The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-05-02
SHOULD INDICT THE
MORRIS CANAL GO.
Justice Parker Charges Grand
Jury Regarding Canal Bridge

Ill
charge to the May grand jury this
morning told that body to Investigate
conditions at Virgins bridge on the
road from Rockaway to Dover and II
it found that the bridge was too mar
row to safely accommodate the traf-
fic at that point and to be set at
such an angle with the road as to
make it dangerous to bring in an IN
dictment against the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Co., lesse of the Morris
canal
The Justice asserted that the COM
pany under its charter was to pro-
vide bridges sufficient for the traflic
but what was sufficient in 1924 may
not be sufficient now and that IL tpe
company does not provide bridge
reasonably adequate it can be IN
dicted for maintaining nuisance.
Justice Parker told the grand jury
not to bring in a presentment against
the company, or rather what is popu-
larlv called az presentment, because,
as he asserted, if not founded on rae.
the party presented is publicly heio
up to opprobium. AS a presentment
is only a public memorial handed UP
to the court there is no opportunity
te make a defense. If the grand
Jury did not think it worth While TO
bring in an indictment against the
company the justice told them, IL
would be neither proper nor legal TO
bring in a jresentment.
Justice Parker touched upon the
homicide case of Michael Guerrero
who was killed by another Italian las'
March. also the killing of Harry Bel
cher by being run over by an auto
mobile driven by Laddie Parham.
George w. Sickle, of Rockaway. is
foreman of the grand jury. Robert
f. Dram. of Wharton, was called buI
did not respond to his name. MAUI
son l.. Toms, Benjamin Sire and j.
Fred Runyon are Morristown mem
Ernest w. Schoneberger, Madison;
former Sheriff Abraham Ryerson,
Lincoln Park; Henry ]. Misel and
Dewitt r. Hummer, Dover; William
j. Orr, Rockaway; Job ]. Drake, MI.
Olive; Joseph Kenworthy, Passaic;
John w. Fanoher, Kenvil; Henry w.
Haycock, Butler; Joseph F. Burke
Morris; Charles L. Lade, Mendham;
Edward j. Connelley, Hanover; Her.
bert S. Hitchcock, Boonton; John
H. yanDerveer. Chester; Frank Duff
ford, Washington; John Benson, Net
cong; George Bayliss, Montville; Fred
erick s. Higbid, Chatham; William
p. Griffiths, Mt. Arlington.
The grand jury selected Nathaniel
C. Toms as it's clerk and Francis j.
Cook and Jacob j. Drake as con-
stables.
The grand jury filed into court just
after noon and handed up an indict-
ment for homicide against Peltro
ose'obOo '&iO-S-~
Guerriere at Denville on March 18th
and his victim died few days later
in All Souls hospital. The authori-
ties have not yet apprehended Gri-
maldi.
Rather than have any legal techni-
cality raised by handing in the indict-
ment with the other bills when the
grand jury finishes it's labors to Judge
Alfred Elmer Mills, it was thought
best that it be handed in at once to
Judge Charles w. Parker. By this
procedure it will be unnecessary for
Judge Parker to return to Morris
town later to receive the one indict-
ment for murder. a
Judge Parker called the list OF Su-
preme court cases and Nos. 1, 2, 8,
4, 8, IL, 10, IA and 10 were reported
ready. Nos. 20, 21, 20, %, "a, 25, 26
of the circu1it court cases were ready