Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-05-14
MAY TERM OF
COUNTY COURTS.
A Number of Prisoners Plead
Guilty - Sentences Imposed.
Routine Work and Trial of
Indictments.
from Daily Pioneer. Friday, May. 81


ten o'clock before Judge Trenchard.
Prosecutor Fithian called the follow
ing defendants to answer to the indict-
ments found against them by The
grand jury:
Frank Murray, abusing a livery rig,
entered a plea of not guilty.
Joseph Sherry, for indecent ex-
posure, plead non vult to the charge.
Robert Murphy, assault and battery,
not guilty.
John Parlkhurst, abusing an infant,
not guilty.
John Sainsott, larceny of trees, not
guilty.
Clarence Emory, larceny of bicycle,
not guilty.
John Linder, Ulysses Winchester
and Henry Zimmerman, were ordered
discharged from custody, there being
no bill found against them by the
grand Jury.
Court took a recess until Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
From Daily Pioneer, Monday May Ill
County Courts opened this morning
at ten o'clock with Judge Trenchard
presiding.
In the quarter session, Mr.. G. How
ard Payne, of Millville, was called to
answer to charge of embezzlement.
Mr. Payne entered plea Of not guilty
Prosecutor Fithian announced that
the case would be called on Tuesday.
Lawyer Walter H. Bacon presented
the final accounts of the estates of
Hugh L. Nicholson, Eva Nicholson
and D. Edward Smith, in the Orphans
court. The accounts were in proper
shape and approved by the court. A
lule to show cause why the time for
filing claims in the estate of Hugh L.
Nicholson, deceased, should not be
extended was continued to a future
date.
Orestes Cook presented the final ac-
count of the estate of Eli Minch, de-
ceased. An order Of distribution will
be made in few days.
In the matter of the alleged insan-
ity of Hannah Chester an inmate of
the County Aims House. Stewart
Benz. Roray and Sarah Whitaker, a
nurse at the institution was called to
testify. The decision of the Court
was withheld.
The case of Mary E. Neal against
Leonard II. Meyers, came up for trial
in the Common Pleas Court. The ac-
ton is brought to recover the sum of
$75. balance due, together with board
and stabling, for a horse, purchased
of the plaintiff by Mr.. Meyers. Charles
Woodruff appeared as counsel for the
plaintiff and George Elmer was coun-
sci for the defendant
from Daily Pioneer Tuesday May, Ill
The trial of criminal cases for the
May term of the County Courts began
this morning at ten O'Clock.
Judge Trenchard and Prosecutor
Fithian we're promptly in their places.
The Court was opened in the usual
way, the list of constables and petit
jurymen was called and the wheels OF
Justice began to revolve on run that
will continue throughout the week,
unless something unforeseen happens.
The first business of the day was
the charging of number of de.
fendants.
Ralph Corson, for breaking and en-.
tering the Pearl street school build.
ing, entered a plea of guilty.
Albert Sainsott, larceny of trees,
not guilty.
Leonard Hand, violating the rough
Gull law, not guilty.
Uriah Lee, Frank Lee and Harry
Sutton, illegal dredging, not guilty.
Lewis Colvin, abusing livery rig,
plead non vult to the charge.
Judge Trenchard then imposed the
following sentences:
Curtis Shimp, the young man who
attempted to kill Constable Ed.
Reeves, was sentenced to State prison
at hard labor for period of seven
years.
For burglary of Rocap's store,
Shimp was sentenced to State prison
for three years, to begin at expiration
of former sentence. On two other
indictments, sentence was suspended.
Earl Green, on indictment for
breaking and entering Rooap's, SEN
teaced to State prison for one year.
On indictment for larceny of property
of W. j. q s. R. r., sentence was
suspended, also suspended on third
and fourth indictments.