The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-01-17
COUNTY COURTS.
BEFORE HIS HONOR, EDWARD w. scup-
DER, PRESIDING, AND ASSOCIATES
wALLING, BENNETT AND CURTIS.
CIRCUIT COURT

BEFORE HIS HONOR, EDWARD w. sCup
DER, PRESIDING, AND ASSOCIATES
wALLING, BENNETT AND CURTIS.
CIRCUIT COURT.
In the case of r. T. and w. b. Stout
vs. James III. Roman, the jury render
ed verdict of 1854 in faver of the
plaintiffs. This action was brought to
recover for six years services as attor
neys for the defendant who had been
engaged in several lawsuits in that
time. The defendant denied that the
plaintiffs hadrendered for him por-
tion of the services for which they had
brought suit and said that he had
never employed them to render such
services. The court charged that the
plaintiffs could not recover for counsel
fees, viz. advice and advocacy in
court, unless contract had been made
prior to the services rendered, but
that they could for all other services.
For plaintiffs, Beekman; for defen-
dant Hawkins.
The next case tried was that of John
H. Cook, editor of the. Red Bank
Register" VS.. Herbert Richards, for
mer proprietor of, and b. Fay Mills
and George III. Pentecost, former edi-
tors of, a journal known as 'NVords
and Weapons for Christian Workers"
The suit was to recover for printing
said journal Neither Richards or
Pentecost put in a plea or made de-
fense B. Fay Mills made the defense
that he was employed upon a salary
to help edit the paper and had no
other interest in it. That he had made
no contract with Mr.. Cook, had not
employed him and was not bound i
any manner to pay him. That Co,
had contracted with Richards, Il
proprietor of the paper, alone al
must look to him for payment. 1t
was admitted by the plaintiff that he
had contracted with Richards who
had employed him, but he contended
that b. Fay Mills was partner in the
concern and liable for the debts. In
support of this theory plaintiff proved
that he had received telegram from
Thornton Mills, brother to b. Fay
Mills, asking plaintiff to come to
Richards office in New York. In re-
sponse to this telegram plaintiff went
to Richards office, where, among
Others, he met the defendant, B. Fay
Mills, who in a conversation about the
paper said that there would be no
trouble about money; there would be
plenty of money behind the paper, or
words to that effect. The Jury rem
dered a verdict in favor of the plain
tiff for the full amount claimed, viz.
$S45. 20. For plaintiff, John S. Apple
gate; for defendant, p. w. Arrow
smith
The case of Rogers Garrison and
Rogers VS.. Mary Anderson next tried
This suit was to enforce a lien claim
upon defendants property. The Jury
rendered a verdict in favor of the
plaintiff for $153.30. For plaintiff,
Clayton; for defendant, r. L. 81 w. b.
Stout. This case occupied a portion
of Monday, January 14th inst, and
Judge Scudder then informed the
Jury that he would be engaged else
where during the remainder of the
week and discharged the jurors unit
Monday next, January 21st inst.
On Tuesday, 10Th inst, the Grand
Jury returned into Court with fifty
four indictments and were discharged
On Monday, 18th inst, the people of
Monmouth County, through their
spokesman, James s. Yard, presented
petitions signed by 2414 of the legal
voters of the county asking him to or
der an election in this county to de-
termine whether any alcoholic, spirit
uous, vinous, malt, brewed or intoxi-
eating liquors shall be sold within the
limits OF the county. lne Judge appoint
ed February 9th next as the day upon
which he would hear matters touching
such application and determine upon the
same He asked Major Yard to cause no
tices of such application and of the helr-
ing and determining of the same on Feb
ruary 9th next, to be published two We rs
in the newspapers of the county. Judge
Scudder said it would be the safest course
to have such notice published in every
newspaper in the county which had had
an existence of one year. The whole NUM-
be of votes cast for members of Assembly
at the last annual election was 16, 446, and
the temperance people had procured more
than one-tenth thereof as required by law