Bridgeton pioneer., 1905-06-08
MONTHLY SESSION
OF COUNTY COURTS.

Judge Trenchard appeared upon the
bench at the Court House Monday
it being the regular monthly ses
sion of the Common Pleas Court, and
the Court of Oyer and Terminer.
| There were about the room when he
came several attorneys of the county
interested In matters that were to be
presented to the attention OF the
Court.
There was but a single matter Of
criminal import, Ada Cuff, young
colored girl. who was brought in from
jail charged with petit larceny in sew
eral cases.
Ada, in response to the queries OF
| the Court, said she was IS years of
age and had never before been con-
victed of crime.
Judge Trenchard announced that he
would impose sentence Tuesday
morning and Ada was sent back to
Jail.
Lawyer W. Berault, of vineland,
presented a case that he asked to be
placed on the list for trial. The Court
took up the papers and said the case
was subject to call.
| James S. Ware, assignee of the es-
tate OF Horace H. Shoemaker, reported
the sale Of the properties of the estate,
announcing that the sale had aggre.
gated $4831 above the encumbrances.
Mr.. Ware asked for the Court to con-
firm the sales. The Court made the
necessary order.
N. Henry Stevens, of Vineland, ap.
piled to the Court for confirmation of
sales made by him in legal capacity.
He got his order.
James Boyd Potter asked the Court
for discontinuance OF several cases of
the .MilIville Mutual Marine and Fire
Insurance Company. Other cases were
continued until July.
John g. Mitchell asked for the dis
charge of a bail bond, which had been
entered in April last. There was no
objection upon the part of the Prose-
cutor and the bail was discharged.
The Court fixed the first Monday in
July, upon application of George Eb.
ner, to hear what may be said regard
ing the fulflment of contract to sell
certain lands, made by Frank Tid-
marsh, now deceased.
Charles E. Sheppard appeared in
Court asking for rule to show cause
why the estate Of the.late Michael
VanIeer should not be declared insol-
vent. Jona Acton, Esq, of Salem,
appea-ed to complain that Mr.. Shep-
pard as executor Of the estate had been
since 1901 in getting thus far in the
case. Mr.. Acton represented credit.
ors, and was very much annoyed at
the procrastination of Mr.. Sheppard.
The Court fixed Monday, August 18th.
when the matter should be presented.
In the Common Pleas court Tuesday
morning, Judge Trenohard took up
civil suit Of M. Josephs & Sons VS. Nu-
com Kenin, trading as N. Kenin &
Go. The plaintiff was represented by
N. Henry Stevens and the defendant
by James S. Ware.
1t is a suit brought by Josephs for
the recovery Of bill for coats manu-,
factured for Kenin. Barney Josephs
Of the firm testified that he took an
order from Kenin and made the goods
according to the order. They were
shipped to Kenin from their factory
at Rosenhayn. Kenin refused to re-
ceive them and the goods are still in
the express Office. Michael Josephs
testified to making the coats as or
dered by Kenin according to the sam
pie shown Kenin.
Daniel Robinson of the United
States Express Co., testified to deliv-
ering the package to Mr.. Kenin, and
that he returned it to the express
office.
The defense set up was that the
coats were not made according to con-
tract.
| Kenin testified that the coats did
not have concave sleeves, did not
have short slit and were about four
inches longer than they were ordered.
George Cresswell, clerk in Kenin's
corroborated part Of Kenin's testi-
mony in relation to the contract made
between Kenin and Josephs.
/ Ada Cuff, the young colored girl
who yesterday pleaded guilty to lar
cency, appeared this morning for SEN
tence. Judge Trenchard imposed q
/ sentence of four months in the county
jail.
Live Chase After Alleged Thief.
vineland, N. j., June 2.-Much ex-,
citement was caused tonight by a