The Penn's Grove record., 1915-04-30
NEW PROSECUTOR In CHARGE
Parents Fined For Not Sending Chill
dren To School.


DANIEL V. Summerill, Jr., appointed
PROSECUTOR OF the pleas for the State by
uov' Fieider three weeks ago, entered
upon MS nrst case last Monday in Salem
county Court, in Salem Court House, and
Won the case. 1t was that of the state
vs.; William Gunner, and Hiram Gibbs,
coioIeo tor stealing chickens, from Sam
uel bnzDy IN Pilesgrove. w. A. Grier
represented the defendants.
Mr.. Summerill succeeds j. Forman Sin
hlcKson, whose third term of five years
expired April 25th. Mr.. Sinnickson has
MADE q very efficient and conscientious
prosecutor Tor fifteen years. Mr.. Sinnick-
son was the second Republican to hold
tnat once. The other was Andrew Sin
nlckson from l860-65. Albert H. Shape,
democrat, became Prosecutor in 1865 and
continued until 1890. He was succeeded
by Jon. w. Acton, Democrat who was
succeeded by Mr.. Sinnickson. Mr.. Sum
merrill is a Democrat and brother to JOS.
j. Summerlll, Prosecutor for Gloucester
county. They are sons of Rev. Joseph
Y. Summerill, of Penns Grove, who died
in 1882.
Last Friday Judge E. G. Waddington
hearo some cases against PENIS Grove
parents charged by the truant officer for
neglect TO send their children to school.
In Two cases the parents were severely
~reprlmanded and warned that if they APP
peared again they would be fined $25 each
Lewis W. Holmes and Isaiah Ottinger
did not appear and Sheriff Fox was sent
after them with bench warrants. On Mon
day when they appeared Mr.. Ottinger
showed a physicians certificate that his
daughter was out of school under
treatment. Mr.. Holmes was fined $40
for contempt OF Court and fined $25 and
cost, amounting to $36 in all.
On Tuesday afternoon Judge Wadding-
ton had the defendants before him who
plead guilty or had been found guilty
appear to receive sentence.
William Burrell, colored, carrying a
concealed weapon, was sentenced to pay a
line OF $1,000 and costs and placed in
charge OF Probation Officer Galloway.
Judge Washington gave Burrell a severe
reprimand and said that the only reason
that he did not send him to Jail was be-
cause several influential citizens had spok-
EN- in his behalf and that a petition asking
for leniency had also been presented to
him. lie warned him against carrying
concealed weapons in the future under
penalty OF a Jail sentence.
Frank Icona, italian, for illegal selling
OF liquor, two months in the county Jail
and $4,000 fine. Judge Waddington said
that he understood s~peakeasies are
sprlnging up in Penns Grove and he pro-
poses to put a stop to them at once, and
any one brought before him in the future
on this charge will be severely dealt
with.
Harry E. Nickerson and George Clark,
assault and battery $500 and costs.
Charles Bradford and William Bradford
for assault and battery, $50 90 fine and
and costs.
The four named above are the men
who while out Oh a 10y ride" got into
an alteration at Shirley. The costs were
$88.0 90.
In the case OF Caleb CostiIl for larceny
Prosecutor Summerill asked that the
County Physician examine him as 10 his
sanity.
Charles Hogan, for assault and battery
and atr0ciOus assault and battery by shoot
ing Dennis Buckley with a revolver was
sentenced to pay a fine OF $500 and costs.
OOOouco WiUuceSeS Idu SpOk0n vi MI. No.
gan's previous good character and the
plea for clemency made by Attorney H.
b. Ware he would let the defendant 90
with a substantial fine with the warning
that if he ever came before the court OH a
charge like this or any other, he would
certainly send him to State Prison.
1t is reported that Buckley has brought
suit for $1,000 against Mr.. Hogan for loss |
Of services and medical expenses.
William Gunner and Hiram Young, lar
ceny al chickens, not less than eighteen
months nor moree than three years in
State Prison.
The suit of Mrs. Amelia Schafer to get
possession os the Schaefer Hotel, Salem, |
against Leonard and John d. Wilson was
settled out of Court.