, 1870-03-01
The Law Relating to Contcmpts
Before Justices of the Peace
Tho Winship-Weath-
erWax Case.
Chauncey Z. Bowen Reappolnted
a South Park Commissioner
Several Convlcts SEM
tenced.
Interesting Police Court Cases His
tory Of Garroting Scrape as
Related by a Participant.

FaDFCmC <!pnft.
sQETANFT FIR tfHrIrRg

array ~en. ~ ~. oc.. 80 -..,,. -
ee~aA Eea' 10 n1s o1uee. sra neeuoR tne
!nuee' VINO sas net then engaged IN any onleial
n snss 70 nm M. IN TO msts OF
hsps sicrcauon rnSnea. 1rs ..sn,r AZ 1h,rs u w.,
sssas. aa
ior cons.mpt OF eour,, wn,cs rot selne - rad a d.
.ni.stms, vas nade ont, and WentherWnx wss
conveyed to tho County Jau. where no pla The
uues Asa ~, 1etsAea' ne ofouKna EA. 70 &c
cover LOT lalse impflsohnent. upoa tr1A. Wfn-
ehip xas found guilty, aud nned 81 tho s1Arute
pre5cr.bed. lie appealed the oxusA. TnA An.
n--rr Ccnyr IN. rnw dnc.ees ,ha cssa sdr.-.s,.
IN n,s ,ofe1,,,s. J,ses n,ec,e de1,ycr,n1 w.
oplE,or, s.ased tbs exten. OF the power Of Jus.
xtce8 Of the Peace In this regard. rhs opiclpu
vss y folloSy:
=, eas ,na Va; a. u ~ 1aeens ~ tae heeoTasr Co1st
" eea gu y. Ts" r Minsalp ioI
const s1d a6v saIonsd %na n1at9aa ~, ~
ss q. Rs "a oI e.
9e!5 tsrp: nc seisnasnt Lend, snssIea nis motion i
nams =, M w ro mt nen1.sa saA. @ ae
tne isdmcnt nns IA .hs, tSe ina,ornt an opga ~
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infnrstfnn and tnn T,edrn n1 I'm ~ 1nnrs NJ fne
y o a1H e q S5s sae
Mns GcH,t oSeTn,eG me mnsion sn tne 1eIen11.
AMI HSs mi nron trss uoon his niea- Iorme1iy
pleaded. Ata toe 1ais ioQno MN 9nlH. q 0olon
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,i1d 6oI NJ - tnurme,t a,ter1 nn +no 1.r1i.I
mi. hs sq t me ossnua2s o9G,
ssao 9ets 1. E " sa ~ e1Ios
toF ,he 1ea.ons sTeo refasiSR pes sra Is
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10 ~ ~ h .as e,s auo IL
h.1 ane Sls1 pa -. o5 e,nh ss ~ 81.
b.s,s cf .he Monon -Hs 1o sIsEt,s he ird:csneai @
fGIone ssat es1,' Yet II a.sn r1oniren that nj ex
rtrtT sstI ~ y aee hsfors 1ret - eN
Tf1e words beiese tsiai haSe been uniformly
ss1s Ri1 g sRss sS M ~
TnnTanI T na1ero n,os - srs @ n,e1ta r. - ST.
iogs mo,,on' ard ps, @ - ne s n,aas in ant lima
,cated 1nnn enne 1entpsio 5e 1eiect IN ine i1dic;
ment. spd csnnot be sustained % 10: any matter rot
aGees1 ne real merits OF the orreac' charged IN
II lie tsu Wi Of prosecutors nsuc on the lud4cs.
the ststats n 20 man1rs sssssa ,Ns s, sns me
Tho neF1tof'ous eaote Was sne ia'So 'nap''s"a-
Upon the refQaal 70 grant 2 new lial Ee IN ihi2e
the evidence fu5 sasns .ne n T. aGu ~.
cusor tWesineraa1) 70 lhs vii Of 1nna afcascd
10 at e t1iel authot!tJ. ,.,,,,1
noses for nis iosi1csu5n aud IefeIee caano;,
frnm ina evidence. be Invoked for such purpose,
Il prottdes That every pesson WOO s,a'l sp2sal
beJpte 9 Justice Of the Pcavei when uc.lcg a
sucp or Who-shall be present a. R3y legal ptcceed
Eg beier. = Justice, snail acnean nimsell in .
fse eta y eeh e1 rst.on tnaI &c aed b. ID
esid Justice for contempt IN any tun rot m-E
than ave dollars. g.
the cpurt htloz) had q clear legal r,gs
to ba IN the of1ce u 70
e AZ ,as ,n0vs s5a ns a not;
di1ordsr, Of ui.refpect Eor vas re ussiatra
engaged IN any legal prcceedtng q toe : r.; ~ \
ackIpa.edemeLt OF the .Eu1,Ssge ha.i beeu taxs
by The nsE1st1a e, aud the 1norrRag hcd lers th
of1ee. TIE statute must ue intended % apply
ecs1nV ansh nus,ne.s - wi not adss oi iaterru,
don, Euch Is laklrR A arna.vit. ts5lng cause,
- .ctino a. nncn v1nen he IA Wriunr letter al b
s1.sr ~h7cn rruuYes NJ. r" 70 Be nppeuoen
his naEae. ,et, iof demand made upon h:m =: =
h,m oJsr money be had collected, could nos
nav,ny nr Vant nj rrepecs The evidence fails
e9S" sna Any th9u does esu epow y an NC uaNarrrnn
seh y Ins : Jqs';ce -, ,M.o, n 6 s,as' ~
ieaaed % onl1 On on she p.yMcai Of = pfice up1a.i
tmnosed. The imnrlsgznent vas W1osgfni, a
,1nn1y ruslices Il 1pst xaa al necea:aly ing1ed!e
la Inc oEepce charged.
ire Instructions asked by the defendant "
nrnnerlT Yrfu1e0. and tpn Instructions Tor
nlsipt!H were properly gtvcr.
Judgment affirmed.
u.,,., a,.1~. t1rcu,t cou,t.
LAsYEas' FkH1 nj
Lean5ef Douglass 7. Gecfge W. broTr. ~
u an sElon OF aMomps1t 70 teSoxes !oI ne sess.t y
originated irom the euploJment Of plaintiff
ionf parent casts7 three IN inls dlatrct, and c
in the Southern DA1acf, By which u.teoos
corn planter. Il appeaIed that ne sase occp2 p
in ia preparation, about one-loi1i OF
time Of several Law firms for aoout IN
wears. The causes were heard together In I
aty rome time since, By 1adges pIummond
T1cay. cct no ceclAion mas rs Je. peeh fsncer
The eerr1cet OF Nj. Douglass were yaIlcully {
mated by proutntnt lnT1ers u be Woltn II
Judge BIoogett, who holas II under aov1Benen
PJETAKhr Law.
EsNuei J. walker =. 1onn MHNneMs ana All
J. AAFho T. The ssms. Tnese arc mo scuon
Of the northcas: quarter Of aoolneast quarter
Sectlun r. - II cart PlasLud cnims "
detne!ole ircm The Guitta sI.tes .s Ds.eadaas
iencs nLdcr tax title anu py poaseAho1-
Ii the nf2I EA1A Inc CooIE tUIuNLhon1a ~
cata that IN n act!ou Of eleoto ent3 ~ me O. ~
OF tie United Staies, ceruacate o1 the Res'
Of the Lana Omee or an snIt !, evidence OF
In the name ca&e the Queaaou Wns salAeo Wt
er deed which rcc1tes : WA neae 70 coy
nss est sssa sase94s isom i. G.se Iais que
wss reserved.
rxr,1rSI.xy cssra
xr,rt.,, ~, Z W. .,,.1 ,eas. ~ tnsc,,
chsrgiDg him attn burglary: Il appeared ~
and a. as5ociale eLte1eo toe ooGa!nk noo
1a =, 1tsJsa ,,,e nns .no fosf. ~ 9e,, a.
en- en- Q! bu ~ ~ s,s.c,.ss ~
goNt3. ans pias1nsf VA a. iounn ~ spAsy, su1 :
psn,,s1usH !" =" -
1essan.9. iosa9 r,o,- n.,..r, u,o,e, .o
nh guns from one Daniel Seaater, wRa ofdeEe
the 5nff 10 oe sent 10 the ftnHenusfy IoI
jean.
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