The Penn's Grove record., 1915-10-01
COURT VERY BUSY
TWenty-One Indictments Found.
BOttIePS License Refused
Tor PennS Grove

This Friday morning Judge Wadding-
ton refused to grant to Eldridge q Burk-
hard a license to sell malt liquors by the
quart in the wagon factory building on
Pitman St. S. Rushing Leap pre-. ented q
remonstrance signed by IT'S citizens re-
presenting three-fourths Of the property
values.
Judge Charles C. Black opened the
September term of Court, County
Judge E. C. Waddington being pres
ent.
The Grand Jury was employed two
days in hearing SO cases. Indictments
were found against 81. A bill for
murder was found against Jesse Jones,
colored, who, it is alleged, stabbed
Benz. Hamlin, colored, the night OF
August 7th, 1915, in Woodstown. He
plead not guilty. His trial was set
for November 8th, and ]. Mercer Davis
for counsel.
Other indictments were against Net
tie Garrison accused of a%bducting her
own daughter Bertha, aged 10 years,
who had been adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Griner, near Elmer.
Richard Miller, assault and battery
and atrocious assault, two bills.
Lavenia Smith, c~oncealing birth OF
child and assault and battery.
Margaret Grimes, d~isorderly house.
John T. Harris (colored) bigamy.
Frank Anderson, larceny.
Albert OsBrian, assault and battery.
Hannie Hanthorn (colored) adultery.
Andrew Portius, larceny.
John A. Hartman, receiving and dis
posing of stolen goods.
Ralph Saliro, Americo-and Donate
Dillcero, gambling.
Philip Blake ~(colored) assault and
battery and ~atrocious assault.
Philip Blake, carrying concealed
weapons.
Chas. Anderson (colored) assault
and battery.
Ward Rammel harboring child for
immoral purposes.
Robert Kelso, receiving and dispos-
ing of stolen goods.
Peter Getti and Nicola Mussalatti,
speakeasy.
Because Of the conditions in the
county Judge Washington notified the
Grand Jurors that they would not be
discharged and would be subject r.
call at any time previous TO the Sc
lection of the next Grand Jury.
At the close of its sessions the Grand
Jury adopted a resolution of apprec-
iation of the work of Prosecutor Sum
merrill, a copy to be presented to the
Prosecutor and one to the court.
About one hundred cases have been
disposed of at Special Court sessions
between the last regular term and the
present term of court, thus making a
tremendous saving of expense to the
county.
Several of the criminal cases Gre
ated considerable interest when the
accused were previously helix 81 com
mitted by local justices.
Nathan Borish, found guilty some
months ago of assault and battery
and sentenced to prison for one year,
appeared with counsel and asked to
pay a fine of $500, which the court
allowed.
October 1 vas set for naturalization
day.
Richard Miller, a youth, was found
guilty of assault and battery and atrocious
assault with intent to kill Frank Powers
and w. o Bessy.
A unique case was before the court last
week. Albert O'Brien was acquitted of
OF assault and battery with intent to kill
Mrs. Christie Hewitt, widow of John
Hewitt, of Pilesrgove, because he and
her 10 year old daughter told a different
story at the trial than was presented to
tile Grand Jury. She was held in $3.50
bail for perjury to appear at the Decem-
Der Court.
Last Friday Margaret Grimes was tried
for the second time for keeping a dis
orderly house in Penns Grove. She
plead non vult. She WAS called to the
bar. Judge Waddineton told her that
this was the second time she had been
before him for the same ~offense. She
had been let off at first with a small fine
and warned to leave the County. She
was sentenced to Jail for three months
and to pay a fine of $500. He warned
her to leave the County at the end Of her
imprisonment and il she ever appeared
again before him she would be sent to
State prison.
Howard McGinnis, John Lamb and
George J. Gowan, dupont Guards, charg-
ed with assault or Harvey Whitesell were
acquitted. They claimed tibet they had
been insnlted by being called ugly names.
Judge Waddington acquitted the defen-
dants stating that he was not satisfied be.
yond a reasonable doubt, but that White
sell did not act in a disOrderly manner.
He also said that these guards have au-
thority from the Township Committee OF
Upper Penns Neck to make arrests of dis
orderly persons. but he suggested if they
desired to act in such capacity they first
procure and wear badges showing that
they are officers of tho township.
Joseph Tavolieri and Calvador Dimaico
two little Italian boys who entered and
stole some goods from the home of Arthur
Hertz at Pedricktown and james Hut
crimson, Jr.. in Upper Penns Neck town.
ship, were sentenced to the State Refor-
matory at Railway.
Richard Miller, of DUEL Corner, was
found guilty of murderous assault with a
shotgun on Frank Powers and w. o.
Berry. They were badly peppered with
ehot. Miller's story was that Pc Sers had
won his money in a poker game and had
refused TO play SO he could win it back.