The Penn's Grove record., 1921-04-29
The County Courts
In Busy Session
Former Judge Washington APP
peared as Counsel in Several
Cases. Some Sentences
Imposed

taken up in the criminal court with
the case Of Albert Graham, of Penns
Grove, for carnal abuse, and George
De Haven for keeping a disorderly
house. 1t was charged that Graham,
a jitney driver, took a young girl to
De Haven'S house and there abused
her carnally. The jury rendered a
verdict of guilty against Graham after
hearing the evidence, much of which
is unfit to print. De Ravens case was
taken up Immediately following that
of Graham.
Evidence has been secured by the
County authorities that some jitney
drivers have been acting in collision
with keepers of d~isorderly houses and
speakeasies in carrying on their ne
farious business. They seem to be
we'll informed as to where liquor can
be bought and where the houses of i'll
repute are located and a fare" can
reach either sort of place upon re-
quest. 1t is the sentiment of the Court
to deal severely with such cases when
convictions occur with a view to
stamping out the evil.
On Friday last Judge Donges took
up the case of Charles S. Dorrell VS..
Harry w. House and Warren L. Even,
executors of the estate of Jacob
House, deceased, of Salem. Former
Judge Washington represented the
plaintiff and j. Forman Sinnickson
and W. A, w. Greir appeared for the
defendants.
The suit was brought to recover on
notes said to have been given by Jacob
House for money borrowed. Mr..
House was for a long time president
and director Of the Salem National
Banking Company.
MI. Dorrell said that as President
of the Board Of Trustees and Treas
urer of the Baptist Church, Alloway,
he was called upon and requested by
Mr.. House to loan him certain sums of
n Also that as Treasurer of
Washington Camp, P. o. S. of A, OF
AlloWay, he was requested by Mr..
House to loan him some funds.
Neither amounts, it "a stated by Mr..
Dorrell, had been paid in full.
Mr.. DorrelPs testimony was very IN
teresting, for he said that when Mr..
House approached him it was in Sc
cret; that he (DorrelD was pledged on
his word Of honor never to divulge the
name of the man to whom he had
loaned the moneys of either organ1za-
ton and this pledge he had faithfully
kept. He further said that when he
was called upon some months ago,
through a Salem lawyer, to make good
the money he even then did not state
to whom he had loaned it. 1t was no
until after Mr.. House died that he
presented the notes against the estate.
No defense was offered but argu-
ment was used by counsel for the de-
PENDANTS that suit should have been
brought in the name of the Church or
Mr.. Dorrell in his official capacity, but
this the Court overruled.
A motion for a direction for a YER
dict was made by attorney Waddlng-
ton and this was granted.
Lewis johnson, assault and battery,
pleaded not guilty.
John Mack, of Penns Grove, pleaded
guilty to breaking and entering. Sen
fence was suspended and he was
placed in charge of a probation officer.
F. Newlin Acton appeared for a writ
of habeas corpus in behalf OF James
Vanneman. of Penns Grove, who on
March I'd, 1921, was committed to the
County Jail for assault upon Sameul
Farney. Mr.. Acton said that Vanne-
mar had been held pending a hearing
and although he had been in custody
fifty days none had been given HIM,
and he declared that an injustice had
been done.
Asked for an explanation Prosecu-
tor Beckley said that he knew nothing
of the application for the writ until
he came into Court; that no papers
had ever been filed by the magistrate
II L.. IL +Lo ,oo++or bod nnt noon
presented to the Grand Jury. He said
he had learned from the newspapers
and street that Vanneman had been
held for violation of the Volstead Act,
but he could not enlighten the Court
as to the status of the case.
His Honor said that the law never
intended that a person should thus be
held pending a hearing on such a
minor offense as assault especially,
and he would gladly sign the order,
Vanneman was so elated upon MS
release that he began to celebrate.
Upon landing at his home in Penns
Grove, it is declared, he was well un-
der the influence of liquor and was SO
disorderly that he was again arrested,
and he is now serving ninety days at
the Salem County Road Camp.
our SUITS were DeSuu oh NouiiS
day in all of which Mrs. Martha Herr,
tage was the defendant. Elsie l.. ana
Thelma w. Robinson were plalntlffs
in two of the cases and Joseph II.
Robinson, their father, in the others.
The suits were the result of an au-
otmbile accident near the bridge over
the railroad tracks in Woodstown,
September 18th, 1919, when Thelma
and Elsie Robinson and their brother
We're struck by Mrs. Heritage and
which machine was owned by her son,
Raymond Heritage.
The children were returning from
the Woodstown school and had passed
over the railroad bridge onto the Null
lica Hill road a short distance when
they were struck from the rear by the
automobile driven by Mrs. Heritage.
The car came upon them without