Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1906-10-04
switch, burning a building, and steal

las, were directed to be ready for
trial next Thursday; the last two
were directed to be ready for trial on
October 18th.
Court adjourned.
Common Pleas Court in Session.
Judge Hildreth held the usual Or
phans' Court and Appeal Court Mon
day.
There was considerable amount of
business relating to the settlement of
estates and passing on the accounts,
but there was no friction in any case
The account in each case was passed
without opposition.
Several motions were disposed of
before any cases were taken up on ap-
peal ~a-q
Waiter H. Bacon, in asking for at.
eorney's fees in the matter of the es-
tate OF the late Caroline Gall made an
interesting and exhaustive statement
OF the details of the estate which had
TO be looked after in the settlement.
There are nine heirs--brothers and
slsters-of the estate. several of whom
are dead, leaving heirs in Germany,
where they died. Others reside in
wisconsin and others in this CITY.
The estate was therefore divided into
nlnth parts, and these parts subdi.
vided among the children of those
who had died. Much correspondence
had been had with officials in Stutt.
gard, Germany, to procure proper
proofs concerning heirs there. The
Court allowed counsel fees as asked,
and thought they were very moderate.
The appeal case of Charles B. Sharp
against I. O. Wheaton Company was
taken up. The appellee not appearing
in Court Mr.. Bacon, for the appellant.
made motion for a nonsuit which
was granted.
Trenchard Re-opens Court.
COURT was resumed on Tuesday
Supreme Court Justice T. W. Trench
ard on the bench.
The unfinished case of Geo. W. Rob
inson against Alfred Ranagan and
other young men was taken up. These
Young men were sued for damages for
an alleged assault on his daughter at
South Vineland last Fall on a Sunday
afternoon.
The daughter. Henrietta Robinson,
was on the stand and cross examined
by Louis H. Miller, counsel forIthe &C.
cused boys. The cross examination
took wide range in the attempt to
show moral degeneracy in the young
girl.
They girl stood the ordeal we'll de-.
spite the sharp cross. examination.
Samuel Sooy was called he said he
knew the defendants; he has lived in
South Vineland six years; he said he
was with the defendants on Sunday,
Sept. Oath last; was at the place of
woods described by the girl he was
with the boys in the woods; Harry
Fisher staid with him saw the boys,
but did not see'them after they went
behind the underground saw Henri
eta along the roadside. but did not
see them in the woods with her; did
not see Walter flanagan take hold of
the girl. was three hundred yards or
more away, by the gravel hole; didn't
know how the girl got in the woods
with the boys.
Geo. W. Robinson, the father, was
sworn and told his story. He said his
daughter was IA years old and in her
10Th on Sept. 14th, 1905, being 15 the
next November.
Tuesday Afternoon.
Before the opening of the defense in
the case of Robinson against Alfred
Ranagan and others, Mr.. Tuller, the
attorney for the plaintiff. said that he
wished to nolIe pros. against all the
defendants excepting Walter flanagan.
Therefore a nonsuit was entered IN
their case and the suit against Walter
Ranagan continued.
AThe defense was a complete denial,
together with a persistent effort to
show that the child. sthough under the
age OF consent. was unchaste. '1
To prove this Mr.. Dowd, of South
Vineland, and Fred. Davis, a school
trustee, were called They said they
they knew nothing of her reputation
prior to this alleged otfense.
DR.. George Cunningham was called
to show that the circumstances were
not as had been stated; on examina.
tion of the child he found no recent
evidence of the crime.
Mr.. Miller summed up for the de.
fendants and Mr.. TulIer for the
plaintiff.
In beginning his argument Mr..
Tuller stated that he had abandoned
the. suitIagainst all the defendants ex.
cent Walter Ranaoan hananca IN n