The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1888-01-20

he January Term OF salem county
Courts commenced on Tuesday morning,
before Judge Reed and Associates Plum
mer. Wood and Hitchner.
The following gentlemen composed the
Grand Jury:
/ Robert Gwynne, Salem
James Lindsey,
Henry Bacon, 60
James Newell, Warrington
Jacob House. Alloway,
Richard G Miller, Alloway
samuel Christy, pittsgrove
John Ward
10 William Hickman, Jr, rittsgrove
IL W illiam Bilderback,
IL Joseph Ballnger
II james Strilpple. Oldmans
Ia Charles Plulnmer, +"
l6 Henry Barber, Neck
II GeorgeStanton,
Is James johnson, l. Neck
10 Henry Keen, -"
20 George G Waddington, ElsinbCro
q John Smith, |. Creek
- John shrimp,
% smith 3 Harris, Qninton
81 Lewis sylvester,
Judge Reed, in his charge to the Grand
jury, gave them the law concerning houses
in which liquor and beer was sold without
a license. IN quantities not less than II
quart the business is legitimate, but if the
practice Of drinking the liquor or beer
where it was sold becomes habitual and
engenders drunkenness and disorder, that
is a disorderly house. Houses in which
beer is sold in less quantities than quart,
or where tipping and immoral practices
are allowed, are disorderly houses.
The fact of the existence of a drinking
den in ClaysvilIe, about which much COM
plant had been made, led the Judge to
thus speak of unlicensed houses.
Application for license to keep pub
lie house at Pennsgroye, by Joseph G.
French, and at Alloway, by Benz. Nj. Fer
guson, were granted upon application. but
when the application for a license at Elmer
was presented, remonstrance signed by
over three hundred citizens of Elmer asked
that the petition be refused.
The first case called for trial was that of
Vanneman VS. Redstrake. This is a cause
wherein Charles l.. Fanneman, of Swedes-
boro, sues James $. Redstrake, of Salem,
in an action of deceit. 1t appears that
about the LIST of August, 1855, Redstrake
sold certain bond to Nanneman; said
bond was drawn 10y Josiah IL. Lippincott,
with the name of Clarkson Ogden as Sc
curity, and dated March II, 1871, due in
one year. The amount named in the bond
was 5000, but part had been paid, and
Redstrake alleged it to be good for $3.50,
and that no objection could be made to its
payment. Vanneman paid $3.50 for this
bond, and when he tried to collect it found
it worthless, and suit was now brought to
recover the $3.50 with interest, and the
costs of the suits he had been compelled to
bring in his attempt to collect the amount.
1t also appeared that this bond was origi-
nally accompanied by mortgage on lands
of said Josiah Ii. Lippincott to secure the
amount, but Lippincott failing, Redstrake
had surrendered the mortgage, submitting
his claim with the other creditors. Pre-
yious to this Mr. Ogden, the security, had
signed an agreement, stating that lie
would pay any difference that was not re-
allied by the sale of the land which the
mortgage covered. These facts Redstrake
did not make known To Nanneman. The
defense was that the bond was sold in
good faith. The counsel closed their argu-
ments Tuesday night and Judge Reed
charged the jury on Wednesday morning.
Colonel Potter, for Vanneman, and c. H..
Sinnickson, for Redstrake.
The jury in this ease rendered verdict
for Vanneman, plaintiff, for $3.50 and costs,
amounting to S44S.S2.
The entire Of Wednesday was occupied
in the case OF William Y. Flitcraft VS.. W.
T.. Taylor and A. l.. Hates, for libel. Mr..
Flitcraft was represented by Il. ). Fogg
and Ex-Judge Pancoast, and the defend
ants counsel were Col Potter and G. ii.
Sinnickson.
The testimony occupied the time of the
court until late in the afternoon, and the
case was summed up by counsel before
adjournment Judge Reed delivered his
| charre 10 the iurv on Thursday morning,