Evening journal., 1898-02-07
GRINDING THE GRIST.
February Term of Court Be-
gan Here To-day.
TRIAL LIST THIS AFTERNOON


THERE IS MUCH CIVIL WORK
CHIEF JUSTICE AND
JUDGES PENNEwILL AND BOYCE
ARE SITTING.
To-day the February term Of the
Court Of General Sessions and the Su-
perior Court began
ChiefJustice Lore, Judge Ponnewill
and Judge Boyce are sitting.
These are the grand and petit jurors
who will dispose Of the business of the
term:
Grand jurors-William P. Biggs,
foreman; William Bland Harry c.
Clark, James L. Crossan, James T..
David, James Denning n. T. Davis, J.
Nj. Downes, John p. Donahoe, Lewis E.
Eliason, Andrew s. Eliason, c. j. Har-
rigan, oliver c. Lyman, Michael
Mulligan, Archibald s. Reed John f.
Staats, J. Harvey Spruance, Benjamin
r. SeversOn, Benjamin t. Sheppard
Henry c. Talley, Thomas Toy, 5. L.
| Tinley, Edmond WollastOn.
| Petit jurOrs-William Aaron, Thomas
| BrattOn, William l.. Barlow, Thomas
Ball, James Barr, j. William Barnett,
Jacob S. Cochran, Vincent S. Cats, Ed
mund B. Conroy, Brint0n Evans, Sam
uel Frizzell Sr., Patrick Fahey, Walter
CHM, William j. Jones, Thomas Ken
nedy, William J. Lennon, Edwin My
ers, John X. Mote. Alexander Mont
| gcmery, James T.. Moore, Cyrus E.
Mousley, Anthony McGarvey, Sr., Will
liam N Neef, Evan w. Robinson, John
| RambO, Joseph L. RbOades. William
Smith, Ohediah C. Vincent, A. J..
Wright and Andrew ]. Whiteman.
The criminal cases for trial are classi-
fed as follows: Assault and battery, A;
assault with felonious intent, g. doing
business without license, 2; bigamy, 1;
obtaining goods under false pretenses,
4; embezzlement 2; pointing a pistol,
2; violation of the pawnbrokers' law.
2; larceny, q; peddling without a IL
cense, 1; carrying concealed weapons,
4; harbOring female child for immoral
purposes, L. lottery policy writing, A;
shooting at passenger train, /; high
way robbery, 2; forgery 2.
There is a criminal docket of usual
proportions to be disposed of by At
torney- General White and Deputy At
torney-General Cooper. Fortunately
for them but few of the cases are OF
much importance, and It is expected
that the labor Of the state prosecutors
will be materially lightened by the
usual number OF plead -guilties Nc
capital case will be disposed of at this
, term, hence no special panel OF Oyer
! and Terminer jurors was summoned.
The civil list, which was gone ovel
by the bench and bar this afternoon
| is unusually large, and 1t is believel
= | that several important cases will b
tried In a few days the work of ar
ranging the calendar will be begun
and then it VIII be easier to form som
approximate idea of the volume O
business which the Superior Court vii
be called upon TO transact.
There was the usual crowd Of wit
3 nesses and idle spectators in the cour
d room to-day and the same crying out o
: the names OF witnesses and jurors, 10
/ gether with the swearing of the ap
70 plicants for liquor license.
1t is likely that the cases of the law
yers indicted at the last term for re
fusal TO pay a license to the state Wi
70 be disposed Of at this term. They Pre-
Il pose to make the cases OF a test char
acter to decide whether there is an
" law to compel members Of the bar Z
of pay a license for practicing when the
'e are officers OF the court.
y Municipal Court, will be admitted [
practice, on motion OF Judge Ball, hi
preceptor. So will Benjamin b. Smitl
on motion of ex-AttOrney-Ge JOh
n Biggs, and S. ID. Townsend, on motto
or of City Solicitor Henry c. Conrad.
to In his remarks to the grand juI
n, Chief Justice Lore said that he hope
IN that the marked facility which chara
er | terized the last sitting would be repea
c. ed this session. The name OF Gran
Juror Amer G. Forwood, who died du
ing the November term, was not Gale
IS James Crook, who was on Micha
n | Murphey's bail bond, surrendered hi
i'll to the court, which, in turn, place
ly Murphey in hands Of the sheriff Il
be safe keeping pending trial.
i'll a plea Of nOlle prOsequi was enterl
a. by the state in the case of Samuel
be Estes, indicted for forging the name
William G. Fairbanks to a check al
passing it on Daniel Ross. The accus
I'd man paid back all but a few cents
the money secured, and proved that
Of had borne a previous good charact
IL and was intoxicated at the time
,rt committed the offense. In consider
MT tion of these facts the state dropped L
case against him.
Disputes having arisen regarding [
distribution of S69738, balance in t
hands of the sheriff from the sale
Jennie S. Hopes property, a petiti
~, from the sheriff. asking that he be p'
-as mitted to pay the money into the re
- istry of the court, was granted. w
's0 liam S. Hilles presented It.
John Hannigan, indicted for highw
robbery and out on bail, informed
court that he could be ready for tr
me on Wednesday He was instructed
Lns get counsel and appear for trial this
.hs ternoon, as his case was carried on
nc from the last term.
10 True bills for larceny were fou
against Robert Murphey Charles Jon
-, Charles Wilson and Miles Murphey,
IN and one for carrying concealed a del
" wepon, was found against Ludo
An OrsinO.
ley Several true bills for minor often
ext were returned by the grand jury. NJ
ID. Of the morning was spent by it in he
ing testimony against Dolly Taylor,
cused Of harboring a small child
will | immoral nurnOepS