The Lambertville press., 1859-09-15
Hunterdon County Court:

Hunterdon County Court:
Court was opened on Tuesday last. Chief
Justice Green on the BENCH assisted by Judges
Large and Smith The Grand Jury hroke up
on Thursday last The results of their labor
were the finding ofthirteen bills of Indictment:
Benjamin Somerset, negro man for rape;
committed on the person of young white girl:
Pleaded Guilty
Wilson Peterson; also colored, g for an assault
with intent to ravish" Pleaded Not Guilty.
Lorenzo Hacket black boy, +" for maliciously
breaking into house" Pleaded Not Guilty
VIM Smith for entering house with intent
to steal" Pleaded Not Guilty
John Clark "for an assault and battery"
Not Guilty.
Jacob F. Prall. Against this man were
found two indictments-one for adultery" the
other for an atrocious assault, ito both of
which he pleaded Not Guilty.
Sarah Huffman ''for assault and battery !"
Pleaded Not Guilty
There was an indictment found against Elijah
Bowen, the Methodist minister; for stealing a
horse in Lambertve.
David Mackay was charged upon two indict-
ments found against him at the last Aprial term
of Court One for assault and battery, the
other for malicious mischief Pleaded Not Gul2
ty.
On the Supreme Court list there were but
two cases; the first on this list was taken up on
Tuesday, Fleming VS.. Buckheit. This was an
action Of Trespass brought by the plt'f against
the def't for cutting trees on land situated near
the borough of Lambertville, and claimed by the
plt'ff as his freehold The jury, brought in their
verdict for the def't. For pt'f, Holcombe and
Wurts-for def't, Skillman
The next case on the Supreme Court list was
that of Rowe vs. Case. This was an action on
the case brought by Isac Rowe, ir., against
Case, for maliciohsly prosecuting and imprison-
ing him without probable cause The case was
dismissed by the Court after the evidence had
been gone through with both Sides on account
of one of the jurors being brother-in-law of
Case, which was not discovered until near the
close of all the evidence This completed the
cases on the Supreme Court list.
The first case in the Circuit was that of Noble
survivor VS.. Anderson. This was an action
bro't to recover on promisory note, given by the
def't to the plt'ff. Verdict for deft
The cases of Young Bonn6ll & Sutphinvs
McCready & Davis, and VOORHEES, VS.. Voor-
hees, were settled.
The next case was that of Hoffman VS.. Hoag-
land & Trimmer For plt'ff, Allen and Van
Fleet for def't VOORHEES, and Wurts This was
an action on the case, OH a promisory note
The defence set up was that the note had been
paid.
The court charged the jury and submitted the
case to them for their deiberation and deter
mination. Verdict for defendant.
TUESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The State vs. Wilson Peterson Indictment
for assault with intent to commit rape. Yer
dict, Guilty of the Assault Skillman for State
-Vansyckel for Def't Sentenced 80 days in
the County Jail.
The State VS. William Smith. Indictment for
entering the house Of John Eveland with intent
to steal and stealing six dollars Verdict, Guilty
Skillman for State-Vanfeet for Def't. Sen
fenced to 18 months in the State Prison.
The State VS.. Daniel Mackey. Indictment
for malicious mischief in breaking windows of
dwelling house of Daniel Wolverton. Verdict,
Guilty. Skillman for State-V Vanfeet for Def't.
Sentenced to fine of $40 and cost.
The State VS.. Solomon Holcombe Indict-
ment for tearing down the fence of Enoch Fl. .
Tindale without right Verdict, Guilty. Skill
man for State-Wurts for Deft Sentence Sus-
pended.
Daniel Mackey retracted plea and pleaded
non uatH to an indictment for assault and bat
terry. Sentenced to a fine of $40 and cost
Benjamin Somerset, who had pleaded guilty
to an Indictment for rape, was sentenced to the
State Prison for 10 years.
Lorenzo Hackett who plead guilty to an in
dctment for entering the house of Geo. w. Tay-
County Jail for months.