Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-10
TRIAL OF DRUM MARKED
BY UNUSUAL FEATURES
Slayer Policeman Drew Plan Of Block in Which Murder o.
Cured and Put Cross Spot Where He Stood-Wtness
Sought Confederation of Defendant.
are dissatisfied with the widows pen

| are dissatisfied with the widows pen
sion act as 1t stands at present Is
evidenced by the fact that the Board
of Freeholders of Warren county has
communicated with the Essev county
| board, asking that the legislative
committee of the Essex body CO.
operate with the Warren county men
in having at least one amendment
made to the law at the coming ses-
sion of the Legislature.
This amendment would make 1t
possible for the judge of the Common
Pleas Court who handles the petition
in the case to use his own discretion
in the amount of relief to be allowed.
The law at present provides that an
INDECENT widow with one child under
the age of sixteen years dependent
on her shall receive SO a month. If
there are two children under the age
of sixteen years she shall receive s13,
and 81 additional for each child that
comes within the age limit.
In many cases the entire amount
decreed by law is not really needed
by the widow and the proposed
amendment would give the judges
the power to fix the amount at a
lesser figure, one that would be suf-
ficient for the needs of the applicant.
Needless to say, the Essex county
committee will work hand in glove
with the Warren county men, but a
whole lot of other changes will be
necessary in the act before it is really
acceptable to the Essex county
people. At present there is no pro-
vision for medical examination of
applicants by physician appointed
by the court.
1t is pointed out that this is
urgently needed before the law can
be properly applied, as, unless an i'm
partial medical examiner looks into
each individual application, many
abuses of the law will creep in and
many persons will be in receipt of
pensions who do not deserve them
The law needs revision in number
of other ways, as well.
Due to Director Walter A Evans
sending New Years greetings by mail
to all the employees of the county it
has been discovered that there are 97s
persons on the county payrolls. This
is exclusive of the heads of depart
ments, court criers. prosecutors de-
tectives and few others who are
paid by individual checks, instead of
by a payroll in their department.
The grand total of persons drawing
money from the county is a few over
| 1000 persons.
OF the 97S employees almost half of
them are employed at the Essex
County Hospital at Overlook, where
the employees number about 400, half
of whom are women.
DR.. Walter S. Washington, Howard
| MacSherry and former Judge Wilbur
| A. Heisley had a battle of wits the
other day in Judge Adams court, and
| the medical man put 1t all over his
| brothers of the law. The three were
engaged in damage suit, brought by
| a man named Devine, who met with
an accident some time ago that re-
| suited in the shortening of one of his
| legs.
The leg, 1t appears, gradually grew
| a little longer, after the accident. and
| in response to a question by Mr. Mac
| Sherry, DR.. Washington, testifying as
an expert, said that the injured leg
was an inch shorter than the other
one In 1911, While in 1912 it was only
half an inch shorter.
well, then, how about the future?"
| asked Mr., MacSherry. do you think
the leg will be longer in 1915 than 1t Ia
now?"
THAT all depends" said DR.. Wash
| ington, with a smile. IF the lawyers
stop pulling it. think it will stop
! growing longer"