Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-05-10
COUNTY COURTS.
THE GRAND COMPLETES
ITS INQUIRIES.

AhE dA MD JURY COMPLETES
ITS INQUIRIES.
Eighty Indictments Four d, the
Great MsjOr1ty Of Which are
Against Oysi erm
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
Thus far the spectators in Court
have been very weary listeners to very
uninteresting cages. The first civil suit
was absolutely tame. The plsin ifs
put In their testimony and on otiob
of Col. Potter the case was dismissed
with a non-suit.
Then followed the damage suit In
which PROVE Flanagan enGeavored
to get about $4OO from the Central
Railroad Company, his horses being
killed In an accident at the Sher pard's
Mill crossing. The case was very thor
oughly tried by both sides, and the
jury went out just before dinner. The
first ballot was taken without ANY ar
gument whatever and stood nine to
threea in favor of the plaintiff. But
there that jury stood fast. Argument
began In a lively fashion but the three
remained unmcved, while the nine
were firm as a rock in their convic-
tions. The afternoon wore on and still
the disagreement continued, every bal
lot standing nine to three. Night fell
over the city, and yet the twelve men
could not become of one opinion. The
lights were turned on and many more
ballots were taken, but the result was
the same.
The jurymen thought they would
be obliged to remain out all night and
began preparations for making them
selves comfortable, but at ten o'clock
Judge Reed appeared at the Court
House and summoned the jury before
him. Satisfying himself that the jury
could not agree, Judge Reed dis
charged them, and the case must
be tried again, if ever settled.
The case that was next called, was
the Circuit Court issue No. q It was
Lafayette Elmer, Administrator etc,
VS.. Martha A. Sheppard ct. al. on con-
tract. J. L. VanSyckle appeared for
the plaintiff and James 8. Ware for
the defendant. This case has been
tried before and the Administrator
was BEATEN but Mr.. VanSyckle OBJ
tanned new trial and the issue was
presented yesterday for a second time.
The case is somewhat complicated
one. A Mrs. Duff1eld married an old
Mr.. Sheppard, widower. He was
supposed to be a man of considerable
means. Some time since he died of
appoplexy. When an inventory was
made OF his property he was fouud to
be possessed of ninety-fye cents in
money, and $50 worth of personal
property. This caused some suspicion
that the wife and the Duffield children
had become possessed of the estate,
and this suit is brought by the Admin
istrator to recover.
The evidence Is unsatisfactory, and
not easily understood, and of such a
character as to make very unsatisfac-
tory newspaper reading.
THURSDAY MORNING.
The Elmer-Sheppard case was re-
sumed this morning in Court, with
Mrs. Pt @be Bunell on the stand. Mr..
Ware continued the cross-examina-
tion begun yesterday.
Mrs. Buneil talked plainly about
sum of $4,000, which she said it was re-
ported, that Emily" had carried
away from the house, while her father
lay dead In the house. She also spoke
clearly about sum of $1700, which
she said her mother Martha Sheppard,
told her she, Martha Sheppard, had
found in the straw bed, upon which
Jonathan Sheppard died. @t~rN
She had gone to the house on cer-
tain day, found the door locked and
heard people talking inside the house
about the money, and in speaking
about the $1700, she heard EMILY"
say, sit Is the prettiest money 1 eyer
saw" She said the money was In
800 and $500 bills, some of it at least.
Mrs. Martha Candy confessed to her,
the witness, that she had brought the
~, 300 to her house from her mothers.
DIR. Ephriam Bateman also testified
as to the habits of Mr.. Sheppard, and
his practice In regard to money mat
ters.
There is but little If any, public ip-
terest to be found In the case, as has
been stated, and the court pro-
ceedings are conse quently very dry In
detail.
Mr.. Ware, for the defense, moved
for a non suit as to Martha Candy and
Henry and Emily Duflld, of the de.
PENDANTS, gon the grounds that the