The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-10-02
Court.

The September term of the Burlington
County Courts opened on Tuesday, with
Judges Hendrickson, Lloyd and Gaskill
on the bench, this being Judge Lloyd's
first appearance in his new capacity. He
was given very cordial greeting by the
members of the bar and he expressed his
pleasure in having Burlington county in
his assignment.
Prosecutor Atkinson spoke of the death
of Jacob G. Hendrickson, which had oc-
Cured since the last term of court. The
committee appointed to draft resolutions
offered the following:
The Bar of Burlington County, desiring
to express their respect and esteem for
their decersed associate, Jacob @. Hen
Erickson, report the following minute:
Born in New Egypt on January l2,1S55, when
at the age of sixteen years he removed to Mt
Holly, and after three years course In the
Mount Holly Academy he entered and at
tended Princeton University for three years
Removing to California In 1873. he resided and
read law there until his return in 1877 to Mount
Holly, where he continued his professional
studies with his brother, Hon. Charles K. Hen
erickson, now one of the Associate Justices of
the Supreme Court He was admitted to the
Bar of New Jersey as an attorney at the No
vember Term, 1881, and as counsellor three
years later. He was q special master In chan
Gerry and a supreme court commissioner. Lo-
| eating his office in Mount Holly, he was en-
| gagged in the active and successful practice of
| his profession until his death which occurred
! August 18th last. On occasions he assisted the
Prosecutor of the Pleas in the trial of import,
ant criminal cases. AS a lawyer, he was loyal
to the interests of his clients, and possessed OF
rare intelligence, sagacity and knowledge OF
| human nature which aided him in effective
| presentation of evidence and in many trials
before jur1es. -
clerk and solicitor of the Board ofChosen Free
| holders member of a commission to revise the
/ laws of the State relative to Townships and
| Boroughs, and when he died was and for sew
| pral had been member OF the county
Board of Elections
1 AS citizen Mr.. Hendrickson was active and
public spirited and keenly interested in the
| Improvement of the town in which he lived.
BY his death has passed away kindly, cour-
teous and obliging friend and associate, good
citizen, a devoted husband and father and an
honorable and prominent member OF the Bar
of this county.
to direct this minute to be entered upon its
minutes.
SAMUEL A. ATKINSON,
RICHARD b. ECKMAN,
GEO NJ. HILLMAN,
Dated September % 1906. Committee
Judge Gaskill offered motion that the
resolutions be adopted and spread upon
! the minutes. Capt. Walter A. Barrows
! seconded the motion and gave expression
to the high esteem in which the deceased
member of the bar was held by all who
had business or social relations with him.
/ Others who paid tribute to the mem.
I DRY of Mr.. Hendrickson were Captain
Charles Evan Merritt, Judge Gaskill,
r George NJ Bacon, and Judge Lloyd.
The grand jury was then called Ii
consists of the following gentlemen
1 Griffith W. Lewis, burlington City.
Frank S. Davis, Northa mpton.
/, Robert NJ. Snyder, Chester
i George f. Harbert, Pemberton Township
william K. Hires, Palmyra.
William F. Parker, Florence.
George V. Bozarth, Woodland.
John 5. Conroy, Burlington CITY
}, william +. Stecher, Riverside
Elwood g. Erhart, Mansfield.
:, Joseph B. Carter, Beverly Township
:; Burwood Nj. Haines, Westampton.
William X. Harvey. Beverly.
!; Joseph L. Haines, Medford.
|. Charles Andrews, Mount Laurel
Franklin B. Keeler, Bordentown City.
!; Robert Gotham, Florence.
r samuel Ellis Howard, North Hanover.
Isaac III. Hutchinson, Springfield
d Hugh l.. Ward, Burlington.
!. N. b. Wright, Shamong.
u William ID. Cowperthwait, Medford.
e Charles b. Chew, Evesham.
i. Messrs. Hires and Stecher did not answe4
II License matters will be taken up o.
: Saturday Criminal cases will be heart
n on Tuesday, October 9. and continue I'm
IS til finished. Appeal cases will follow tn
criminal matters.
e Judge Lloyd announced that he desire
II to return to the old system of calling th
petit jury for the second day of the teri
r and beginning the trial of causes at ths
10 time.
When the list of cases was called I'll
In pie of interest occurred on the announces
ment that Riverton's famous dog case ha
re been settled. Leo, prize bulldog, til
ly property of F. Stanley Gross, suddenl
er disappeared and anxiety was fixed on Il
it countenance of his owner. After sho
It's time 1t was reported that Leo had bet
as seen chasing Pink, pet dog, and tn
no some one interested in the safety of Il
in latter, had filled Leo full of lead. TV