The Monitor-register., 1897-05-28
May Term of the Gloucester Couufv
COUrtS.

The spring term of the Glouceste,
county courts convened at Woodbury., OF
Tuesday morning, with Supreme Cour
Justice Garrison presiding and an I'm
usually large attendance of citizens, many
of whom were summoned before tn,
Grand Jury to further the injury in thu
Swedesboro race riot, which Prosecutor
Starr is determined shall be thorough,
ferreted out and the participants made tt
suffer.
The Grand Jury, composed of the
following, retired to consider the crimina
business without any special charge
from the Court: G. W. Starr, T. G
Allen, r. T. Beckman, John s. Weaver,
A. K, Richmond, L. w. Harris, ]. B.
Culver, George w. Cattell. Eli Heritage,
A. W. Borton, Rufus Knisell, B. T,
Terrell, Samuel j. Evans, Andrew ],
Nichols, Aaron Somers, Charles Brooks,
Charles B. Leonard, John B. Budd.
Wilson D. Gill, William H. Hoffman, ].
r. Black, @. B. Batten, r. ). Clark and
James West.
Elk Judge Clymer, on behalf of the
members of the Bar, asked that the Court
remedy a peculiar difficulty, which the
Bar and its litigants were compelled to
labor under, in the matter of trying
| causes on the first day of the term. which
was in most instances, disadvantageous
to the Court and those interested.
Judge Garrison CONQUERED in the views
of Mr. Clymer, and said he saw no
difficulty in establishing such a change,
as it would expedite the business of the
| court. and, in accordance with the re-
quest. be instructed Clerk Ridgway to
enter a rule that causes shall not be
| heard on the first day of the court, and
| the Clerk was fur her instructed to notify
| the Sheriff that cal ter the petit jurors
| shall not be summoned to appear until
| the day following the opening of each
term.
This new departure will saw the county
considerable expense in the future, as
but few matters com before the court on
the first day for jury consideration, and,
in consequence of the rule, the session
Tuesday was very brief, Judge Garrison
refusing to hear any cases.
The following applications for liquor
licenses were filed: Henry Finger,
Glassboro; Lincoln Park Steamboat and
Consolidate Company, %Billingsport;
George Gantz, Barnsboro; John Hoffman,
BilIingsport; Jesse E. Reeves, Glassboro;
John Rachor. Jr., Woodbury.; Stacy s..
Lewis, Cross Keys; Jesse M. Thorn pson,
Mount Royal; John Rachor, ST., Wood
bury; John r. Sickler, Clarksboro; B.. G.
Clark, Swedesboro; Edward Elliott, Will
Jamestown; Charles B. Platt, West Dept
ford; Harry T. Ford, Swedesboro; Harry
W. Sinister Woodbury.; Leonard Pratt,
wholesale, Monroe township; Charles E.
Vonstege, Woodbury.; John Gross, Green
wich; Andrew J. Mann, Wholesale, Glass
boro; NicholI D. Pssquale, wholesale,
Franklin; Emma D. Davis, Woodbury..
The Grand Jury concluded it's labors
on Wednesday afternoon after a two
days. investigation into the criminal COM
plants, and returned twenty true bills of
indictment, among them being a number
against the Swedesboro rioters. A
number of those indicted are not in Gus
tody, and bench warrants were issued for
their Earrests. They will be arraigned
before Judge Jessup to plead.
Those in custody pleaded as follows:
Christopher St. john, colored, atrocious
assault, with intent to kill, not guilty;
Samuel A. Charles, f%elonious assault,
not guilty; Albert Petwhoshower, chicken
stealing, guilty; w. G. James, assault
and battery, not guilty.
"Reminiscences we're filed against the
granting of liquor license to john Rachor,
ST., Woodbury.; Nicholi Pasquale, Franz
%linville, and Stacy Lewis, Cross Keys.
The following Licenses were granted on
Thursday: John Kerns, Billingsport;
Joshua Tomlinson, Paulsboro; John M.
Plum, Westville; John r. Sickler, Clarks-
boro; Winfield s. Iredell, Malaga; John
Gross, Gibbstown; John Rachor, Jr.,
Woodbury.; Jesse E. Reeves, Glassboro;
Henry Finger, Jr, Glassboro; George
CAN'T, Barnsboro; Emma D. Davis,
Woodbury.; B. c. Clark, S~wedesboro;
Ed yard Elliott, Williamstown; Harry T.
F ,rd, Swedesboro; Charles B. PIatt,
West Deptford.
Daniel Steelmap, indicted for the
alleged sale of liquor, pleaded not guilty
and furnished ball in the sum of $4,000.
Michael Curlo and Joseph Gagalons for
the illegal sale of liquor, pleaded not
guilty and furnished bail for trial.
Nicbola Pasquale, also indicted on two
counts, was held in $500 bail.
The licenses against which remon-
strances were filled will be heard on June
TGh.