Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-01-11
TWELVE YEARS
FOR ED. BOWEN.
Thursday Morning.

IhuTSuay NAONhAoS-
The criminal business of Court was
begun in earnest to-day before Judge
Trenohard. The Judge took up the
case of Edward Bowen. who had
nleaded non vult contendre, to charges
of carnal abuse of tour infants He
sentenced Bowen to State Prison at
hard labor for 10 years, on one; the
other three charges sentence was sus-
pended.
Thos. E. Farrell, who pleaded guilty
to the illegal sale of liquor, was SEN
fenced to pay fine of $75.
John Truck. for stealing a razor.
watch. cuff buttons and some money,
was sentenced to Jail for five months.
Edward Sayre, assault and battery,
was sentenced to State Prison at hard
labor for 2 years.
George Bradway, assault and bat
terry, was sentenced to State Prison at
hard labor for one year.
Matthew Cooper, abuse of livery
rig. was fined $25, and placed in the
hands of probation officer Mayor Fifth
ian, for period of three years. and
ordered to pay 81 per week on the fine.
Prosecutor Fithian moved the trial
of Feney Turpin, indicted for indecent
exposure and lewdness. Turpin hav-
ing no counsel, the Court assigned the
young lawyer, Leroy Loder, to de-
fend him.
Mrs. McGear, who resides on the
q corner of Marion and North Pearl
Il street, was called to the witness stand,
a and related the action of the prisoner,
n which she witnessed from her window
on the evening of Dec. 6. in the pres
ence of and toward two young girls
on the street.
Mrs. Samuel Mayhem testified as to
Turpin's actions towards her on North
Pearl street, and near First Presby.
terian chapel about 20 minutes after z
O'Clock on the same evening.
Louis Meyers and Oscar Blew testi.
fed to experimenting Turpin a few
minutes after his attempted assault on
Mrs. Mayhaw.
The State rested.
Mr.. Loder made motion that the
jury be instructed to render verdict
of not guilty. claiming that the evil
dence did not show that the States
allegation had been confirmed by the
evidence. The motion was denied.
Turpin was placed on the stand and
denied ever seeing Mrs. Mayhem or of
seeing the two girls on North Pearl
street., as had been testified to. He
admitted being on North Pearl street
one night, but don't know where.
This closed the case and the jury
went out.
The Prosecutor moved the case
against Robert Mulford. Jr., for ma.
licious mischief. and jury was EN-.
panelled.
Mulford was defended by Lawyer
George Elmer.
The dsfendant is charged, together
with Raymond Dunham, with damag.
ing G. Fl. Barth's house by throwing
rotten eggs against the door and the
house. The boy Dunham has already
pleaded guilty.
Mr.. Barth was called to the witness
stand, and testified that these boys
shrew over rripe eggs against his house
on Sept. 22d last.
Raymond Dunham related how he
and Robert Milford threw the rotten
pigeon eggs against Mr.. Barth's house.
The State rested.
The defence put Robert Mulford on
the stand. He denied throwing any
eggs against Mr.. Barth's house. Ad.
mltted Raymond Dunham was with
him to feed the pigeons and they went
anto the pigeon loft to do so.
Friday Morning.
The December term of the Cumber.
land County Courts was concluded
yesterday afternoon, the business be.
ing wound up, and the jurors and con.
stables were paid for their services
and were sent home. Thirty-six of
the jurors will come back on Tuesday,
Feb. 9Th to take up some cases with
Judge Thomas W. Trenchard.
The fifteen bills of indictments were
soon disposed of, the majority of the
defendants pleading guilty. The cases
that were heard before jurors were all
OF trivial nature.
Prosecutor Fithian disposed of all
the business he had in hand by four
O'Clock yesterday, and the session was
brought to an end.
Y The details of yesterday afternoon
follows:
jury was empanelled for the trial