Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-05-03

give to the Grand Jury must do so
under oath.
No person outside of the grand jury
room must be allowed to approach
them upon the matter before the In
quest; 1t would be contempt of court
to do 80. They must also keep secret
the councils, and even the remarks of
the grand jury. This was too often
inadvertently Violated and conduced
to harm and Ill feeling In communities.
Referring to the oyster cases to be
considered the Judge concluded, i,
''There are an unusual number of oys-
ter cases to come before you for inves
tigation, the underlying principle of
which is the right to take oysters from
natural oyster beds in Delaware bay. I
have nothing further to say to you;
you may choose your officers"
The Court issues were called over,
and two Supreme Court and two Cir.
emit Court issues were marked ready.
Applications for license of Thos. N.
Sharp, to keep inn and tavern in Port
Elizabeth, was granted. Fee 800.
q. @. Deemer was granted license to
keep inn and tavern at Port Norris.
Fee s1OO.
Adam F. Young was granted license
to keep wholesale place In Hopewell.
Fee $l0O.
License was also granted Henry @.
Paullin, to keep inn and tavern In
Dorchester. Fee 800.
The Supreme Court issue No. 1 was
moved. 1t Is case of Elhanna Bar
rett vs.. The Shiloh Turnpike Com
pany, and is suit for damages. John
w. Westcott, ex-Judge of Camden.
represented Barrett and Potter g.
Nixon the Turnpike Company.
The case as opened by Mr.. Thomas
Trenchard, who Is associated with ex-
Judge Westcott, will not prove of start.
ling interest to the general public. 1t
is suit for damages brought by Bar
rett against the company, the alleged
damages being the overflowing of Bar
rett's land by water caused by the i'm
proper building of culvert by the
company.
A map was produced and Samuel
M. Sheldon was sworn and explained
the lines of the map The Barrett
farm was shown to be about two and
a half miles from Bridgeton and on the
Shiloh pike.
The map showed the location of the
bridge of the Turnpike Company, un.
der which was a four-foot culvert. The
map also showed the land which had
been overfl owed, and was character.
lied as low, swampy land which could
not be used in the present shape.
The case will probably take all day,
and the details are positively of no in
terest whatever.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
The case of Elbanna Barrett against
the Shiloh Turnpike Co. yesterday, re-
suited in nonsuit being granted fol
| ba0 OOAPdhys
The next case called and for which q
jury was impaneled, Is the damage
suit of Provie W. Flanagan against
the Central Railroad of New Jersey
for $1,000, for his team killed at Shep
pard's Mill crossing. With the open.
ing of this case, court adjourned fol-
dinner
The trial of the case of Provie w
Flanagan was resumed after dinner
against the Central Railroad of New
Jersey, to recover damages for the
killing of a pair of horses by being
struck by train at the Sheppard's
mill crossing, the team being driven
by Edward Goldsboro. Mr.. Flanagin
gave some testimony as 20 the situa
ton where the accident occurred, and
the possibilities of seeing a train ap-
proaching.
Joseph Cummings an employee ol
the Central road, was called to the
stand, but did not seem to know any.
thing worth telling. and was soon ex
oused.
Edward Goldsboro the colored man
who was in charge of the team, at the
time 1t was struck by the locomotive,
was next called. He gave his testimony
in direct manner; when asked If he
had ever rode on the Central railroad
cars, he replied not until that. day. He
had been knocked Sabout forty ..feet
into the air blythe locomotive, and
was picked up and put on the cars,
was what he alluded to In his replyi
When Col. Potter, who had the de-
tense in hand, took him for cross ex-
animation he found him little anus.
ing and pretty shrewd, holding his
own without difficulty.
Edward Perry came next. He was
driving down the road behind Colds