The Penn's Grove record., 1901-05-31
County Court.

west Jersey and Seashore Railroad Com
pany was tried on Friday. The plaintiff
brought suit for damages sustained by
being struck by the defendants train.
The accident happened on October IS,
1899. Mrs. Richmau and her husband
were driving from Philadelphia to their
home near Elmer when the carriage was
struck by the Salem express train at
Mulllca Hill crossing. Both were badly
hurt and Mr.. Richman died shortly after
from the injuries received.
The plaintiff claimed negligence on the
part Of the Railroad Company and the
defendent produced three physicians, one
Of which had examined Mrs. Richman
and claimed that the troubles that she
now suffers from are generally experien-
ced at about the the age of 45 and were
not the result of the railroad accident.
The jury retired about 4 O'Clock and re-
turned a verdict about $50 of no guilt on
the part of the Railroad Company,
George ]. Bergen for Plaintiff and J. II.
Gaskill, for defendant.
ROAD COMMISSIONERS.
d. V. summerill, Jr., Solicitor OF the
board Of Freeholders, made application
Tor the appointment of three commits
sioners to assess the property owners
along the new State road in Pilesgrove,
extending from Woodstown to the IL
ty line, over the old Woodstown and
NIullica Hill turnpike and the following
persons were appointed: Samuel French,
John :. Elwell and Edward d. Riley.
ALLOWANCE FoR COMMISSIONERS
Abram Cochran counsel for commits
sioners under the Martin act for the ad-
justmcnt OF the unpaid taxes in the Dor
ough OF Elmer, made application to have
costs assessed to pay commissioners and
solicitor and other expenses.
The Court allowed each OF the three
commissioners John J. Hood, Henry
Coombs and +. C. Hitchner, Sl25 each,
and the solicitor, Abram Cochran, S25.
COURT srENoGRAPHER.
Justice Hendrickson appointed Arthur
Kelly, Of Atlantic City, official court
| stenographer. Under a law passed last
| winter, the Justice has the power to APP
point the stenographer and also to fix his
salary which is a%pportioned among the
| counties in the circuit in proportion to
| the amount OF business done, and II
third OF this salary is paid by the State.
The counties in this circuit are Salem,
Cumberland, Cape May and Atlantic.
| The salary has not yet been fixed.
APPEAL CASES.
Monday was set aside as appeal day.
BY consent OF counsel the case OF Albert
W. Spooner trading as the Rochester
Horse and Cattle Food Company vs.. A..
NJ. Oliphant and Son was put off for the
| term.
\ non-suit was granted in the case OF
Thomas Zane VS.. Richard Flitcraft and
the case of William Tyler VS.. A. Wilkin-
son Cuff.
TAT VS.. WILLIAM DoLBoW.
Tuesday morning the case OF the State
| against William Dolbow was moved. Dol
bow was employed by Joseph French, at
his hotel in PENIS Grove as a special Of
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