquor. Not guilty.
Fred Ennis, lewdness. Not gui ty.
Isaac Braunstein and Moses Braun
stein, larceny of bottles. Not guilty.
William Cadoror, bigamy Not
guilty.
B. Albert Slower, neglect to bury
body of horse. Not guilty.
The first case moved was that
against Andrew Hendrickson, charged
with breaking and entering and as
sault with attempt to kill. Lawyer
Roscoe Ward appeared for Hendrick-
son.
Two of the prisoners who plead not
guilty yesterday were brought before
the Court again to retract their pleas.
They were Thomas Loper. breaking
and entering. Guilty. Hugh Givens,
larceny. Guilty.
Prosecutor Fithian then opened the
case charging Andrew Hendriokson
with breaking in David Holcomb' S
drug store and when Frank McGill
tried to stop him he pulled revolver
and shot at McGill.
The first witness called for the State
was Frank McGill. He said that on
the morning of September sixteenth
about four clock he was in Andres
bakery at the corner OF Laurel street
and Irving avenue, when he heard a
crash, looking out of the window he
saw two men across the street in front
of the drug store and one going
through the window. MoGill called
to Mr.. Andres and together they
crossed ths street to the drug store
and asked the two men who were
standing in front of the store, what
was the matter. They told McGill
and Andres none of their d. business.
The two men then started down
Laurel street on run. McGill and
Andres followed for a few hundred
feet and then came back to the store.
A man came through the glass door
and landed in heap on the pave
ment he was up in a minute and
snapped revolver twice at McGill
and then ran up Laurel street, drop
ping his revolver an losing his hat.
Gross examination by Lawyer Ward
followed.
The next witness called was Samuel
Rogers who was with Hendrickson on
the night of the robbery. He turned
States evidence, telling how he and
John Summers were out in front of
the store while Hendrickson went in.
They were sitting there when McGill
and Andres came across the street.
Summers and Rogers then got up and
ran down the street. On cross ex-
animation Summers said he did not
see Hendrickson shoot at McGill.
The next witness was John Rog-
ers, who gwas with Hendrickson and
Summers on the morning of the rob-
berry. He told the same story as Sum-
mers.
William Andres was next called and
oorroborated the story Of McGill.
Hendrickson was next put on the
stand to testify in his own behalf and
said he would plead guilty to break
ing and entering but not assault with
attempt to kill.
Prosecutor Fithian followed with
his summing up Of the case; it was
then given to the jury, who soon re-
turned verdict of guilty.
The next case called was that Of the
State against Walter Fisher. A jury
was empanelled and the case COM
menced. Fisher is CHARGED with