Bridgeton pioneer., 1912-04-25
BUT EIGHT
INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Soon Completes
Work.
A BAD BUNCH.
The Indictments Were Few and
This Morning the Pleas
Were Made.
A BAD BUNCH.
Tuesday Afternoon

Company against Michael ~. Borgo
and others was continued this after
noon. The defense begun it's side with
the contention that the signatures of
the defendants to the contract for the
purchase of the $4,000 can labels, as
personal guarantors were obtained
through Misrepresentation and by
fraud.
Mr.. Bacon made motion that the
defense be overruled and set aside,
and that the jury be instructed for
the plaintiff The motion to overrule
was refused, and upon the question of
instructing the jury, there was much
argument
The contention of the plaintiff was
that the defendants, Borgo, Maurrais,
Malatesta and Ratio had signed the
contract to guarantee payment.
The defendants counsel contended
that they signed as officers of the Far
mers' Canning Company and were
therefore not personally liable; that
they had been misled in siging it, by
the statement of the selling agent
James M. Bryan, who led them to think
they were signing as officers, and as
to Borgo, as director of the Farmers
Canning Company.
Judge Cole finally directed the jury
to find for the plaintiff company as
against Michael N Borgo In the sum
of $78S.75, because he had signed the
contract as an individual; as to the
other three defendants, Malatesta,
Manurrais and Ratio, the court directed
the jury to find in their favor because
they had specifically signed the con-
tract as officers of the company. The
jury so returned the verdict
The next case called to trial was
Supreme Court issue of Dodge &
Dodge, of New York, against Alquist
Brothers, of Vineland.
1t is suit to recover for Hobbs
Cement machine sold by the plaintiffs
to the defendants, the amount of claim
being $333.55.
A jury was empanelled, Henry S.
Alvord appeared for the plaintiffs and
Herbert c. Bartlett for the defendant.
Carlton L. Dodge took the witness
stand and testified that he sold the
machine to Alquist Brothers, taking a
secondhand machine in part payment,
for which it was agreed a credit of
$100 should be given. This reduces
the claim to $233,55. and interest from
July 18th. last.
Court adjourned with Mr.. Dodge on
the stand.
The Grand Jury had record ses
sion, completing its Investigations and
being ready to make it's presentment
before 5 o'clock.
The court excused the grand jury,
subject to recall.
The total number of true bills found
was the smallest in many years, there
being only eight returned.
Those indicted and in custody or
under bail, are Elijah Hysen, vineland
illegal sale of liquor.
Robert Edwards and John Nelly
misdemeanor in doing business with
out filing names properly.
Ruth Sammons, larceny.
John Brown and Harry Brown,
breaking and entering store in Mill
Vile.
Claude Sites and Charles Allen,
larceny.
Walter Watson, larceny.
Frank Tozer, illegal sale
Wednesday morning
Judge r. P. Tuller is in Cape May
Court House trying cases for Judge
Baker, of that county. Judge Baker is
ill and unable to attend court.
The prisoners here, who were in
dicted yesterday, will not be called to
enter their pleas until Friday morning,
because of the absence of Judge Tul-
Ter.
The trial of Dodge & Dodge against
Ahlquith Brothers, to recover for a
Hobbs Cement Machine, alleged to
have been sold Ahlquith Bros, in Vine
land, was resumed before Judge Cole