Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1903-11-12
IHG COURT
| PROCEEDINGS
Prosecutor Fithian Having Suf1i-
GENTLY Recovered, the Court
Business is Resumed. Rich
Howell Sentenced ito Prison.

\ Business is Resumed. Rich.
u Howell Sentenced ito Prison.
i Prosecutor Fithian spent pretty
nuoh all of his time Thursday in dis
bosing of cases that were not substan-
lated by very positive evidence, and
D two cases the Prosecutor agreed
hat the Court should instruct the
Surors to acquit.
d Indictments were moved so rapidly
hat the panel of jurors was ex-
hausted, and in consequence the
Bheriff was comp elled to rush out and
Nall in talesmen from the audience.
4 The jury in the brass stealing case,
Edward Cossaboon and Horace Crane,
7eturned a verdict of guilty, with a
recommendation to the Court for
hercy.
i Quite a little time was spent trying
HE indictment against Michael and
Hoses Braunstein, the charge being
hat the deferdan had taken empty
&ottles from E. z. Griffith the soft
rink bother.
Il In a nut. shell this evidence pre-
Eented showed that Griffith delivered
oft drinks at Livingston's store at
Fairton. Later Braunstein came along
md gathered up lot of empty bottles.
{mong them being Griffith's. These
<e oarted off, and later they were
Ibund by constable in the possession
Il Braunstein. A plain case as far as
3 went. Lawyer Iredell, however,
fery adroitly showed for the defense
hat it was most ordinary thing for
&ottlers to gather each others bottles,
md they were usually sorted ont and
seturned to their owner. In this par
fcular case the Braunsteins claimed
hat some of Griffith's bottles were in
heir own crates. and they did not
|iscover this fact until the bottles
Fere sorted out, and they were to be
ent to Mr.. Griffith.
The jury took the case and wrestled
Fith it all night in one of the small
Jury rooms, and finally acquitted the
defendants Friday morning.
A very disagreeable case was that
yrnwing out of the indictment against
Fred Rodenbaugh upon a charge of
|dultery with Mrs. John, Wench.
When the Court was convened Friday
horning the following sentences were
imposed:
Nicholas Carter, illegal sale of
liquor, fined $50.
Horace Crane, stealing, State School
or Boys.
Edward Cossaboon, sentence sus-
5ended.
Fred Rodenbaugh, adultery, six
nonths county Jail.
William Mitchell was then put upon
fial charged with abuse of infant.
&u6 SbOIy lS uupTluUdUl6.
Il [From Daily Pioneer, Saturday Ncv. II
AWilliam Mitchell, charged with
|&rnal abuse of an infant, was con-
dcted by the jury.
"a very interesting story grew out of
he trial of the indictment against
William DaCaro, charged with big
my. The defendant was looked after
n Wheaton Berault, Esq of Vine
md.
The evidence disclosed the fact that
8aCaro was a young man of thirty
Az and was married in 1883 to a
Noman now Susan DaOaro. They
we'd together six years. Mrs. Da-
3Rro proved an interesting witness
|nd declared that she did not desire
n prosecute her husband. It was then
Down that Rev. Robert Murphy had
Married DaCaro a second time to q
Woman who gave her name as Bertha
Williams, but in reality that was not
he name of wife number two. The
econd wedding was very effectually
jfoved.
The defendant unfolded his story
3ersonally. He said he had never
Married but one woman, the one who
IRures in the case as Bertha Will
ZRms. He declared that back in 1888
y went on drunk, and one morning
&hen he sobered up he was informed
hat he was the husband of Susan.
ke never knew Of being married to