The Penn's Grove record., 1899-05-19

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Clement II. Slnnickson, Judge of Coz
mon Pleas were on the bench.
The following gentlemen compost
the Grand Jury:
l Edward G. Brick, L. P. Neck
2 j.. Ford Thompson,
3 Joseph X. Chew, Salem.
4 William Mitchell,
5 William Morris,
6 James Lindsey,
7 Morris G. Acton, l., 2. Neck
s Hance ~Jaquette.
8 William Callahan, EIslnboro,
10 James Hood, l.. A. Creek
II Joseph b. Anderson,
Il Lewis Higgins, Quinton,
10 William b. Wallen,
IA Charles Dickinson, Allouay'
Is John F. Ayars,
1G Joseph B. Crispin, Warrington
II Clark Petit,
Is George b. Grier, Pilesgrove.
10 William Robbins,
20 Robert C. Tull, Oldmans.
81 James Mayhem, U. PittsgroVc'
% George Richman,
% Edmund Newkirk, PitlsgroVe'
"a George Shelleck,
In the Common Pleas Judge SInnick
son, presiding, the following applIca'
tions for hotel license were considered:
Lorinda L. Tuft, to keep a hotel at
Alloway. Granted. Fee, 500.
John Ryan, hotel at PittsgroVe'
Granted. Fee, 500.
Chas. Kern, to sell Ivy the quart III
Upper P~ittsgrove. Granted. Fee, slVo-
Samuel French, hotel at WoOdstown'
Granted. Fee, $500.
$. l.. G. Murphy, hotel at Elmer
Granted. Fee, 500.
Margaret A. and TIaddeus Acton
hotel at P%ennsville. Granted. Fee,
500.
Joseph G. French, hotel at Penn's
Grove. The court stated that he had
received a communication from the
Borough Council of Penn's Grove, ask
ing that the license fee of this hotel be
increased. The old fee was $50. The
fee was fixed at $500.
The application for license of Frank
II. Fun bank for a license at Pennsville
was taken up. A remOnstrance was
presented. Messrs. Charles Mecum
and |. o. Acton, attorneys for the APP
%plicant, addressed the court, asking
that the hotel be licensed, giving their
reasons therefor. They also presented
a numerously signed petition and letters
from u number of prominent officials,
representing citizens and business men.
The Court SAID he did not think anoth-
eI licensed hotel dt Pennsyille neces.
sary, and refused to grant the applica-
ton.
The Grand Jury returned seven bills
of indictment. Against George Will
cts, colored. for having fel%onionsly
assaulted, robbed and murdered Mason
NJ. Bennett OH December 9th last.
Pleaded not guilty. Trial was set for
October oath. James Reed, bigamy;
Grant Davis for breaking and entering,
Glen Watson, larceny; Harrison SKIM
Ell and DanielAugustus, assault with
attemptto steal.
The first case on the list to be heard
was that of Owen Coen vs.. L. |. Du-
pont, de Nemours 81 Co. Coen was
represented by ex-Judge John w. Wes-
colt and Prosecutor J. W. Acton, while
the Dupont Company had Attorney
General Samuel III. Grey, United States
District Attorney Lewis z. V~andegrift
and J. Forman Sinnickson, Esq. The
plaintiff asked damages TO the amount
OF $40, 900 in an action based on per
sonal injuries received while in tie EN-
ploy OF the Company. Coen was the
first witness called and he testified that
he was employed at the Dupont works
at Carney's Point and received wages
averaging So a day. On April Is, 1896,
about one week after he bad been TAX.
Ell from his regular work and put tore
moving bungs from acid watts, an ex.
plosion occurred by which one OF the
bungs of these watts was blown out. The
acid flew into his face and burned away
a portion of his eye causing him great
pain and rendered him unable to work
as before. On cross examination con-
Quoted by Mr.. Grey, lie said he did not
think there a any danger of the acid
flying out OF the vat, but did know that
the acid would burn anything it touch
ed. He had been cautioned by the Du.
points ~ well by tie Superintendent to
be careful while banding the watts.
Andrew Scull, a chemist, testified
that sulphuric and uitric acid if conlin.
ed in an iron tank would generate ex.
plOsive gases.
James Develyn, a contractor and
builder, testified that Coen was an ex,
pert b%ricklayer in 1887, but in 1895 he
WAS forced to discharge him because of
his interior work.
The testimony of DR., James A. Pat.
terson Vas read and it went to show
that the injury to Coen's eye was ser
ious and it would grow worse instead
of better,
DIR. Westcott c%orroborated this testl.
mony.
District Attorney Vandergrift made
II motion for IA nonsuit. This was de.
MED by Judge Ludlow. Mr Vande.
, grit then opened the case. He said
that the defendant company would
prove that the injury to the eye of The