Bridgeton pioneer., 1894-01-11
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
THE INDICTMENTS BY THE
GRAND JURY.
Twensy-Seven Indictments are
Found. Louis Feihl Indicted
for murder,


MONDAY MORNING.
Judge Hoagisnd pre- sided this morn.
ing over the usual Monday session of
court today. There were the usual
number of people about the court
room waiting for something to turn up.
All the court tfficers were In their
places.
Crier Young opened court In the
usual manner and q considerable
amount of Orphans Court business
was disposed OF by the various lawyers
and the court.
The matter OF the settlement OF the
estate Of the late Daniel Rose wes
again brought up. w. H. Bacon for
the legatees, children of l. A. 8. Cook ,
wanted final settlement, but James
j. Reeves, executor, only filed partial
account which was unsatisfactory to
Mr.. Bacon, and he asked the court
to require Mr.. Reeves to make a final
settlement.
Col. Potter, for Mr.. Reeves, resisted
the application for a final settlement,
claiming that It was impossible to file
q settlement 10 full at this time
The court said that the matter would
be looked into.
Mr.. VanSyckel called attention to
the case Of Aaron Huckstep, who
pleaded guilty to two indictments,
asked the court to allow him to retract
his plea Of guilty, and enter a plea of
not guilty. The court said the matter
would be taken under advisement.
Mr.. VanSyckel for Henry Newton
Powell, entered a plea of not guilty for
him on a charge of assault and battery.
Mr.. Ware for Eliza Cheney, indicted
for fighting, pleaded not guilty.
Thos. Petit pleaded not guilty to
seduction and abusing a child under
the age of fifteen years.
Joseph Branin pleaded guilty of the
illegal selling of liquor.
The application of Thos. Hartshorn
for license In Commercial, came up.
Mr.. Ware representing the applicant,
said there were certain defects In the
application, and he desired to with
draw it. Lawyer Ogden for the re
monstrants opposed the Withdrawal.
The Court held that the application
was the property of the Conrt and
could not be withdrawp; but would
not make final ruling until later in
the day.
Mr.. Sheppard, caused for remon-
strants to license application of D. G.
Adams, at Cedarville, said that the
case would not be argued, inssmuch
as the license fee by election In Law
renee township, was $4,000.
TUESDAY MORNING.
The criminal business of the Janu-
ary term of Court was begun this
morning, Judge Hoagland and Lay
judges Hendee land Ludlam on the
bench.
Judge Reed did not arrive, and 1t Is
presumed that he was not we'll enough
to leave his home when court opened.
Edward johnson was called to plead
co an Indictment charging him with
assault and battery. Through his at.
torney, Mr.. J. l.. VanSy ckei, he
pleaded not guilty.
Prosecutor Logue said that his In
tention was to move the case of the
State against Chas. Kirby and other
members OF the Excise Commission, If
he could find that his witnesses were
present. He called Robert Naylor,
who did not respond. Mr.. Logue
stated to the court that as there was
break down on the Millville trolley
road, this witness was not yet present,
and he would substitute the case of
John Penn while waiting for the wit
nesses in the case of the Excise Com.
missioners.
Penn was brought In from jail and
took his seat by the side of his coun-
BEL, j. Ogden Burt, and panel was
put in the jury box.
Johu Penn was indicted for break
ing into the rink building at Millville,
Nov. 14Ch last, and stealing therefrom
lot of curtains, lamps, tools and
other articles, some of which were
found In the possession OF the defend
ant.
Before the case was proceeded with,
Mr.. John 8. Mitchell, on behalf OF
jacob Richman, asked leave to make
d motion for delay 10 the case of Mr.
Richman. MIR. Mitchell did not ask
that the case 60 over for the term,
but to 60 over to some other day dur
Ing the term.
Richman's plea was that he did not
want to go to trial without the pres