The Monmouth inquirer., 1897-05-27

that she would give pair OF cor
sets for said sum but faileG so TO do.
Also not guilty TO obtaining 81 Jan.
10th, of Sarah Baldez under same
circumstances. Also not guilty TO OBJ
tanning 150 from Emma Hendrick-
son, Oct. oath, in Neptune township.
A Iso not guilty to obtaining 81 from
Annie l.. Meyer, Jan. 1st. Also not
guilty to embezzling so Of Annie L..
Meyer, Jan. 10th, given to Mrs.
| Saiter by Mrs. Meyer for the purpose
of letting her get a package from the
express Office. Trial June 18th.
Remanded.
Fred. Nixon, colored, not guilty to
sodomy with a mare, April Both, IN
Upper Freehold township, property
of John A. Tantun. Also not guilty
to the same offence in April, 1896. in
Freehold, upon same horse. Capt
Vredenburgh appointed. Trial May
9th.
Holmes Vanderveer, coIored, not
guilty to assault and battery on
Ellen Holmes, Feb. 27th, at English
town. A. A. Chambers appointed.
Trial MAY 28th. Remanded.
/ The Circuit Court cases 5 and 6 of
John Rennard and Joel Wilson vs.
The Atlantic Coast r. w. Co.. was
continued and concluded this morn
ing, the jury going out about noon :
Justice Dixon Greeted the Clerk to
take the verdict of the jury in both
cases when they returned with the
same. The jury came in at night and
Rennard was given S2,650, and VIII
I son $3.50.
1 Judge Conover convened in the
small court room and the following
4 business was transacted, viz
T. P. Fay made motion to have the
recognizance of Joseph Manning,
who was convicted of the Illegal sale
4 of Intoxicating liquors at Long
Branch, sometime ago, and whose
case is in the Supreme Court upon
writ of error for review, discharged.
/ ]. r. E. MuIholland, of Long Branch.
4 being security. Manning who was
/ given up by his bondsman few.days
/ ago was brought into Court, the
/ bondsmaL was released and he was
remanded
The application o. Lawrence Me-
/ Cormick for a hotel license at West
/ Belnlar, was withdrawn by Counsel
representing the same.
in Circuit Court 16, Of Sarah M.
+ Hoslner VS. Edmund g. Harrison.
the Court gave Judgment in favor OF
the plaintiff for $3.50, with interest
thereon. This was an action brought
by the plaintiff against the defend
ant to recover for certain rent col
lected by the defendant as an ad-
ninistrator &C. 7. v. Arrowsmith
for pltff and s. A Patterson for de
4 fendant.
The application Of James Keany
for saloon license at Little Silver
was granted upon the condition thai
Keanv keep no bar but serve liquors
to his customers with meals, which
conditions were added or placed il
the application.
The hearing in the matter OF the
rule to show cause granted sometime
ago, why Charles III. MegiH and
4 Robert J. Megill, administrators Of
the estate of James E. Meg1ll, deceas
ed. should not be removed, was upon
motion of A. E. Johaston, postponed
for six weeks. HI. II. Wainwright, VINO
represents the applicants for RUE
was not present.
4 In the rule to show cause granted
on Nav 18th. upon application oi
Enhraim Bell and John T. Bell. why
lanes Fl. Bell administrator oi
"A
be ordered to give further security.
returnable to-day. James H. Bel
asked the Court to give him another
week and he would furnish addition
al security. T. P. Fay. counsel fol
applicants for rule, consented to the
above.
In the matter of the rule to snow
cause granted why John Megill and
George MegiH. administrators of the
estate of Britton Megill, deceased
should not be removed, A. h. John
ston stated that he represented the
Megills and that he thought George
Megill a proper and fit person to ac'
as administrator. John Megisl was
removed.
The Grand Jury, who convened OF
Tuesday, May 4th, returned intC
Court about noon aud presented IL,
indictments and one presentment,
concerning the fees and expenses Of
the Justices of the Peace and OF con
stables.
PRESENTMENT
Having in view the excessive cos
of operatingthe machinery -four low
err estimated at $50. 900 for the
cnrrent year-and also the unusually
lax methods with which the bushes:
of many of the justices offices IS con
Quoted, in the matter of issuing sub
Epoenas. sunmonses and warrants
whereby trivial complaints are Otter
entertained and the community thu'
needlessly saddied with burdensom'
exnenses in the way of railroad tolls
and loss of time from business, 1t ]:
the sense of this Grand Inquest thai
the subject here referred to be pre-
4 sented to this court as the complaint
of the people against the extrava
gance and Il pparent collusion OF Ger
tain justices Of the peace with the at
taches of their courts and we urge the
enactment of legislation requiring
complainants in minor offences tc
give a nominal bond before war
rant is issued. TO the end that the i'm.
position complained of may be abated
or at least curtailed.
William r. Stevens. Alfred Hardy,
/ I Wilson Erickson, T. NJ. Antisell,
In Ahea1 Stafesir. John l. Sickles
Nicholas Vain. Joseph d. Frost
| lanes McKnipht. r. p. Dobbins.
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