Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-12-06
COURT SESSION
MONDAY MORNING.

Before Judge Hildreth of Cane
May who is presiding over the Courts
here, the Quarter Sessions, Common
Pleas and Orphans" Courts were open
ed Monday for the trials of cases.
There was large amount of Or.
phans' Court business disposed of, in
oudlng the distribution of the state
of the late Benjamin Mulford. Jr., OF
something over $4,000.
The appointment of administrators
in substitute, of the estate of the late
Charles P. McGear was applied for.
j. Brodie McGsar and I. T. Nichols.
each making application for letters of
administration.
The Court ordered the Surrogate to
make citation on all the parties inter,
ested, returnable on December 26th
when the matter will be determined
,,The first case moved for trial is
Stetson L Bacon. Overseer of the
Poor of Commercial appellee, against
William l.. Taylor. appellant. The
case is one for non-support. The ap-
pellee is represented by Rex A. Don
nelly. and the appellant by Walter Fl.
Bacon. Mr.. Bacon made motion to
dismiss the case. saying, in explana.
tion, that Taylor is resident of
Hampton, Va. He married his wife
at Port Norris. and then went to Vir,
ginia to reside. His wife left him
there, bringing the child with her,
and returned to her home in Port
Norris. The claim is, thereore, that
Taylor cannot be held by this Court.
He is supporting the child voluntars
lily having been paying So per week
for it. The wife, it is explained, does
not sue for her support, but for sup
port tor the child.
Mr.. Bacon argued his motion at
length, and argued that the husband
Mrs TAYLOR. the complaining witt
ness, sat beside her counsel, Mr.. Don
nelly. Mr. Donnelly strongly opposed
the motion.
Mr.. Bacon still contended the case
was not of the publication of this
Court.
The motion was refused for the pres
ent, and the case proceeded.
Tuesday Morning..
Court continued some time yester
day afternoon. When the Court re-
convened the case against William T..
Taylor, charged by an overseer for
non-support, was resumed, with Wal
ter H. Bacon representing Taylor and
Rex A. Donnelly representing the
wife, or rather the overseer who had
brought the suit against Taylor.
Mrs. Elsie Taylor, the wife and
mother, was sworn. She said she was
married in 1901 to Mr.. Taylor. She
said her child will be years old next
January. She left her husband be-
cause he was off with his boat; he
came home when the child was one
year old and gave her $40, that was in
January, 1905 She said she had him
arrested in the May following for non
support.
Mrs. Thomas Godfrey, the mother
OF Mrs. Taylor. was sworn and said
her daughter came home to her in
September, 1904 Mr.. Taylor, she
said, came to her house in January
following and gave his wife $40, and
told her when it was gone to make
out an itemized account of how she
mad expended it and he would give
her more. She did so, but he would
not receive the account when she sent
it to him.
She had him arrested on April goth
and he then paid her $3. 90 a week for
awhile and then stopped it.
Mr.. Bacon renewed his motion to
dismiss, but the Court desired further
light as to the probability of the child
pecoming public charge.
Mrs. Taylor was recalled. She said
sne sews for living and can main
vain the child, but she thought her
husband should support it.
Ihis modified the Courts view some.
"nat and 1t not appearing the child
would become a public charge. Mr.
nacon's motion was granted and the
0ase was dismissed.
Inc next case moved was the appeal
ease OF Nathaniel Atkinson against
VI. Nathaniel Greenwood to recover
oaianoe due on the purchase of horse.
. Brodie MoGear represented Atkin
sun and Albert McAilister represented
Dr. Greenwood.
atkinson was called to the stand,
auu said he sold a horse to DR.. Green
woo for $l30. Dir. Greenwood paid
am $50 in cash and gave him a note
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