Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
FEBRUARY TERM GLOU
CFSTER CO. COURTS.

1 Geo. w. Grove, Second Ward, Woodbury..
| VIM. A. McIlyaine, Monroe.
Louis Mounce, Harrison.
VIM. j. Porch, Washington.
/ Howard W. Muller, Paulsboro.
Lewis M. Buzby, Wenonah.
| Rogers Croft, Clayton,
| John Kirby, Logan.
| Sam'l Crawford, Mantua.
DR.. T. B Rogers, Third Ward, Woodbury..
Henry M. Stanley, Deptford.
Robt G Tull, National Park.
| Alfred B. Richman, F. j. anklin.
| Edw. F. Keen, First Ward, Woodbury..
Jona. Kindle Pitman.
| Elmer L. Sharp, Mantua.
Jesse Casperson, Paulsboro.
| VIM. G.. Pancoat, Third Ward, Woodbury.
| A. Clark Gardiner, Harrison.
| Frank E Roth, franklin.
| Howard W. Muller was excused from
service.
| Afser being qualified, the Grand Jury
retired without special charge, attended by
officers Moore and Canning.
The following officers are serving at this
term
| VIM r. Dopson, Jona D. Cunard, Sam'l
| w Moore, John Carey, VIM II Cam
The list OF causes IN all the courts is small
! ler than usual, there being only seven in
| the Supreme Court. four in the Circuit, one
in the Common Pleas on nine Appeals.
SUPREME COURT CAUSES.
The cases of Howard w. Miller v. the
West Jersey and Seashore r. R., joined in
1901, is No. on she list and was marked
passed.
The two cases OF Wilkins Bros " the
Standard Oil Co, joined in 1904, Nos. and
8 on the Est were marked ssready for triaS''
but Thomas E. Ffeuch, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS remarked that they would probably
not be tried.
The fourth, fifth and sixth cases are all
against the West Jersey and Seashofe Rail-
road The plaintiffs are Mamie L. FaIler-
mayer, adminisbratrix; Joseph Long and
Margaret Barrett. Ex-Judge John w
Wescott is counsel for all the plaintiffs and
Gaskill & Gaskill for the defendants
The seventh case is Worrsll v Pratt
Summerill for plaintiff and Ciymer for de-
fendent.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The first CASE -Robeson v. Whitney, went
off for the term.
Tue case of John M. Allen, claimant V.
B. Scaldaferri, builder. Watkins-Dayis.
Ready.
Case No. 8, Eugene Shoemaker v. Fred
Auspach estate, went off for the term.
Watkins. Avis.
Case is John II. Vandegrift V. The
Gloucester Co. Electric Co. This case IS
also ready for trial Avs, Watkins.
The lone Common Pleas case is Maggie
FL. Mink v. Joseph Ham, and this went off
for the term.
The Appeals are:-
| Chas c. Turner v. Howard T. Justice;
Kessler and Kessler Y. John S. Shoemaker;
| N. J. Society for Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals v. JOS W. Merritt; John Hoffman
v. Chas. s. Doerr; Frank B. Garrigues v
w w. Wo0mer; VIM G. Fox Y Randolph
| Lacy; John Hoffman Y. Adam Miller; Jot
L. Burr v. Albert G Stanger; State Board
of Health " Robt H. Comey.
The trial Of Appeals will begin on Friday
of next week.
Justice Lloyd cannot come here till the
first week In March for the trial of Supreme
and Circuit Court issues.
The following applications for license
were fled
Jos. Raehor, Evan.
Ross Shupard, Clayton.
Susan I'll. Steelman, Newfeld.
Jesse M. Thomson fled petition for the
transfer of his licence from the old Billings
port hotel TO the original Germauia Park
hotel. This petition was on Wednesday
withdrawn.
THE GRAND JURY.
These good and true men put in strenu-
ous day, and if the appearance OF the Court
House corridor is a true indication, it was a
clowdy one, because seven tenths of she
people assembled to be called before the
Grand Inquest were colored Is was con-
siderably after 6 O'Clock when final present.
ment was made. Judge Starr received she
packet Of bills, and the jury was excused
for the term unless assembled later for spec
| ial cause, with the thanks of the court.
TWENTY TRUE BILLS
| The presentment included 20 true bills,
the most important ofwhich are bhose against
ship; Joseph and Thomas McArtbur and
| Preston Newcomb. all of Iona. alleging
bribery of voters at the general election OF
| 1907. Through their counsel, F B. Dayis
and Mr. Carr, they plead not guilty, and
trial was set for march Il, next Bail was
| fixed at 5000 each. The persons above
named arc the Republican leaders in the
township of Franklin, and it is alleged that
on the last election day they conducted
speak-easy near the eltobion polls at Malaga
and there plied voters with whisky, and
offered money to voters who are named in
the indictments, to influence them to cast
their ballots for Thomas Macarthur a candi-
date on the Republican ticket for o local
office. The indicment contains three counts
and is based on the law Of 1906. The pa
pers in the case came up from Justice Mo-
Curdy, and the original complaint was made