Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1891-12-10
THE JURORS DRAWN.
SPECIAL SESSION OF QUAR-
TER SESSION COURT.
Before Judge HOagland.-Shertf
Whitecar Empanels the
Petit Jurors for
January.

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upon the bench Tuesday morning when
Court Crier Young spoke his little
piece and convened special session
of the Court Of Quarter Sessions. The
purpose principally for which the ses-
sion is called, was for the empaneling
of the petit jurors fer the January
term of court. County Clerk Trench
ard was present, and the work of en-
panefng the jury soon began. The
following gentlemen's names were
drawn from the box, and will serve
next month:
Bridgeton-Wm. M. Hustled, Alonzo
Rogers, Harry Elbirn, Richard w. Nor
ris, Henry J. Pilgrim, Louis Beck
hardt Henry D. Powell, Lewis R.
Bowen, John G Pierce, Louis PITT.
meir, Joel F. Pierce, James Schaffer,
Alfred r. sayre.
Millville-Jchn G. Ludlam, Henry
Baumhoff, VIM. Brown, Geo. D.
Haye, Benjamin L, Henderson, Alvah
Rose, Albert Norton, Albert Ottenger,
Nicholas Griner, Harry Phifer, Alonzo
Cossaboon, Joseph R. West.
Landis-A. Grant DETROIT, Alexan-
der W. Piersop, Thomas B. Hartman,
George Watkins, VIM. F. Knott, Harry
Rice, Edward Hubbard. Jacob H.
Slaugh, Frank Kinney, G. B. San
ford, Thomas Morris, W. ID. Fowler.
Lawrence-Charles Sheppard, Lewis
Newcomb, jeremiah Conner.
Downe-Geo. w. Newcomb.
Maurice River Harry Shaw, Isaac
Spence.
Commercial-Wm. Smell.
Hopewell-Albert Glaspey, Diament
Whitaker.
Greenwich - Lemuel Sloan, John
Glaspell, Charles Wallace, VIM. B.
Ware.
FaiTseld-Joaiah s. Westcott, John
Thompson.
After drawing the jury the Court
took up some of the criminal cases
which were to be tried. Prosecutor
Logue said there were two persons in
court who were on bail, to be tried.
They we're Daniel Downey and his wife
Mary E., charged with keeping a dis
orderly house in Vineland. Daniel
pleaded guilty for himself and wife.
Lawyer Berault represented the
couple and asked that the plea of the
man be accepted for both.
Harry and Frank Near, and Joseph
Sayre were called to plead to charge
of malicious mischief in burning the
hay stack of John Barth, in Millville.
They were all three small boys; the
two Near boys pleaded guilty, but Jos.
eph pleaded not guilty.
John o. Conner pleaded guilty to
assaulting Daniel Dahr, in Vineland.
Dora Lutz pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on her son Samuel Lutz.
Michael Mcdonald pleaded not
guilty to assaultipg Constable Robt.
f. Ayars. This case has been des-
cribed In the PIONEER
The case of the boy Joseph Sayre,
was first taken up, the court assigning
Hon. T. W. Trenchard as counsel for
the boy.
John Barth and Henry Barker were
both sworn and testified as to the
burning of the hay stack. They did
not see the boys, however.
Mrs. Barth was sworn and said she
saw the boys back of the barn and
saw sayre. When they were putting
out the fire, Mrs. Barth helping, the
Sayre.boy came to the gate and asked
her what was the matter. She identi
fed the boy Sayre, because in Justice
Miller's office in MiDville, he admitted
that he was the boy who asked her
what was the matter, and that was all
the connection she could find between
him and the cause of the fire.
Several other witnesses were called
on the part of the State.
AS the fire was set by accident while
the Near boys were trying to smoke
straws, and the Sayre boy could not
be shown to have any conn ection with
the setting of the fire, the court ad-
judged him not guilty.
The case of Michael Mcdonald,
charged with assaulting Constable
Ayars ON the night of Nov. 7th, was
taken up.
Constable Ayars was called and sta
ted his case as has been before detailed
n these columns. Mr.. Berault ap-
peared for the defendant. Mr.. Nc
Donald said he had no witnesses, and
.he case looked like forlorn hope for
lim.
He was adjudged guilty and the
,ourt sentenced him to sixty days in
all from Nov. Sth, the date of his COM
nitment. Frederick Near, the father