Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1889-05-09
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
NEW COURT MACHINERY In
OPERATION.
Judge Reeds Charge Formerly
Opens the Proceedings. Large
Number of Cases Ready
for Trial.
TJTESDAY.

Judge Alfred Reed presiding.
There have been much speculation
as to the action of the court in the
absence of Clerk F. L. Godfrey, who
is incapacitated by affiiction, but this
was settled for the time being, when
Judge Reed announced to Mr.. Than
Ogden, the deputy, after opening the
Court, to call che constables and the
Grand Jury. Mr.. Ogden performed
this duty accurately and with des-
patch.
The grand jury was then sworn by
Mr. Ogden and the Judge proceeded to
CHARGE THE GRAND JURY.
The Judge said it was hardly neces-
sary for him to reiterate what he had
so often charged to like bodies in this
court, and which they had, no doubt,
heard before.
He described their position as grand
jurors, and detailed their powers, as
members of this court. If any member
had any matter to bring before the
body, he said it must be done under
oath. They were to keep secret their
actions; no man of them must tell
what another says or who is presented;
or any action taken in the grand jury
room must not be divuged. He had
one or two special matters to call their
attentions to. aud one was, he said,
the matter of liquor selling. He then
went into details of the liquor legisla-
ton. He said the legislature of last
winter has affected some changes
which the grand jury must have in
mind. The recent act became a law
on this Goth day of March last. The
law differs in respect to spirituous and
malt liquors, he said, and he then went
on to define this difference, which it
is not necessary TO give here
The SECOND MATTER
There is another matter which will
be brought before you. There will be
a matter brought before you which is
known under the law as criminal
conspiracy" This is conspiration of
two or more persons to do an illegal
act or to do legal act in an illegal
manner. The criminality is contained
in the evil of it.
The Judge then detailed the par
ticulars of the burglary at Harris
Ogden's, in Lawrence township, which
case was tried last term. He then
went on to call attention to the con-
spiracy alleged to have been formed
against a glass firm, in this county.
This act of conspiracy could be held to
be criminal conspiracy. If number
of men get together with a design to
operate against mans business, the
act is conspiracy. He quoted con-
spiracy that the act complained of was
unlawful and a conspiracy. When
there is a combination to interfere
with the employees, there is conspir-
acy.
The charge was decidedly against
the parties complained of.
THE GRAND JURY.
Francis B. Minch, J. Danforth Filth
ian, Francis w. Holt, Somers L. Irwin,
John s. Nixon, Henry G. Williams,
Thomas G. Souders, James Loughran,
Jarvis Wanser, Frank Lore, Thos. B.
Steele, Charles o. Newcomb, Edward
o. Davis, William H. Ballinger, Isaac
M. Smalley, John H. Avis, John N.
Fithian, Henry Moore, John Yates,
Daniel Lore, Henry H. Spencer, Will
son Banks, James H. Bacon.
Much interest centered on the fact
that this was court of new officers,
in some things. The new Prosecutor,
VIM. A. Logue, assumed his duties
the new Law Judge appeared in a
new role; Mr.. Than. Ogden acted as
deputy clerk for the first time. A large
number of cases were called by the
new Law Judge, and found ready for
trial. A jury was impanneled for the
trial of the first case.
BATCH OF LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
While Jury was being empaneled
to try the Supreme case of Ariel G.
Cotton of Vineland, against Charles
Kelghly, the following applications
for licenses to keep inns and taverns,
and for the wholesale sale of liquor
were made:- George Foster, to keep
tavern at Cedarville; Martin Madden,
at Deerfield; Henry d. Paullin, at
Dorchester; Thos. M. Sharp, at Port
Elizabeth; Geo. H. Bates, at Sea Breeze;
VIM. Middleton, at Port Norris. To
be wholesale dealers; Fred Young, in
Hopewell; Jacob F. Sharp, in Maurice
River; Chris. H. Gahre, of Bridgeton;
Chris. J. Kienzle. in Hopewell. These
applications will be heard with the re-
monstrances thereto, on Friday, with
<ho 0XCNDtiOn IF tho vuh olaco1a Iaolorc