The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-19
JANUARY
COURT OPENS
Sheriff Bakers First Panel Of
Grand Jurors.

Grand Jurors.
List of Causes Resolutions In Me-
mory of the Late Lawyer Gala
han Spread on Records-COunty
Bar Association to be Formed.
The January term Of the Morris
County Court, opened on Tuesday
morning, Chief Justice Magic, presid-
ing.
Sheriff Bakers first grand jury was
as follows:
Lewis o. Stiles, foreman, Morristown.
William G. Bates, Hanover.
Matthias I. Welsh, Washington.
William D. Jardine, Roxbury.
Abram j. Drake, Mt Olive.
Morford B. Strait, Rockaway.
James G. Porter, Boonton.
Cadwallader r. Mulligan, Dover.
Emil Hurtzig, Morristown.
William J. Powers, Boonton.
Charles H. Bennett, Dover.
Alexander Gilland, Pequannock.
Joseph d. Budd, Chester.
Edgar L. Durling, Morristown.
Phineas Farrand, Hanover.
Elmer H. Harrington, Roxbury.
Asa L. Cook, Montville.
Jetur r. Riggs, Jefferson.
George H. Sliler, Washington
William H. Parkhurst, Chatham.
William T. Comley, Pequannock.
Hargrave Dixon, Mendham.
Judge Magic briefly charged the
grand jurors, who retired with Prose
cutor Mills and Clerk N. G. Toms,
and Constables John W. Babbitt and
Mahlm Hiler.
Application was made by Charles
A. Rathbun, counsel of the Board OF
Freeholders, for the appointment OF
Commissioners to assess the benefits
to property owners along the county
roads recently macadamized under
the State Aid Act. Messrs. Charlton
A. Reed, Lewis o. Stiles and Charles
M. Phillips were named as Commits.
sioners
Walter p Savage presented the
resolutions of the Morris County Bar,
ON the death of John Callahan, late
member of that body, with the re
quest that they be spread on the
minutes of the court, which the couri
so ordered
Judge Magic spoke of plan that
he had introduced in Somerset County
of trying no jury cases on the first
day of court. 1t appearing to be the
opinion of most of the lawyers pres
'ent that such plan would be bene.
fetal to all concerned the Judge said
that he would adopt the plan in Nor
ris County at the next session. The
Chief Justice further expressed his
belief in the benefits accruing from
County Bar Associations.
The list of causes on the calendar
was short an of these but one came
before jury, the case of KlugmaD,
ct. ais, VS.. Samuel Brant This was
a suit for payment of a bill for furs
delivered to defendant by plaintiff in
September, 1897 Henry Fryling ap-
peared for plaintiff and Judge Cutler
took the place of McDermott, attorney
for defendant. The plaintiff was
nonsuited.
The additional list is given below
Orphans Court, Common Pleas and
Quater Sessions, will meet the first
Friday of each month.
The Court of Appeals will be taken
up for trial on Thursday, Jan. 25,
and the Jury Appeals, Monday,
Jan. 30.
The court will sit to hear applica-
tions to be admitted to become citi-
zens of the United States on the fol-
lowing days during this term, viz
Jan. 25, and Feb. 2, and such
other days as the Court may fix from
time to time.
NEW JERSEY SUPREME COURT.
List of causes.
Julius Klugman and Herman
Goldfarb, trading as Klugman &
VS.. Samuel Brant.
Henry H. Fryling. Jas. r. McDermott.
2-William J. Looney VS.. Caleb H.
Bartlett and Lewis E. E.Cook.
In tort
Pitney. Abner Kalisch.
S-Bernard Martin VS.. John H.
Rosevear
W. W. Cutler. E. A. Quayle.
Settled.
4-Jacob Steinberg VS.. r. Karnow-
sky.
Codington & Swackhammer
Thos. J. O'Brien.
Passed.
5--John " Wise, Ellis L. Foster
and Michael P. Norris, VS.. James N.