The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-10-20
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.
Boy Gets only s7oo for Loss of an Arm
Pleas OF Prisoners.

of special interest. This was tried in
the Circuit Court, Justice Magic pre-
siding. George B. Wycoff, by G.. W.
Wycoff, his guardian, was the plain
tiff and George w. Thompson, of
Chester, was the defendant
Young Wycoff was in the employ
of Thompson, who is farmer Some
time ago the two were working about
a threshing machine when Wycof had
his left arm SO badly injured that
amputation was necessary. Wycoff's
guardian brought suit for 5000 for
the loss of the boys arm and 50, 900
for the loss of his services.
The case was opened on Tuesday
and concluded Wednesday afternoon,
when it went to the jury. No agree
ment was reached until yesterday
morning, the jury having remained
out all night. The verdict rendered
was $700 for the loss of the arm and
$500 for the loss of the boys services.
Congressman Salmon was counsel
for the plaintiff while Ex-Judge Cut
ler looked after the interests of the
defendant.
| On Tuesday pleas were entered by
number of prisoners against whom
indictments had been found by the
last Grand Jury. The pleas were
made before Judge Vreeland. The
Grand jury concluded its labors and
faund twenty-five indictments.
David j. Telfair, indicted for
breaking and entering, plead not
guilty. Telfair is charged with hav-
, ing stolen horse and carriage from
the wagon house of Theodore Sayre
at Washington Valley.
J To charge of abusing child,
J Pearl Stilwell by name, and another
t of assault and battery, Samuel Morse
entered a plea of not guilty. Law
yers John Mills and J. W. Condor
t were assigned as counsel.
Frank Dolan, who was indicted
on complaint of larceny, caused a
plea of not guilty to be recorded. II
) is alleged that Dolan took 1922 from
4 the person of Robert Wilson, while
the latter was drunk. David Bark
4 man was named by the court to repre-
a sent the defendant.
a A plea of guilty was entered by
e William Dragoo, charged with EN-
: bezzlement by his former employer
e 9. H. Day, of Brookside. Dragoo il
l the young driver who told the story
:, OF a hold up but on being arrested a
d the instance of his employer, con
O fessed to having stolen the money
Dragoo bears the distinction of being
: one of the few men who have beer
t married in Jail, this event having oc.
: CURED since his Incarceration.
1 Lorenzo Freeman, colored, pleaded
guilty to charge of assault and bat
terry on his daughter.
Three indictments had been found
against Albert Ortho, one for grand
and two for petit larceny. He plead
guilty to the first, but not guilty tc
the other charges. The Court assigned
Clarence Byram as counsel for the
defendant.
Nelson Jackson entered plea of
not guilty to charge of adultery
with Ella Angleman.
In the foregoing cases trial was set
down for October 80.
William McGrath plead guilty to
breaking and entering the barber
shop of William Risdon at Butler.
Thomas Moran and Daniel Murray,
both of whom had been indicted on
the same charge, entered a plea of not
guilty. John Mills and D. f. Bark
man were assigned as counsel.
Edward Wilson plead guilty to a
charge of adultery with Lillian Nix
on. Lillian Nixon entered plea of
guilty to a similar charge.
In the Court of Common Pleas
Tuesday applications were considered
by Judge Vreeland. The application
of Andrew Pagan for a hotel at
Whippany was refused. Those grant
ed are as follows:
Hotel-Arthur Crate, Montville /;
John F. Martin, Whippany; Catherine
M. DeCamp, Succasunna Plains Ber-
nard 7. Johnson, Mine Hill; A. V.
Zleiff, Lincoln Park; John V. Nc
Grath, Madison; John Bergen, But
Ter; Chas. M. Hance, Port Dram /;
Samuel M. George, Rockaway; John
Day, Butler.
Saloon-Thos. Manion, Netcong /;
John J. Kinsella, Port Dram; Jas.
Atno, Rockaway
Wholesale-Daniel Flaugher, Madi-
son; John Fl. Gallagher, Montville; /;
Thos. Delaney, on road from Hiber-
mia to Lake Denmark; Stephen H.
Hathaway, Madison; Chas A. and
S. G. Baker, on road from Kenvil to
Succasunna.