Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-01-15
VIM. Hustled, assault and battery,

H. husteu, assault ana battery,
guilty.
Alvin sooy, indicted together with
Horace Crane for malicious mischief
IN turning switch on Central Rail-
road, plead not guilty.
Harry Harris, abusing livery rig of
harry Shaw, plead guilty to charge.
George Dubois, indecent assault.
not guilty
Isaac Woolbert, assault and battery,
not guilty.
Court adjourned until Monday
morning next at 10 o'clock when fur
ther pleas will be taken.
[From Daily Pioneer Monday, Jan. III
Judge Trenchard was promptly on
the bench this morning at 10 O'Clock
and ordered the quarter sessions, COM
mon pleas and orphans courts of the
county opened by the crier.
The first business before the Court
was the disposition of number of
Common motions and Orphans Court
matters. Lawyer W. H. Bacon asked
for the appointment of the Cumber-
land Trust Go. as trustee in the
David Jaggers estate, to succeed
Henry Camm, who has asked to be
relieved from further service. The
appointment will be made upon the
filing of petition in writing, properly
signed by all parties at interest.
Charles Moncrief indicted by
Grand Jury for abusing livery rig,
entered plea of not guilty.
Pasquale Mignonia, charged with
forgery, on two indictments entered a
plea of not guilty.
After disposing of some insanity
matters the Court took up the consid-
Grafton of the application of ex-Sheriff
VIM G. Hendee, for license to keep
inn and tavern at Mauricetown
The first witness on the part of re-
monstrance to granting license wa
Capt. Harrison Sheppard. Witness
did not think a licensed hotel at
Mauricetown necessity He said
that it had been about fifteen years
since there was licensed place there
On cross examination witness said he
was conscientiously opposed to the
sale of liquor, and said only a few
persons in Mauricetown favored IL
cense. Upon being shown petition
witness altered his statement as he
looked over the signatures of large
number of citizens of Mauricetown.
George Chester was next called and
stated that there had not been H.
censed house at Mauricetown for q
number of years. Every application
for license of recent years has been
opposed. Considerable time was con-
sumed in going over the names to the
petition.
The taking of testimony will run
we'll into the afternoon.
[from Daily Pioneer, Tuesday JAN 13l
The hearing of the remonstrance on
the application of Ex-Sheriff Hendee
to keep an inn and tavern at Maurice
town occupied nearly the entire day
in Court yesterday.
Four witnesses, Capt. Harrison
Sheppard, George c. Chester, Ed. @.
Vannaman and J. Milton Compton,
were sworn on behalf of the signers
to remonstranoe, their evidence being
to the effect that licensed place was
not necessary at Maurioetown. All
four said that they were conscien-
tiously opposed to the sale of intoxi-
eating drinks. Lawyer j, Ogden Burt
acted as counsel for the remonstrance
Shortly after the noon recess, J.
Hampton Fithian, counsel for petit
tioner, opened his side of the case.
He informed the Court that it was
not until late Saturday night that he
was apprised of the fact that the petit
tion which he represented would be
opposed, and that he had not had
sufficient time to prepare his side of
the case. He further said that he
was prepared to go on with the case,
however, but wanted it understood
that had he not been misled ir the
matter he would have produced many
more witnesses to testify on part of
petition.
The Court announced that hereafter
all parties for or against license would
be compelled to appear in open Court
aud say what they had to say, and
that neither side would be excused
from doing so.
The first witness called on part of
petition was VIM. @. Hendee, the
petitioner himself. He testified that
he had bought the old Mauricetown
hotel property and that he had rebuilt
it at an expense of nearly $4,000. The
house now contained twenty five
rooms for guests and he also had
stable room for dozen horses. Wit
ness said that there was really no
accommodation for the travelling
public in Mauricetown and that the