The Monmouth inquirer., 1923-11-01
Monmouth County Courts

Three efendapts tried before Judge
Lawrence and juries Thursday IN sep
arate trials were acquitted, the last to
be tried. Forest Sims, cpIored, Of
Asburv Park. being acquitted l'y u
iur at the direct n OF the court Sims
was accused by his brother, William
Sims with atrocious assault and
Ute Y with intent to Kill him on
June ) as at William Sims home IN
the west SIDE, Asbury Park Will am
tol Of Fore ca ing to his BIZ me
and starting an Argument and said
that Wien Fpresf beeue ii. r. atening
he drew revolver from IL 8 desk
for protection. A scrimmage followed
the weapon was expl ded and both were
wounded by the bullet. Forest
commended that William was the
aggressor from tie beginning.
Forest was represented by A. j. G.
Stoke
George Benne colored was acq it
ted Of charge of carrying concealed
weapons at Red Bank on July last.
Oaude H IBIS colored, the complain
ant, said that he stopped Benne
near the ice pond while enroute to
q base ball game and asked If he had
d rev liver. Bennett denied he hal
such weapon, he said but later start
eh to run away and stopped and snapp
ed revolver at him three times. the
weapon each time missing fire
Robert Jones, August Reevey and
Viola Richardson, all colored told of
seeing Bennett with revolver In bss
hand as described by Hobbs. Bennett
pr, duced a silver cigarette case which
he said he had pulled from his pocket
to menace Hobbs with when the latter
Threatened him with knife and after
he had eiuded Hbbbs he went before
Justice Of the Peace Wainwright
and entered mpiA ut against
Hobbs. I'll mas Field farmer
and director OF tie b Dad rect
bank at Red tank, and Frank BRAY, a
Re Bank blacksmith
testified to Benne is good reputation.
The jars was ont half hour and re ura
ed a verdict Of not guilty Bennett was
defended b Lester LeoDard, a Red
Bank lawyer.
HEATH ALSO ACQUITTED
John D. Heath harged with as
sault and battery with intent to kill
his wife al their nome, ll04 Atlantic
avenue, Asbary Park, on September
=. was acquitted by jury after
an hour and a half deiiberation
Mrs Heath said that she had returned
from an Elks convention in Chicag
and had been Id the house but UT
wben her husband came in andgreeted
her and moment later started an
argunen struck he took u revolve
from desk and threatened her with
the weapon, She grappled with him
and held the ri, oil hand and Mrs. Anna
Beam, an inmate of the house
summoned an officer Mrs. Beam
corr botated this testimonyin that she
witnessed Mrs. Heath in the grasp other
husband and summoned an officer to
arrest Heath. Heath denied having
pic ed up the revolver at all, dec airing
that the wea pom lay pom a china close
and here Officer 81 ne Hawkins
said he found the wea on when he
vent to arrest Heath. Heath said
that his wife apparently wanted to
get rid of him: she had started the
argument he said but he did nos
rike her and he did not pick up the
revolver (which had lain for months
on china closet. AS evidence that
his wife desired to be rid of him, he
said, she made complaint against
him the day he got ou of jail on
this complaint, having spent three
weeks in Jail before securing
bondsman. On the latter complaint
Officer William Truck und that he
had yet been to his home to
threaten his wife as she had com
planned to the police Officer Truck
corrobora'ed Heath in this and James
Ba EFT, / 4 Der, said that Heath had
stop .,cd and remained at his barber
L Al L L i
" investigate Mrs. Heath's com
plain.