Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-11-12
actions in the Orphans Court and
criminal business was resumed.

actions in the Orphans Court and
criminal business was resumed.
Upon advice of counsel John Rogers
and "Bud" Readle, charged with
breaking and entering. retracted their
pleas of not guilty, and entered pleas
of guilty.
George Oorson, who was Jointly
charged with these two fellows, was
discharged. the Prosecutor moving to
nolle PROSE- the indictment. Lawyer
lredell had charged of the defendants.
The Bentley case was then con-
tinued. There was some little testi-
mony more presented by the State.
and the defense was then permitted to
explain to the jury.
In the defense Lawyer Sheppard said
that for some years past Bentley has
been the agent for the Law and Order
League and in this capacity he has
caused the arrest of large number of
illegal liquor sellers and has thus
made quite number of enemies. His
arrest was due to one of his enemies.
DR.. Bentley was compelled to carry
whiskey in his wagon to use as medi-
cine for horses.
j. Brodie McGear was first called.
He was present at the hearing before
Rex Donnelly and took down the tes-
timony Of Levi Robinson. Lawyer
Sheppard tried to prove that Levi
Robinson committed perjury. The
case drags very slowly.
There was a sigh of relief when the
jury in the case against CDR" VIM.
Bentley retired. The case had dragged
wearily, slowly on, enough time being
consumed in the trial of the cause to
dispose of several cases of like i'm
portance.
The direct testimony of the State
was contradicted point blank by the
defendant. Bentley endeavored to i'm
press the jury with the fact that he
was a martyr because he had been
active in Furnishing violators of the
law as an agent for the Law and Order
League. He declared he had never
sold liquor to any of those who had
charged him with the misdemeanor.
Bentley was supported in his testi-
mony by some corroborating evidence
and after lengthy plea from Charles
e. Sheppard, few remarks from the
Prosecutor and the charge from the
Court, the case went to the jury and
the verdict was an acquittal.
Hiram Blizzard was then put upon
trial for illegal dredging. Messrs.
Ward and McAllister appeared as
counsel for the defense.
The case did not get very good
start before afternoon adjournment
A gentleman named Jaggers employed
to watch the beach beds at Cedar
Greek was the first witness. He tes-
titled positively to finding Blizzard
upon these grounds one April morning
and five hauls were made at the time
Wednesday Morning.
At the opening of Court this morn
ing Judge Trenohard sentenced VIM
Ca Daro, who was convicted of big
amy. to five months in county Jail
Bert Morrison, two charges Of lar
oeny, on one charge was sentenced to
six months in county Jail. Sentence
was suspended on the other charge
Lucius Pierce, five months in county
Jail from day of commitment. He
has already served three months.
Bert Biddle. breaking and enteriun
two charges, six months in county
Jail.
Lon Rogers, breaking and entering.
two charges, on one charge was SEN
fenced to five months in county Jail.
The other charge was held over.
The case against Hiram Blizzard,
for illegal dredging was then resumed,
with William Jaggers on the stand.
He said on the morning of April ninth
he saw the "Piercel. which is Mr..
Billiards. boat, dredge for oyster four
or five times on the beach beds.
Upon cross examination the fact
that the witness and the defendant
had not been friends for some time was
brought out.