The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-10-24
THE COURTS
TN SESSION
A Blanket Indictment Hangs
Over the Head Of Edward
Pulls, Of Jefferson.
SUPERSIITI0US MR. BUCKLEY

49, A-~N~ = - @NOS AA1Ns OON1A4-L
The grand jury returned into court
on Wednesday morning with furty-six
indictments and a presentment against
the township committee of Jefferson
township, for carelessness in the CON
duct Of the township business. Rich
ard W. McEwan, the foreman Of the
jury entertained his fellow jurymen at
dinner at Days, and he was presented
F by the jury with a handsome gold
headed cane.
Judge Mills heard the pleas of the
prisoners in jail in the afternoon and
Others apprehended as follows:
Horace Essex, assault and battery
upon his wife, Christina Essex, guilty.
Another assault upon Officer Brennan
Essex pleaded not guilty to this.
Robert Jackson, sodomy, not guilty.
D. F, Barkman was assigned to de-
fend him.
Frank Osborne and Thomas Cody,
| indicted for stealing ST. worth Of
brass, etc, from the Gas Company,
sentence day was set for November
10th.
Joanni Giordani, receiving the same,
knowing them to have been stoleny
not guilty, was released under $500
bail.
| John J. Conrad, Of Boonton, not
guilty to stealing watch from Wal
ter Dow. of the same place.
Edward Irving, colored, of this city,
not guilty to an assault upon Edward
Travers. on October 26.
George Dickson, of Randolph town
ship, not guilty to assault and battery
upon Mary Wyckoff, of the same place
John H. Condor was assigned to de-
fend him.
Joseph d. DYoTsky. of Hibernia, not
/ guilty to stealing S5 and watch and
/ chain from Peter Busack. John FL.
Condor was assigned to the defense.
John Dewitt DeGraw, not guilty to
stealing dress suit case from A. J.
Van Blarcom, of Newton
John Mrasz. OF Boonton. not guilty
to breaking and entering the tool shed
Of Oscar Whitehead, Of Boonton.
Paul Penos, of Hibernia, not guilty
to stealing watch from Paul Boiin-
book.
f. Antonio Riccio, breaking and enter
ing the Rosenberg store on Speedwell
avenue, not guilty. Lawrence Day
was assigned to defend him.
George W. Smith, Jr., Of Brookside,
not guilty to embezzlement from Mad
ison M. Connett.
Robert vanderhoof, not guilty to
stealing horse and wagon from Eli
McMurtry, of Chester.
i q. Frank Kelly, not guilty to burn
ing an outshed belonging to the CUT
| Ter estate guilty to stealing watch
and money from Peter G. McChisney,
of Chester.
Frank Wright and Rosetta Walker,
not guilty to adultery.
i Frederick Peer, of Pompton Plains
guilty to two indictments for break
| ing into Alex. Gliland's hotel and
stealing liquors, etc.
| James Morris, breaking and enter
ing, guilty.
| George Clark, non-yult to assaulting
his wife.
i Joseph Ryan, Of Madison, guilty to
lewdness
| On Thursday morning Thomas
Buckley, who was captured out in
| Cleveland last week and indicted by
the grand jury for robbery and jail
breaking, was arraigned for sentence.
Judge Mills gave him ten years for the
robbery and three years for breaking
jail. Buckley thereupon addressed
the court saying Your Honor, that
means thirteen years don't it. 4? On
being told that it did he SAID, Won't
you either take off one year or add one
to the thirteen"? Judge Mills would
not accede to his request. He evil
IDENTIFY is superstitious about the NUM-
ber thirteen.
In the case Of Andrew Morris, adj
ministrator of Harvey Morris, de-
ceased, against } oseph Wharton, which
occupied the attention of the court
for several days, the jury returned a
verdict Of 1850 for the plaintiff.
| 1t was announced in court that the
cases of Hannah Young against the
D., L. s. w. r. r.. Co. and Jacobs and
4 Young against Charles III. Mellon, had
been settled and would not be moved.
The case of William J. RICHTER
against the Jersey City Water Supply
Co. was taken up yesterday.
In Jhe court Of appeals Judge Mills
dismissed the appeal Of the officials Of