The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-10-14
THE Fall TERM OPENED.
Usual Charge to the Grand Jury
By Chief Justice Magic.

Not a Case Ready the First Day and
all But Two Declared OFF for the Term
List of Grand Jurors-Number of Ii
censes Granted BY the Court.
The court room was well filled Tues
day morning for the opening of the fall
term of the Morris County Courts.
Aside from the usual number of cases
there is nothing rumored in the way of
special evidence to come before the
Grand Jury, and this is responsible for
interest in the term being beidg manifest
only in a degree that attaches to such
proceedings Not case was ready on
the first day, which is circumstance
that never before happened in the history
of the county.
With the exception of two cases all
have been declared off for the term. In
the suit brought in the Supreme Court
by James Clinton against Charles g..
Weise for slander, the plaintiff secured
verdict for six cents.
in which L. F. Biermicke & Co. sought
to obtain amount on contract from
Thomas and Ellen Bright. A trial had
been held without jury. There was no
decision in the case.
In his charge to the Grand Jury JUS
tice Magic called attention particularly
to law of recent enactment and effect
ing dentists who practice without pos
sessing necessary qualifications. The
jury was instructed to carefully consider
any evidence bearing upon the matter
that might be presented. The members
of the Grand Jury, who responded to
their names and were sworn in, are
Lewis o. Stiles, Morris; Nathan L.
Briggs and William E. Kerr, Boonton;
George P. Cook and George E. Bardon,
Chatham; VIM. E. Young, Chester;
Edward Ell. Ball and Leander B. Ford,
Hanover; Horace Pulls, Jefferson; Robt.
d. Foote and Thomas Malley, Morris;
Edwin Sandford, Mendham; John Nor
wood, Montville; Jacob o. Force, Mt.
Olive; VIM. R. Cook, Passaic; Harry
Comley and George Roome, Pequannoc;
Jacob j. Vreeland, Randolph; Peter F..
Cook and John S. Dickerson, Rockaway;
Edward F. Totten, Roxbury; Joseph P.
Apgar and Lyman Kice, Washington.
The constables selacted by Sheriff
Durling are John W. Babbitt, Francis
E. Cook, Daniel Morgan, Job J. Drake,
Ralph H. Salmon and Amity B. High,
the last two being assigned to the Grand
Jury. The specials are John F. Wood,
Malby g. Pierson, Mahlon Hiler. John
H. West, George d. Beavers and Charles
| W. Blake.
The list of causes thus far noticed foI
trial in the Supreme and Circuit Courts
follows:
Supreme Court.
Julius Klugman ct ais, partners, &C., as
Klugman & Goddard, VS.. Samuel Brant; on
contract
James Clinton vs.. Charles G.. weise; in tort
The D. M. Kohler & Son Company VS.. Ed
Eunice Lambert vs.. The American Building
Loan g. Savings Association of Newark, N. j.;
on contract.
Andrew j. Slingerland VS.. Thomas A. Giles
pie and Robert G.. Gillespie; in tort.
Andrew J. Slingerland rs. East Jersey
Water Co.; in tort
Kate CamiSa vs. The Morris County Elec-
tric Co.; in tort,
Madaline Camisa vs.. The Morris County
Electric Co.; in tort.
Melvin P. Staples VS.. Thomas o. Bullock; on
contract.
William Stout ct ais. partners, &C.. VS., Ed
ward J. Looney; on contract.
| William DAWN vs. George w. Downs ct ais.
| trading as George w. Downs & Co.; in tort.
Charles Castle VS.. Julia Lang and husband
in tort.
William Workman VS.. The Central Railroad
Co. of New Jersey; in tort.
Circuit Court.
| Rose J. Headlsy vs.. Joseph Hinchman adm
etc. of Isaac a. Garfield decd; on contract.
Francis s. Kennedy vs.. Alison Smith and
John Earl; in tort.i
Louis f. Biernicke and Francis A. FIGHTER,
partnerf, etc. as l.. f. Biernicke g. Co., VS..
Thomas Bright and Ellen Bright. impleaded,
etc.; on contract
George A. Aber VS.. Joseph Hinchman adm.
etc.. of Isaac A Garfield, decd; on contract.
Charles E. Yeomans vs. Amanda T. Blake;
on contract. i
George Richards vs. Leopold D. Schwartz,
in ejectment.
George w. wickott vs.. George w. Thomp-
son; in tort
Edward j, Looney VS.. John @. wilson; on
contract,
The New York and New Jersey Telephone
Co. appellant, and Mrs. Grace B. Nichols and
others appellee; on appeal, From award of
Commissioners, struck jury.
The Bloomingdale and Butler Cemetery AS
sociation appellant, and Benjamin f. Howell
appellee; on appeal. From award of Commits
sioners, struck jury.
George Bigalow and James Bigelow appel
liant, and the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners of the City of Newark. appellee; on
appeal. From awardll of Commissioners,
struck jury.
Licenses to sell fermented liquors were
granted by the court to the follwing, all
of whom were for renewals: Stephen
rr r.