The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-30
County Court

QUIZ
Criminal Eases were taken up on Thurs
day Of last week.
Prosecutor Sinnickson called upol
Charles smjth, Oliver Jackson, William
Howard and Joseph Parker, all colored
to plead 70 ID Indictment, charged then
with ASSAULT and battery on Frank Wa
lace, Of Wbodstown. They plead moi
guilty.
The FIRST dase called was that OF the
State VS.. Oalkford Boyer, colored charged
with the larceny of a bicycle, the proper.
ty Of Charles Henry, of Lower Penn'f
Neck, on October 9th last. Elwood
Nokes, another colored lad, vas indicted
with Boyer lor the larceny Of the wheel,
and be plead guilty to the theft. Boyer,
who took it land had it sold was convict
ed Of receiving stolen goods.
Oakford I boyer was charged with steal
ing chickeDB from Peter Dorem, in Salem
on January Sd. At the trial in the lower
Courts, Oaklin simms, the States prin-
cipal witnese, testified that he received
these chickens from Boyer and had sold
them to Mrs. George Boggs but now
claimed to have received them from Her
bert Handy. Judge S~innickson then in
structed the jury to return q verdict OF
not guilty.
Oaklin Simms, colored, charged with
stealing chickens from various persons in
Salem who had missed chickens, was &C.
quilted.
APPEAL CASES.
The appeal cases were heard Monday.
The first on the list being the City of Sa-
lem VS.. John Driscoll. On September 80,
1901, Chief Of Police Waddington found
9 pig running at large on the streets and
had it removed to Giles Livery Stables,
there being no public pound in the city.
John Driscoll claimed the pig and he was
fined $500 and costs according to the
city ordinance.
After hearing the evidence Judge Sim
nickson granted a non-suit and stated
that the ordinance wa unjust from the
fact that it made no distinction between
those who willfully allow their stock to
run at large and others who are unfor-
tunate in having their animals break out
of enclosures. He further stated that he
thought the Legislature " intended
to give city Council power to pass such
an unreasonable and unjust ordinance.
The case Of the City Of Salem vs.. Eli
Weldy was a similar case. A COW be-
longing to Mr.. Weldy broke out Of the
field and run at large for a few hours.
The evidence showed that it was not
through wilful neglect that the COW es-
capped and the Court granted a nonsuit.
The following persons from Pittsgrove
township were granted naturalization pa
pers by the court: John H. Owen, Hen
ry Remer, Jacob Crystal, Samuel Eskin,
Max Schwartz, Samuel Muscovitz, Abra-
ham Belsky, Moritz Klein, David Hoff-
man.
Last Fridays session was devoted to
the trial of the Woodstown rioters. The
defendants who are colored men are in
dicted for a riot and for an assault and
battery on one Franklin Wallace at
Woodstown during the present month.
The affair occurred in French's bar room
and it was during the progress Of the
fight that Wallace was badly cut. The
State is represented by J. F. Sinnickson
and the defendants by ]. w. Acton and
Thomas G. Hillard. A great deal of the
testimony was heard Friday afternoon,
but it was Of asvague uncertain kind, and
does not appear to be very discriminating
against the defendants. The states' case
was not conclnded when court adjourned.
The Woodstown riot case was finished on
Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict Of
guilty against Thomas Robinson, Charles
Smith and Oliver Jackson. The other
three men were acquitted.
SENTENCES IMPOSED.
Wednesday morning Judge S%innickson
imposed the following sentences:
Daniel Nichols, the nine-year-old boy.
for setting fire to hay stacks, State Home
for Boys. The Judge in sentencing Mich
DIS said that she was the most dangerous
piece Of humanity in the smallest space
had ever come before him." Ed
ward Nokes, larceny, State Home for
Boys. Herbert Handy, larceny Of chick
ans, seven months in State prison on
each count, time to run co~ncurrently.
Joseph Sanderli IN, abduction, State prison
ior five years. William Saunders, lar
,eny, State prison for one year. Charles
n of the participants in the
riot, State Reformatory.
0akford Boyer State Home for boys.
Thomas Robinson, another of the Woods
own rioters, State Reformatory. Oliver
Jackson one year in State prison. The
Judge toldsJackson that while there was
40 evidence to the effect he was positive
ne, anq not Robinson, was the one
who cut Frank Wallace.
a SPECIAL JURY.
Judge SiAnickson on Tuesday had the
following names drawn from the regular
panel who will report to Judge Nixon
when the c$se Of Everett s. Sparks vs..
The River and Harbor Improvement
Company &omes up for trial: Frank
.ichman, g. Wistar Thompson, Charles
Roberts, Smith B. Harris, Daniel o.
3orne, Jr.S Benjamin B. Timberman,
Harry Actor Frank R. Locuson, John
Oscdx Smith, William s. Goforth,
Callahan, Charles Steelman,
Chester w. Hackett, Samuel Maui, Gid
ION P. Butlef, John E. Beebe, John E.
iaventa, CHARLES Finlaw, Isaac E. Harris.
Garrett Dull bis, John Woolman, Thomas
Eben Wood.
New Y&rk Horse Manure Prices.
We will recR hive orders for New York horse
manure for uH1lvery on West Jersey 4 Sea-
r. b. ahd the Penn's Grove branch at
he fOllOWing1 prices: New short manure $2.35
Der ton old manure $40 per ton payable by