Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1902-01-30

/ plicated John Curry in the thefts, but
on the stand, witness denied this part
and said he did not know that he had
signed such paper; that he could
not read himself and that the paper
/ had not been read to him.
The State here rested its case and
the hour of adjournment having ar
rived, the Cout announced that jurors
would be excused from further duty
until Wednesday morning of next
week, with the exception of the spe-
cial panel of eighteen drawn for the
trial Of the case of Lemuel P. John
son against the City of Bridgeton,
which takes place on Monday.
The jury on the Bishop case re-
turned a verdict of guilty shortly be-
fore adjournment, it taking them less
than an hour to come to the decision
that the manner in which business
was conducted at the Milwaukee Club
in Millyille was an evasion of the
law.
from Daily Pioneer Monday, Jan. 27.l
The case of Lemuel P. johnson
against the City of Bridgeton, on con-
tract, having been assigned for trial
before Judge Trenchard by Judge
Hendrickson at the opening of the
January term, was begun in the Cum
berland Circuit Court this morning at
10 O'Clock. The trial was by jury,
special panel having been returned for
that purpose from the regular January
array of jurymen.
City Solicitor Jas. Boyd Potter, as
sisted by ex-Prosecutor VIM. A.
Logue, looked after the city's inter
ests in the cause and Walter H Bacon
represented the plaintiff. The action
is brought by Mr.. johnson to recover
$500. 05 balance ON contract awarded
him by the City of Bridgeton for erect
ing wall across the East Lake Dam
on Commerce street. The original
contract for building the main re-
tanning wall had been completed and
paid for by the city in full The
amount sued for at this time being
for materials and labor furnished for
the coping on the wall, which con-
tract had been awarded subsequently.
, The work under this contract was in
!. the hands of special committee of
City Council.
: David S. Blew was chairman, Stacy
Matthews, Theo. Woodruff and Harry
! Garrison were the other members of
Council comprising the committee.
, The contention of the plaintiff to the
suit is, that after he had commenced
. the work of laying the coping under
the contract as awarded him, the
} committee changed its plans, necessi-
tating different kind of material and
, interfering with his plans of proce-
dure to such an extent that before he
was able to secure the kind of stone
} required, the weather became so cold
that the work could not be done salts
factorily. Plaintiff further contended
that before he could get at the work,
the committee took the matter out of
J his hands and had the work done by
J other parties.
James Tinney was the first witness
sworn by the plaintiff. He testified
to being employed by Mr.. Lemuel
johnson, making cement for coping
on East Lake Dam, on Thanksgiving
day, 1901. Witness testified to work
having been stopped at 8 O'Clock in
the afternoon and that the cement
which had been mixed for the day S
work had been thrown away. Other
witnesses testified to the same state
of facts. From indications the case
will be hard fought one.
from Daily Pioneer. Tuesday, Jan. 2sl
Lemuel P. johnson, the plaintiff in
the suit to recover $780, 05 from the
City of Bridgeton, which suit was
begun in the Circuit Court of this
county yesterday, was put ON the wit
ness stand in his own behalf just be-
fore noon yesterday. Witness testified
that he had been in the stone mason
business Tor "a years. In the summer
of 1900 he received contract from the
city of Bridgeton for the erection of
retaining wall at East Lake Dam, a
wall four feet high from mud sill to
grade, The work was done under di-
rection of a special committee of City
Council and City Engineer, Walter
Sharp. The main wall had been COM
pleted and leveled up ready for cop
ing. Witness testified as to being
further successful in bidding for put
ting on the coping and set his men to
work at one as soon as he could get
material. Began building the coping
on the Goth day of November, 1900,
when he was informed that the city
had changed its plans and wanted
different kinds of stone. used. The