Bridgeton pioneer., 1890-05-15


for this balance of store bill. The
defense is that Mrs McClintock is a
married woman living with her hus-
band, and is not personally liable for
the bill, it having been contracted for
in the purchase of articles for domes-
tic use. The papers were taken by the
court.
Orphans Court business was resumed
at the conclusion of this case. Mr.. J.
Boyd Nixon, of the frm of Potter s.
Nixon, presented an application to
the court for the removal of J. P.
Brick, as administrator of the late
VIM. j. Royal Mr. Royal, who was
the hotel keeper at Mauricetown some
years ago, has been dead and his es-
tate in the hands of Mr.. Brick for over
three years, and the estate is still un-
settled. 1t is claimed that the admin
istrator has not been acting straight in
the matter.
The estate was found to be insolvent,
the assets amounting to but few hun
dred dollars, some $637.52, and has
been in considerable litigation.
After hearing the arguments of coun-
sci, and such evidence of Mr.. Brick,
and his clerk as was presented, the
Court concluded the estate had not
been properly managed, and the exec
utor was therefore removed, and Hon,
Thos. W. Trenchard, on application of
Mr.. Nixon, was appointed.
TUESDAY MORNING.
Court opened this morning promptly
at 10 o'clock. Law Judge Hoagland
presiding, and Lay Judges Stratton
and Hendee on the bench.
The petty Or great offenders against
the laws of the State were to be sput
upon their trials for the criminal
charges with which they had been
charged, and for which they had been
indicted by the recent Grand Jury.
The criminal cases were to be tried.
j. l.. VanSyckel made haste to get a
motion before Court in the case of
John Boger and Bryant Johnson;
these two persons not having been yet
charged, his motion was not heard.
He made statement however, prefa-
tory to the motion in favor of these
persons, in which he said they were
not prepared to go to trial at this term
on account of the absence of Frank
Ross, a material witness.
This case will not be the first one
called.
Henry A. Cotton, of Vineland, was
called, and appeared. He had been
indicted at the January term with
having committed an assault on
Laura B. Darrell, small girl. He
pleaded not guilty.
John s. Kitchen pleaded not guilty
to the Indictment found against MIN.
Sarah Kenin was indicted for COM
mitting an assault and battery on a
Mrs. Weisman; she pleaded not guilty,
when called.
Prosecutor Lpgue was ready to move
| the case of Elmer English, indicted for
entering and stealing from A. F. Ran
dolph's mill.
A jury was impaneled for the trial of
English.
Samuel Nelson, the sawyer at Ran
dolphs mill was called and testified
that English had stolen centre table
belonging to him, from the mill one
night. He placed ''local' in news
paper describing the article, and final
ly found it at VIM. Jaggers' place, on
Sonth Pearl street.
Hon. Thos. w. Trenchard appeared
for the defendant.
VIM. Jaggers, now serving term in
Jail for drunkenness, was called and
testified that the stolen table was
brought to his place on South Pearl
street. He let English have half
dollar on the table; he afterwards came
and paid the half-dollar and subse-
quently came and borrowed another
half-dollar, leaving the table as secur-
ity. The table was not put together.
This was the only witness called.
Elmer English was put on the stand
in his own defense. He denied all
knowledge of the table until VIM. Jag
gers asked him to make the table for
him. The table was then at Jaggers',
and he had no knowlege as to how it
got there.
He said he had worked at the plan
ing mill but never saw the table there.
The Jury was charged by Judge
Hoagland and the case was soon
ended.
The case of Clementine Pullen and
Lolita Pullen, for chicken stealing was
called. This is case from Vineland.
Mr.. Trenchard also appeared for
these defendants, and a jury was put
in the box.
These defendants were charged with