The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-12-10
Court Proceedings.

Court Proceedings.
The December Term of our County
Court, opened last Tuesday morning, I'd
inst, Hon, Mercer Beasley, Chief Justice,
presiding. Upon the bench were also as
socia:c Judges Sauderson, Durham and
Cullen.
The Grand Jury was sworn-twenty
out of the twenty-four summoned answer
ing to their names.
Joseph Norton and John II. Mitchell
had the Grand Jury in charge.
The first case tried was No. on the
Circuit list, entitled Harrison Apgar
against John A. Seals This was an ac-
tion brought on promissory note to re-
cover a sum of $4,000, together with in
terest and costs of former suit. The
facts were as follows: The defendant
owed one John W. Sharp interest on a
mortgage, and borrowed the money to
pay Mr.. Sharp of Zephaniah Hoffman,
curity. The defendant claimed that it
was understood between them that If the
plaintiff could not get Mr.. Sharp to take
Q per cent. to return the money to Mr..
Hoffman. Mr.. Apgar claimed that there
was no such understanding, and that he
paid the money to Mr.. Sharp at the rate
Off per cent. Upon Mr.. Seals failing to
pay Mr.. Hoffman for the borrowed money,
he brought suit and Mr.. Apgar was
obliged to pay it, and therefore he brought
this suit. The Court instructed the jury
to render virdict in favor of the plain
tiff. After being out few minutes they
brought in verdict against the defend
ant for $207.1s, together with intesest
from April 18th, 1881.
The second case tried was No. T. VIM.
F. Finney against Martin F. Bells, ct.
al. ox'rs, &c. This suit was brought by
Mr.. Finney, who is physician practicing
at Frenchtown, to recover bill of $500
for medical attendance on Miss LYDIA G.
Stryker. Al the time Miss Stryker was
taken sick the Doctor was residing in
CORTLAND, N. Y, and was telegraphed
for and came to Frenchtown at her re-
quest. He remained constantly at her
bed side for eight days and nights, ad-
ministering the medicine, and acting as
nurse until her death. Prior to her
death, in making her will she wanted to
give the doctor a present, but he would
not allow it. She then offered TO indorse
note for $500 to him providing it would
be satisfactory for his services, and on
being informed that it would, she was
about to do it when some. neIghbors
called The note was then laid away
until another time, but as she grew worse
it was forgotten, and she finally passed
away. The Doctor then presented his
bill to the executors and on their refusing
to settle it, he brought SUIT The jury
after being out several hours rendered a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $475.
The next case tried was No. 8, Eldridge
Bennett againss Peter Gilrean. This is
an action brought to replevin cow. The
defendant traded to John Ramsey COW,
wagon and $35, for horse. Mr.. Ramsey
then sold the COW without seeing her, to
Eldridge Bennett, for $40. The parties
to this suit live neighbors, and Bennett
went in @ ilrean's field and drove home a
COW which Gilrean claims was his broth
er's. He then went to Benefits and de.
manded the COW but he refused to give
her up, as he had bought her of Ramsey.
Gilrean found her and without Benefits
consent drove her home. Therefore Mr..
Bennett brought his action of replevin.
The jury failed to agree, and were dis
charged without having rendered a
verdict.
The Grand Jury broke up about 4:t5
P. NJ, on Wednesday, having found six
bills of indictment.