The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-06
SEP TENDER TERM.
Formal Opening Of the Vari-
GUS County Courts
Next Tuesday.
JUSTICE COLLINS TO CHARGE
Usually Busy Term Promises
to Be Light, There Being
Few Coming Trials.

The September term of the different
county courts will be formally opened on
Tuesday morning next. when Supreme
Court Justice Collins will charge the
| Grand Jury, which will be named by
Sheriff Ruempler tomorrow.
The September term is generally a very
busy one. especially = in the criminal
courts, on account of the large number
of Jail cases that accumulate during the
summer vacation. This year the Septem-
Der term of these courts promises to be
unusually light, as not in many years
have there been so few prisoners await
ing trial
OF those against whom indictments are
still pending but few are charged with
offenses generally considered very serl-
Gus. There is not now, nor has there
been for a long time, a single murder
prisoner in the JAIL and there is but one
indictment for manslaughter pending. The
accused in this case is Robert Becker,
the railroad watchman, who shot and
killed Henry Miller in Hoboken some
time ago. Becker is out on BAIL
Two others charged with manslaughter
are awaiting the action of the Grand Jury
on their cases. One is a trolley motor
man who ran over a man, and the other
the Jersey City Heights expressman whose
horse kicked and killed baby few
nights ago. In neither case is it likely
that an indictment for manslaughter will
be found.
There are several important matters 10
come before the Grand Jury, notably the
cases against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company's employees for their al
legged connection with the green goods
operators. The case of Gene Sullivan, the
alleged pool room owner, which was
thrown out by the two last Grand Juries,
will also probably be considered.
Since the close of the last term of court
Assistant Prosecutor Vickers has tried
and disposed Of thirty-three cases in
Special Sessions. The most important
now in course of preparation for trial is
probably the insurance conspiracy case
against Vincent Frisco. Silbo F. Datello
and John j. Maxwell. This case is SINH
lar in many respects to that of the one
tried at the last term in which the Co
lonial Life Insurance Company was the
complainant.
An interesting case which will probably
come to trial during the next term OF the
General Sessions Court is the one in
which Alice Gladys Castleton Bruerlich,
the actress, will try to prove that she was
under the hypnotic influence of Walter
Burns, of Newark, when he induced her
to contract a bigamous marriage with
him in Jersey City.
Two indictments for forgery and three
for perjury have been found against
Simon, Leon and Isaac Zeman clothiers,
of Broadway, New York. This case grew
out of trial of civil case in the Chan
Gerry Court, and was referred to the
Prosecutor by Vice Chancellor Pitney.
The calendars of the Supreme and Cir
cult Courts will probably be pretty well
filled, as many of those listed for trial
at the last term for various reasons
went over to the September term
In the Court of Common Pleas Judge
Blair will have many more justices and
district court appeals to dispose of than
he did last term.