The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-01-28
LIST OF INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Brings in Twenty
Seven Important Bills.

The Week in the Courts-Several Prisoners
acknowledgements Court Cases-Fighs
Over the Cutler Property-Disposition of
Common PIeas-Trial of Indictments to
Begin Monday.
The Morris County Courts are still in
active session. In the Court of Quarter
Sessions the Grand Jury completed their
Investigations on Wednesday morning,
having been in session eight days, finding
twenty-seven bills of indictment, an
unusually large number for the January
term.
Contrary to general expectations, the
Grand Jury again failed to find indict-
ments against certain parties who are
alleged to indulge in the illegal sale Of
liquor, and against whom the Citizens
League had again made complaints. The
following defendants were arraigned in
Court to answer allegations:
Charles Higham of Morristown. in
dicted for having stolen clothing from
Fl. Netheim, pleaded not guilty and was
held for trial.
Fred Ford of Dover, who, it is alleged,
committed an atrocious assault upon
Charles Conrad of that place by beating
him upon the head with the handle of
pitch fork, entered plea OF not guilty
to the charge and was held for trial.
Emmet Brown, William Hardie and
William Benjamin of Boonton, all
entered pleas of guilty to an Indictment
for having maliciously damaged the
house of Thomas Starkey at Montville,
and were remanded for sentence.
Charles Burlington, of Dover charged
with the larceny of a pair of horse
blankets belonging to L. Lehman & Co.,
of that place, admitted his guilt and was
remanded for sentence.
James Nocton and Ellen Glover, of
this city, jointly indicted for the crime
of adultery, entered pleas of not guilty,
aud were remanded for trial.
David Butler, young man of Pater-
son, pleaded guilty to an Indictment
charging him with three others, with
the burglary of the clothing store of
George Harris at Boonton. and was re-
manded for sentence. The others i'm
plicated with Butler in the commission
of this crime, have not yet been appre-
hended.
Stephen Sweeney. Of Dover, pleaded
guilty to having committed an assault
and battery upon his wife Maggie, and
in default Of bail was remanded for
shntence.
Eliphalet Howell, of Chester entered
like plea to an Indictment for having
committed like offense upon John S.
Lance, and was also remanded for SEN
tence.
Alya Peer, of Chester, pleaded not
guilty to an Indictment for having as
saulted one Frank Miller of that place,
and was remanded for trial.
James Freehill, charged with having
assaulted one William Kelly, at Hiber-
mia, by striking him upon the head with
a heavy monkey wrench, denied his
guilt and was held for trial. Freehill
was indicted for this crime at the last
May term of court, but was only recent
ly captured
William Stephens, Michael Mahoney
and Edward Cutter, charged with diff
ferent crimes, were discharged from GUS
tody, no indictments being found against
them.
The trial of indictments will begin on
Monday next before Judge Cutler.
Supreme Court.
The first case tried since our issue of
last week was that of G. Frank Axtell
against John N. Conkling ct al. This
was an action brought by the plaintiff
to recover the title which he CLAIMED
to have in the property of the defendants
on Speedwel avenue, this city. The
property in question was purchased by
the present owners from the late A. w.
Cutler, who had held the same for some
forty years prior to selling. The pres
ent claimants contended that when Mr.. |
Cutler purchased the property he only
secured title to one half. that the other
one half belonged to him. In defence of
this the owners contended that Mr.. Cut
ler's title to the property was complete,
and even if the claim of Mr.. Axtell was
right, he could not succeed for the
reason that Mr.. Cutler had held posses
sion of the same for more than twenty
years. which gave him title.
The case of William E. Nolan VS..
David Shannon, which was an action to
compel payment of the amount due for
the purchase of heating apparatus for
a green house, and for which the defend
ant refused to pay for on the ground
that it did not meet the requirements Of
the contract. resulted in verdict in |.
favor Of the defendant Of no cause.
In the case of Henry Elliot ct al,
partners, against Matilda J. Heagan, the
plaintiff was non suited because of his
failure to show the defendants liability.
Common Pleas.
The Court Appeals were taken up
for disposition Wednesday last before
Judge Cutler and the following were dis