The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1876-12-20


Kelly were Indicted for burning the stacks of
James b. Quick in September last. Kelly
pleaded guilty. The defendants.came from
Jersey City, Newark and Elizabeth to attend
the Fair, and early in the morning were eject
ed from the Fair Grounds by the policeman,
4 having slept In the stables. They went to
! the barraclS OF Quick and there amused them
selves rolling out some bales of hays, 80.
Soon two stacks of grain near by were dis
covered on fire, and the six boys ard Young
men We're arrested running away. Some of
the defendants testified that when apon the
/ barrack Kelly, WHO was the yonn8es aud
smallest of the party, suggested that they
should set Hire to it and they told him he must
not do it /; that afterward, when igniting his
pipe he touched the match to the stack with
out theirt assistance or knowledge, and they
attempted to put out the fire by throwing
dirt upon it that finding they could not exl
tingpish the fire they ran. sgferdies NOT
guilty. 81 Agk4 VI "a 80
1t is said that in statement made by KEEL
ly 10 the Court, he said the others directed
him to fire the stack, threatening" that il he
did not they would break his head He was
not used as a witness, and of course the jury
did not have the benefit of his ex planation.
The State v. George Rake. Peter W.
Shepherd was walking along the road in
Kingwood TOW nslip, when Charles Conover
anslthe defendant, who were in wagon, met.
him. Conover jumped ont and struck him,
and after a tussle got him down. While
down it was alleged that Rake also got out
and struck him, and that he melted and utg-
ed Conover to the attack by words. Conover
pleaded guilty, and both he and Rake tcstifi-
ee that he (Gonover) alone did the striking.
The indictment was for assault and battery,
and the jury coneeiving Tor misconceivingl
that if Rake did not strike, but only assisted
by words, he was not guilty of battery, rem
dered a verdict of.guity of assault. AZ ts
The State " John King. The defendant
was indicted for an assault upon Augustus
ICowdrick. He was of party on the
streets of Lambertville, one of whom struck
Cowdrick. but as he could not be identified as
the person, the Prosecutor abandoned the
case and consented to IA verdict of acqlittall
The State v. John Sullivan. Indictment
for an atfocious assault. The defendant and
one Lewis b. Weller work for Col iSandersoni
at Meehanicsville, and had a dispute in the
house of Weller, which ended in clinclS be-
tween Weller's brother in law, George Amber
son, and the defendant. The story of Weller
and Anderson was that it was merely take
hold no blows being struck, while the de-
PENDANT contended that Anderson struck him
three times, knocking him down, and after he
was down kicked him. After this tussle,
whatever it was, the defendant went to. tie
barn, where he slept, picked up a draw knife
from the carpenters bench, and returned to
the house. Weller and Auders i say that he
went towards Weller and str olo at,him with
tho knife, cutting him Q the inside of the
hand just ut the wrist when Anderson seized
him from behind and took the knife from him.
/ The defendant Insisted that he did not know
he had knife, but supposed it was stick or
/ piece of iron; that he was suffering severely
from the injuries he had received; and picked
s it up hardly knowing what he was doing, and
! that he did not strike Weller at all, but was
standing with it in his hand and asking what
they meant by abusing him so, when Weller
sprang towards him and grasped the knife,
thereby cutting his hand. Verdict: guilty.
The following sentences were pronounced
George Rake. Assault. Thirty days in
County Jail.
Charles Conover. Assault and Battery
Three months in County Jail.
Meick Stats. Breaking and Entering and
Larceny. Thirty days in County Jail
Moses Silverthon. Larceny Sixty days
+ in County Jail. "a aNg ~
James Hummer. Atrocious Assault and
Battery. Six months in State Prison.
John Roe. Taking horse temporarily out
of possession Of owner. Sentence suspend
ed.
John Buchanan Grand Larceny. Ten
years in State Prison
John Dempsey. Taking horse out Of po-
session Oh owner, and Assault and Battery
Six months in State Prison.
James Kelly. Burning stacks. Sentence
suspended.
The jurors were discharged nntil Wednes-
day, January 3D., when jury appeals will be
tried. - Haaterdoas Democrat. .f.s.f
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