The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-10-13
OCTOBER Term
BEGINS TO-DAY
Grand Jury Sworn has no I'm
pOrtant Cases.

The October term of court was open
ed this morning by Justice Charles
w. Parker, of Jersey City, charging
the grand jury Only twenty two
answered to their names, George Toll
man, who was drawn as being a resi-
dent of jefferson township, was
found to live outside of the county
and Edwin S. Thompson, of Roxbury
township, Having been excused from
service by Justice Parker. Howard
H. King, of Dover, was selected as
foreman of the grand jury and Ma
thaniel c.. Toms, of this town, as
clerk. Sheriff Whitfield B. Gillen
appointed Jacob j. Drake, of Mt
Freedom, and George Poole, of Mt.
Olive, as constables in charge of the
grand jury. Justice Parker in his
charge said there were no important
cases to be considered and instructed
the grand jurors to find without fear
or favor according to their oath. In
the absence of Edward P Byram, Ser
geant-at-arms, County Clerk Elias
Bertram Mott acted as crier. Judge
George S. Siazer, the newly appointed
circuit judge, was not present. He
communicated to Justice Parker that
other duties prevented him from be-
ing present but that he would be
here tomorrow to hear the cases.
Former Judge Alfred Elmer Mills
read resolutions on the death of the
late Frances Child, prepared by him
self and a committee composed of
Judge Joshua R. Salmon and ex-
judges John B. Vreeland and Willard
w. Cutler, of the Morris County Bar
association. He moved that the res
olutions he spread upon the minutes
of the court and copy sent to the
family and 1T was ordered. Justice
Parker said he remembered the late
Judge when he had sat upon the Es-
sex circuit court bench where, he
said, he gave unbounded satisfaction.
While the grand jury was being
sworn Alfred Gland, of Pompton
Plains, tainted in the hall leading to
the district court room. DIR. p F..
Ham, of Dover, who was in the court
room was summoned and soon revived
Mr.. Gi.and.
Justice Parker called the circuit
and supreme court issues and marke q
as ready Nos. 6, Z, s, 10, IL, IL, II,
26. 27 and 2S for tomorrow and NOT
before Friday Nos. 13, 30. 80, 81, 33,
81. 35, 81, 38 and AZ; as off for the
term, Nos. 1, 2, 5, 8, 15, 80, SO, 80
and 40; for Monday Nos. 8, A, IA and
Al. No. 16 was put over until Octo-
ber Goth and No IS is to be tried
by the court.
Judge Salmon called the common
pleas and appeals list and marked
Nos. /, 2, 3, A, and of the pleas
and Nos. l and of appeals ready.
No. 3 of appeals was marked ready
after the indictments had been dis
posed of and No. off for the term.
Forty-eight cases are listed for
trial at the October term of court
which begins to-day with the call
of cases and Wednesday with the
trial of issues. Six of the number
are Morris Common Pleas cases and
three appeals. The newly appointed
Circuit court judge, Hon. George S.
Silzer, of Jersey City, to take the
place of Judge Charles C. Black, who
was appointed to the Supreme court
bench, will take his seat Wednesday
for the first time in this county.
One of the first cases ON call un-
der the Supreme court list is the
suit of George H. Wilder, of Madison,
against DR.. George Stuart Willis, of
this town, for the alienation of his
wifeis affections. The board of
chosen freeholders is the defendent
in four cases. The Empire Steel and
Iron company and the Mt. Hope Min
eral Railroad company are the plain
tiffs in two of the suits that are the
outcome of the strikes at Mt. Hope.
James PuTtell and Mark e. Scott are
the other plaintiffs. These suits are
of members of the OuSted small board
for salaries. Daniel e. Brennan, Of
this town, lis named defendent in a
suit i'm which the Ordinary of the
State of New Jersey is the plaintiff.
Among other local residents in the
list of causes are Elam Ward Olney,
William Stevenson Garage company
and Eva L. Renigar, whose cars were
in accident near Parsippany;; the
Leonard Hygiene Ice company. The
Morris County Traction company is
named as defendent i'm two suits. The
complete qist of causes will be found
om page eight.
Judge Salmon will call the causes
i'm Common Pleas and the appeals on
Tuesday and begin the trial of cases
October 9th. New applications for
liquor licenses will not be taken up
until October 10th.
TOT DROWNED IN BROOK.