The Penn's Grove record., 1920-04-30
Grand Jury
Presents Findings
No Criminal Business Until May
II. Judge Davis of GlOuces-
ter County Presides Fer
Judge Washington


Judge Francis B. Davis, of Glouces-
ter County, presided in the Salem
County Courts on Friday in the alb
5encc of Judge Edward C. Waddington,
WHO was confined TO his home in
Woodstown with an Gttack Of rheuma-
tism.
The Grand jury made its present
ment OF true bills found on Friday
morning and were then reliever from
further du.y unless recalled by the
Court.
Prosecutor Sura,nerill read the list
of bills and those defendants who were
in court pleaded. The list follows:
John Young, assault and battery
and assault and battery with intent to
kill. Not guilty.
Isadore Weinberg, assault and bat
terry. Not guilty.
Helen Blair, aiding and persuading.
Not guilty.
Gus ellis, larceny. Not guilty.
Walter R. Patrick, larceny. Not
guilty.
Thomas D. Pruett, assault and
threats.
Ernest A. Fryer, fraudulent sale.
Not guilty.
Emeren Dulis, larceny. Not guilty.
John Duck, larceny. Not guilty.
John Petrowsky, assault with
threats.
Nimrod Douglas, assault and bat
terry. Not guilty.
James Gerace, larceny. Not guilty.
Judge Davis announced that no
criminal cases would be heard until
Monday, May 18th.
In the Court of Special Sessions
Richard G. White pleaded guilty to
carrying a revolver, and Robert Ed
wards not guilty to a charge of as
sault.
In order that D. Webster Beckley,
the new Prosecutor of the Pleas might
start with a clean slate Prosecutor
5unsmerill lad d number of cid indict-
mcnts nolle pressed, Judge Davis
granting an order for the purpose.
| The names of the indicted persons are:
Isaac H. Baker. Hosanna Teneyck, Ed
ward Hoffman, Harry Sandberg, John
Levanos, Annie Simms, Martha Mar
vos, Albert Marvos, Charles P. Nc
Laughlin, Frank J. Thorne, James
Stanton, Fred G. W. Edwards, John
Paskofsky, Bertha Lewko, Emory
Thomas, Walter Tilton, Jack Barras,
John Green, William Green, James
Lee, Aaron Willets
The Circuit Court issue of Walter
Smith and Irene Smith VS. the Salem
G. Penns Grove Traction Company was
moved on Wednesday morning.
Mrs. Smith claimed damages for in
iuries received in an accident when
1 the boom of a concrete mixer used IN
| the construction of the concrete road
from Plant No. 2 to the Canal Bridge
struck the trolley car on which she
was riding. She claimed the a was
operated at a high rate of speed anc
ran into the boom, knocking her from
the seat to the floor on her stomach:
that because she was in a delicate con-
dition she was SO injured that she
could not attend to her usual house
hold duties fol- two months.
Witnesses Tor the ueIlleC
that the car was operated at a hlgf
rate of speed or that it struck the
boom, but instead the boom hit the
trolley a glancing blow, but not ever
hard enough to scratch it. The mo
torman even declared he brought the
car to a standstill while the boom wa:
removed from across the track and az
he started up again the boom swung
around against the side of the trolley
No windows were broken o wert
other passengers knocked from thell
seats.
The Jury returned a verdict Of $3.50
the amount of the doctors bill and TO
some household expenses, in favor O
the husband and 500 to the wife.
The amount asked for in the openmE
was $4,000 for the husband and $1,000
for the wife.
Under the rules of the Count!
Courts all applications for inn ant
tavern licenses are to be disposed O.
on the first Monday of the term, Sc
Judge Washington returned to &C
upon those of William D. Acton, O.
Pennsville and William Moore, of Cen
treton.
There was nothing to do but contin
ne them until the Supreme Court de
cides upon the constitutionality OF tn
Prohibition amendment.