The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1884-10-24
The County Courts,

following We're the Grand jurymen:
| /. NJ. d. Dickinson, Pilesgrovc.
>. Charles Allen,
3. David Miller, Pittsgrove.
| 4. stephen A. Garrison, Pittsgrove,
,. +. \. WentZell, Alloway.
| 6. John Garrison, e"
| !. Ephraim Fowler, l.. p. Neck.
3. Hance Jaquett, g
o. W H. d. Denny, T. p Neck
10. John \. Featherer
IL. D. w. C. Hinchman, Warrington.
j.. Harrison Johnson, L. rittsgrove.
IA. Gottlieb kresS, q"
10. Samuel VI. Hunt, Oldmans
lG. Benjamin Harris l.. \. Creek.
T. Isaiah Isaiah H4 gas ou,n.
10. VIM. H. Brown, 50
20. John J. Thompson, Elsnboro.
q. John L. Thompson, Salem.
%. Robert d. Swain, 90
%. Chas. W. Casper
Judge Reed charged the grand jury with
reference to the murder of Ella Watson,
and also called their attention to the es-
cape of prisoners from the Jail, stating that
prisoners so escaping were guilty of an
offense against the law and should be in
dicted.
Only two cases We're on the list for trial
in the circuit The first was sent down
from the Supreme Court.
Joseph r. Lippincott rs. the Monmouth
Cranberry Company. NJ. II. Stratton rep
resented the plaintiff and NJ. P. Grey the
defendants This was a case involving
past transactions of Rev. w. Z. Perry
with the Cranberry company, which was
composed principally of ministers of the
NJ. f. Church. The plaintiff, Mr.. Lippin-
colt, claimed sundry shares of stock in the
company, formerly owned by Mr.. Perry,
and the company set up prior claim to
the same stock and denied Mr. Lippincott' S
right. Revs. E. H. Stokes, A. E. Ballard,
G. r. Snyder, William Walton, w. E.
Perry and other prominent ministers were
in attendance as witnesses at the trial,
which resulted in a non-suit.
The other case noticed was Isaac b.
Coles rs. Horace Lewis, an action for seduc-
ton. E. S. Fogg for plaintiff. c. II. Sim
nickson for defendant. This case was
compromised by payment of a sum of
money by the defendant and did not come
to trial.
The Grand Jury came into the court on
Tuesday night, with an indictment against
Howard Sullivan for the murder of Ella
Watson. The prisoner was brought into
Court to plead the Indictment and Nj. H..
Stratton, Esq, was appointed to look after
his interests. Under advice Of counsel, af-
ter consultation. he plead guilty to the in
dctment. His trial was set down for FRI
day. for the purpose of fixing the grade of
the crime, and by the time our readers re-
ceiye their MONITORS he will probably have
been sentenced.
Wednesday morning, the case of the
State. Peter S. Vandergrift, Prosecutor. cs.
Alpheus Y Breeze was tried before jury
in the Quarter Sessions. This is one of the
milk cases. tried at Salem before Justice
Wood and jury, an account of which we
published. The case was hotly contested,
and lasted until the middle of the afternoon.
Verdict, not guilty. Flanders and Mecum
for the State. Grey and Sinickson for the
defendant The other milk case was laid
over to next term.
The Jurors were discharged till Thursday
morning, and the appeal case, Joseph Test,
appellant rs. James Ray, appellee, Acton,
Stratton, was taken up. Judgment below
reversed and Judgment rendered for Test
for $27. ~ and costs.
In the case of Thos. H. Brick appellant
rs. Nathan Howard appellee, E. S. Fogg
for appellant, Howard not appearing a nom
suit was ordered against him.
The Grand Jury finished their labors on
Wednesday. The following were the in
dictmcnts found in addition to that of Sui
livan.
State rs. Nicholas johnson, assault and
battery. plead not guilty.
State e. Stephen Smith. assault and bat
terry.
State rs. VIM Brown and David Locke,
cruelty to a horse, plead not guilty,
State cs Sallie Fisher, larceny; plead not
guilty.
State rs Michael Whalen, Harry Citizens
William Weise and Michael Cahill, assault
on Henrietta Thomas.
State rs. Cornelius Wilson, larceny, plead
not guilty.
State rs. Edward Sanderlin, burning
hay stacks, plead guilty.
State rs. John Fox, malicious mischief
State as. Lewis Miller, breaking Jail.
State Is. Charles Bateman, same offence.
Both the above pleaded guilty.
On Thursday morning court convened at
ten o'clock and the day was occupied with
the trial of indictments.
Nicholas johnson was tried for assault
and battery. He had quarrel with
neighbor who drove to his house in wagon
after some property, and jumped into the
wagon and gave him beating. His de-
Tense was that the other man had threat
ened to kill him and he jumped into the
wagon to see what he was going to kill him
with, when tho other man struck him first.
The court seemed to think he was too
rash in thus rushing into danger, and
so charged the jury, who rendered YER
diet of guilty and the court imposed tine
of $25 and costs, with the admonition to
live peaceably with his neighbor in future
or his chances for state prison would be
good. G. III. Sinnickson for defense. One
of the witnesses in the case was German,
and to all attempts at tangling on the part
counsel for defense responded with an anus
ing air of bewiderment John II. Gross
man, Esq, was sworn as interpreter and
put the questions to the witness who found
his tongue readily enough in his own IAN
guage.
The next case was that of Stephen Smith
charged with assault and battery on his
employer, James Sinnickson. of Elsinboro.
Smith, who is not over bright, resented
some interference on the part OF his en-
ployef with his work, and expressed his
dissatisfaction by banging him over the
head with pitehfork. Defense, good
character, and defendant charged that Sim
nickson first assaulted him with the pitch
fork in question. Verdict guilty, with
recommendation to mercy. Sinniekson Tor
defense. Sentence deferred.
State es. Cornelius Wilson was laid over
for the term.
William Brown and David Locke, two
young darkies, were tried for cruelty to
horse. The evidence was that Brown hired
the horse of Fox q Tuft at Salem to 90 to