The Penn's Grove record., 1923-12-21
County Cunt
PaSSOn Law YiClatOrS
Indictments Found In Twenty
three Cases Out of Forty
four Charges

December term Of Salem County
Courts opened Tuesday morning with
Supreme Court Justice Charles c.
Black, presiding, and Circuit Court
Judge Ralph W. Donges and Common
Pleas Judge Charles Mecun, his assoc
iates on the bench.
There was large attendance as a
result Of the expected decision by
Justice Black of the recount of the
Sheriff vote, which had been announced
would be taken up by the Justice fol-
lowing the opening Of court In this
they were not disappointed.
As is customary those IN attendance
remain standing upon the entrance Of
the three distinguished jurists and
until after court came to order fol
lowing the Hear ye, Hear ye, Hear
ye" Of the Court Crier Farnkopf.
Justice Black ordered that the Grand
Jury be drawn and County Clerk Bal
linger and Sheriff Kidd proceeded with
the drawing. The first % of the
drawn panel chosen for the December
term are as follows:
Joseph Layman, Penns Grove; Lewis
Smith, L. A. Creek; Robert Ernest, Sa-
lem; Charles Park, Oldmans; William
S. Stiles, Oldmans; Edward Harris,
Quinton; ]. Gilbert Borton, Woods
town; John A. Naylor, Oldmans; j. B.
Campbell, Salem; John Evan, Allo-
way; Harvey S. Justice, Oldmans;
Charles H. Winter, U. P. Neck; Chas.
P. Acton, Salem; G. Harry Morris,
Penns Grove; William B. Vanneman,
Salem; Reeves Timberman, Alloway;
Isaac Bacon, Salem; Bemuel Howell,
Quinton; Lawrence Lippincott, Woods
town: Mrs. T. J. Kelly, Quinton; Mrs.
Lewis Horner, Woodstown; J. Clifford
Butcher, Salem; and Joseph H. Cen
tieu. Penns Grove
Joseph B. Campbell, of the Campbell
Manufacturing Company whose linOl-
cum plant was burned by fire, was
chosen as foreman. To all the jurors
was administered the oath with the ex-
ception Of Senator J. Gilbert Borton,
the only Quaker on the list who az
firmed.
Justice Black in his address to the
grand jury, said in part:
above all there is fidelity in the
solemn oaths you have taken. You
are first an accusing body: you hear
only the States complaint, in secret
and under oath"
He advised them that they would
have A complaints of crime to con-
slider. including two cases of death
which might justify indictmens for
manslaughter. He said, defining the
law in its relation to what constitutes
manslaughter.
In closing his address Justice Black
extended his wishes to the body for
a merry Christmas and Happy New
Year.
Those who were drawn on the orig
inal grand jury and not required to
serve were excused and the grand jury
retired to the jury rooms on the second
floor to begin their deliberations.
Judge Donges read the list Of Cir
cult Court and Common Pleas cases
and as none were ready for trial, court
was adjourned until Thursday morn
ing.
the Grand Jury only % indictments
were found. They finished their tasks
on Wednesday at noon and were eS-
cused until further notice.
The following are the ones that true
bills were found against and the
charges.
Steward Prayer and Bertha Beatty,
fornication.
Steward Frazer assault and battery
Harry Toy and John Reilley, larceny;
Walter Johnson, carrying concealed
weapons.
Ear Braxton. unlawful conversion
Joseph Zelei, violation prohibition
law.
Earl Stilley. attempt breaking and
entering and carrying concealed weap-
Joseph Frederica, assault and bat
terry.
Anthony Hammond, fornieation.
James Barras, possession Of slot
machine.
Elmer McCarson, larceny.
NJ. Bennett, public and private IN
decency. 80,
David Loll. violation prohibition law
George and Lawrence Whasmlck
assault and battery.
Frank Rose, larceny.
RAYMOND Millison, assault ana bat
terry.
Perciles Coco. violation Of prohibi
ton law.
Among those in custody that indict-
ments were not found were George
Hicks. who ran into q group of child
rem on East Main Street on November
% killing one. Lewis Black, Hugt
Hammond and Robert Mcdonald.