The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-05-11
THE WEEK
in COURT
Mrs. Sutton Indicted for MUIR
derins Her Husband.
Grand Jury Returned Ten Indict-
ments and Three Presentments
Judge Franklin Fort Presided
Mrs. Sutton Pleads " Not Guilty.
Other Cases.


Mrs. Sutton Pleads g Not Guilty
Other Cases.
The May term of the Morris County
Court was opened by Supreme Court
Justice Franklin Fort, Tuesday morn
ing.
The Grand Jury also came in ON
that day with ten indictments and
three presentments. AS soon as it
leaked out that Mrs Sutton, who is
charged with numbering her husband,
had been indicted, the court room
rapidly began to fill with an anxious
crowd who wanted to get glimpse
of the prisoner.
The address of the new judge was
brief. He finished with the remark
that The members of the Bar need
not seek the judge. He will go to the
Bar. -
After the Petit Jury had been regu-
larly empanelled, the first case called
was that of Bigalow Brothers against
the Street and Water Commissioners
OF Newark and it is still on in the Su
preme Court. Another case now on
in the Supreme Court is that of Welsh
VS.. Stires on contract.
Case, No. 1, O'Brien VS.. Waldron,
on contract, is set down for May "a,
as is Case No. 2, McMurry VS.. The
Sisters of Charity of Elizabeth.
Case No.6, Castle vs. Lang, in Tort,
has been discontinued.
In the Morris County Circuit Court,
the following cases are set down for
May 81:
Sutton VS.. Horton, on contract !;
Cox vs. Paxton, on contract; Green
& Pierson vs. Managan, on CONTRACT; (;
Howell VS.. Brown, ON contract (2) (;
Dixon VS.. Ridner, in Tort; Lamson
VS.. Parks, in Tort, and Reynolds VS..
Bagley, on contract.
The Judge excused the iurymen on
Tuesday until Wednesday morning.
Before this, however, Mrs. Sutton was
brought in to plead.
She was dressed in black and ap-
peared in no way agitated. Judge
Fort informed her that the Grand
Jury had fqund anindictment against
her, for the killing of her husband
He then asked her if she was guilty
or not guilty. Mrs. Sutton answered
in a feeble voice, "No, sir, I am not
gnilty" Her trial was then set down
for May 2S.
The Orphans Court of Common
Pleas and Quarter Sessions will meet
the first Friday of each month. The
jury appeals will be taken up for trial
on Monday, May H. and the Court of
Appeals Wednesday, May 16. The
court will sit to hear application to
be admitted to become citizens of the
United States on the following
days June 4, July 2, August 2,
September 6, 2l, 28 and October
4, also on such other days as
the Court may fix from time to time.
The following list of licenses that
| WERE ldlu OV6I ldSb Wceh tHoIS
being no objections were then granted.
HOTELS.
James McCable, Rockaway.
f. M. Dureyea, Mt. Olive.
w. B. Wood, Jefferson.
Alex. Proskey, Mt. Olive.
Samuel Proskey. Mt. Olive.
Allard Ellingham, Chester.
W. Fl. Baker, jefferson.
John Trelvar, Randolph
Albert Chamberlain, Jefferson.
WHOLESALE.
Moses N. Dickerson & Son, Randolph.
The applications of Thomas Nc
Donald, Rockaway Frank Q. Mont
gomery, Madison; Thomas Ballington,
Madison; John H. Staats, Chatham
and William r. Gordon, Jefferson,
were laid over until today In the
matter of the application of John II.
Lee, of Morris Township, remon-
STRANGE was filed and witnesses heard,
after which the application was
finally granted.
The case of James H. Reed against
Thomas E. Lowe on appeal was tried
and decision rendered awarding Judge
ment of $187. 12 in favor of the appel