Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-08

-ONso0O' LAoA AHUuds nOQO6arO came
In. She was preparing the children
for bed, the oldest boy going upstairs !;
as soon as he got upstairs he called
ous there was fire she thought he
had upset the lamp and she rushed
upstairs; then he could see the fro
from the window.
Mike Curdo, an Italian, was sworn
testified through Maurice + rsntini.
that he went out to DeLauoa's 8 store
fof tobacco, and on returning from the
store he passed close o the building
winch was burned, aud saw Fonotaro
standing against the station. He
heard people crying "fire' just as he
reached his home something more than
quarter mile away, but he went
home and went to bed
George Francesa in rebuttal said
| that Mike Ourdo told him he knew
nothing about the fire for he was at
home abed when the fire broke out.
| Fonotaro was recalled also in re
oo''"As oho tuo CaS6 WAS ClOE6Q Dy
both sides.
The summing up was begun by Mr..
Waiter H. Bacon, who appeared in
the case from the first as represen-
tative of the Central Railroad Com
pany.
Mr.. Miller, who had fought the
case, heel and toe. vigorously, from
the beginning, followed Mr.. Bacon.
and the Prosecutor made the coucIud
ing address
The Court delivered a very clear
charge and the jury took the case.
After the jury had gonesout the case
of the attachment against John J.
Hennesey for contempt of Court was
taken up. Hennessy was represented
by James J. Reeves who made state
ment for the man and asked the leni
ency of the Court.
Hennessy was one of the detectives
| in the DeLucca and Fonotaro case. The
| Court imposed fine of $50 and to
stand committed until the fine is paid.
Il was considered a very light SEN
| tence.
John Turner and Hattie Smith
pleaded guilty to the charge of adul
terry. This is the festive couple from
Millville who.have been creating such
love-sick scenes in Jail. They were
sentanced to three months in Jail to
late from their first commitment.
Court adjourned until Monday.
Z The jury with the case against VIM.
DeLucca was out about two hours
and returned verdict of not guilty.
DeLucca's lawyer has made mo
tion for new trial on the train
wrecking case against him of which
he was convicted. The motion will
be argued in few days.
Thomas Fonotaro will not be tried
on the arson charge until the Decem
ber term, if at all.
Monday Morning.
Judge Trenchard Justice of the Su.
preme Court, is presiding over the
Court to-day He ordered Crier eleven.
stine to open the Court of Quarter
Sessions, Orphans Court and Court of
Common Pleas.
The Judge announced that the law
provides that the Supreme Court
Judge, of the Judge of the Common
Pleas, or both of them, shall sit in the
counties of the State to-day to con-
slider applications relating to registry
of voters, and while he was here in
that capacity, he would hear matters
in the Orphans Court which might be
brought before him. He did not care.
he said, to take up the list of Appeal
Cases, as he did not know Judge
Hildreth's arrangement in these
cases.
An unusually large amount of Or
phaDs' Court business was transacted.
comprising mostly settlements of es.
tates, sales and divisions of estate,
and their confirmation.
Inquiry was made into the sanity of
Edward Heaton. who was recently
committed to the County Insane Hos
pital.
Mr.. Heaton came from MillvilIe and
the inquiry was also directed towards
ascertaining whether he was INDECENT
or not.
The court found that the patient is
insane. and also that he is INDECENT.
The first appeal case to be taken up
for trial is that of Louis Sagel & Son
Company against Elizabeth Alexander,
l'e Attorneys are James S. Ware
for 5agel & Son Co., and Henry S.
A word for Mrs. Alexander.
Isaac Sagel was the first witness
called said he was secretarv of the