The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1861-04-17
Reported expressly for the PREss.l
HunterdOn County Courts.

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VS.. Elisha Warford was continued.
This, it will be remembered, was an
action brough! against the defendant
to recover the amount of store bill.
contracted az the establishment of the
| plaintiffs by Mrs Warford, to the
amount CT $3.50. It appears from the
evidence, that the goods purchased
by Mrs Warford, consisting of silks,
cloths, housekeeping articles, &c. !,
were presented to her daughter, (by a
previous husband, who was about to
commence housekeeping. 1t was also
proved that Mr.. Warford had on
previous occasions, refused to pay
bills contracted by Mrs W, on the
ground that they were extravaganza
expenditures, and when he Gid pay
them was compelled to do it to save
cost.
Judge Whelply, in his charge, sta
ted that had the goods been purchas-
ed and used in his own family, with
his knowledge and consent, he wo' Id
he liable, but not otherwise The
Jury rendered a verdict in favor of
Mr.. Warford.
The criminal list was then taken
up.
Five of the persons indicted es bav-
ing been concerned in the riot at the
copper mine were then brought into
court. Their names are James Hicks,
John Van Carris. James Eden, Thos.
Gregory, Thomas Cornelius. Skill.
man for State; Allen for defendants
Captain Arthur, Sheriff Thatcher,
and others, were called as witnesses
against the parties The evidence
given on this occasion agreed substan-
italy with the statement of the affair
published in the last Issue of the
Press. As Hicks, Van Csrris, and
Cornelius were not recognized as hav-
ing a hand in the riot at the time
they were acquitted, Gregory and
EGen were convicted
The next case called was that of
the State VS.. Robert Henderson
This defendant WHO is a school
master, having charge of school at
Hamden, in Lebanon township, was
indicted for severely furnishing youth
by the name of Jacob Shurts It ap-
peared by the evidence that Jacob
was sent to the school about the 1st
of January last, and soon after con-
Quoted himself in such a disorderly
manner that the master found it ne
cessary to punish him, q which time
the lad was informed that if he was
caught fighting again he would re-
ceive further punishment.
When Jacob went home, lie infor n
ed one or both of his parents that he
had received q whipping, and he was
told by them that, if he was whipped
again. he might leave the school.
The next day Jacob came to the
school, and again conducted himself
in a disorderly manner, having got
into a difficulty with the lad sitting
next to him Both were called up.
and sound whipping administered
to them, which led to this Indictment.
the father of Jacob taking up the
matter for the purpose of furnishing
the schoolmaster.
The jury. soon after the case was
handed over to them, fonnd a verdict
in favor of Mr. Henderson, the school
mast err
John B. Weller VS.. John T. Bird,
Administrators.
This action was brought by the
plaintiff to recover the amount of
$l423 %, claimed by John B We'll
Ter, the administrator of A. ]. Weller.
from J. T. Bird, the administrator of
Philip J. Weller. The account be-
tween the parties he'd been running
several years, and they had become
some What tangled up. and tie matter
was brought before the court that
they might be properly and satisfao-
torily adjusted Mr. Bird claimed an
offset of ST., 900. The jury rendered a
verdict of $l,899 03 for J. B. We'll
| ler
The next case was that of Cham
berlain VS.. Brokaw.
This action was brought by the
plaintiff to recover a balance due him
of $27O al, for q lot of spokes sold
to defendant, who resides at MIL
stone. The whole amount accruing
from the sale of spokes by the plain
tiff to defendant was $420 81, $3.50
Of which was paid by Mr.. Brokaw in
March, 1860. From the evidence. it
appears that Brokaw called upon Mr..
Chamberlain, at his farm, in East
Amwell township, and made an ar
rangament with him to take all the
spokes he could furnish at so much per
thousand. A gentleman from Trenton
also called on Mr. Chamberlain, and
desired to purchase his spokes, offer
ing him more money for them. Mr..
Chamberlain told him he had engaged
them to Mr.. Brokaw and could not let
him have them; he also informed Mr.
BroLaw Of the offer he had received.
Mr.. Chamberlain delivered the spokes
at Lambertvil e, from whence they
were carried to Milestone, and deliv-
cred there to Mr. Brokaw Mr.. Bro
kaw took the best spokes and allowed
the Others to remain, alleging that
they would not answer his purpose
Mr.. Brokaw did not at the proper
time notify Mr.. G that he would not
receive the spokes; when called upon
refused to pay for them, and Mr..
Chamberlain sued him.
The jury rendered verdict for the
full amount claimed by NJ. Chamber
lain, $270 81.
On Friday morning the following
persons were brought into court and
received their sentence
VIM. CLARK, assault on VIM. Pur-
sell. Sentenced to pay S. fine and