Bridgeton pioneer., 1907-04-25
APRILATERM OE
COURT TUES DAY

April t6rm. Oubil Wlbn4u q year OE
two, this term of Court always began
the first Tuesday in May. 1t is now
the fourth Tuesday in April
Supreme COURT Justice Thomas w
Trepchard was upon The bench when
the Courts of the county were opened.
Following the custom recently estab-
Iished. he simply formally opened the
session and referred everything to
Circuit Court Judge Allan B. Endi-
colt. of Atlantic City. and Law Judge
Royal P. Tuller, of Vineland.
There was the usual attendance
about the Court House. The enclosure
in front of the bench was filled with
members of the bar of the county,
together with many from other parts
of the State. The lawyers generally
we're there to suggest that the cases
they had upon the list went off for the
term for one reason or another. The
damage suit of the More Jonas case
against the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad Company, will not be on at
this term, having been fixed for July
I'd. hence much of contemplated inter-
est is missing.
Prosecutor J. Hampton Fithian said
to the pioneer" before the session
of the Court convened that there was
more business than usual for the
Grand Jury, although there were no
very important or sensational cases.
Sheriff Souder through the County
CLERK announced the Grand Jurors for
the term. The exceptionally good
panel Is as follows:
Foreman, Jeremiah N. Ogden; Reu-
ben q. Hunt, Rev. L. D. Stultz,
David P. Mulford. Morris Cohen,
CHARLES E. Bellows, Bridgeton II. o.
Newcomb, Lawrence; Joshua Cossa-
boon, Portius Brandriff, Albert j.
Smith, MillvilIe; Ed ward VanIaman,
Charles D. Wallen, Lands; Charles
N. Gray, Vineland; William B. Car
Isle, Maurice River; Howard Bate
man, Morton Bateman. Commercial !;
Justus Fl. Livingston, Fairfield Frank
Sharp, Hopewell; George B. Cobb,
Newton Overs, Deerfeld; Robert M.
Allen, James R. Rainear, Stow Greek !;
Peter Newcomb, Downe; Lemuel
Sloan. Greenwich.
After the swearing of the Grand
Jury Judge T. W. Trenohard charged
the Jury that on July 4th, 1905, the
waresheds of the More Jonas Glass
90. were burned. Since the session
of the last term of this Court one
Pharo, whose first name the Court had
forgotten, he said. had confessed to
setting that fire and thus by his con-
fession had committed crime against
the criminal laws of the State. This
matter, the Court said, would be laid
before the Grand Jury, with the evil
denoe in the case, by the Prosecutor
of the Pleas.
He said there was nothing further
with whioh ne wished to charge the
Grand Jury.
Prosecutor Fithian stated to the
Court that in view of his known at.
titude in the case of the More Jonas
Glass Co., he desired to be excused
from laying the matter of Samuel
Pharo before the Grand Jury.
Judge Trenchard said that Prosecu-
tor Fishian's request was reasonable.
but he did not see any reason why he
should not lay the matter before the
Grand Jury. The Prosecutor would
be perfectly satisfactory to the Court.
No substitute was appointed, there
fore. 0
Judge Trenohard said all cases
would be turned over to the Circuit
court fer trial. and after calling for
supreme Court motions. Judge Trench
ard retired and Judge Tuller proceeded
with the appeal list.
Jndge Endioott was not in COURT.
Judge fuller granted tavern licenses
W John b. Sickler, Maurice River,
ana Emma D. Davis, Port Norris, the
aees being $3.50 and 5000 respectively.
Judge Endicott now entered and
called the Supreme Court and Circuit
oours lists and several cases we're
marked ready for trial
Ihe case of Leverett Newcomb
against Ida L Fenton and Joseph /.
hratz, executors, was the first case
moved and a jury was put in the box.
Louis Fl. Miller appeared for mr..
Newcomb and Wilson, Carr g. Stack
mouse appeared for the defendants.
Ihe suit was to recover sum of about
Sl5o from the estate of one Bowen,