Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1899-05-11
CUMBERLAND COURTS,
The Work Of the Grand Jury
Finished.
TWENTY-FIVE TRUE BILLS.
Most of the Indictments Were for the H.
legal Sale of Liquor and Larceny.
Some Pleas.
Thursday Afternoon.

1t was nearly Two O'CLOCK yesterday
afternoon when the twenty-three Grand
Jurors filed up stairs in the court room,
and announced that they had concluded
their labors. There were but few people
in the court room, and the PIONEER was
the only paper represented.
When the Grand Jury was seated,
Justice Ludlow came over from his hotel.
and with Judge Trencha"d went upon
the bench.
Clerk Trenchard called the roll of the
Grand Inquest and all were present.
Mr.. Trenchard then asked:
"Gentlemen have you any indictments
or presentments to makefto the Courts"
and Foreman George Reeves answered,
tsWe have" and handed the Clerk a
batch of indictments. The Clerk in turn
handed them to Prosecutor j. Hampton
Fithian, who was in attendance upon his
first Grand Inquest.
Judge Ludlow then asked, "Are you all
through with your labor?"
Foreman Reeves again responded. He
said: "We are sir, all but one thing. The
Grand Jury desires to call attention to
the many persons subp9naed before the
Grand Jury, who fail to respond to the
summons.
"The Prosecutor will made note of
this" replied Judge Ludlow. 81 am
glad," he said, ''you called attention to
the matter. 1t is important"
The Judge then discharged the Grand
Jury with the thanks of the county and
the Court, and referred them to the Sheriff,
and that official paid them 50 per diem
for the time served.
There were no indictments found by
the Grand Jury that demanded the atten-
ton of the Court of Oyer and Terminer
and the bills were handed down to the
Court of Quarter Session, over which
Judge Trenchard presides.
The result of the deliberations of the
Grand Jury were twenty five bills, the
smallest number that has been found in
recent terms. There were large num-
Der of cases before the Grand Jury, but
they were of trivial character, and not
considered sufficiently important to war
rant an indictment and expensive trial
by jury. The most of the twenty five
bills found were for minor offenses,
chiefly the illegal sale of liquor, and petit
larceny.
There was no presentment made before
the Grand Jury against those who are
recognized as the leaders in the present
glass strike. The matter was considered
by those interested, and referred to JUS
tlce Ludlow, aud it was this that he re-
ferred to when the Grand Jury was
charged. The matter was not pressed,
however, and the Grand Jury was not
called upon to consider the matter.
Some of the Bills.
Clerk Joseph Powell, of the Grand
Jury, gave the following bills to the Pho.
NEER, having been found against persons
IN Jail, and under bail. They were:
Ridgeway Meeks, Benjamin Pedrick,
the illegal sale of liquor in retail and
wholesale quantities.
Charles Bishop, illegal sale of LIQUOR.
George Fulton and Frank Carter.
illegal sale of liquor.
Charles Lee, disorderly house.
Sydney Bryant, larceny.
Louie Emmett, larceny.
Louie Emmet, obtaining goods under
false pretense.
William Johnson, larceny.
Howard Gross, disorderly house.
Alley Garrison, larceny.
William Shillingburg, resisting an
officer.
Walter Porch, larceny.
Elias Mason, breaking, entering and
stealing.
Thomas Luts, illegal sale.
Willard McDaniels, assault and bat
terry.
Andrew Rutland, breaking, entering
and stealing.
Some Pleas.
Immediately after the Grand jury had
presented the bills. Prosecutor Fitbian
asked the Sheriff to bring in from iail all
indicted persons. The following came in
under escort of officers, and made their
pleas to their indictments as read nv
Prosecutor Fithian.
Elias Mason, stealing carpet, chairs
and bedding, guilty.
William Johnson, larceny of IS worth
of clothing. Not guilty. Counsel as
signed, ]. Boyd Potter.
HOLLYWOOD Gould, breaking. ENTERING
and stealing bicycle, guilty.
Charles Lee, keeping disoderly house.
notl guilty. Counsel assigned j. Boyd
Potter.
Alley Garrison, stealing shoes, guilty,
Howard Gross, keeping disorderly
house, not guilty. Counsel assigned.
John G. Mitchell.
Angelo M. Duca, lewdness, not guilty.
Counsel assigned, John G. Mitchell.
The court then announced recess until
this morning.
Friday Morning.
Judge Trenchard was at court this
morning. and listened to several more
pleas. They were as follows:
BENZ. Pedrick, illegal sale of liquor, in