The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-10-16
THE COUNTY
COURTS OPEN
Henry Stevens Indicted fol. the
Murder Of James VanBIar-
com at Port Morris.
TWENTY-FIVE INDICTMENTS.

/ This case attracted much attention
on the part Of the lawyers as it pre-
sented a nice point Of law how far a
master was responsible for the acts of
his servant while acting directly con-
trary to his orders, 1t was proved
that Mr. Lowell had charged his man
not to take out bis automobile. The
man disregarded the commands and
took party of colored friends out and
while running at high speed injured
the child of the plaintiff for which he
was arrested and fined. Tie judge
ruled that the plaintiff had no cause
of action and non-suit resulted.
The grand jury brought in an in
dictment against Henry Stevens, on
! Wednesday. for the murder of James
Van Blarcom at Port Morris last May.
Stevens was Immediately arraigned
before Justice Garretson and plead
not guilty. He had no lawyer and
said that he had no money to engage
one. Justice Garretson appointed FL
mer King and David F. Barkman to
defend him.
Marinaro & TremallO we're awarded
5000 in their case against Thomas j.
Joyce. Justice Ga-retson adjourned
court yesterday until Monday.
The following licenses were taken
ur and granted:
Hotels-John B. McGrath, Madison;
bernard 7. Johnson, Mine Hill, Ram
dolph; Frank Kitcart, Netcong; John
Gourman, Butler; Arthur Craig, Mont
vile: Samuel M. George, Rockaway;
| Martha Zeliff, Pequannoc; Michael
O'Connor, Montville; John Cunning
ham. Roxbury; John Bergen, Butler;
John Moran, Montville; Frank L.
Schuyler, Mt. Arlington; Charles M.
| Hance, Wharton.
Saloons-Thomas Shortridge, Net
cong; Joseph Martin, Wharton; Will
liam e. Jayne. Rockaway; Stephen
H. Hathaway, Madison; Thomas De-
laney, Hibernia.
The following were laid over until
Monday, October 18th, as they we're
new places: Michael Farroni Port
Morris; Isidore Less, Wharton;
George Shermock, Rockaway town
ship; Patrick Casey, Wharton
The following hotels were old
stands, but new applicants were also
laid over: John +. Simpson, Berk-
shire Valley hotel; Frank J. Lovely,
Netcong.
| Justice Garretson held court for a
portion of the day Monday then adj
journed for the week. In the Stern
Newmark damage suit which was fin
ished in the morning a verdict was
rendered for the defendant. Then two
railroad cases were disposed OF formal
verdicts being entered for Arthur M.
Hance for $500 against the Central r.
r. Co. and the case of Gertrude A.
Myers against the same company was
taken up. A former jury had award
ed $1,000 which was carried to the
court of appeals and verdict of SO, 800
ordered but refused by the plaintiff;
S5,0 900 was fixed as a compromise
In the afternoon the grand jury re-
turned into court with twenty-five in
dictments. Immediately after, the
/ prisoners in jail we're arranged as fol-
lows John III. Chase plead not guilty
/ to charge Of criminal assault on Adj
die Brown, fifteen years old, last Feb
ruary George G. Runyon was his
counsel. George Till made the same
plea to a like charge the victim. being
Emma e. A. Carlson, twelve years old,
Of Randolph township; o. K. Day was
assigned to defend him. Harry Hum
| mer plead guilty to carrying concealed
weapons, John Kiss plead not guilty
to assault and battery on Frank Nuggy
of Wharton; J. NJ. Mills was the coun-
sell At least Mr.. Mills said that his
client would plead not guilty but the
interpreter was not present. Thomas
Bullock ana William Mills plead not
guilty to breaking and entering Lack
awanna car and stealing eight sacks Of
| -four
The grand jury presented the fore
man, Jacob w Welch, a handsome
gold handled silk umbrella
| Judge Mills made the following dis
position of license cases J. f. Simp-
son was granted a license for the hotel
at Berkshire Valley and J. p Lovely
for the Netcong hotel The applica-
tion of Patrick Casey for saloon at
Wharton was laid over until Friday
while the application of George Sher-
mock for a license at Hibernia was re-
! fused. Several witnesses were sworn
on the application of Isidofe Less for
a license at Wharton and the matter
/ was continued until Friday.
| This morning before Judge Mills
Max Mintz and Sarah d. Mintz were
arraigned on a charge OF arson in
burning their house on Speedwell ave-
ave, on February 2s They were held
for trial on the twenty second in 81, 500
bail for Mintz and $1,000 bail for his
wife,
| George Shermoc plead not guilty to
a charge of illegal selling in Randolph
township. He was admitted to bail
In the sum of $500.
| John ROdler plead guilty to a charge
of allowing liquOr to be drunk on the
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