The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.
The Grand jury Returns Thirty-nine
Bills Of Indictment.

Trivial charges, The time of the Jury.
had been largely taken Id hearing
those cases which did not warrant an
Indictment. The jury recommended
that the prosecutor refuse to endorse
the justices bills for costs unless they
mend their ways.
The grand jury presented to Jacob
w. Welsh handsome cut glass de-
canter and to Clerk Toms fountain
pen.
Judge Mills Immediately after the
indictments were handed In began to
take the pleas Of prisoners. Those in
Jail were brought up and entered pleas
Jas follows: George HaIsey, criminal
assault; not guilty.
James Ryan, assault and battery ];
guilty.
Carmine Chiodo, assault and battery
with intent to kill his wife and for
simple assault; not guilty.
George Ridner, burglary OF the 6.
Il. n. station at Rockaways also lar
ceny and receiving guilty.
Ellsworth w Williams, burglary; guilty.
Williams robbed an old man in Han
over township Of 800.
George Harmon, assault and bat
terry: not guilty.
Harris Domb, receiving and selling
stolen goods, two indictments; G. Il.
Wilson for ]. M. Mills entered plea
Of not gailty reserying the right to
plead abatement or any other proper
plea on examination Of the Indictment.
He was admitted to bail in the sum Of
$1,000. Cash bail being given to David
Young who went on the bond. Trial
set for October 26.
Eugene Kelly, breaking and enter
ing and the larceny Of goods from the
Babbitt store, four Indictments and
several counts in each; guilty.
Albert stephens, fourteen years OF.
age, three indictments for stealing
with Others, pipes to the value Of sls
In Dover and $500 and $40 in Netcong;
guilty.
Rosetta and Anna Stidman, Of
Chatham, larceny Of goods Of Samuel
Stidman, to the value ofs32. 55; guilty.
Fred Hughson, criminal assault, not
guilty. He was admitted to bail in
thesu Of $500, @. N. Hughson going
ON the bond.
Augustus Braisted, assault and bat
terry; not guilty $500 bail.
George Youngs, assault and battery,
non vult, $500 bail
Frank Markey, assault and battery
on his wife; not guilty, remanded to-
Jail.
William Draggoo, Of Mendham, as
sault and battery; not guilty.
Alfred ?. Conway indicted for tap
ping the wires Of the United Electric
Co., and securing free light for two
years, not guilty. +. J. Howard and
Patrick Luby went on his bail bond
for $500. The following prisoners
were discharged from Jail no indict-
ments being found against them:
Benjamin Gordon, George Jackson,
Owen Quinn, Charles Stayelin, John
Tobin, Ralph Withers and Charles
Winkler.
In the Morris Common Pleas the ap-
pelant in the case Of Fannie e. Eagles,
executrix. ETC., of Charles III. Eagles,
against John Waters made no appear
ance, and the case was dismissed.
Judge Mills reserved decision in the
case of G. S. Beavers of Mendham
against Melcolm Ryder, for a board
BILL
Three prisoners were arraigned be-
fore Judge Millson Monday to plead
Clarence Brown and Lewis Prisk, Of
Dover, buying stolen silk, not guilty.
Brown was released under 81, 900 bail
and Prisk $500.
Frank Booth, guilty, to stealing iron.
He will be sentenced November 18th,
meanwhile is out on BAIL
Phillip Fitzpatrick. Murristown,
lewdness, not guilty. He was released
on $500 bail.
The case Of George Williams against
E. III. Tomlinson, number two Of the
Morris Circuit List, was tried on Tues
day. The jury gave a verdict OF SIS
damages to Williams for an article
which appeared In the Daily Record
James A. Flomerfelt was granted a
non-suit in number eight as Amidee
Bolsaubin did not appear.
Miller N. Mowder was awarded $500
this morning In his suit against D.
Ford Henry for damages resulting
from the bite Of the defendants dog.
An Karly Morning Fire.
The residence of Daniel Alexander