The Penn's Grove record., 1904-01-22
County Courts
MISS AGNES JUSTICE LoosEs HERbu1T AGAINST
REV. j. ". DAVIS

County Courts
MISS AGNES JUSTICE LoosEs HERBUIT AGAINST
REV. J. W. DAVIS.
The January term Of Salem County
Court convened in the Court House, Sa
lem, on Tuesday mornipg. Judge
Charles E. Hendrickson presided. CouIr
ty Judge q. II. S~innickson was present
Owing to an attack of grip Prosecutor ].
+. SinnicksOn was not present and the
criminal cases were put off until next
Wednesday.
The following had been summoned as
GRAND JURORS:
j. T. Flynn, l.. E. Hires, Chas. G.
Ford, =: =. Ward, M. F. Riley, H. J.
Freas, Jos. j. Mayhem, John johnson,
Charles B. Grier, Edward Lawrence,
John Tyler, VIM. Burk, Alex Justice,
Dayld Featheler, Henry Blohm, Minor
h. Fox, Samuel Callahan. David Fox,
Samuel Dixon, w. FL. H. CARL, VIM.
Hackett, VIM. Carpenter, Jonathan
House.
Judge Hendrickson commented on the
attempted murder of Duke Ingersoll by
VIM. Denelsbeck, Jr., and said it was for
tunate that Denelsbeck was in custody,
as well as Mrs. Ingersoll who was also
implicated In the crime. He also spoke
OF the marked ballots in the Salem cleo
ton contest. 1t was quite evident that
the marking of some for minor offices by
Young names not known was done to tell
whether the purchased ballot was cast.
While the law did not fully provide
against such and it would be hard to get
evidence to convict he would be pleased
II the Grand Jury would present some
resolution against this growing evil in
both parties.
On Wednesday the grand jury present.
ed the following
INDICTMENTS:
William Joshua Harrison, assault with
intent to rob, not guilty.
John Shea, larceny of overcoat, guilty.
George Peringon, larceny and abuse of
horse, not guilty.
Sarah Rakin, larceny of diamond ring,
not guilty.
John Seagraves, breaking and entering,
not guilty.
William Denelsbeck and Mrs. Inger-
soil, assault and battery, with intent to
murder, not guilty.
William M. Haines, fornication, not
guilty.
IRCUI ISSUE.
Everett s. Sparks VS.. The River and
Harbor Improvement Company. In Tort.
j. W. Westcott, Esq, attorney for plain
till, and ID. j. Pancoast, Esq, attorney
for defendant. By consent of counsel
referred to Judge Eudicott.
BAYLOR DEAD.
Leros Baylor, the Virginia colored man
who was in Jail for numbering Oscar
Hendrickson, neal Woodstown in 1900,
was called to plead. Sheriff johnson
said he was sick with consumption and
was getting weaker. When he went af-
ter him he had tainted away. On We'd
nesday afternoon he died OF fright in the
Jail, when called to plead.
HI BREACH OF PROMISE SUIT
of Miss Agnes Justice, OF PENIS Grove,
formerly OF Pedricktown, against Rev.
John W. Davis, pastor Of Pedricktown
Baptist Church, tor $4,000 was called at
IL O'Clock Tuesday morning and took
Tuesday and Wednesday morning.
Assemblyman Harry s. Scovel and his
partner Wm. j. Boyle, OF Camden, and
w. I. Hilliard, represented Miss Justice
and Jon. w. Acton, Mr.. Davis.
Miss Justice was the first witness and
proved an excellent one. She said she
was introduced to him informally with
other members of the Church when he
became pastor in 1899. Soon after he
began paying her attention. He express
ed a desire to marry her and an engage
ment was made in September 1900. He
put off the time OF marriage, saying he
did not have the money. After he grad
uated in Grocer Theological Seminary,
Chester, he hoped to get a position in
the Seminary and be able to get married.
April 1901 was mentioned, then June. 1t
was put off then until September because
he wanted to go to the University OF
Chicago to be better fitted for his posi-
ton in the Seminary which he had Sc
cured.
After his return in September she no
ticed a change in his disposition, yet he
continued to pay her attention and write
letters. He said his congregation was
dissatisfied with his choice, but he told
her it was only jealousy and not to tell
they were going to get married. He came
less frequently stating it was injurinp his
health.
Again the time was set to get married
in a week or two after his three weeks
meetings in January 1902. Finally June
1902 was fixed. He called on her last a
Wednesday in June. Then went to
West Chester. On Monday a letter was
received stating he would be over on
Wednesday, if not, positively on Thurs
day.
On Wednesday he sailed for Europe
without previous announcement or a
word of explanation.
On cross examination she said she took |
an active part i'll Church work, some |
parts others would not take. Never OBJ |
jected to his visiting members of the
Church and never insisted on going home
alone with him when his sister was pre-
sent. Did not quarrel with him for en-
bracing his sister, but thought strange OF
actions. She and mother never stop
ped him at their gate and urged him to
come into the house. Did not say she
him for his money. Sued for
vindication, never spoke di~sparagingly of
his congregation as Dutch. They had
their little differences but were healed in
lovers ways and he continued to call.
Mrs. W. Albert Justice, the mother,
took the stand. She said Mr.. Davis
to their house frequently and ate
meals. While he had not asked to mar
her daughter she had heard him call
her endearing names and he had said he
was going to marry her for love. He
said others were jealous and best to keep
engagement a secret. Should announce
engagement after extra meetings in Jan.
1902. Family had received an anony-
nous letter stating that Mr.. Davis had
been paying court to a lady in Chester.
Asked him about it and he said, nc truth
in it. He had also received an anony-
letter. He had never told her the
engagement was broken, nor that he was !
going to Europe. Was at their house a
week before he sailed.
John W. Davis for the defence stated
he was a native of North Carolina.