The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1906-09-27
Monmouth County Courts.

day.
Andrew Johnson, colored, who last
week pleaded not guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with assault and
battery on Thomas Reevey in Asbury
Park Aug. 20, retracted and pleaded
guilty. He was fined the costs of the
prosecution aud all further sentence
suspended.
Peter Jackson, colored, who last
Thursday pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on Ida Smith and Kate
Dawson at Red Bank on Aug. 9, was
sentenced to one year in state prison.
Judge Foster told Jackson that he was
one of gang that made themselves a
continual nuisance in Red Bank and
he would like to send the whole lot
of them to state prison.
Edward Braxton, colored, was tried
and convicted of charge of assault
and battery on Deborah Ann Smith on
Railroad avenue, Red Bank, on Aug.
5. The testimony showed that it was
a general drunken row and Judge
Foster sentenced Braxton to one year
in state prison, also saying he was
another of the common nuisance gang.
Mary Only, colored. was tried and
convicted of selling liquor illegally
nue., Asbury Park. Charles Hodges,
colored, was the chief witness against
the woman. He said that he had been
engaged by the chief of police of AS
bury Park to get evidence. He came
down from New York on July IS and
in company, with Sarah James went
to Mrs. Only's home and purchased
half pint of whiskey and half dozen
bottles of beer. They had drank the
beer on the premises and the whisky
he had given to the chief. Sarah
James corroborated his testimony.
Mrs. Only admitted that the two came
to her home and asked for drinks,
but asserted that she refused to serve
them. She was remanded for SEN
tence later.
Harry jackson, colored, was tried
on two indictments, one charging him
with assault and battery on Eta
Bowles and the second with carrying
concealed weapons in Asbury Park.
All the states witnesses, including the
complainant proved to be friendly to
jackson when he came to trial and II
testified that he had not struck the
young woman. Jackson, himself, said
that he was only trying to make up
with his girl and was attempting to
kiss her when the alleged assault oc
Cured. The testimony of Officer
Thomas Broderick convicted him on
the second indictment, however. The
officer said he had found the razor
upon him when he served the war
rant for assault and battery. The
jury returned virdict of acquittal on
the assault and battery charge and
convicted him of carrying concealed
weapons.
James Freeman, convicted Tuesday
of keeping disorderly house at 106
Borden avenue. Asbury Park, and al
SO of adultery with Kate Williams, twas
sentenced to one year in state prison
on the first conviction and sentence
was suspended on the other. Kate
Williams, convicted at the same time
of adultery, was sentence to six months
in the county jail.
In court Friday Judge John E. Fos-
ter sentence William Parker, colored,
to three years in State prison. Parker
was convicted Tuesday of shooting
Albert Russell, also colored, at his
home, LOG Borden avenue, Asbury
Park, on the night of May 10. Parker
had intruded into Russefs home and
when the latter asked him to go out
he did so, but outside the door he
drew revolver and shot twice, one
OF the bullets grazing Russel's should
err and the other his left breast, both
bullets piercing his coat.
May Only, oolored, who was con-
vicIed Thursday OF selling liquor
without license from her home, Ills
Atlantic avenue, Asbury Park, was
fined $500 and costs.
Andrew Banks, colored, was tried
aud convicted of an attempted afro
cious assault and battery on Ulysses
Jones and Wendell Reid near Freehold
on July l. He WAS sentenced to three
years in state prison.
John Simonds was tried and con-
victed of grand larceny for stealing an
automobile owned by Louis II. Pearl
nan of New York, from All Avon gar
age. Mr.. Pearlman came to Avon July
81 and had his chauffeur take his au
tomobiie to the garage. The chauffeur
had brought Silnmonds down from
New York with him. After the auto
mobile had been in the garage but d
few hours Simmonds called for it, say
ing Mr.. Pearlman wanted TO go out
The theft was discovered aud Sim
onds traced to Perth Amboy and ar
rested. He was renanded for SEN
tence next Thursday.
Alfred Garner, colored, was convict
ed of assaulting Kitty Coy (under Is
years of age) in Middletown township.
He was remanded for sentence next
Thursday.
Before Judge John E. Foster in
court at Freehold Tuesday of last week
Joseph Murphy, bartender last SUM-
mer at the Roseld Inn, Deal, was tried
before jury aud acquitted of a charge
( of stealing S24 from the pocket OF
James r. Taylor. Taylor is an EN-
pIoye of the Adams Express company
at Asbury Park. He claimed that
+ after he had been on drinking bout
at Belnar and vicinity on the night
of Aug. "a and was on his way home
in a carriage he caught up to u carri-
age in which was William Morris and
Murphy and two women. He engaged
in an alteration with Morris aud fin
ally got out of his carriage and invited
Morris to fight. Morris accommodated
him to the extent of catching him by
the shoulders and showing him up
against the Morris Murphy vehicle.
While in thnr position, Taylor claims,
Murphy reached down in his pockef