The Monitor-register., 1897-10-22
Salem County Courts.

Salem County Courts.
The October term of Salem County
Courts opened in Salem on Tuesday
morning, Judge Ludlow presiding, as
sisted by Judge Sinnickson, of the Com.
mon Pleas.
The following gentlemen composed
the Grand Jury:
James D.. Torton. Foreman.
Linford L. Hurff.
Charles W. Powers.
j. LindZey Johnson.
Collins B. Allen.
James Newell.
Harry P. Grey.
James P. Robinson.
Robert X. Greenwood.
W. A. Wentzell.
Lewis Sayre.
George e. Fries.
j. Hildreth Fogg.
warren Davis.
David Harris.
John Anderson.
George ID. Anderson.
Joseph Il. WeStcott.
Smith Bacon.
I, Bernard HiIIiard,
Alexander Hand.
George GaVenta.
Charles e. Allen.
The court said there was nothing of
special Importance to engage their
attention except a homicide, which will
require your careful consideration, the de-
tails of which would be laid before
them by the Prosecutor. Consta bles
Carney and Coles were selected to wait
upon the Grand Jury and they retired to
consider such matters as might be pre-
sented to them.
Four suits for damages, growing out
Of the Atlantic City railroad disaster,
were declared off for the term, as also
W. insurance cases.
The application of Henry Vanmeter for
a license to keep a hotel at YORKTOWN,
was granted by Judge S~inniokson, upon
the payment of a fee of $3.50.
In the afternoon the Circuit. Court
issue of William Sanderlin VS. Eugene
Smith, a son of John Smith, of Quinton
township, on a charge of seduction,
.Sanderlin's daughter being the woman in
the case, was begun, damages being laid
at 81, 800. The case was continued
through Wednesday, Judge Ludlow
charging the jury on Thursday morning.
They returned q verdict for $3.50 dam
ages against Smith. J. W. Acton for
Sanderlin and j. Forman Sinnickson for
Smith.
The Grand Jury finished their labors
on Wednesday afternoon and returned
twenty true bills.
The following prisoners were called to
plead.
BENZ. Williams, charged with assault
and battery and indecent assault, plead
not guilty.
VIM. Henry, charged with assault,
plead not guilty.
VIM. Major and Lewis Savage, charged
with entering and larceny, plead not
guilty.
Lewis Savage, charged with assault
and battery, plead guilty.
Mary Morgan, charged with lewdness,
plead not guilty.
David Willetts, charged with attempted
assault and battery, plead not guilty.
Chas. Robinson, charged with adultry,
plead not guilty.
Louisa Douglass, Mary Spencer and
Catherine Spencer, charged with enter
ing and larceny, plead not guilty.
VIM. Fisher, charged with rape, plead
not guilty.
j. Lepgweiler, charged with assault
and battery, plead not guilty.
r. Blackwell, charged with rape. plead
not guilty.
George Wright, charged with assault
o guilty.
Stephen Acco, charged with keeping a
disofderly house. plead not guilty.
john Miller, charged with keeping a
disorderly house, plead guilty.
THURSDAY MORNING - CRIMINAL BUsI-
NESS.
State VS.. George Wright, charged with
assault and battery and resisting an
officer. George is a colored youth, who
had imbibed too much Jersey lightning
On Saturday night, the 18th of June last,
and Oh sunday morning, in his maudlin,
crazy condition, he wandered into the
outsh j of John Kirk, in the lower part
of S4.em, whore he defied the family and
severely used Consta BILE Buckalew when
he @ent to arrest him. The prisoner
know whether be was guilty or
not when he anne up for trial, but after
the " illnesses had detailed his outrageous
actions, the jury did not have any diff
Guilty in fixing his guilt. Prosecutor
Action for Stste and Charles Mecum for
defence.
Max Rabinowitz, charged with keeping
a disorderly house, and that he habitu-
ally sold cigarettes to minors. The in
dieGment was brought under the law
passed in 1883, known as the cigarette
Law, which forbids the sale of cigarettes
to minors. Some controversy ensued
between Prosecutor Action and the
Court about the offence charged oonsti-
tuting a disorderly house, the Prosecutor
holding that the violation of any penal
statute of this State constitutes a dis
orderly house. The facts in the case
were detailed to the jury, showing that
the defendant had habitually sold cigar
cites to minors. The defence sought to
shift the blame, alleging that he was
only a hired clerk. The jury, however,
believed him guilty, and so returned a
verdict. Prosecutor Acton for State and
j. Formsn S%inniokson for defendant.
State vs.. jacob Lingweiler, charg ed
with assault and battery. This was a
fracas that occurred in Quinton town.
ship on the 23d of September last, in
which tLingweiler assaulted Martin
Dryer, both being employed on the
farm of John While. The jury returned
a verdict of not guilty. Prosecutor
Acton for State and 4. M. Sick Ter for
defendant.
State vs.. VIM. Major and Lewis
Savage, charged with the larceny of two
from the estate of Paul Erhardt, in
Salem, in March last.
In the testimony the young mon ad-
mitted the theft, and the jury tool them
at their word and returned a verdict of
guilty. Prosecutor Acton for State and
f. NJ. Siekler for prisoners.
Criminal business is being continued
to day and appeals will be beard on Mon