Evening journal., 1915-01-07
RESISTS OFFICER
Gets TWO months
Judge Conrad Tells William
Whiteman He Might Have
Given Him Ten Years
SEVERAL PRISONERS
PLEAD NOT GUILTY

man was commenced. The indictment
charged Whiteman, under two counts.
with resisting an officer. The detail
of the case is that Whiteman, in
Newark, on December 4, resisted
County Constable Edgar NJ Shellen-
der, bit his thumb and beat the Off
GER
Shellender testified that he had a
warrant for Whiteman's arrest on a
charge of trespass and disorderly
conduct. When the constable ap-
preached Whiteman he found the man
under the influence of liquor and
pulling and hauling a colored man.
Whiteman told the constable that he
wanted to read the warrant. The
constable had a hard tusstle with
Whiteman and he had to be carried to
the lookup.
Town Bailiff William ]. MorrisonJ
gave similar testimony.
The State rested and Whiteman
made a statement to. the court. He
said he had been at the Hope Farm
and went home on a visit. He met
some fellows and had few drinks
He did not know he had done anytime
to be arrested. He was injured to
such an extent that he has been spit
ting blood since that time.
Judge Conrad charged the jury.
The Jury returned a verdict OF guilty
Whiteman was informed that he could
be imprisoned for ten years. The
Court sentenced him to be imprisoned
for two months.
Henry S. Boyd entered a plea OF
not guilty to the indictment charg-
ing him with assault and battery on
1 Edward ]. Hagmyer. The case was
e set for trial tomorrow morning al
10 o'clock.
d John Nickerson. a young white
: man, pleaded not guilty to breaking
d into a store a year ago.
Joseph Brown, coiored, entered
! not guilty plea to the charge of as
T sault with intent to kill Anna Woods
! in Christiana hundred
Samuel Coleman, colOred. denie
he stole 81 last December fron
!; Samuel Johnson.
a Sadie Grinnage, colored. denied tn
y theft of SIS from an Italian last De
( comber.
n Raymond Allen was charged wit
( forgery of a S5 check by using tn
8 name of ]. b. Messick, and pleade
o not guilty.
Howard Fountain. "olored, pleade
not guilty to improper conduct tC
wards a female child.
John Boggs. colored. entered pic
II of not guilty to breaking and entel
Is ing the dwelling house Of John
le Reardon and the Office Of Stirlii
H. Brothers.
le William Smith entered a plea OF n,
guilty to attempted breaking an
l and entering the residence of Pa
to Borowsk Smith said he was drur
e. but knew nothing of the 9th
charge.
Robert c. Harman in General Sc
sions Court today represented Lew
W. Miller, charged with selling
toxicating liquor to George B. Cam
m bell a white boy, aged is. Attorn
N General Wolcott represented {
~ State Considerable time was TAX
in selecting jury
m George b. Campbell testified that
a was member of party of fl
id youths who got beer at Miller's S
wv loon. Thirteenth and Heald stree
a They were masked at the time a
ir. Campbell testified that he bought a
al paid for the beer he drank. In GRO:
On examination he denied that the b;
at tender, Atkinson, refused to take
Dl- money for the drinks.
nd Andrew Fox was the next witnt
ice and testified he was in Miller's salo
re on November last when Campb
ffv got beer. Witness saw Campbell p
ds' 25 cents for five glasses Of beer. a
ht. he, Fox. drank one of the glasses
ial beer. He did not see Atkinson wa
To- his hand at Campbell and S
Nothing doing" when Campbell
he dered drinks.
a John r. Shewbrooks. 20 years. v
emf next called. His testimony was G.
he roborative of the previous witness
nst He loaned the money to Campbell
ion pay for the beer
al John Cavender was in Miller's sal
on the night in question and saw Cal
bell drinking beer. Campbell ordered
round of lager beer. When it
ga Campbelrs turn to buy witness
~ Campbell drink.
~ The State rested.
., Mr. Harman, in opening for the
tne fence, said that the proof would be
r. Campbell was drunk when he went
ton this saloon. The whole case is to put
es- a scheme and put the blame ON Nj
my. for what was done by some one else
his Thomas Robinson was standing at
door when the five youths went into
saloon. Several questions were a.
- regarding Campbell being intoxicated
fore he went into Aliller's saloon. III
&c questions were ruled out He saw
~ bartender throw up his hand tow'
za the bows and they got J O drink and
out. The boys stood there ten or tif
minutes and talked about the party
James Conway was in the sa
'Ea when the youths came i'm and ord
|N drinks. He heard Atkinson, the
tender. say: "roo young, boys, not
doing" lie remembered Campbell's
timonv in the City Court that he
not treat because he had no none.
do so.
John J. Cloud was in Miller's /
when the boys came in, and they a
las if they were under the intluenc
liquor. lie saw Atkinson throw NJ
hand and he saw them get nothin
drink.
Court took a recess until
oay o'clock.
was The grand jury will finish up
'hie business for this term this aftern
alu @ The following indictments were
Do 1,o turned:
va va Violating regulations of the qua
,elu o tine by the State Sanitary Boar
oo,- Samuel Miller, George Falcon, Y
did ner S. Lewis.
a. Pointing a gun-George Falcon
60 Malicious mischief-Roland