Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1900-10-04
OCTOBER COURT
TERM BEGINS,
Grand Jury Began It's Work
Tuesday.
JUSTICE LUDLOW ON BENCH.
Civil Gases Go Over for the Term
Court Adjourns for the Week.
JUSTICE LUDLOW ON BENCH.
Tuesday Morning.

AS ONUOOO1 UO1 10 Ou. uu0G
Trenchard appeared upon the bench
shortly after ten O'Clock, and the
various Cumberland sessions were for
mally opened in the time honored
form of years agone.
The Court room was filled. 1t al
ways is on first day of the term.
There are all the Court officers, the
fifty-four petit jurors, the twenty
four members of the Grand Inquest,
the ConstableS and scores of wit
nesseS who have been summoned
The lawyers Of the county were all
present, but the outside counties
were slimly represented. Judge Car
row and Judge WeStcott, of Camden
and John Acton. of Salem, were
prominent among them.
Sheriff Hendee added a dash of
color and bright beauty to the
Court room scene by placing upon
the Judges bench and Clerks table
rich, handsome bouquets of bright
flowers.
After the roll call OF officers, Judge
Trenchard called for the Grand Jur-
ors and the following gentlemen, ex-
cellent selection of Sheriff Hendee,
answered to their names:
Albert Harris, foreman; John G..
Lewellen, John L. Mulford, Ellis
worth Hoffman, John Winchester,
Frank Mcmahon, Frank Lore,
Charles t. Campbell, Furman r.
Willis, Capt. Wm Fowler, Peter
Johnson, George ]. Hates, Jonathan
Lore, Frank FL. Miller, Melbourne
H. Robinson, Howard M. Ham,
Henry Maier, Arthur g. Mulford,
John R. Radcliff, Paul F. LudlaIn,
Herman Kurtz., John n. Fithian.
Judge,Trenchard remarked that he
did not think it necessary to call at
tention to the important nature OF
the service Grand Jurors were calico
upon to serve. Explaining briefly
the nature of the Grand Jurors,
Judge Trenchard said that the
Prosecutor had informed him that
there might be one or more homi-
eide cases presented before the in
quest In the investigation of these
| cases the Grand Jurors must first
ascertain whether human life has
been taken. Second. at whose hands.
Third, if the taking of life is shown
not to be by accident or in juStif-
able self defense, an Indictment fol
murder or manslaughter will follow
Murder if malice or generalization is
shown. Manslaughter If the killing
was the result of sudden, heated pas.
sion or under stress Of provocation.
The Grand Jurors selected Con.
stables Bullock and Nickerson as its
officers and retired.
Judge Ludlow then came in anG
the Courts of Oyer and Terminer ano
the Supreme were opened. The list
of causes were called by Judge Lud,
low to ascertain what causes were
ready for trial. A long list of them
was marked ready and the trials
will begin this afternoon.
Tuesday Afternoon.
The Court session Tuesday after.
noon came to an abrupt ending, none
of the long list of civil cases being
presented for trial. This was some
thing of a surprise for in the morning
case after case was marked ready by
direction of the various counsel pres.
ent.
When Judge Ludlow appeared upon
the bench in the afternoon, it was
expected that Supreme Court case
No 1. would be tried before a Jury.
This was contract suit, the princi-
pals being ], s. Thorn Company and
Joseph Steefman. Thomas E. French
and James S. Ware were the counsel.
1t was announced by counsel, when
the case was called, that the issue
had been amicably adjusted.
This brought the Millville Mutual
Fire Isurance case to the surface.
William A. Logue, counsel for Re-
ceiver French, announced his side
was ready. Walter H. Bacon, for
the defendants, declared that he did
not feel justified in going to trial,
because former Judge Pancoast, his
associate, was unable to be here until
to-day. He wanted the cases post
poned for few days. Mr.. Logue ex-
planned that his witnesses were al