Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1894-05-03
THE MAY TERM OPENS.
Judge Reed Presides with q Full
Bench as AssOcfates..Sher
Shinn Names an Excellent
Grand Jury...PrOspects of q
Vast Amount of Business.

Vast Amount of Business.
May first brings most delightful
weather; 1t falls upon Tuesday and
this year is the opening day of the
May term of Court.
There Is vast copcourse of people
over on the hill this morning previous
to the ringing OF the he'll bv veteran
Court Orier Young. The crowds sur.
round the buildins, are Ia the corri-
f-rs and loungiog ahous the lawn.
With every one there is q feeling of
expectancy, and pretty much every
ooe knows that this l. to be most i'm.
portant session.
Judge Reed, looking nattv, appears
some minutes before the time for the
session to begin. Judge Hoagland
also puts In an appearance closely fol-
lowed by Judges Hendee and Ludlam.
who have just arrived on the trolley.
Prosecutor Logue Is In his usual
place with big green bag crowded
full of documents, bound together
with red tape. County Clerk Tren-
chard and Sheriff Shinn are sitting
opposite each other at the big desk,
and the off ,ial stenographer and Sur
rogate Fithian are sitting at desk at
the left of Judge Reed. ALI the men,
bers of the county bar are in atten-
dance, as we'll as number of those
from Camden and other places.
There is great demand for admis-
sion and the Constables have all they
can do to admit those who have bust
ness with the Court and exclude the
others who will take up much needed
room.
Among those who are using every
effort to get by the tipstaves, are
bronzed face oystermen who are anx-
ious to hear the charge of Judge Reed
to the Grand Jury, as what he may
say, may have great effect In the ques-
ton of riparian rights which Is now to
them, vital question.
The prospects are, as the moment
for opening of Court begins, that this
session will be the longest In the his
tory of the county, and surely of as
much Importance. The murder case
will surely be tried, Louis Feighl being
obliged to be put on trial for his life.
Then the oyster cases will be hard by
the Grand Jury. There are sixty or
more warrants that have been served
and 1t Is extremely likely that every
one of these cases must come before
the Grand Jury.
Judge Reed, as usual appeared
promptly at ten o'clock upon the
bench, followed by his associates. He
nodded smilingly to most of the law
yers, and ordered Court opened. Crier
Young took his place before the Clerk s
desk and spoke his little piece begin
ming with the well remembered 20
yea! 0 yea" the remainder of his lee
ture being unintelligible. Immedia-
tely there was hush, and the list of
Constables was called, these officers be-
ing Robert F. Ayars and John II. FL
well. Bridgeten; Thomas Chambers,
Maurice River; Frank Davis, Fairfield;
William Fowler Vineland; William
Levick. Millville; George Reed, Com
mercial; Philip Smick Deerield; David
Simpkins, Lawrence; Joseph Trolen-
ger, Stoe Greek.
Then Sheriff Shinn's selection OF
Grand Jurors was made known by
County Clerk, the following excellent
gentlemen answering to their names.
Bridgeton, Daniel Bacon, foreman;
E. F. Fisher, Joseph Fl. Elmer, E. d.
@. Evans, William r. Shaw, John
Smalley; Millville, John D. Hampton,
Charles Conover, William Mcclure,
George Reeves; Vineland, John b
Lukens, willard @. Mcmahon, Charles
R. Tiff, Richard Hewitt; Deerfield,
Henry Dare; Maurice River, &c org
w. Spence Commercial, Aaron Van
Glider, Lafayette Newcomb, Downe,
Ambrose Candy; Lawrence, Charles
Diament; Greenwich, William 8. Ba.
con; Stoe Greek, Thomas Herman;
Hopewel, Joseph Glaspey; Fairfield,
Charles Mulford.
Aaron Vangilder, the last named
jurer, was excused, and the remaining
twenty.three were sworn and after the
charge went out in charge of Con-
stables Ayars and Fowler. The
charge of the Court presented is as
follows:
The oath taken. he said, enjoined
upon them the manner In their duties
as Grand Jurors should be performed
He gave somewhat In detail these
duties, saying they were judicial In
their character, just as much so as
those of the Judge upon the bench.
They were not to form their judicial
action from their own private opinion.