The Penn's Grove record., 1912-04-19
APRIL COURT CONYENES
One Case From PENIS Grove

The April term of Salem County Courr
was called in the Court House, Salem, on
Tuesday, at 10 30, by Samuel Kalish
judge of the Supreme Court, with Comfy
Judge Edward C. Washington on the
bench, also Judge Clarence Cole, OF the
Circuit Court.
Judge Kalish made an appearance in a
judicial robe, the first jurist to appear
with one before the Salem court. He
also made a luxurious display of gold and
diamond rings, very inappropriate before
a Quaker-Methodist community of tax
payers with very limited incomes in com
parison to what a Supreme Court Judge
receives,
The following had been drawn as
JURORS
Sheppard l.. Boone, Penns Grove,
jackson w. Briant, Salem,
James W CARL, L, A. Greek,
Thomas Cooney, Oldmans.
Daniel w. Dixon, AllOway,
Robert 5. Fogg, Salem,
George w. DOrrel,
Ghsrlss E f Fox. U P|rssd Pittsgr0ve'
Andrew 5. Harris. Quinton.
Daniel p. Hitchner, Alloway,
James Newell, Salem,
JOhn Z. Leap, PennS Grove,
Edmund 81. Lawrence, L. P. Neck,
William Mitchell, Salem,
John II. Turner, PilesgrOve,,
John c.. Ward. PittsgrOve,
Furman WentZell, PittsgrOve,
John A. Robinson, ElSinbofO.
Howard: b. s%tratton, U. Pittsgrove,
Frelan Sparks, Oldulans,
George Wright, Warrington,
William Russell, l., p. Neck,
Josiah Miller was appointed Clerk of
the Grand Jury. The term is one year,
salary 500.
The following applicants for inn and
tavern licenses were presented: Israel G..
Harris, Alloway; Samuel H. Murphy,
Elmer; William ID. Acton, Pennsville;
Sipron c. Keith, Woodstown; Joseph 6.
French, Penns Grove; Matthias Lehman,
P%ittsgrove; Theodore Miller, Pole Tavern.
An application was made by Linford
Denny, of Salem, formerly of Penn's
Grove, for license to sell malt liquors in
quantities from n quart, to five gallons
in a small building on Mill Street, Penn's
Grove, near the station, where a bottling
establishment was held some years ago
in the interest OF a Wilmington brewery.
The application was signed by eighty
men, nineteen of whom were land own
efs.
A remonstrance will he filed against
granting this license.
Judge Washington announced that &C.
ton on the uncontested applications will
not be taken until mex Monday and that
those against which remOnstrances have
been filed or will be filed will be acted
upon Oh Friday of next week. This
means that all the hotels of the county.
Salem City excepted, will be closed from
Thursday until Monday and where re-
monstrances are filed the places will re-
main closed until action is taken on the
18th.
The first case called was that of Geo.
NJ. Andrews against the South Jersey
Motor Club. Last year some men took
four barrels of linseed oil, worth about 81
a gallon, 5000 worth of oil and put it OIL
the Salem race track to settle the dust III
for crude petroleum worth a few
cents a gallon.
Clarence Coles, judge of the Circuit
Court heard the case. After the testi-
mony was in lie decided that George
Proud, secretary Of the Motor Club, had
not been sent by the Club to get the oil
and there could be no action for injury
not in contract. Consequently he gave a
non suit, threw the case out of Court. and
did not let it 60 to the decision OF the
jury.
The suit of John B. Jess, of Penn's
Grove, againt the f. L. dupont Powder
Co. was called but it was announced that
the attorneys had settled the case by
compromise.
About two years ago Mr.. Jess while
working at the mason trade on Carney's
Point had a door Intel to fall on his foot
and injure it. He was attended by ply
stefan, paid by the Company, until not
needed any longer, but he claimed he
never fully recovered the former free use
OF his leg. The compromise settlement
was not made known.
The Grand Jury finished hearing cases
until five O'Clock when they returned
eleven indictments. Only one case was
reported against persons in Penn's Grove,
being against an Italian, Vincinzo
Uelisse, for cutting another Italian.
The most important Indictment was
that OF Richard Simpson, aged IA, who
and killed his half brother, neal
Yorktown last January. He will be tried
May 9th.
The Court adjourned until next Mon
day.