The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-09
DECEMBER TERM CASES
Features of the Calendar
for the Next Term
of Court.
ONE MAN 70 Be TRIED TOR MURDER.
A Number of Interesting Civil Cases
to be Disposed Of.

Inc december term OF the county
courts opens on Tuesday morning. The
printed list Of causes in the circuit NUM-
Der seventy-three, but number of
notices for trial' have been received
since the list was compiled, and more
will undoubtedly be handed in before the
term opens. Thus far there are twenty
nine docketed for the Supreme Court to
consider. This number will also be in
creased before Tuesday. Only one case,
that of Maurice O'Brien, for the murder
of his brother Timothy, is cited for the
Oyer and Terminer.
FOR LOSS OF LIFE.
Prominent among the Circuit Court
cases noticed for trial is the suit of VIM.
Sinnot. administrator, against F. o.
Matthieson & Co., for 5000. On Feb
ruary 10, 1888, Patrick Hanlon laborer
employed by the defendants at their
Sugar House, was instantly killed while
at work at the coal hoisting machine in
the south end of the works. Hanlon was
tending the elevator by which coal was
elevated from canal boats in Broadway
to the boiler room. His head was
crushed to atoms between the elevator
and the side beam of the aperture through
which the hosting apparatus passed.
FOR WOUNDED AFFECTIONS.
An issue of more than ordinary interest
will be that of Christian Lamoureux
against William Ames. prominent and
wealthy resident of this city. In her de-
claration the plaintiff swears that Ames,
on December l, 1888, in the city of Phila-
delphia, and later on in this city, prom
iSed to marry her. That she has remained
single since, ana that AmeS. when ap-
pealed to on several subsequent occasions,
refused to fulfill his promise. Vreden-
burg & Garrettson are her counsel.
Annie Molz, of Hoboken. is more reas-
enable in her demands for reparation for
wounded affections. She seeks to recover
$4,000 from Charles Sunkel who, she
declares, agreed on March 90, 1887, to
marry her. On April %, 1888. Molz mar
ried another lady, and Miss Molz has de-
cided to make him pay dearly. if she can,
for his alleged desertion. Russ & Hep
penheimer have been retained.
INJURED BY AN EXPLOSION.
The Jersey City Gas Light Company is
the defendants in a suit for 10000
brought by Mrs. Harriet Schwab, who
resides on York street. In January last
the gas pipes of the above company
sprung a leak in the basement of her
premises and in the areaway between
her residence and the one adjoining. In
some unexplained manner the gas be-
came ignited and terrific explosion fol-
lowed Mrs. Schwab was thrown vio-
lently to the floor. Some of her limbs
were broken, her head and body were cut
and bruised, and she was severely burned
about the face and hands Her sight
was also impaired. She has been i'll ever
since, and in her declaration AYERS that
her injuries have cost her 81 900 and de-
priyed her of her health and the use of
her limbs.
The North Hudson County Railway
COMPANY will be called upon 90 defend .
suit brought by August Friskia to recov-
er S., 600 for injuries received on Septem-
ber 16, 1888, at the Washington street
station, Hoboken. Friskia, while at
tempting TO board q train going wess, was
hurled to the tracks and seriously in
jured. 1t is alleged that the gateman
started the train before Friskia was safe
ly aboard, by reason of which he received
his injuries.
On November "a, 1887, Mathew Keyes,
carpenter, of No. 2S3 Railroad avenue,
was injured while dismounting from q
Montgomery street car, and his suit
against the company for damages is on
the calendar.
stage SUES HART FOR $1,000.
Daniel NJ. Stagg, of Hoboken, sues
Colonel B. +. Hart to recover s., 900. Last
summer, while driving through Second
street, near the corner of Washington,
Stagg's and Hart's vehicles colhded.
Stagg was upset and brown violently to
the ground He was seriously injured,
and his establishment was considerably
damaged. Carelessness on the part of
Hart is alleged and forms the basis for
the above acUion.