Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1911-05-04
Prosecutor is Moving Many
Cases.
ALL CONvENIENCES
In the New County Building Many
Cases are Quickly Dis
patched

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jurors and others who are obliged to
be present at court term.
The court room set aside for Coun-
ty Courts is sufficiently large to ac-
commodate all persons who are
obliged to be present. There is not
vast amount of room for spectators,
but that has no disadvantages to the
court.
There are two jury boxes so YER
diets can be taken from incoming jur-
les without disturbing or confusing
the trial jury hearing case. The
county clerk and sheriff are directly
in touch with the judge, and the
witness box is placed in a conspicu-
Gus position, where the witness testi-
flying is plainly heard. The lawyers
are given ample accommodations in
the centre of the room and they are
not annoyed with people walking
about them.
The defendants who are brought in
from the Jail, make entrance to the
court room through the tunnels and
up the revolving stairway. There is
no necessity for going through the
crowds of people.
There are ample accommodations
for witnesses and persons are not
obliged to sit in the court room during
the progress of case that is not in
teresting them.
Yesterday was a busy day in the
criminal court several matters being
disposed of.
The dog case" from Vineland occd-
pied much attention in the circuit
court, and when all the testimony
was in, Judge Clarence L. Cole grant
ed motion for non-suit and directed
verdict against the plaintiff.
The Millville boys, George Porch
and George Brown, who were tried
upon an indictment of larceny Of
brass from the Millville Manufactur-
ing Company, were promptly convict
ed by jury.
The case against Robert Hall,
charged with burglarizing the resi-
dence of Mrs. Caroline Heller, on
Lake street, was short one. Hall
was defended by Francis S. Mckee,
Jr
Mrs. Heller was first called by
Prosecutor Fithian and testified as to
her discoveries of the robbery, and
what she found had been stolen.
Ralph Gould was called and testified
that he had pleaded guilty to the bur-
glary at Mrs. Heller's. He said that
Robert Hall was with him on the job.
The case is familiar to the public.
The evidence against Hall was very
unsatisfactory and jury promptly
acquitted him.
The case of Antonio Sico was called
by Prosecutor Fithian before Judge
Tuller. A jury was empaneled and
lawyer F. A. Stanger, Jr., appeared
for the defendant, who was charged
with assault and battery and carry
ing concealed weapons.
Luigi Mollonaise, testified to ,
the circumstances of the assault and
battery on him and the assault with
the pistol. He said that Sica boarded
with him, and because he wanted him
to pay for board owing, the fellow
tried to shoot him.
Joseph Angelo testified to his hav-
ing been at the house at the time of |
the shooting; he had just come down |
the stairs, when Sica standing near
the door, drew a revolver and fred |
two shots at Mollonaise. At the time |
of the firing the second shot, Angelo |
said he sprang at Sica and threw his |
arm aside; both shots went wild.
Roy Mollonaise, the 13-year-old |
daughter of the complaining witness, |
said she was sitting near the table
on the night of December 18th last,
Sica, she said, entered the room; her
father asked him for the board money,
her mother also asked him for the |
board money. Sica shot his revolver
at her father, and, not hitting him, |
he fired again, and Angelo sprang and
knocked his hand aside so the shot |