Evening journal., 1903-02-02
COUNTY COURTS
OPENED TODAY
Chief Justice Tells Grand Jury
That Criminal Work Will
Be Light
NINE TRUE BILLS RETURNED

Representative David c. Rose Is Ex-
empt From Serving az Grand Juror.
Many Applications Made for Liquor
&. . License.
The February term Of the Superior |
Court and Court Of General Sessions
was opened at u o'clock today. Chief
Justice Lore has sufficiently recovered
from his recent illness to occupy his
customary place on the bench. The
other judges on the bench with the
Chief Justice were Pennewill and
Boyce.
Immediately after court was opened
the grand jury was sworn in. David
G. Rose was exempt from serving be
cause he is a member of the Legisla-
ture and William Beadenkopf was ex-
cused for the day. In sending the
jurors to their room Chief Justice Lore
stated that he understood there WAS
no use of any special charge and that
the criminal work was much lighter in
4 quantity and grade than heretofore
! This is the last term for this grand
4 jury and much interest is manifested
in the report which that body will sub
mi tbefore being discharged The
mombers OF the grand jury are as fol-
lows;
William q. Taylor, foreman; z. J.
Belt, William Beadenkopf, Joshua
CIayton. Daniel W. Corbit, William l..
. lDilworth, Eli Davis. James w. Green.
William X. Knots. William N. Knox,
Orlando G. Malgargal, Henry II. Nc
Mullen, Arnold T. Naudain, William f.
Reynolds. David c. Rose Thomas c.
Reeves, George w. Reybold. James II.
a Staats, Charles II. Salmon, George l..
Spence, Charles +. Sherburne. Edward
Woodward ElwoOd H. Wilson and Ar
thur G. Weblier.
Petit jurors are as follows:
John w. Atwell, Charles NJ. Apple
by, Edward Andrews, Wilkinson E..
Cranston, Severson B. Cooling, Clement
A. Davidson. Stephen Downey Andrew
: Eliason John r. Francis, Frederick
, GOlding. Robert c. Gordan. Enos c.
Hopes, John r. Lyman, William B.
Lester, Charles W. Pusey, Eugene Pax
son, Howard A. Pool, Joseph Jackson
-, Pierce, John w. Roberts. James Steph-
enson, Willard A. Speakman. Benjamin
, Thomas II. Savery, Jr., Harry Tomlin,
: f. Shakespeare, George S. Speer
Elmer Thompson, Henry L. Tatnall.
William 7. Val, Atwood w. Weldn, and
George Wright
The petit jurors were also sworn in
and discharged until 2.3O o'clock. Thos.
. II. Savery, Jr., Andrew Eliason and
\ Howard A. Poole, members Of the
1 petit jury were excused.
This is the first term at which
Sheriff Stidham has served and he re-
ceived some instructions today from
4 the chief justice. He was told that the
court while in session requires his
d | presence at all times, or someone whC
4 can represent him. His commission
v was read in open court this afternoon
] David j. Renhardt asked that a com.
- missioner be appointed in the divorce
3 case of Galloway VS.. Galloway HC
also ask that time be extended in
filing the return in the Gibson VS.
Gibson divorce suit until February II
A large number of applications fol
liquor license were made.
The grand jury brought in the fol
| lowing true bills:
Edward Lee, Howard Johnson, viii
liam Corty. Samuel Young, Nicholas
Annunicei. John NJ. Ford carrying
5 concealed deadly weapons; John Evans
Andrew Jackson. Julian Boyer. lar
ceny. Court adjourned until 23
o'clock
There is but little criminal business
to come before the court at this term
x One of the most important cases i
T. that of Samuel King, colored, who will
" have to answer the charge of burglar.
D. of the residence OF Archdeacon Georg
70 c. Hall. King was to have been trie
'll last fall, but escaped while being takei
e. from the workhOuse to the county cour
n house
Joseph Simpson, alias Joseph Bu7
lg will be charged with breaking int
rs eight houses and committing burglarie
v in each case.
III John Evans, Arthur Hemsley an
r Andrew Jackson, will be tried 70
en- chicken stealing and there are also
ne number of other larceny charges.
IN Leonard Winkler will have to answe
ne to the charge of administering drugs {
e. a young woman.
nd There are 101 civil cases on the cal
endar for trial. The principal case
or the administrators of Joseph II. Blati
m late manager for F. Blumenthal an
ng Company against the p, B. e. w. Raj
u road Company. 1t is an action fc
'ly $50 900 damages, one of the larges
us amounts ever asked for in this Stat
There are thirty divorce cases an
twenty-five other argument cases.
Out of respect to the memory {
m Judge Cullen there will be no sessio
he of court tomorrow and a number {
r judges and members Of the bar will a
n tend mis- funeral