, 1904-12-28
DECEMBER COURTS
The Grand Jury Only Pre-
sents Two Indictments
Sheriff Bright Attends For the
First Time in His Official
Capacity.

county Courts meU at cape May Nourt
House on Tuesday of this week. Su-
preme Court Justice Francis J. Swayze
and Common Pleas Judge Harrison
HI. Voorhees, presided, surrounded ~
the full quota of Court officers and the
usual array of illegal talent.
w. H. Bright, of Holly Beach, was
in attendance for the first time in his
official capacity as Sheriff of Cape May
county, and drew the following Grand
Jury:
led Dubois, foreman; R. Curtis
Robinson, Alban Faulkner, Samuel
III. Moore, Thomas r.. Wales, David
G. Crowell, Joseph l. Scull, John s.
Douglass, Joseph McKissic, Somers
Barnett, James Il. Hoffman, Peter ].
Munro, Ellis H. Marshall, James
Chester, William G. Bramell, John X.
Carroll, Thomas w. Millett, Richard
Greenlee, J9hu Morton, Charles S.
.Coombs, Leslie S. Ludlam, Ephraim
Erickson, Jerry Delaney. Chas. P.
Vanaman was the Oath man called
and he was excused.
Judge Swayze told the Grand Jury
that he had nothing in particular to
call their attention to and after the
foreman selected James Chad wick, of
Anglesea, and John w. Candy as con-
stables to attend the Grand Inquest
that body retired to their room up
stairs.
Among the lawyers noticed behind
the bar were Borough Solicitor VIM.
e. Zeller, Lewellyn Hildreth, Jona-
than Hand, Joseph Douglass, Jr.,
Morgan Hand, Assemblyman Hill
dreth, Henry S.. Scovel, Eugene G.
Cole, Samuel +. Eldredge and Curtis
L. Baker.
Among the cases in the Supreme
Court issues was that of Evans G..
Slaughter and Matte Slaughter VS..
William Knabe. HI. S. Scovel and
Lewellyn Hildreth are attorneys for
Mr.. and Mrs. Slaughter, and James
M. e. Hildreth represents Mr.. Knabe,
who is a piano manufacturer. The
case was not ready for trial and was
put off until next term.
In the Circuit Court list there is a
case in which Chas. w. Pettibone is
the complainant against Robert Wright
and John G. Colsey, in an action on
contract. Lawyers Douglass & Doug
lass represent Pettibone, and Judge
Voorhees, is attorney for Wright and
Colsey. The case of Benjamin s. Cur
tbs VS.. David M. Hess is an action on
contract in which Curtis is represen-
ted by Assemblyman Hildreth and
Hess by VIM. e. Zeller and N. H.
Stevens. Another case in the Circuit
Court list is that of Reuben w. Ryan
VS. Jonas I. Lundquist, in land and
tenant proceedings. Baker q Harris
represents Ryan. The hearing of the
Circuit Court issues was deferred until
Tuesday, January 81, when judge
Endicott will be at Court House 10
try them.
The appeals to Common Pleas Court
from the decisions of the various JUS
tees of the Peace throughout tn
county are set down to be h ard by
Judge Voorhees,, beginning Wednes-
day, January 4th, the petit jurors be-
ing excused until that date.
Among the Common Pleas cases is
that of Charles w. Pettibone VS.. Mar
garet Harrigan, on contract, an appeal
from Justice Garretson. Douglass q
Douglass represent Pettibone and AS
sembIyman Hildreth is Mrs. Harri-
gan's lawyer. Another case is Frank
p. Rudolph VS.. Joseph Costill, on con-
tract, an appeal from Justice Bright.
Baker 4 Harris represent Rudolph,
and Lewellyn Hildreth will look after
the interests of Costill. No. s is the
ease of Wellington Hartman VS.. Will
liam E. CoZens, ST., on contract, an
appeal from Justice Jefferson. A. A.
Howell is Hartman'S lawyer, and
Douglass & douglass will represent
CoZenS.
w INDICTMENTS FOUND.
The grand jury finished their work a
little after three O'Clock and announced
the finding of two indictments a.
follows: The state VS.. Mary M. Roche,
atrocious assault and battery in throw
Ing vitriol in the face of Chas. j.
Beagle at Anglesea on October 3lst last.
The state VS.. Stanford Turner, color
ed, assault and battery on Headley
Barton, a bartender in a saloon at Cape
May. The twod defendants were brought
from the Jail to the Court room and