The Penn's Grove record., 1885-01-31
1ha Rights og Fishery
Judge P2rker's Chergeto fhe Jury in the
Fitzger-li-FaUnce Cese.

- A,sN q April. 1851. ana on OiNC,
days afterwards, up to the time OF th,
Commencement OF this SUIT. the defend
ain with his WUrkIen, broke and en-
Tered ,he 81 sc OF the plaintiG, situate
IN the township of West Dcptfori il
tbs county. and COMMITTED various
@ets Of tre3Iass thereon as set forth in
tic declaration, by means Of winch tn,
plaintiff suffered damages.
The SAT- is brought TO cover damage
teF Il series of alleged treslasses occur
ring in the months OF April and May il
the Fear ISL. The premises on which
tie trtsi'asses are charged to have besl
committed are described in the declara.
Ion as past upland, and part lard under
TIE t.dc-waters of he River Delaware.
and lie contiguous.
To pre.c title to the upland, several
deeds are put III evidence. 1t appear.
That at a little before the beginning Of
tGt present century, the farm Of plain
Iii was part of a lar ,er tract owned by
Trcut Francis, and that after his death
it WIS conveyed 10y his widow and exec
utTiX to one Samuel Whitall, who sub
'eqatii,iy conveyed 10 enc Nli'"ii
Ne"ooie' Ai'et 'he dca'I' W "'Il''Iii
NeWbold, his devisees quit-cla.mel to
I'i9 sol imam I Ne"ooIa: ne convey
co 10 itopeit IA Ni''iocN' from "Ao'lI
''!e llalAtIil received III" de"l Oh lhe
-'lh oi Jaf'u"fF' a H. l0"'
Although Tue "eScTIP'Iol III 'AeS'
"eeoS Calls Iof lo" water III ''"' lH'9
''4'Noseo oii'a 10 . "''e'' i'l "'e"-
son A"'eii VII h'I'"I,cI appear
IA oilleI part % ''c pi'i'iISe'' ""-
J"i'-taS Tue "piaha along h'Sh wafer
MIX "''a running out III Tue iNeI Ill
ron q His farm Ihe P!alil'li cIa'I'iS'
'iiistef WHAT Is eaiIeo q perpetual tease
win Tue privilege OF obtaining an "pS"
iuse grant III Il MA li'ce' I!!IS ''"9e
NaS 3tNei 70 Idaii''IIi " INC i''p'l ."'
SoLliiliSsioistfs EN- Inc P'it Oh me axe
q . Jersey, "i f"'ileIv D! the 9'"-e
through the commissioners I'M "o'erll-
u lef Tue Time beng on tAe lVIii oil
Ntafcil' ~. Inc description III the
i'ase lleitidts TIE I"hq Owe ny Tie
Underwriters OF the be4a"dre river ana
S'ie"t Niailt'ta ore'k' beginning at Il
a'oiat Ill iiisii water marx Oh tlle river i'll
II feHtIe Oh the f"F'i iea''iilS % tile
Town i"lll foad 10 'Ee rl''r' 'lclice
iol'l =. ~, West i-Vo Itt' u tle eN'
ttfiqr wharf Enc '~"'aDHS''eu III lle
sfa Riparian commissioners
ana theiice GOWN the RIVER ioilo"I''S
tie W. A'''"li i'i'e % '"' do I'''i4-
ia , i''' >sth'S' al" "e''t III III
5'i'' u'''ei 'ne ''ut-""'el o. nv l'F''
Ill i'o''' I" ip"'i''li , '''"' 'i""i H'9'
"aler i'a'A 10 sun tN'efioi 'IHe' CA-
celfl'E Only Itil'i iI''eI WAGER III rom
u de '''''' "Prei t'''li IoI Ut ''t
h'''''''' Dc'""Se P'"iI'''il ""H IoI 'it'
"iioi '"AVl "a 'h'' lV'' A"5 'eas'
WIS i''o' ~ u" N'a'e I" INC P"'l'lu
~ i't"''"' proprietor "'''eI III" ny
>'''"' VI Wv ''","''' VI '"' ''"'o w.
Id S''9to'' iht P"i'la IL '''e c"ls'
mo" 'i'"l dit ''o ''''c VI 'Hc ie"7e II
""Hi t"i an o"Hti' inc "'e'' "e'"I'
A'ei''ioIied a'.o tliS ic"Se lnc''"eS IN
'2e"S ~ q's' "9 aeSei Deu III TIC "'cI"
ration dllo elhpIace an Tie premise
"oth above ana elo li9h water marx
Oh Nh.ei! the several lreSiFiSSeS "cI'
'j'eg'd 10 E"Ve peth committed.
mat the oelehaai't ana Ills "orNrhcl
"'o' tiie ae'S winch lhe i'ailllh charge
"9 tFeSi"aseS at inc tiGe anu pace IL
I'Se" "l''''l Inc description oil li'cS'
e~o1iFeSail5ea ana tease Is not acl'ed
NE ueleiiu'tnt "alli'S ina ne t'o'
down the renee, er olrec'ed II zone
tina he led the horses through on lh'
Inc Iahd l'1aiae tle oalh' ana Oh IN
hank whenever 1t MAS necessary Ter In
purposes OF a FISHERY TO lake 'hchl' Il
II Irom the "lhdlaSSeS' 'hat III
WInd"asSes were placed permanently Il
The SOIL, part en- outside ana Fart 'iiSId
on on the back, ana were kept the
year %iterNear, ana used 10y MN III 1851
that he &ld ms men uSed Inc hal'k Il
tie prosecution OF 'helr uS'h'Ss o
fishing Throughout lhe season OF S9l
thai al hi9h wafer lHey iHaoe h""'S an
took out the msl near Inc 1901 oil IN
bank, and at i"" water just on'Slde I'll
fats, ana occupied the mats included II
the plaih,lh $ lease 50 TAI us was heceS
Sary'
No" II defendants IA no legal rlgh
to do the acts c"mp!alhed OF, II helthe
he nor the persons under Whom liz wa
acting had Il rieat ol~scveial ilNhei,
There, these aets were tresPaSScs 10