Bridgeton pioneer., 1901-05-16
CUMBERLAND COURTS.
Supreme Court Business Fin
ished ON Friday Morning.
RETURN OF GRAND JURY.
Thirty-three Indictments Presented
Some of the Prisoners Plead to
the Charges.
from Daily Pioneer, Thursday, MAJ 81

rFrom Daily Pioneer, Thursday, MAJ 81
Late yesterday afternoon the Jury
in the case of George S. Bennett VS..
The Millville Improvement Company
rendered verdict for Bennett in the
:. sum of 1884, sc. This is little more
than half what is demanded.
The case continued all day yesterday
and the arguments of counsel were
strong and decidedly interesting to
the jury. Judge Hendrickson made a
plain, impartial, impressive charge
and seemed to cover the law with par
ticular emphasis.
The jury was out but short time,
and rendered the verdict as suggested
above.
Thursday Morning.
There has been some discussion of
the lentgh of the May term That is
problematical. The last civil suit for
the term is on to-day. 1t is an action
for damages. Two juries of eighteen
men each are drawn to-day, to come
back in June and July and try cases
before Circuit Court Judge Nixon.
Criminal business begins on Tues
day next. How many indictments
the Grand Jury will present is not
known, of course, but the probabili-
ties are that the number will not be
less than for some terms past.
From what can be learned the
Grand Jury is not making rapid pro-
gress but it is making it's investiga-
tions thorough. The inquest will not
complete its labors to-day, and GER
talnly good part of tomorrow will
be required before all of the many
complaints are reached. 1t was said
by somebody about the Court House
yesterday that there were nearly one
hundred complaints in the hands of
the Clerk of the Grand Jury when
the sessions convened.
The matter of David Regan and
Cornelius Regan VS.. John W. Coombs,
ST., an action for damages, went be-
fore jury. Wheaton Berault, ESQ.,,
and Judge Howard Carrow represent
the plaintiffs, while Louis H. Miller
is for the defendant.
The matter is a trespass suit and is
one that brings out surveyors testi-
mony, deeds, etc., and will take
pretty much all day.
from Daily Pioneer Friday May 1O]
Over in Court all day yesterday
there was civil suit before Justice
Hendrickson and jury. The Su-
preme Court issue was Daniel Regan
and Cornelius Regan against John w.
Coombs, Sr. It's a damage suit.
Wheaton Berault, of Vineland, and
Judge Howard Carrow represent the
plaintiffs and the defense is in the
care of Louis H. Miller.
1t took all day to tell the troubles
of the gentlemen to the jury. The
Regan boys claim that they own a
property on the main road from Mill
vile to Vineland, and raise early
spring truck. According to the testi-
mony, Coombs has an adjoining prop
erty, and he uses an old road over the
Regan property to get into his place.
This road is not public thorough
fare, say the Regans, and they have
put up signs warning trespassers to
keep off. Coombs, they say, don't pay
any attention to the signs and keeps
driving off and on, sometimes dozen
trips day. The dust rises and then
settles upon the Regan crops of let
tuce and causes a great loss. The
Regans have also tried to cultivate
this old roadway, but how can they
if Coombs is to keep on driving and
driving.
Coombs says that this road alone
permits him to get to his plantation.
He would be in a pretty fix if he got
on his place and couldn't get off, and
his place would be useless to him if
he couldn't get to it.
There was big, bulky batch of
testimony taken, and this morning
the eloquence of the learned counsel
permeated the air, while Judge Hen
erickson sifted out the material mat
ter from the abundance of material.
and giving the jury the law in the
case, permitted the gentlemen to re-
tire.
In the meantime the Grand Jury is
keeping on with its investigations.
1t may be that the gentlemen will fin
ish up the work to-day, but others
say this is doubtful. Anyway this
Grand Jury will investigate all mat