Bridgeton pioneer., 1906-11-01
CIRCUIT COURT
In SESSION TUESDAY.

81 Circuit Court opened Tuesday
before Circuit Judge Alien B. Endi.
cott. The full panel of jurors were
III Court
ii The case for trial is No. of the
Supreme Court issues, Carl W. New
comb versus Frederick S. Conner and
a others, which has been referredsto the
circuit. This is the famous ''Terrapin
Oase' which has SO often been heard
q Of for the last few years. 1t has been
i twice tried, with no result It was
4 last tried in July year ago.
q When the case was called this morn
4 ing by, Judge Endicott. Mr.. Denges, of
4 Camden. associated with Judge Wes-
Z cott for the plaintiff, asked that the
4 case go off to day to be fixed, on ac-
4 count Of the inability of Judge Wes.
4 colt to be present. The motion was
4 vehemently opposed by Assistant At
n torney General Duffield, who declared
4 that no postponement should beyai.
lowed.
Mr.. VIM. A. Logue is attorney of
record for the defendants.
Lawyer Denges and Assistant Attor-
ney General Duffield argued very
strenuously, each for his side. The
Court said the situation was very un.
fortunate. The attorney of record for
the plaintiff was engaged in very
Important cases in Cape Mayycounty.
j The Court finally said: 1.-THE case
h Is off for the term.''
After calling the lists, the first case
called for trial is that of VIM. Fl.
Barnes against Edward M. Wallings
ton, on contract, and jury was EN-
paneled. Herbert q. Bartlett and +.
R. Walker are the lawyers in the case.
Some cases are marked for to-mor
row but number are set down for
trial on Nov. 9TH, includingsthosesof
Schiendeiman against Wagner, Camp
against Berger, Gosman against Fra
linger. Goodwin against the Central
Railroad Company was set down.for
Nov. 9Th.
The present case is aTsuit to recover
the sum of $1,000 for balance claimed
for wages due VIM. H.. Barnes by E.
M. Wallington & Co., of Vineland.
The firm are manufacturing chemists,
and Barnes was in their employ, at
first at $15 week. The wages on his
demand, were increased to $40 per
week subsequently,; he was allowed 10
draw $l5 per week and $5 was allowed
to remain in the hand OF che firms
This run on for little over years
but the balance was never paid him,
and he now brings suit to recover.
Barnes was put on the witness
STAND, and said he hired to work for
Wallington & Go. for one year for $15
q week, commencing the first Monday
in April. 1899 After the expiration
1 of the year he engaged at $40 or $25
per week SIS to be paid him in cash,
4 and the balance to be given him in
4 certificate of stock of the concern.
There was no definite arrangement as
n to $40 or $25 until the witness when
4 in Parvin's Pond one day was acci-
N dentalIy shot by Mr.. Handle when
boating. Mr.. Handle settled the ex.
Hpense of this accident by paying the
Doctors bills and paying for his lost
tlme, which was then fixed at $50 par
"a week, which Mr.. Handle paid.
n sHe had asked the firm frequently
n for the certicfiate of stock for the bal.
ance of his wages but they had always
put off giving the certificate by one
|&pretext or another, and now he brings
Esuit for the balance due as claimed.
n Tuesday Afternoon.
n The civil suit of William H. Barnes
e against Edward M. Wailington, be-
a gun in the morning before Judge Endi
cott, continued during the day.
Barnes, the plaintiff was on the stand
when court reconvened after the re-
cess.
% Mr.. Herbert introduced an affidavit
VI matthias S. Handle, of Springfield,
MASS, which showed that his ao.
qualntanceship with Mr.. Barnes be-
n gun by accident, when both were
ooatlng on Parvin's pond, July 4th.
lsol, when he accidentally shot Mr..
barnes with rifle. He went to Mr..
barnes and took him in his own boat
al1er accidentally shooting him. He
afterwards paid bill of $87 which
Oiil was made up of $40 per week for
wages for three weeks, $25 for doc
sor, bill and So for carriage hire. Mr.
BARTLETT was not allowed to show by
snis paper, who had made up the
s'a'ement for wages in the bill. He
was nnally allowed to show that the
ssasement had been sent to witnesses 7
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