Bridgeton pioneer., 1900-05-10

GRAND JURY RETURNS.
Finished rs Work at Noon, Finds
Twenty-eight Bills.

The Civil CourtTfor the May term
is ended. There was but one case for
trial and that was finally disposed of
before court adjourned yesterday af-
ternoon. 1t was the case of Mrs. Ada
Hinchman against her fathers estate
for wages due her. for services rend-
cred her father during his life time.
Mrs. Hinchman asked for 1856 and
the jury believed She ought to have
it, and promptly gave verdict for
that amount with interest. 1t is not
known whether or not the case will
be appealed.
Before the Grand jury.
The Grand Jury is pegging away,
finding bills according to the evidence
presented. 1t is quite picture pre-
sented out about the Court House.
Seldom has there been so many people
present in obedience to summons as
this term. There are hundreds of
them. Yesterday was speak easy day
and the crowds were made up from
people all over the county. These
speak easy cases have been so numer-
GUS in the county recently....that the
strong'box of the collector is assaulted
with alarming violence Already the
Court appropriation is exhausted for
this year, and it is more than prob
able that the Board of.Freeholders will
be called upon to make larger ap-
: preparation than before.
Yesterday the crowds waiting to be
called before the Grand Jury were all
down stairs There was nothing 60
ing on up stairs in the afternoon, and
the halls, corridors and Court House
steps were Inhabited by the witnesses.
Despite the Sheriff's "Keep off
the grass" signs the crowds surged
out in a sort of overflow upon the
lawn.
The Grand Jury may get through
to-day but this is not certain by any
means. 1t is intimated that there
will be a surprising number of bills
found when the final presentment of
many of the indictments will be
against people charged with selling
] liquor Illegally. There is little doubt
but that there will be two manSlaugh=
ter indictments and several robbery
cases will likely result in true bills.
The court has been adjourned and
the jurors discharged until next
Tuesday. Then the criminal cases
will be taken up and disposed of with
Judge Trenchard upon the bench.
Unless there should be many pleas of
guilty, the May term of Court will
continue for some time.
Work. of the Grand Jury.
At about Il O'Clock this morning
the Grand Jury returned to the Court
room, having found 2S true bills.
Judges Ludlow and Trenchard were
bn the bench and the indictments
we're handed down for trial in the
Quarter Session.
This afternoon the Grand Jury will
le-convene at O. clock and will in a
body visit the Hospital for the In
sane.
The following plead to indictments
q Jos. Emerson, burglary and attempt
to kill, not guilty.
JAS. B. Clark, forgery, not guilty.
James Jones, larceny, no guilty.
John Wilmer, illegal sale of liquor,
guilty.
Curtis Shimp, burglary, guilty.
Other indictments are:
Louis Charleston, manslaughter
Wallace Taylor, illegal sale and dis
orderly house.
Frank Souseni, illegal sale of liqlor.
VIM. L. Fidler and Isaac Cor;on,
Jr., illegal dredging.
Michael J. Tobin, violation of roaghN
Gull law.
Walter Rhubarb, grand larceny.
Harry Whitsell, embezzlement.
Charles CARL, disorderly house.
Ellis Reeves, illegal sale of liqior.
Lorin q. Davis, larceny as bailes.
Henry Mich, breaking and erter-
ing.
Robert Alcorn and David Ir,ns,
illegal sale of liquor.
Bella Coles, disorderly house.
Mayer Weisman, illegal sale of
liquor.
Thursday Afternoon.
"Jimmy'' Jones, no stranger tothe
court, denied that he had stoln