Bridgeton pioneer., 1896-05-14
NO. 25O7

oudge Pancoast then said that if the
court was not to admit the deeds relative
TO the ownership of the marsh adjoining
the Riparian grant of Bateman. there was
no 1urther defense.
The Court did not desire to make an
ultimate ruling until he fully under
s1ooo the nature OF the title involved, and
lhe OBJECT OF the defense in offering it.
Judge Pancoast suggested that the
whole thing might be covered if the Court
would wait until morning, and Court ad-
journed.
The Grand Jury.
During the afternoon the Grand jury
hled IN Court, and returned to judge
LUDLOW twenty-nine true bills of indict-
ment. The Judge then discharged the
gentlemen with the thanks of the county
and the court.
Immediately afterward prisoners were
brought in to plead before Judge Hoae-
land in the Grand Jury room. Prisoners
pleaded as follows:
Thomas Bodine, breaking and entering,
not guilty.
Ward Blizzard and Oscar Griner.
breaking, entering and stealing, guilty.
Leonard Geiser, indecent assault, not
guilty. Abusing and indecent assault.
not guilty.
/ Tony Renner, rape, not guilty.
| Charles Filler, breaking and entering,
guilty. Breaking and entering at New
port, two counts, not guilty.
German Westcott, illegal sale of LIQUOR
not guilty.
Thomas Blizzard, receiving stolen
money, not guilty.
John Harmon, keeping gambling
house, not guilty.
Carney Chamberlain, illegal sale of
liquor, not guilty.
George Bates, illegal sale of LIQUOR, not
guilty.
Friday Morning.
Business in court this morning opened
mildly, the defense in the big oyster case
calling Benz. T. Powell to the stand.
Mr.. Powell said he was an attorney-at-
law, and knew Luther Bateman in his
lifetime. Mr.. Bateman employed him in
1888 to do some work for him. Mr.. Pow
ell prepared for Bateman an application
for riparian grant. Mr.. Bacon then
showed him another paper, which Mr..
Powell said was an abstract of title to
share lands adjoining the lands under
me water granted by the Riparian COM
mission to Baltimore.
Immediately trouble began. Col. Pot
ter as yesterday strongly objected to the
introduction of this evidence in this case
Ii the defendants desired to attack the
riparian grant it should be done in some
other legal way, for the express purpose
of setting the solemn deed of the State.
aside.
Judge Pancoast insisted that the testi-
mony offered was perfectly legal and
right. The Judge then made a formal
offer to present such testimony.
The court held that the deed could not
be sttachek in this case, and over-ruled
the testimony.
Judge Pancoast said he was sorry that
this decision had not been reached by the
court yesterday, but now the defense
rested.
Col. Potter said that in view of the fact
that he had made such a full opening of
the case, he had no opening to make at
this time.
Judge Pancoast said the defense had no
desire to say anything to the jury, but
simply desired that the court should
charge three points. First, that no actual
damages to the oyster bed had been
proven. Second, that the nature of the
damages must be fixed by the market
value of the oysters. Third, the amount
of oysters taken cannot be guessed at,
but must be judged wholly by the evil
dence, and that the burden of proof was
upon the plaintiff.
The jury retired in custody of Con-
stable Andrew Watkins.
The Jury returned verdic against Pol
hamus for taking Bateman's oysters in
the sum of 954.34.
Case No. in Supreme Court issues.
George Kennedy VS.. Peter c. Cosier, was
called. The Court said he could not pos
sibly remain here all day, and if the case
continued longer than noon it would have
to go off. This is suit for SANDER against
Cosier and grows out of the oyster case
just tried.
The case accordingly went off, and jur-
ors were discharged until next Tuesday
Monday Morning.
Court was in session this morning with
Judge Hoagland presiding.
In the matter of Lafayette Elmer, Ad-
ministrator of iona. Elmer, deceased.
The final account was ordered to be filed
next Monday, or an order to remove adj
ministrator will be entertained by the
Court.
In the matter of granting license to the
Fortescue House, j. Boyd Nixon ap-
peared aud stated that the hotel recently
burned would be Immediately rebuilt,
and asked the Court to grant said license.
No liquor to be sold until hotel be COM
plete Under these conditions the license
was granted.