Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1905-09-28
DAMAGE CASE
VIGOROUSLY FOUGHT

REThere was more than usual stir at
the opening of the September Court
Tuesday. 1t has been long time since
so much interest has been manifested
by so large an audience in the Court
room. That there will be some inter
esting and important cases seemed to
be signified by the large number of
and from other counties, as well as
the large number OF witnesses who oc-
cupied witnesses seats.
Judge Francis J. Swayze presided,
and Law Judge T. W. Trenchard was
also on the bench.
Judge Swayze ordered the calling of
the Grand Jury as soon as Court was
opened, and he proceeded to change
them, when they were sworn.
On calling the list Of causes there
were nearly all the cases on the Su
preme Court and Circuit Court issues
ready for trial.
French. receiver, and the now famous
''Terrapin case' were referred to
Judge Endicott for trial.
Judge Trenchard called the appeal
cases and then he granted Licenses to
John Stagerwalt to keep tavern in
Deerfield, and Charles @. Jones in
Greenwich, the fee in each case being
$3.50.
The first case called for trial was the
suit Of the Move Jonas Glass Co.
against the West Jersey & Seashore
Railroad Go. in tort. Hampton &
Fithian and Waiter H. Bacon for
plaintiffs and Bourgeois & Sooy for
defendants.
The jury trying this case was the
struck jury which was drawn in
Salem recently.
The suit is for $3.50, 900 damages and
loss by the burning Of the More Jonas
glass factory on July 4th last.
The following jurors were impaneled
from the struck jury: John F. Watson,
Samuel M. Coombs. Jr.. Geo. Reeves,
H. B. Kimball. f. B. Sheppard, Ed
ward Mulford, W. Onens, Edward
Brown. W. S. Bonham. Providence
Wheaton. Richard Jones and Isaac
Brown.
The balance of the struck jurors
were excused with the thanks of the
Court.
In opening the case Walter H.
Bacon, ESQ.,, for the plaintiffs. said
this was more than usually import.
ant case, and it was the first time he
had ever known a struck jury to be
drawn to try civil case, which indi-
Gated the Importance OF this case. He
said the case was to recover for the
destruction of the glass plant of his
clients by a fire on July 4th.
There was also destroyed with the
plant the ware in the ware sheds, the
product of the seasons work, boxes in
which were more than five millions of
bottles. Mr.. Bacon indicated that
this fire was started by sparks from
the engine of the train leaving Bridge.
ton at O'Clock that day.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Richard M. More was the first wit
ness called. He said he was the score.
tary of the More Jonas Glass Co. and
he detailed the size of the plant
Francis o. Garrison, yard boss and
shipper of the company, was sworn i;
he said he was employed at More
Jonas plant July Sd and 4th; had no
fire in the ware sheds on that day.
He pointed out to W. S. Bacon the
foundations OF the burned building.
This was to prove map which was
made of the burned premises and the
whole plant. W. S. Bacon, the sur
veyor, identified the map as one he
had made Of the plant and the burned
portions.
Foster @. Moore said he was super.
intendent of the More Jonas Glass
works; that the fire went out there on
the 27th of June.
He said there was in the burned fac.
tory July 4th personal property ae-
cording to an inventory which he had
in his hand. He had made inventories
OF this property, which were offered
and admitted in evidence; also of the
stock and ware in the waresheds, all
OF which was admitted in evidence
The tools and implements in the
working of glass were included.
The examination of Foster O. Moore
was continued at the opening of Court
this afternoon, in an effort to establish
the amount of ware contained in the
burned factory, and after he left the
stand Francis o. Garrison, the shipper
and yard boss, was recalled for the
same purpose.
Mr.. Garrison's testimony went to
show that he was in the ware house
on July 3D., sweeping it up; that he