The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21

So
COuRT NEWS.
The january Term Of Salem County
Courts comi1,enced OH Tuesday, before
Judge Reed, and Associates Plummer,
Wood and lIitchner.
The following gentlemen compose
the Grand Jury:
l Robert Gwynne, Salem.
2 James Lindsey,
3 Henry r. Bacon, ="
4 James Newell, Warrington.
5 Jonathan B. Grier, 49,
6 Jacob II ouse, Alloway.
: Richard C.. Miller, AllOway.
s Samuel iChristy, Pittsgrove.
Q John C.J Ward, "
10 William RichmaL, Jr., U. Pittsgrove
IL William S Bilderback, -
II David Washington, Piiesgrove.
IL Joseph i. Ballinger,
IA James Strimple, Oldmans.
Is Charles lPlummer, .
l6 Henry Barber, U. P. Neck.
II George stanton,
Is James >. johnson, l.. P. Neck.
10 Henry Keen
20 George &. Washington, Elsinboro,
II John smith, l.. A. Creek.
- John SlIimp,
% Smith b. Harris, Quinton.
"a Lewis sylvester,
Judge Reed stated that the court
had no special charge to make. further
than to cal! the attention Of the nem-
bers of the Grand Inquest to the nature
of their duties and the character Of the
oath they had taken. He also said
his attention had been called TO q nusi-
sance in C!sysville, growing out OF n
tipping place, where the selling Of
liquor was such rs to constitute 1t y
disorderly louise. The court then de-
fined the law very clearly - to what
constitutes a disorderly house. He
said that i%spirituous liquors can 10
sold in quantities Of u quart, and II
conducted according to the iaw ID =
legitimate business. Beer can bs sold
by the q uar and drunk on the premises,
but The selling Of less than . quart
constitutes q disOrderly h0uss ; or II
permitted to bs habitualiy drank OF the
premises, so Ms to encourage tippling.
it becomes disorderly, and where Illegal
practices, such rs gaming aud having
drunken me about, habitually, 1t be.
comes a nuisance under the Law. One
sale Of beer or liquor IN Salem, without
a license Constitutes a disorderly house.
Judge Reed will hear the John N.
Smith will case next Tuesday. c. H.
~Sinnickson for Edw. Smith and N. p,
Grey and J. J. SummeriIl for JAS. e.
Smith, the contestant.
Jos. G. French, Of Pennsgroye, and
Is. NJ. Ferguson, Of Ailoway,
granted licenses. The application Of
Jos. +. Tallman, Of Elmer, was retain
ed for consideration "a their were
charges Of disorderIy house and selling
to minors against him and y emOn-
STRANGE against granting him licenses
slgnedby 45 OF whom 40 were voters.
The first case tried was that Of Chas.
L. Vanneman, OF S~wedssboro, against
Jas. j. Redstrake, Of salem, for action
in deceit. Redstrake held . bond xn d
morlagage for $500 against Josiah H.
! Lippincott, with Ciarkson Ogden as
security, dated 1871. Part was paid
when Lippincott failed and Redstrske
handed in the mortgage with other
creditor claims. Redstraks sold the
bond to Vanneanan for $3.50 repre-
senting IL to be worth $3.50. As Van
neman had been unable u secure psy-
ment OH the bond from Ogden he
brought suit against Redslrske 10 re-
cover $3.50, interest and cost Of other
suits Ii iiad brought to secure pay.
ment. .a.e defense was ti'at the bond
was sold in good faith. The counsel
closed their arguments on Tuesday and
the Judge charged the jury Wednesday
morning. v erdicI for Vannsman WIS
given.
The libel suit of WIN. Fiitcraft,
cashier Of Wo0dstown Bank against
the Woodstown Register for $1,000
damages ca,ue of an Wsdnesd.v. Co,.
Potter andC. II. S~innickson for Taylor
Il Hates and sx-Judge PAncoast and
and E. S. Fogg for Flitcraft. Tie lat
! ter part of last August Chss. s. Plam.
mar of P-eeh;cktown d,r..,t.., N d..cov
latter tn thu Wax,st,w. B.nk Hmm
its receipt MIR. Fiilcrsft told Miss.
French, assistant postmaster, about it
ami intimaied that IL had b-es tam
pered with IN the Woodstowp pos,ofics.
The next morning he Infatuated tina
same to postmaster W. b. French
when an alteration occurred between
them and Afr. French directed Mr..
Fiitcraft TO tbs door. Mr.. Filcraft told
Samuel French, father of the post
master the letter had heen tampsred