Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-10-27

The October term of Gloucester county
courts opened last Tuesday. with Justics
Garrison and Law Judge Jessup on the
Bench. The growing Bar of our county
was reinforced by that of Camden, making
an array of legal talent that bespeaks liti-
cation galor if the people want it. The
| following good and true men, summoned
as Grand Jurors, all responded except DIR.
Laws. of Greenwich and the court sug-
gested that he be communicated with: -
B. w. Andrews, Foreman, Woodbury..
Geo. E Pierson, Woodbury..
| job s. Hanes, East Greenwich.
| Jos. w Merritt, Woodbury..
Samuel S. Stanger Harrison.
J. W. Hannold. West Deptford.
Geo. G. Laws, Greenwich.
| Jacob H Bibo, Woodbury..
Joshua S. Joyce, Deptford.
William S. Gaskill, Woolwich.
George q. Platt, Logan.
James Jessup, Mantua.
Albert Il Talman, Wooiw CHI.
Joseph A Jackson, Harrison.
| Cornelis A. Shaw. Washington.
Eli R. Marsh, Monroe.
Anthony G. Silver, Clayton.
Lawrence W Sickler, Glassboro
Robert J. Wilson, Franklin
Harry w. Proud, Glassboro.
James S. Bill, Elk.
Charles NJ. Wilkins, Wenonah
Amariah Oliver, Monroe.
Theo F. Bnrkett, Woodbury..
The Grand Jury selected officers Cunard
aud Dopson, and retired without instruc-
tions from the G urt.
Soon after assembling for the afternoon
session, the Grand Jury adjourned until
Friday next in order to attend the Peace
Jubilee 1t is unoficially stated, that the
number of complaints is large, and the
session will be longer than usual.
An experimental call of the Supreme
Court issues, shows that the case If John
S. Haines vs.. The West jersey R. K is
settled, as is also the Circuit Court case OF
Joseph A Chatter VS. Harry V Glenn.
The following cases are ready for trial: =
Charles W. Baldwin vs. Atlantic City r
R trial now on
Isaac G.. Stevenson VS. Isaac Stevenson.
The First National Bank of Glassboro vs.
VIM IL and Edward Burning
VIM McIlvain vs. Atlantic City r. K
The case of Edw. P. Henry VS.. John II
Dialogue & Son, was passed and the case
of Maud H. aud Alfred w Mayhem vs.
Beij F, and Nellie W. Ford, was not
called.
Thomas H. Whitaker, Receiver, is
prosecutor in twenty-0ne suits brought by
the Millyille Insurance Company, all OF
which went off r..the term.
Trials of the cases will be proceeded
with the whole of this week, with no adj
journment for the Jubilee.
The Circuit Court issues ready for trial
are
William H. Burning vs. The Glassboro
National bank
Leissette Elmer VS. Edward Neuschafer,
devisee of Dan'l Pfuhl, deceased
Joseph A. Halsey, admir-. vs.. Mary Rich
ardson.
Albert Nelson vs.. Robert s. Clymer as
signee of Leonard s. Bachas.
Anspach VS.. Ken pie.
Vessel VS.. Crimmius
The cases OF Joseph T. Wood VS. Chas.
b. Merrick and The Mayor and Council of
the City of Woodbury. VS.. Samuel M.
Hudson will be argued before Judge
Miller in Chambers, on date satisfactory
to counsel
The following applications for license
were filed -
Oh0t1Oo 0hoAPs OAAu&SPVtb =
Davis. Fianklinville; John Meister, Null
lica Hill; Samuel Reeves, Mantua; Geo.
B Fox. Evan Stephen B. Philips, Wood
bury Washington Park Amusement and
Land Company, West Deptford.
circumstances must be filed by noon
next Monday. Uncontested remoDstrances
will be acted on next Monday afternoon,
and the contested application next Thurs
day.
Court came 10 an abrupt termination for
the week Wednesday morning, just b fore
the noon recess The plaintiff in the case
of Charles W. Baldwin VS.. the Atlantic
City r. r brought suit for the loss of
limb. When the plaintiffs evidence was
in, the defendant was allowed non suit
on the ground that the car which ran over
him had not been identified by its number,
etc., nor was it proven that loose step
was due to the negligence Of the defendant.
The case of the First National Bank of
Glassboro VS. Bunning was laid over
temporarily because of the absence of an
important witness for the bank as was
also the case Of McIIvain VS.. the Atlantic
City r. r.
The Common Pleas will set on Friday,
but the urors were discharged until Mon
day next.