The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-05-08
SUPREME AND CIRCUIT COURT.
Grand Jury VIII Have no Cases of
Special Importance to Consider.
slingerland Case Now On.

Grand Jury will Have no Cases of
Special Importance to Consider.
slingerland Case Now on.
The May term of the Supreme Court
sitting as Circuit Court in and for
the county of Morris opened on Tues
day last with Justice Garretson of the
Supreme Court and Judge Mills of
Morris county ON the bench.
The court made very short charge
to the grand jury, telling them that
there was nothing at the,present time
of any great Importance for them to
consider but that there might be in a
few days. The court evidently was
referring to the shooting case in
Rockaway, which may end in charge
of murder preferred. The grand jury
is as follows:
James H. McGraw, foreman, Madi-
son; Dewitt R. Hummer, Dover: w.
f. Day, Morristown; VIM. H. Park
hurst, Florham Park; John G.. Speed,
Mendham; Thomas Bright, Woodport:
Fred. N, Taft, Passaic; Andrew G.
Orr, Randolph; E. II. Harrington
Roxbury: Geo. w. Mutchler, Boonton:
Fred. Parker, Chatham: VIM. E.
Young, Chester; Walter II. Mitchell,
Hanover; John w. Rood, Butler: An
drew j. Slingerland, Pequannoc: Ed.
S. Hance, Wharton; VIM. Hopler,
Mt. Olive; Elias 3. Mott, Rockaway;
James Reed, Rockaway; John H.
Moore, Washington; Walter A. Young,
Montyille; John S. Kennedy, Netcong:
Charles M. Phillips, Morris.
Clifford S. Rutan was the twenty
fourth man on the jury and was ex-
cused as the law allows but twenty
three jurors to be sworn. Francis
Cook and Cornelius Hally were the
constables selected to attend the jury.
The calendar is about of the usual
length and nearly all of the cases will
be tried. Henry G. Jenkins ct. al. VS..
Samuel d. Mershon, of the Supreme
Court list was settled, and Martin
Cook Adm. VS.. The American e. G..
and Schultz Gun Powder Co., was
marked off for the term. In the Cir
cult list Lewis t. Hutton VS.. The
Proprietors of the Morris Aqueduct
and George G. Goeller VS.. Edwin W.
Goeller we're marked off for the term.
The case of Chas. L. More VS.. the
Township of Randolph, in tort, was
added to the Circuit list and is num-
Der fourteen.
The first case subject to call on
Wednesday is a Circuit case, one of
the celebrated Slingerland cases
Aletha B. Slingerland VS.. Thos. A..
Gillespie, ct. al. twill be tried by a
struck jury and so has precedence.
After the calling of.the. list by the
court and the disposal of one or two
minor motions, applications for licen-
ces were taken up. Remonstrances
were filed against the following: Ed
ward Gibbs, Springtown, Washing
ton township, William b. Wood,
Berkshire Valley; Charles A. Parker,
Stirling; Alvin S. Ridner, Suecasunna.
Several applications for license to
keep an inn or tavern at places not
licensed last year were laid over for a
week as required by law before action
is taken on them. The court granted
several applications, against which no
remonstrance had been filed: John p.
Hesslon, Hibernia; Henry James,
Pompton Plains: Fred r. Casterlane,
Park Hotel, Butler; Geo. A. Estler,
Park House, Boonton; j. B. Case,
Flanders Hotel, at Flanders; James
Mckay, Mt. Hope House, at Mt. Hope.
Also for the Fairview House, of Chat
ham, the Chester Cross Roads House,
at Chester Cross Roads, and the Pine
Brook Hotel at that place.
The case, Aletha B. Slingerland VS..
Thomas A. Gillespie, ct ais, contract
ors, was begun with a struck jury on
Wednesday, and the remaining general
panel was discharged until Monday,
as it is expected that this case would
take at least two days. This case has
been tried several times before, but a
new trial has always been granted be-
cause the damages awarded by the
jury have been considered excessive.
The plaintiff is the daughter of An
drew ]. Slingerland, one of the present
grand jurors and who has also sued for
damages arising in connection with
the laying of the pipes which caused
the injury TO the plaintiff. The dam
ages in this case were caused by the
laying of pipes by the defendants for
the pipe line of the East Jersey Water
Company for the water supply of New
ark, across the land of Mr.. Singer
land; the plaintiff, in the absence of
her father, trying to prevent the en-
ployees of the defendants from coming
on the said lands. In so doing, the
pipes injured the plaintiff and she
brought her suit. The case is not
finished yet.