Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-10-20
Cumberland
COUNTY court.


liquor on Sunday as had been testified
by one of the witnesses. The defence
then rested their case
Prosecutor Fithian recalled some of
the witnesses for the State in re-
buttal
George Davis was asked if he had
taken the prescription as had been tes-
titled to, and had it filed out. He
answered 'sNo.
Jacob Lloyd was recalled and showed
prescriptions from DR.. Newell and
DIR. Jones with his name on and he
said he had never had them.
Allen Ladow was recalled. He was
shown prescription from DR.. Frankel
and one from DR.. Jones. He said he
took the prescription from DR..
Frankel, but the other one he did not
when did you stop getting prescrip-
tions p" asked Judge Westcott.
II cannot tell just the date, = said
Ladow
'sWhy did you stop?''
Because could get liquor with
out, answered Ladow.
Both sides rested.
Judge Westcott made motion here,
that the jury be Instructed to find for
the defendant, because of the fatal re-
lation, as he held, of the Millville
city ordinance regulating sale of
liquor, with the acts OF the Legisla-
ture regarding trials and convictions
OF such offence.
The motion was denied
After the lawyers had summed up,
Judge Trenchard charged the jury
He said it was rule in law that there
was no presumption OF guilt, and that
she burden OF proof of guilt was on
the part Of the State.
He said that the sale of LIQUOR in
less quantities than one quart without
a license was forbidden, but it was
legalsfor druggist to sell liquor for
medicinal purposes only, on the pre-
scription OF a reputable physician.
The whole question devolving upon
the jury to determine, said the Court,
was if these sales made by Terry
had been made in good faith, on the
prescriptions of reputable physicians
and for medicinal purposes only, he
must be acquitted. The jury went out
shortly after O'Clock.
Prosecutor Fithian moved the case
of the State against Howard Morgan,
charged with assault and battery upon
Mrs. Hattie Winrow.
A jury was empanelled and Rex A.
Donnelly and Judge Westcott appeared
for the defendant.
Howard Morgan is the man charged
with committing an assault on Mrs.
Winrow on June 9th last, along Giles
street, when she was on her way to
her home on Bergen street, from her
place of employment at the West Jer-
sey Academy.
Accompanied by his wife, he took
his seat beside his counsel, Prosecutor
Fithian opened the case and then
Court adjourned.
y
against Ion E. Terry, the Millville
druggist, came in last evening, about
half-past 7 O'Clock, with verdict OF
guilty as charged with a recommended
tion to the mercy of the Court.
Thursday Morning
The case of the State against How
ard Morgan, charged with assault and
battery on Mrs. Hattie Winrow, was
resumed this morning
Mrs. Winrow is very respectable
woman, the daughter of Rev. j. B,
Whitten, a leading minister in the
New Jersey Conference of the A. M.
E. Church.
The defendant is placid looking
young man. The defence will likely
put up an alibi.
Mr.. Nelson, one of the Jurors on
the case, having represented to the
Court that he desired, for physical
reason, to be excused from the jury,
The Court, after consideration with
the attorneys, ordered his withdrawal
and another juror was put in the box
Mrs. Winrow was called to the
tand. She said that ON Thursday,
June 9th, she was employed at the
West Jersey Academy She was going
to her home on Academy street. The
defendant, she said, was along the
fence OF the Broad street cemetery, on
Lawrence street, and as she walked
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