The Penn's Grove record., 1917-09-21
COUNTY COURT BUSY
A Large Number of Gases.
Over 80 Indictments
COUNTY COURT

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Court convened in the Court House in
Salem Tuesday morning. Supreme
Judge Charles c. Black presided.
GRAND JURY
Frank H. G. shrimp. foreman. Lower
Alloway Creek.
r. j. Davis, P~ittsgrove.
Joseph S. Bates. AIlovsay.
Frank Parvin, Pittsgrove.
Clifford l.. Crispin, l.. 2. Neck.
Oscar S. Ayars, Salem.
Edwin R. Borton. Upper Pittsgrove.
Jbnes Newell. Salem.
Martin l.. Hepner. P%ittsgrove.
G. Milton Harris. Quinton.
James w. CARL, Lower Alloways Creek
Lemuel II. Greenwood. Elmer.
Frank G. Ward. P%ittsgrove.
b. r.. Garrison. Elmer.
Joseph Powers. Salem.
Frank S. Harris, Upper Penns Neck.
Herman Smith, Lower Alloways Creek.
Edward Grosscup, l.. y. Creek.
Thomas Newkirl1. Upper Pittsgrove.
Thomas Hackett, Upper Pittsgrove.
Jacob Hunt. Oldmans.
Edward J. Gaynor, Salem.
Elmer II. Smith. Salem.
PETIT JURORS
l David Frazier, Elmer
? edmund M. Turner. L. A. Creek
John b. Layton, L. Penns Neck
4 Samuel +. Farnkopf, Warrington
5 William Dilks, l.. A. Creek
6 John F. Anderson. Salem
Z Leonard Smick. Quinton
8 Harlan p. Kelly, Quinton
8 Elmer Keen. Elmer
10 Clifford Butcher, Salem
II Vincent McGlue, P%ittsgrove
IL William Garwood, Elmer
10 Lewis Styles, l.. Penns Neck
IA Janvier Coombs. Upper Pittsgrove
Is Walter Boultinghouse. Warrington
l6 Harry Bramble, L. Alloways Creek
Il Warren Kessier. P~iiesgrove
10 William f. Harris, Warrington
10 Lewis Edwards, P~iiesgrove
20 Harry Jones, Lower Penns Neck
u Frank Borton, Pilesgrove
% Robert S. Reeves, Salem
% Clifford Smick. L. Alloways Creek
"a Chris. Sievers. P~ittsgrove
% Joseph Paulin, Upper Penns Neck
26 Clifton Garrison, Pittsgrove
p Charles Hackett, Warrington
2S John Quirck, Woodstown
20 Lucius Dubois, Upper Pittsgrove
80 Benz, Shinder, Upper Pittsgrove
81 Thompson Shourds. l.. Al. Creek
32 David Press. Salem
33 James Robinson, Quinton
"a Harry Robbins. Pflesgrove
30 Harry G. Smith, l.. Alloways Creek
So James Tighe. Oldmans
81 John Eagan. Salem
3S Frank Dalbow, P~ilesgrove
80 George C. Nickel. Elmer
40 Joseph S. English, Alloway
Il JOIN Hertz, Oldmans
~ Howard Thomas, u P~ittsgrove
43 ID. Russell Stratton. Woodstown
A Thomas r. Bacon, Salem
IS Chester Harris, Alloway
46 Samuel Bell, Alloway
AZ Herbert Chew, Oldmans
As James Leonard, Oldmans
49 Henry Sanley, l.. Penns Neck
so Dallas r. Smith, Salem
81 John Clancy, Warrington
81 Isaac Smith. Salem
81 Aquilla Simms, Quinton
"a Lecroy Cramer, Elmer
Judge Black called attention of the
jury to the cosmopolitan character of
the County's population and their duty
is to be duly vigilant. He spoke of
high crimes which had been committed
HiN 1At SiCdl tdit tQuifEQ HnQlng m
dictments. Harrison Taylor had been
killed by William Washington: An
Italian had been killed in Penns Grove
by another who had escaped. but an
Indictment could be found. Maurice
Richman was killed. An officer had
been sent by the Sheriff to quell a riot
and a man had ben shot. From the
facts presented to the Court only an
Indictment for ~, n =, Ia,.,l+o. ID l.
found.
Judge Black also called attention to
the law of 1917, chapter 219, which re-
quired the flag to be displayed in the
Court room.
Thirty-three cases were listed for
trial. The term promises to be one of
the busiest.
The Grand Jury had five cases to
hear which took two days. They
found eighty-ive indictments.