The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1903-01-23
BUSY WEEK
in COURT
Justice GarretSOn Confirms De-
cisiOn Of Judge VreeIand

port Will at Last Admitted to Pro.
bate Tho Heirs Spent Greater
Portion in "Lawing'' Ten Cases
in Supreme and Fifteen in Circuit
Court.
| The January term Of the Circuit Court
for Morris county opened on Tuesday
last. Justice Garretson of the Supreme
Court presided, with Judge Vreeland. of
the County Courts as associate. The
calendar is not as large as it was
last term, there being ter cases in the
Supreme Court and fifteen in the Cir
cult Nearly all of the cases will be
tried, however. }Ies mr
Much interest was manifest regarding
the Grand Jury. which the new Sheriff
" ould draw, and the opinion seems to be
that his first one is as good as one could
wish.
Judge Garretson, in charging the
Grand Jury told them that they were
sworn to do their duty faithfully and
impartially and that they should con-
slider the cases which were brought be-
fore them, carefully, and if they thought
that an Indictment was proper they
should not hesitate to find true bill.
He further said that if they knew of any
thing of their own knowledge regarding
criminal acts it was their duty to present
the same before the Grand Jury and
that body should act upon such informa-
tion the same as If the State had pre-
sented the case itself. He infol med
them that there was no special matter
requiring their attention but that there
was about the usual number of COM
plants.
Mahlon Hyler and Maltby Pierson
weie the two constables appointed to at
tend the Grand Jury during It's delibera-
tions.
The case of the Township of Rocka-
way against the Board of Chosen Free
holders of Morris county, which, was an
action for the recovery of a bill which
the township presented to the Freehold
ers, for money expended by the town
ship in caring tor its pauper small pox
victims, two or three years ago. was
settled on motion of council for two
hundred dollars. The original bill was
for six hundred dollars.
The will of James L, Davenport was
allowed to be admitted to probate. The
opinion in the case has not yet been filed
but the court said that it would be in a
short time and that it was in favor of
allowing the will to stand 1t will be
remembered that it was alleged that
Davenport was insane and incapable OF
making will and SO experts testified.
The fight has been long one but this
decision will no doubt settle it as there
will hardly be an appeal to the higher
courts as the estate does not warrant it
Licenses were granted as follows :
howell Gibbs Ledgewood House, Rox-
bury; Oscar Sherer, Roxbury, William
Magic. Whippany; George s. Beavers,
Mendham; Chester R. Merritt, Green
Pond; John L. Allen, Lake Hopatcong;
John B. Day, Kenvil; Simon Charles,
German Valley; George Brooks. Rocka-
way Thomas Bright, Woodport.
Wholesale license to Joseph ZeIler,
Butler.
Saloon licenses to Oliver Tute, Hiber-
MIA.
Licenses to the following applicants
were laid over for week. a
Frank E. Ruehler, North End Hotel,
Madison; remonstrance filed.
John Kelly a new application for a
saloon at Rockaway. John Moloski new
application, Green Pond; John N, Sharp
for distillery, a new application al
Chester.
Judge Garretson handed down de.
cision in the Fish VS.. Parker case tried
before Judge Vreeland at the last term
in which he affirmed the judgement OF
the court, which was for rent which Fish
refused to pay as the house was In an
unsanitary condition. but his remedy
was by a suit of damages as Judge Vree-
land ruled at the time. ...
In the O'Connell- Diehler case the
judgement of the justice of the peace
was upheld by Judge Garretson.
The Grand Jury sworn in comprised
Foreman, Charles A. Backer, Roxbury
Nathan L. Briggs, Boonton; "
Samuel L, Garrison, Boonton;
Fred r. Casterline, Butler;
William F. Comley, Pequannoc;
Frederick Van Duyne, MontviIle;
/, John Oliver. Passaic;
Edwin w. Kimball, Hanover;
Miller P Cashier, Wharton;
Charles &. Cook, Madison;
Frederick H. Lum, Jr. Chatham;
Charles W. Ennis, Morristown;
Louis A. Vogt, Morristown; 81, sa.
Henry B. Hoffman,, Morristown;
Edward Al. Blanchard, Jefferson;
George Brooks, Rockaway;
Emmons Decker. Rockaway: Qt
George w McDavit, Dover; syina
Charles H. Mnnson, Dover; Ra RI
James W. Brotherton, Randolph;
& zenas Fl, Smith, Morris:
William Menagh, Mendham; .
Philip s. Young, Washington,
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