The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-14

Court.
The Hunterdon County Court of Oyer
and Terminer and General Jail Delivery
convened on Monday of last week, for the
trying of the criminal cases.
Richard Sked, of Ringoes, whom most
of our readers will remember as being the
person who eloped with Miss Maggie
Woodruff short time ago, but who in q
few days returned home, retracted his
former plea of not guilty and plead guilty
to the indictment for fornication found
against him, aud was fined $14 and costs
John P. Schomp, who was indicted fol-
selling liquor without license, retracted
his former plea of not guilty and plead
guilty and the Court suspended sentence.
The first indictment tried was the State
v. Asa Cruise, for rape. 1t was alleged on
the part of the State that on the 18th day
of May last, the defendant committed an
atrocious assault on Mrs Mary Cooper,
residing in East Amwell township. After
considerable evidence had been produced
on the part OF the defence, as well as the
State, and as it was question merely of
identity, the Court felt that sufficient evil
dence had not been produced on that
point to warrant conviction, and there
fore instructed the jury to render ver-
dict of not guilty.
The next called was the State v. FL
wood Pace. for larceny. The State held
that on the 10th day of November last.
the defendant took from the wheelwright
shop of Andrew II. Naughright, of Pot
terstown, tenon machine and converted
the same to his own use without the
knowledge or consent of Naughright.
The defence interposed by the defendant
was that he borrowed the mach inc for his
brother who is also wheelwright, that
he intended to return it in few days,
but it got mislaid and it was several
months before it could be found, but
that when it was found it was Immediate
ly returned to Mr.. Naughright. The
parties live near neighbors, and for a few
months past their relations have not been
of friendly nature. After short de-
liberation the jury rendered verdict of
not guilty.
The State v. Cornelius w. Larson.
The defendant was indicted under the
statute making it misdemeanor to send
or convey to any female against her will
and consent, any insulting, indecent, dis
gushing, offensive or annoying letter or
communication, &c.
On the 31st of January last David Con-
over received through the Copper Hill
post-of1ice, in an envelope addressed to
him, and postmarked at Lambeltville,
two papers, of which the following are
copies:
To has Conopership, The Prince Of Conooer
He'll, near Copper HI, Huaterdon Co.,
N. !. Greetings:
As it may be necessary, from time to
time, to lay IN new supply of Brimston,
and the NOR suffocating compound of sui
phur, to have 10 readiness for use in yer
He'll, as occasion may require, beg leave
to call your attention to that very vile and
very suffocating compound known as sui
phurated hydrogen. 1t is the king of
stinks and NOR powerful than any other
gas in suffocating and sitting those who
breathe IL. If any one of you. accompli-
ces would get used til working with 1t, it
might prove very efficient in suffocating
and sitting and bringing to terms, any
unfortunate victim in your hell, that dar-
ed tn have an opinion contrary tn yours,
or ventured to express her wishes, or her
wants, or her needs to sympathizng
friends or relatives. Or, If the victim
should be little too obstinate or should
be likely to hold out little too long, or,
to call in aid from relatives, so as to pro-
long the case NOR than you wish, or to
bring your hell into bad repute, as did the
| case you lately had under torture, little
increase in the density Of the gas, and u
little freer exhibition of it, is all that
would be required to entirely stife, choke
down, or kill the victim outright.
call your attention to this vile sitting
gas, because it is quite manageable, more
so than the other compounds of sulphur,
although more venomous and NOR tor
menting to those that have to breathe it
So you see how we'll it would be suited to
the needs of your establishment, and in
the case lately disciplined, according tn
the tender mercies of your cruelty.
doubt not that you might have shortened
the conflict by the space of three or four
weeks or at the least you might have so
shortened it that aid could not have been
brought in, and visiting relatives could
not have learned the condition of affairs
under your management, and so brought
your hell into bad repute. At any rate,
it will be more efficient in bringing VIC
tim to terms than cold room, starvation,
REFUSAL of food or drink, threts, accusa-
ton of Icing, or shutting the victim up
against the visits of relatives and friends,
or those milder means of coertion in which
your hell so richly abounds, namely-in-
uendoes, taunts, impeaching of the mo-
tives of your victims, profane and obscene
language, neglect of cleanliness and the
like.
When you have another victim that is
difficult to subdue, and hard to be made
to chime in with the spirit and conduct of
the Princess of your establishment, es-
peshally IT the victim be feble, sickly
woman, that cannot resist much, give this
compound trial. l think you will like
it.
Long may your Conovership live, and
warmly may you be cherished by those
fisndish accomplices thai grace your es-
adjustment, for, at the last, fear wise
Providence will find it proper to transfer
you to that eternal He'll for which the
management of your own darling estab.
lisbpent is SO shurly fitting you.
Done 10 the interest of
The tender mercies of
The high Prerogative
That you exercise
Over your He'll.
P.S.-Please hand the inclosed paper
to your consort, Dame Conover, the hon
ored princess Of your establishment.
SoIilloquy Of Dame Jonouer, Princess
Consort Of the Conoger He'll, in Con
ooerdale, near Copper Htli, HunterdoB
Co., N. j.
At the close of the day the dame very
and worn, sat down and TO herself began