The Penn's Grove record., 1921-01-07
Salem County
Court DOings
Barber and Crowley Damage
Cases Consumed Most of the
Time in the Circuit Court

In the Salem County Court last Fri
day a number of persons who had
pleaded guilty to various offences
were sentenced by Judge Waddington.
Merrill Hoskins, colored, for carry
ing a concealed weapon, was fined
$3.50 and costs and to stand committed
until both are paid.
Charles Howard, colored, for afro
cious assault and battery, "a given
not more than seven nor less than
three years in State Prison. Howard
is an old offender.
Ralph Noble, desertion, required to
pay SO a week for the support of his
family.
Spencer Drummond, colored, carry
ing a deadly weapon, six months in
the County jail. This sentence was
suspended providing the defendant will
pay not less than eight dollars a week
toward the support of his family.
Frances Small, colored for fornica-
ton, was sent to the State Home for
Girls at Trenton.
John Teal, colored, for fornication,
four months in Jail and fined $4,000
and costs. He is to work on the
County roads.
Abram Craig, colored, assault and
battery and assault with intent to
kill, was sent to the County Jail for
four months and fined $4,000 and
costs.
James Patterson, colored, pleaded
guilty to selling liquor at the Gold
field Cafe" in Penns Grove, which was
recently raided by Sheriff Brandriff.
Sentence was not imposed as there are
other charges against him. His
brother, Michael Patterson, did not
enter a plea.
Attorney Henry Burt Ware filed a
writ of habeas corpus in the case Of
Evangeline Garrett, the colored wom-
an who was arrested in the alleged
speakeasy at Penns Grove recently.
The writ was granted and the woman
was discharged. The only evidence
the prosecutor had against the woman
was that the marked money that the
constables had used in purchasing
drinks in CARROTS place was found
on her. There was no evidence that
she actually sold the liquor. Prose
cutor Beckiey consented to the re-
lease.
HlClldIu GdIIGll, C4dI SSu Wall oCAA
ing liquor at the above place, had
agreed to plead guilty providing his
wife was released but he changed his
mind when brought into Court.
The Supreme and Circuit cases list
ed for trial were taken up on Wednes-
day before Judge Ralph W. E. Donges.
Two cases heard as one because
both cases were the outcome OF one
accident, were those of John B. Crow
ley and Raymond Barber VS.. William
G. McAdoo, Director General of Rail
roads of the United States. The acct
dent occurred on September %, 1918,
and the case was first tried in the Sa-
lem County Courts on April 10th and
18th, 1919, when a verdict of $500 was
awarded Mr.. Crowley and $500 to Mr..
Barber. 1t occurred at Friendship
crossing above Penns Grove.
The plaintiffs were represented by
William I. French, Samuel T. Frenrh
and William l. Garrison, of Camden,
and the defendant by Walter H.
Baron, of Bridgeton.
The plaintiff, Crowley, sued to re-
cover compensation for p%ersonal' in
juries, received, resulting from a col
lision between a train of the West
Jersey & Seashore Railroad Company
and an automobile in which he was
riding, and which was being; operated
by Raymond Barber. Mr.. Crowley
claims the accident occurred by reason
of the failure of the engineer to give
the statutary signals as his train was
approaching the crossing at Friend
ship station, north of Penns Grove.
Barber was not seriously injured but
based his claim upon damages to his
automobile.
Another damage suit against the
Railroad Company was that of VIM.
Z. Clark. The same attorneys who
| appeared in the previous case are en-
gagged in this n
Clark was a brakeman employed by
the Railroad Company at the time of
the accident for which he asked dam
ages. On October 1st, 1919, he was
caught between the bumpers of two
Ears and one of his feet was so badly
injured that he has been unable to
work.
The jury rendered a verdict of no
cause for action.
The jury was out all night with
Mrs. E. H. johnson, of Carneys Point,
as foreman. She seemed bright and
cheerful after her long vigil, but the
men all said it was a long, long night.
When Court convened on Wednes-
day it was stated the a had been
.micably settled by agreement of
Counsel, but upon what terms was not
made known.
The jurors were discharged on
Wednesday until Tuesday, 18th inst,
as Judge Donges will be in Atlantic
| County in the meantime.