Bridgeton pioneer., 1904-09-08
SEPTEMBER SESSION
OF COUNTY COURT.

Judge Trenchard held the regular
September Appeal Court to-day. J.
Hampton Fithian, for the admins
traitor of the estate of w. w. Robbins,
filed a report of the claims and assets
OF the estate. John Acton, Esq.
former Prosecutor of the Pleas of
Salem, appeared before the Court
with a motion that he be allowed to
inspect the claims against the estate.
He represented claimants under a
trust fund in California, amounting to
some 1923, ,0OO Mr.. Fithian in his re-
port showed that there were 1877 claims
filed against the estate aggregating
1858, 693, and that the assets were about
$12, 900. Mr.. Acton objected to the
claims of Mrs. Hannah A. Robbins
particularly, of $31, 900 against the
estate. His objection was formally
filed. After some argument between
counsel, the motion was allowed, the
claims to be inspected at some time to
be fixed by the Court.
Nathan Goldberg made application
to the Court to have his name changed
to Nathan Garfield. The proper proofs
having been submitted of publication,
ETC., the Court allowed the application
and Mr.. Goldberg became Mr.. Gar
field.
There were nine prisoners who were
brought in from the jail.
Leonard 9. Hand, who had been
convicted of violating the ''Rough
GULF law and who had appealed to
the Court of Errors and Appeals, was
mp for sentence, the Court above hav-
ing dismissed his appeal. He was SEN
fenced to 3 months in Jail and to pay
a fine of 5000, to stand committed un-
til fine and costs are paid
Harvey Harris was released from
bail, the case against him being mol
pressed by the Prosecutor.
Jerry Brown pleaded not guilty to
assault and battery charge. So did
Ephraim Cuff
Robert Murphy, who had pleaded
guilty to keeping disorderly house,
was sentenced to State Prison for
period of months.
Anna Murphy, his wife, who had
also pleaded guilty to the same charge,
was sentenced to pay fine of $75, and
to stand committed until paid. Jos.
Henry Smith, charged with assaulting
and robbing Frank West, pleaded not
guilty.
Frank Green, who was charged
with the larceny of money and con-
verting money to his own use, pleaded
guilty to the larceny but not guilty
to the other count
Charles Lavine pleaded not guilty to
the charge of larceny of money.
These cases will all be heard on
Saturday next at 10 O'Clock.
Chas. Collins pleaded guilty to the
charge of breaking into the Bomhoff
store in Millville. The Court SEN
fenced him to months in the county
jai.
Several Italians were naturalized,
and then the Sheriff commenced to
draw the October list Of petit jurors.
| The petit jurors drawn are as fol-
.ows
John Jaggers, Deerfield.
Harvey Kelley, Downe.
William Kershaw, Millville.
Robert L. Campbell, Downe.
Richard Roach, Landis.
Samuel M. Souders, Millville.
David Howell, Commercial.
Ephraim Ott, Hopewell.
Joseph Bowers, Jr., Commercial.
Benjamin Sheppard, Millville.
B. f. Campbell, Downe.
Howard Robbins, Bridgeton.
Joseph Meyers, Fairfield.
J. L. Walton, Lands.
Amos P. johnson, Bridgeton.
James Demaris, Lawrence.
David Bunell, Lawrence.
Frank Simpkins, Lands.
A. Van Ayars, Hopewell.
Charles McGalliard, Bridgeton.
Jos. w. Shaw, Millville.
Allen H. Custer, Bridgeton.
Belford Ayars, Deerfield.
Paul J. Davis, Bridgeton.
VIM. A. Schaffer, Deerfield.
Clarence Mills, Commercial.
Daniel Parker, Bridgeton.
Jason Carton, Bridgeton.
Robert G. McGear, Bridgeton
John Kincaid, Lands.
George R. Conahay, Commercial.
John Candy, Lawrence.
Leon Grow, Greenwich.
Charles Mounts, Jr., Bridgeton.
Samuel Rogers, Bridgeton.
Warren Pierce, Bridgeton.
Lewis Fox, Bridgeton.
Isaac Sheppard, Greenwich.
j. Henry Siebert, Bridgeton.
William Livermore, Millville.