Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-06
GRAND
Jury FINISHES
Winds Up Term of Duty With
Fifty-tWo Indictments-One
Bill for Murder.

The second September grand jury
wound up its terms of duty today by
handing in f1fty-three indictments to
Chief Justice William s. Gummere,
after which they were discharged
from further service. Among the
batch of fifty-two indictments was
one for murder.
This bill is against William Cor
duan, who, on July % last, beat his
wife during a quarrel at their home
on Walnut street and then left the
house leaving his wife unconscious on
the floor. The woman died before
aid reached her, her condition not
being discovered until twenty -four
hours after her husband had left
home.
Corduan fled and was later cap
tured at Dover this State, but not
until the police of Dover had shot
and killed another man in mistake
for Corduan. He has been in "mur-
derer's row. at the county Jail since
July awaiting indictment.
1t is understood that in the bunch
of indictments turned in was one
against Thomas Layland, a keeper
at the city almshouse, who Is charged
with manslaughter in connection with
the death of Charles Warrinor, an
eighty three-year-old inmate of the
almshouse, on October 16 last.
Layland, it is alleged, had had
trouble with Warrinor, and after find
ing him in a small closet at the aims
house gave him a severe beating, from
the effects of which Warrinor died a
few hours after. Layland was arrest
ed and has since been confined in the
county jail, unable to obtain $4,000
bail.
1t is understood that the second
September grand jury failed to vote
an indictment against Nicholas Cal
Ian, a bartender, formerly employed
in O. saloon at Centre street and d.
vision place, who on May % last is
alleged to have shot and killed Charles
Hinderer following a row in the sa-
loon.
Callan, it is claimed, had an argV"
ment with party of automobilists,
who had bought drinks in the place
and refused to pay for them early on
the morning in question. When the
party attempted to leave without
paying for the drinks, Callan is said
to have followed them to the side
walk, revolver in hand, and demand
ed payment. One of the men in the
automobile returned to the saloon and
paid for the drinks.
AS AIl6 dulOllOpllc was IlONlilS
away shot was fired and took effect
in Hinderers back, he dying later at
the City Hospital. 1t is claimed by
the police that Callan ed the shot,
although 1t is understood that from
the direction the shot entered
Hinderer's back 1t could not have
been fired by Callan, either from the
saloon door or from the sidewalk
outside
The first September grand jury
likewise voted against finding bill
for murder against Callan, who has
been confined in the county Jail since
last May.
The first December grand jury will
be sworn into office for it's six weeks
term of duty by Chief Justice Gum
mere on next Tuesday
Chief Justice Gummere today gave
out the names of the men who will
constitute the new grand jury. Two
of the men named in the first list
from which the prospective jurors
were to be taken were excused from
service. The two men excused are
William Roberts, As Leslie street, and
Ebenezer G. Hay, 9S9 Broad street.
In their stead the names of Isaac
Roth. of South Orange, and James
Maloney, of 342 Central avenue were
added. The list of twenty-four names
from which the grand jury panel will
finally be selected, the last named
person being dropped from the list
before the jury is sworn in in order
to make the membership of the jury
consist of twenty-three men, is as fol-
lows:
James M. Beldon, oil South Eigh-
teenth street, manager; John T. Fan
nan, SO Richelieu terrace, collector
John III. Ely, 67 Pennsylvania avenue
architect; Joseph Horwletz, 29S Hun
terdon street, haberdasher; William
Arthur, 26 Waverly avenue. manufac-
turer; John A. Cohane, Bloomfield
merchant; Jacob Meyer, IA Walnut
street, retired; John Mccarthy, East
| Orange, druggist; Ernest Hirschoff
| $50 High street, secretary; Thomas L
Kenny, 46 Second avenue, picture
dealer; Antonio G.. Tirico, Montclair
physician; Gustave Jay, "a Farley
avenue, real estate; James A. Worm
ley, 10 Marshall street, physician;
4 Christian w. Feigenspan, So Lincoln
park brewer; John Enstice, IS Pen.
nington street, contractor; William
III. Roemer. 65 Hillside avenue, super
visor; Jacob HOLE. jr., ATS Higf
street, undertaken: John Harold, 49,
y Third street painter; David G. Sey,
! mour, 81 Mt. Pleasant avenue, engi
neer; Mortimer c. Newman, 10
Treacy avenue, butcher; Henry
Sternberger. Bloomfield. broker. ant
Timothy ]. Faughnan, $50 Lafayett,
street, dentist; Isaac Roth, South Or
ange, butcher; James Maloney. 81
Central avenue. secretary.