Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-01-09
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
A VERY INTERESTING SESSION
PROMISED.
for Damages Results In a Ver-
dict of No Cause for Action.
TUESDAY.

Law Judge Hoaglaud and associate
Judges Stratton and Hendee were also
upon the bench. The Grand Jury was
sworn and charged briefly by Judge
| Reed.
The GRAND JURY.
David Mcbride, Isaac 7. Nichols,
John H. Theis, Charles Cassidy,
Saml M. Allen, Aaron w. Vanaman,
Albert Harris, Herman Riertz, Floyd
B. Wheat, William w. Whiting, Evan
r. White, Edward s. Woodruff, Josiah
Tice, Benjamin F. McKeag, Daniel
Gray, Ct. Wilbert Moore, Warren w.
Ware, James L. Stewart, H. Clay
Trenchard, Michael McGuigan, J.
Howard Burt, Harry Mayhew, Con
stant w. Hand.
THE JUDGES CHARGE.
Judge Reed said, substantially the
only case of exceptional interest which
will come before you for your consid-
Grafton is a homicide case. The duty
of the Grand Jury s,if facts show that
person has come to his or her death
| by the act of another and that the
person causing the death did it with
intent, on his intentional actions were
such as this death resulted, the Grand
Jury should invict for murder. The
degree of murder will be found also.
This ended the short charge.
The court room was densely packed
with spectators. .-..c a.f
After calling the general pennel of
of petit jurorsf the list of causes was
called and large number were found
to be ready for trial; still, there were
quite a number of appeal cases to go
over.
The first case to be called for trial
was that of Pearce against Hepner, E.
E. Sheppard made application to keep
an inn and tavern at Mauricetown.
| A panel was put in the box to try
the case of Theodore g. Pearce against
against Matthias Hepner. This was a
case to recover for wages amounting
to several hundred dollars due Pearce
by Hepner. $341.71 is the amount
claimed by Pearce.
Mr.. Pearce was represented by
Walter H. Bacon, ESQ. and Mr.. Hep
ner by Potter & Nixon.
Theodore G.. Pearce was called to
the witness stand; he was the plaintiff
and said he commenced to work for
Hepner May 7th, 1883, at the rate of
$17 per month, on the John Cheesmon
farm, at Centre Grove. --
The plaintiff rested with his testi-
mony.
The defense was that the wages due
had been paid in cash, grain, and
horse hire-the horse hire amounting
to $195-and repairs of wagons &C.,
that in fact, the defendent was owing
Mr.. Hepner some $40. Mr.. Hepner
was placed upon the stand and depied
all claims made by the plaittiff, Mr..
Pearce.
During the cross-examination by Mr..
Bacon, Mr.. Hepner was made to elimi-
nate the major part of his set-offs
against the claims of Pearce except the
$195 for horse-hire.
Mrs. Harriet Stiles, Mr.. Hepner's
housekeeper, testified that Pearce had
the horse to drive out three nights per
week while he worked for Hepner.
Geo. H Clark was sworn, and testi-
fed that he worked for Hepner on the
Peacock farm, near Carll's corner. He
declared that Pearce used Hepner's
horse from three to six nights week,
The defense rested with this witness,
and the plaintiff put in evidence of re-
buttal.
John Cheesman, of the Patriot, took
the stand as the first witness. He said
he had seen Pearce in Bridgeton a
number of times with Hepner's horses
He said that Hepner had told him
he had rather trust Dorie (Pearce)
with the horses than to trust himself,
for Pearce always took good care of
the horses. Moses Pierce, Theodore's
father, was called and detailed the hir.
ing OF Theodore by Hepner at $17 per
month.
The Judge charged the jury decided
ly favorably to the plaintiff, and the
jury withdrew
The case of A. H. McClintock against
John Mcpherson and Constable Robt.
F. Ayars. was called, and jury i'm
panelled. Walter H. Bacon appeared
for the plaintiff, and John s. Mitchell
for the defendant.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The jury in the case of Theodore G..
Pearce against Matthias Hepner, came
in when Court convened in the after
noon, rendering a verdict for Pearcs
of $296,7S.
! This was Mr.. Walter H. Bacon's first