The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-10-19
THE COURTS
in SESSION
The Grand Jury Irnpaneled and
Charged Some Cases Laid
Over for the Term.
LIQUOR LICENSES GRANTED


The October term of the Morris
county courts opened on Wednesday
with Supreme Court Justice Charles
w. Parker presiding, and Circuit Judge
William c. Black and Common Pleas
Judge Alfred Elmer Mills on the bench
with him.
The members OF the grand jury were
sworn, with former Senator Jacob W.
Welsh as foreman, the other members
being Augustus Munson, Herbert S.
Hitchcock, Edward M. Soaring, AloDzo
P. Green, Lewis A. Walters, Charles
E.. Shelley, Samuel &. Owen, Carnot
B. Meeker, Harry Thompson, George
Z. Clark, John Fl. Albert, Charles N.
Chaplin, Abraham Kaufman, Charles
H. Warner, Richard Heatherington.
Henry w. Hart. John Dwyer, John M.
Broadwell, John Fl. Milledge, Daniel
Losey, Edward r, Totten and John T.
Weber.
Constables Cook and Holly were in
attendance.
Justice Parker in his charge to the
grand jury dwelt upon that section of
their oaths regarding secrecy, and dis
cussed the aspects of a homicide case,
the shooting at Madison on June 9th
when Antonio Mercedante was killed,
it is charged, by Philip Cassesee, who
is now in JAIL A fatal automobile ac-
cident would also be considered by
them, that of person who was run
down near Lake Hopatcong but the
Justice he did not think from the evil
dence it would call for an indictment
for more than manslaughter.
Judge Black called the list of causes
and Nos. 2, 3, 4, 5, s, II, ID, IA, Is, Is,
IT, 10 of the Supreme Court list were
put on call for to-day.
The cases of Edwin J. Booth VS.. Do
yer; Patrick r. Doran VS.. Hugo a.
Thomsens Tenore & Fucarile VS.. Nor
ris Crushed Stone Company; Meek
90. VS.. We III. Cammeyer; Maurice
Wyckoff VS.. w. Fl. Lyons and P. j.
Howard Anna W. Willis VS.. R. Rails
ton Reed; Annie Winget VS.. Morris
Co. Traction CO., and Arthur W.Losey
VS.. Edward Kelly were announced of
for the term. The cases.ofs Rosa Ma
ria Villa VS.. D., L. & W., and that Of
L. e. Pierson vs.. e. A. Quayle were
announced as settled, and that of Levi
j. Lynch VS.. Mary Chamberlain not at
issue.
At the opening of court on WedneS-
day the first case called was that of
William DeMott VS.. Benjamin f.
Strauss. The defendant is an Eliza
beth manufacturer, and was represent
ed by Ex-Governor Voorhees,, of that
city. William DeMott, the plaintiff,
who is dealer i'm timber and timber
lands, of Green Village, who sold lum-
Der to Strauss, receiving notes in pay
ment on which suit was brought. He
was represented by Vreeland, King,
Wilson & Lindabury.
The verdict of the jury was for the
full amount of the claim with interest
-$509.S SO.
Judge Mills has granted licenses as
follows Arthur Westervelt and Jesse
Henderson, Butler; Alfred Fl. FIGHTER
and John Richards, Jefferson town
ship; Frank l.. Schafer, Mt. Airing
ton; Michael O'Connor, Montville
township David Snyder, Montville
John B. McGrath, Madison; Frank
Kithcart and Frank J. Lovely, Net
cong; Jacob Keller, Rockaway; Luther
Karn, Roxbury township Bernard T.
johnson and Michael w. Mccarthy,
Randolph township; John Galligan
Wharton all renewals. New licenses
for saloons were granted Thomas
Shortredge, Netcong; William E.
Jogne, Rockaway, and Joseph Martin,
Wharton. Wholesale licenses were
grained to Stephen Hathaway, Mad-
son; Thomas Delaney, Rockaway.
A non-suit was granted Friday by
Judge Black in the suit Of Joseph
Friedman, of this town, against Solo
mon Mayburn, of Newark, both doing
business in New York.
Friedman was run into by May.
burns auto while the latter was driv-
en- by Edward Brokaw, who admitted
being on the wrong side of the street
and not blowing a horn. The auto,
also according to witnesses, was ex-
ceeding the speed limit.
1t transpired, however, from the
testimony, that Friedman did not see
the auto coming because of a trolley
car standing at the corner, and Judge
Black granted the non-suit on the
ground that with an obstruction in
The street the plaintiff was guilty OF
contributory negligence in not wait
ing for 1t to pass on before venturing
on across. The decision was based on
a case in the court Of errors.
In the case of Nettie Bonasch and
her husband, Elmer HI Bonasch, vs..
the Green Motor Car company Friday
afternoon before Judge Black in the
circuit court, large number of wit
nesses from Dover and vicinity we're
heard, and the case went to the jury
st three O'Clock after Judge Black
had charged the jury telling th9m,