The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-07-07

ABANDoNED.--That famous suit I. The
City of Lambertville vs. General Darby Green,
has been abandoned, and the General laughs
loudly as the tax payers fork over about $l3S
for the little entertainment.-HUn
Democrat.
This statement is utterly untrue. The case
has not been abandoned. It has been post
poned to the 18th inst. at the earnest request
of q. Gen. Darby's" lawyers, when it will be
tried, in all probability, if no further efforts
at postponemeht are made by his side.
This 81 little entertainment has thus far
cost the city not $13s, but $l2-no moreno
less4-and if it is decided in favor of the city,
these costs viii be paid BY the defendants.
| The effort to create the impression that the
prosecution of persons charged with the il
/ legal sale of liquor is costing an enormous
sum, is dishonest one because it is not war
ranted. by facts. The Democrat should not
allow itself to be misled by the stories Of these
whiskey fellows
WHAT DO THEY MkAN?--A very singular
communication was presented to the Common
Council on last Monday evening by number
of our citizens. 1t threatens some legal
punishment or OTHER against that body if they
do not stop their efforts to enforce ordinances
that have been declared Illegal by the Supreme
Court. As the CouhciL SO far as we are
aware, are not endeavoring to enforce any
such ordinances, we are at loss to know
what these gentlemen mean. It cati't be that
men of the standing of many of them are en-
deavoring in an underhanded way to encour-
age the men who are engaged in defying the
ordinances Of the city and the laws of the
State. What then do they mean? If the ex-
pense Of prosecuting cases is what they COM
plain of, we can relieve their minds. The
fines collected in whiskey eases during the
past year are only about thirty dollars short
of meeting the cost Of all cases having refer
ence to the sale of liquor, including the case
of Peter Robinson. We rather think the city
can afford to stand that expense without
greatly burdening the taxpayers.
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az On Friday last, says the Frcnchtown
Press, while in Trenton, we called upon DIR
VIM. Rice, who it will he remembered was
shot by man named O'Toole. We found
the DIR. sitting up In an arm chair, down
stairs, and suffering more from the warm
weather than from his wounds. He recited
to us the particulars of the shooting, and
showed us the scars upon the wood work
where the tussel took place between him and
O'Tooie He had not the slightest suspicion
that any person living owed him grudge,
but when be met O'Toole in the hallway he
saw that mischief was meant and that the
devil was in him. The only thing he could
do was to crowd O'Toole and thus prevent
him from getting fair shot at him. This he
did and escaped bullet through the heart.
O'Toole had been seen lettering about the
premises several evenings previous The
| Dr's door bell was rung only few nights be-
fore the shooting, and the passing of some
person on the opposite side Of the street about
that time no doubt drove the villain OToole
away, as no one was at the door when DR..
went down to open it. O'Toole blamed Rice
for not curing him of . disease which he had
contracted. O'Toole had threatened to take
the life of DIR. Coleman, and would have tried
it had he had the opportunity the night be
shot DR.. Rice. The Dr's. wounds are now
healing up nicely. The wound in the breast
is painful at times but it is not deep enough
to prove serious. The DR.. has not had Bit
of fever since he was shot, and consequently
no inflammation. He conversed with US fol-
some time and seemed in as good spirits as 9
man with two bullets in him could feel. II
was very narrow escape, and the wounds
may yet prove troublesome to the DIR. unit
the balls work their way out of the flesh.
Il rY- On last Saturday the wife of John AL
paugh, of Stockton, fell from tree, AM
bcRs aus'of ter bgs. ~ ~