Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
MORR|STOWN MEN
BURLESQUE COURT.
Josh One Another at Bench"
in Morristown Fire Co.'S
Entertainment.
Especial to the Newark star.J

YOUNGSTOWN, Feb. 24.-With 200
Represented tive men of the town in at
tendance, Independent Hose Company,
Morristown's oldest fire-fighting or
ganization, gave it's annual social last
night in its rooms. After a program
of instrumental music by Fred
Runyon's orchestra and a buffet sup
per, the assemblage was entertained
by a session of the Court OF Errors"
The curtains, when pulled back, dis
played the interior of a courtroom.
Upon the front of the judges bench
was the inscription, Justice Dis
pensed With" while another inscrip-
ton read, Justice Tempered With"
while another inscription read Jus
tice Tempered With" and third was
Justice.
With gray wig and dundrearies.
Excise Commissioner D. Farrand
Sturgis was judge George C. Smith
was prosecutor and c. Franklin Will
son and ]. Fred Runyon were counsel
for the accused. William K Much
more presided at the door of the jail,
over which was displayed welcome"
William Estler was clerk. William Fl.
Frapwell, court crier, and Campbell
Voorhees, and Frederick M. Day con-
stables.
Stephen C. Griffith was first hailed
before the bar on a charge of being
nuisance at fire." His activities
as a member of Resolute Hook and
Ladder Company were described and
he pleaded guilty and was fined $175
and committed until the fine was
paid.
Then John r. Burr was arraigned
for stealing a saw mill. Mr.. Burr,
president of the Board of Health, had
set up in his defence that he took the
mill from Willis K. Howell and in
tended giving it to John A. H. Hop
kins, in order that that gentleman
might saw wood" for awhile. He
was pronounced guilty and sentenced
TO pay fine of $50 and saw cord of
wood.
Then came Joseph Hinchman. pres
ident of the Board of Education,
charged with failure TO send his chill
dren-of which he has none-to school
because he considered the building un-
fit. After several witnesses had teSti-
fed against him the Jury" returned
verdict of guilty and he was SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 800 and go to
school every day for a month.
Prosecutor of the Pleas Charlton A.
Reed was tried for obtaining money
under false pretenses and though
defense of insanity was offered he
was found guilty and thrown into
jail.
Alderman stephen j. Roberts plead
ed guilty to breaking and entering
into politics and he was committed
for thirty days.
Former United States District At
torney John B. Vreeland, charged
with being a suspicious character,
was adjudged guilty by the jury,
despite his bringing as witnesses for
his defense two of the local clergy
men. Thirty cents fine and SEN
tence to attend church Sunday was
his lot.
Alderman Clifford Mills, NJ. D., ac-
cused of KIDNAPPING a chicken, plead
ed guilty and entered a defense that
it was a rooster. He was sentenced
to nay a fine of 5000 and to 'sroost in
the pen until it was paid"
This closed the criminal docket. and
on the call of civil suits Henry Arm
strong and Anderson M. Guerin, two
local liverymen, were presented be-
fore the court to- settle a horse deal.
Mr.. Armstrong was returned a YER
dict of thirty cents damages against
Mr.. Guerin after DR. Henry w. Dus-
tan had testified to knowing nothing
about the case. The witnesses called
from the audience for the various
cases helped along the fun by the
droll stories they told regarding the
respective defendants, DR.. Alfred A.
Lewis being particularly amusing
with his explanation of Prosecutor
Reeds insanity"
Mr. Smith spoke feelingly of the
death of Eugene Carroll, for many
wears an active member of the COM
pany. He called upon the company's
chaplain, Rev. William Russell Ben
nett, also the Resolutes' chaplain,
Rev. Ralph B. Urmy, D. D.. together
with Rev. Philemon F. Sturges, Rev
Charles B. Scovil and ]. Frank Linds-
ley, of Plainfield, all of whom re-
sponded in a happy vein.