Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-05-07
MAY TERM BEGINS.
A Very Important Session of
Court.
JUDGE LUDLOW PREsIDEs.
The Court House Crowded Tuesday Morning
When Court Crier Clevenstine Be-
gins His Duties.

with the usual ceremonies Tuesday
the May term of court began, and in
dications point to its being in session for
at least month.
! 1t was beautiful morning and every
thing about the Court House was bright
and clean, the property of the county
taking on delightful appearance.
All about the Court House there was
great activity, many people being gath
cred some time before the bell rang to
call the people in that direction.
Everybody seemed to agree that the
session was to be an important one, es-
pecially in a civil way, and the oyster.
men from the lower part of the county
were particularly conspicuous.
Judge Ludlow came in town Monday
and was early in the Court House. When
he appeared upon the bench he was ac-
companied by Judge Hoagland, and the
old-fashioned lay judges We're conspicu-
Gus by their absence.
Sheriff Shinn, County Clerk Trenchard
and Surrogate Fithian were in their
places and there was representative
gathering of the members of the bar
within the railing.
There was considerable speculation as
to who would compose the Grand Jury,
and as several prominent men appeared,
it was speculated that they were to be of
the grand inquest.
The courts were opened in the time
honored way by Crier Cevenstine, and
the roll of constables and petit jurors
were called. Then Sheriff Shinn returned
this excellent panel of Grand Jurors:
B. II. Minch, foreman; E. e. Grosscup,
Isaac SmaIley, Jr., Chas. H. Stevenson,
T.. Read Westcott, Nicholas Griner,
Wardner Stranger, Samuel Dunham,
Joseph Higbee, III. Headley, 81. Heaton,
George w. Gould, VIM. w. Whiting
Michael NJ. johnson, Howard Compton,
Ed. M. Ware, Robert L. Lake, Peter La
dow, VIM. G. Lore, Robert Bateman,
Firman Willis, Morris, Davis, Charles
Wallen, Frank Randolph, excused.
Joseph Powell was appointed clerk of
the Grand Jury.
Judge Ludlow said he hadn't anything
of special interest to call the attention of
the Grand Jury to and they retired in
charge of Constables Frank Lore and
George Reed.
The Circuit Court issues of Bloomfield
H. Minch VS.. Charles E. Sheppard, and
Walter II. Bacon VS.. Charles E. Shep-
pard, in tort were called. ]. S. Mitchell,
ESQ.,, counsel for defendant asked for a
postponement of the cases on account of
the ill.health of Mr.. Sheppard, accom-
panying this was an affidavit made by
Mr.. Sheppard before Esquire Ayars, say
ing he was unfit for the trial of the cases.
DR.. Streets certificate was also read.
Thomas w. Trenchard, ESQ.,, tried to
get the case on, saying that the plaintiff S
were in court and ready for trial, and ii
should be tried at an early period.
Judge Ludlow ordered the case of
with costs against the defendant. This
suit is for $4,000 damages for libel.
A special date will be fixed for the
trial of John L. Brewer.
The following persons make applica-
tion to the court to keep an inn and
| tavern:
Harry Deemer, Port Norris.
Henry D. Paullin, Dorchester.
Thomas M. Sharp, Port Norris.
Frederick Young, distiller.
James Madden, Dividing Creek.
Herbert Garrison, Fortescue
There being no remonstrance against
Messrs Deemer, Paullin, Sharp and
Young, their licenses were granted. The
fee was fixed at 500.
The applications of James Madden and
Herbert Garrison We're laid over for the
present.
The first case called was the Supreme
Court issue of Edward Goldsboro against
: the Central Railroad of New Jersey.
A jury was drawn for this case, and all
| other jurors were discharged until to-
morrow, as it will take all day to hear
the case.
Ex-Judge Westcott and Thomas w
Trenchard, ESQ.,, were counsel for Colds
boro, and Col. w. E. Potter and John L.
Conover, Esq, for the railroad company
Mr.. Trenchard outlined the case to the
jury. In substance it is Edward Colds
! boro, a colored man in the employ Of
2 Providence Flanagan, on December 18th
: 1892, went from Flanigan's house in
Lower Hopewell to Sheppards mill pond
: after load of ice. AT Sheppard's mill
crossing he was struck by train on the
Central Railroad. His wagon was
mashed, two horses killed and he himself
. permanently injured. His head, knee
and back were all injured.
r DIR. Westcott, of Berlin, was called, and
said he had made an examination of the
wounds, and found the one at his knee
t would cause a permanent injury. The
: muscles and nerves Of his body were in.
jured.
DR.. Applegate, of this city, was called
+ and said he had made an examination O.
Goldsboro injuries. Before he was struck
by this train he was robust man able tx
do heavy work but since his injury ht