The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-05-21
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.

On Wednesday morning a number
of prisoners were brought before Judge
Mills to plead The most important
were Sweickhardt and Fitzgerald.
The former made pleas of not guilty
to charges of arson in that the Man
sion House barn fire set fire to the
Court street residences; for burning
the stable; setting fire to the barn Of
the Morris Feed Company. and the
house of Washington Engine Com
pany. l. e. Salmon asked the Judge
to fix bail, and he said he would make
it Sc, 900 for each of the three indict-
ments.
| Fitzgerald was charged with firing
the Morris Feed Company barn, and
for arson in connection with the big
fire. His counsel, G. F. Wilson plead
not guilty without prejudice.
d. Andrews, charged with Illegal
selling and Elmer e. France, same
charge, both hailing from Morris
Plains, plead not guilty and were
bailed by L. E. Pierson.
| John Francisco, plead not guilty to
robbing a store at Netcong. His
father gave bail for $500.
Alphonse Gianna, was charged with
assault and battery and also with car
rying loaded revolver. He thought
Nicholas Marinaro was going his bail,
but the latter baked on $500 on each
charge.
K Cahill and Marooney plead not guilty
ito stealing S35 and watch from
Jacob Meyer back in February and
were held.
The bail given by Herman d. Mol
ler, of Dover, for w. Fl. Dittler, Mary
Ray and Ruth Little was declared
forfeited. The prosecutor said the
bondsman was ready to pay in the
money. The prisoners were charged
with maintaining a disorderly house.
The license applications laid over
were then taken up. That Of Edward
t. Jones, of Mt. Olive was withdrawn.
Sergeant-at-arms Byram acted as
court crier, the regular crier, William
Beers, being laid up from falling down
stairs.
Gianni afterwards letracted his plea
and plead not guilty to carrying con-
cealed weapons. He was lined 800
and costs.
Joseph Smith plead not guilty to IL
legal selling and was remanded for
trial.
The grand jury also brought in a
presentment against Randolph town.
ship committee for the condition of
the roads under their jurisdiction.
William Matthews withdrew his ap-
plication for hotel license on We'd
nesday when a delegation appeared
from the vicinity and asked that the
application be denied.
Salvatore and Lauripia Manpedania
plead not guilty to charges Of assault
and battery and were bailed for trial.
Exonerators were entered in the
cases of Otto Britting and John DOVE.
The Jones will case has occupied the
attention of the court for good part
of the week. The case was summed
up on Thursday.
The trial of criminal cases was taken
up before Judge Mills on Monday, but
only one case was tried, that of D.
Andrews, because the other defend
ants changed their pleas SO that trial
was unnecessary. The case tried of
Andrews for selling at Morris Plains
lasted less than an hour, the jury re-
turning verdict of guilty.
Elmer France, indicted on the same
charge, changed his plea to non vult.
Moses Hendershot, assault and bat
terry, also changed his plea to non
vult. In the case of James Marooney
and John Cahill, charged with larceny
from the person, the first plead guilty
and the latter non vult.