The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-01-22
MORRIS COUNTY COURTS.

The application of Joseph A. Wall
for renewal of license to keep an inn
and tavern in Whippany was granted
The application of John L. Allen for
renewal of license to keep an inn and
tavern at Nolan's Point, in Jefferson
Township, was granted.
The application of George Brooks
for a renewal of his license to keep
the Liberty House in Rockaway was
granted
The application for the renewal of
the license of David Snyder to keep
inn and tavern at German Valley,
in Washington Towship, was granted.
The appliction for renewal of the
license of Thomas w. Murphy to keep
a hotel at Green Pond in Rockaway
Township, was granted.
The application for renewal of IL
cense of George A. Beavers to keep
the Black Horse Hotel in Mendham
was granted.
The application of Thomas Bright
for the renewal of his license to keep
"a hotel at Woodpordt, in Jefferson
Township, was granted.
j The application for the renewal of
the license of Oscar Sheyin to keep
an inn and tavern in Ledgerwood,
Roxbury Township, was granted.
The application for renewal of the
license of Ellen Hart to keep a sa-
loon at Hibernia was granted.
The application for renewal of the
| II IL af nf
Butler, was granted.
The application for renewal of
the wholesale license of Charles
Black, of Chatham, was granted.
The application of Clifford M. Crane
and Julia Crane, of Madison, for re-
newal of their hotel license was
granted.
The application of Charles Sheerin
and Others for a renewal of their Ii
cense to keep tavern at Madison
was taken up, but as it was a new
place the matter was laid over until
January 21st.
The matter of the application Of
Patrick H. Hart to keep a tavern at
Rockaway was laid over until the
21st, as it is also a new matter.
The application of the Whippany
River Club for a license for the sale
of liquor at the club was laid over
until January 21st
The Grand Jury came into court on
Thursday afternoon and handed up
eleven indictments, after which the
| jury adjourned until February Attn for
| the consideration of the Mendham
shooting.
Gus Leonard. charged with carrying
concealed weapons. and Oscar Ander-
son, larceny, who were in jail, came be-
fore the court and plead guilty to the
charges.
The following prisoners in the jail
were discharged, no indictments being
| found against them: Fred Voorhees,,
assault and battery upon his wife ::
/ Robert Deyin. charged with rape
Salvatore PoratO, assault and battery
and George Holmes, larceny.
Judge Mills since Friday has re-
ceived the following pleas Richard
Sherman, charged with assault and
battery on his wife, not guilty. Bailed
for appearance February 5.
William Norman, larceny of coal
from the Wharton & Northern r. r.,
not guilty. Constable William II.
Vanderbilt wanted to go his bail, but
Judge Mills would not accept him as
bondsman, being court officer.
George Seorna, alais Greek George,
illegal selling. guilty and fined $3.50
and costs. He kept place just out
side the Dover line.
Gabriel Galdi, illegal selling on
Flagler street, guilty and fined $3.50
and costs.
Gus Leonard, carrying concealed
weapons, guilty, sentence suspended
and remanded to the custody of the
probation officer.
Arthur Tredwell, assault and bat
terry upon Mable Hand, guilty, fined
$50 and remanded to the care of the
probation officer for year, the fine to
be paid in installments of 50 per week.
Judge Parker began to try the Su-
preme and Circuit cases on Monday.
1t was announced that number 10 is
off for the term, numbers ID. "a and 26
settled, numbers % and 20 off for the
term and number 10 to be tried
without jury.
A laugh was caused by Elmer King
reading letter from Senator Geb-
hardt, stating that he was i'll, but
hoped to attend the meeting of the
Legislature on Tuesday and could not
neglect his official duties to try cases.
Judge Parker said that Democrats
are of some Importance at Trenton at
present.
Judge Mills granted the application
of the Wh!ppany River Club for a
liquor license.
The first case tried was that of the
McLands against the board of free
holders for damages resulting from an
accident at Cooks bridge in Rocka-
away township. The jury was staken
to the scene this morning in automo-
bileS.
While preaching in Pueblo, Colo, a
few years ago Rev. Edward j. Wilcox
found himself in the embarrassing po-