The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-06

cars. She was thrown off the car when
1t turned a curve and was very much
hurt. She claims the accident was due
70 the negligence of the company.
Thomas Spur and Henry Bosk have
each brought similar suits against The
same company and demand damages.
BILLY" COOKS OLD CLAIM
That old chestnut of William r.. Cook.
the suit brought for payment for clean
ing the streets. is again noticed for trial
This work was done by the consent OF
Orestes Cleveland when he was Mayor
and Cook has never been paid for it, for
what reason Mr.. Cleveland knows best.
Another old case has again been no
ticed for trial. 1t is the ejectment suit
of the Town of Harrison against the
Delaware Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company and the Pennsylvania
right to certain lands now in the posses
sion of these two companies.
A suit that brings back to the thoughts
of theatre goers poor Bob sWaering,
has been noticed for trial. 1t is brought
by J. A, McKinnon against the admins
traitors Of the late Robert Waering: The
plaintiff had contr act to supply Waer-
ing's (now Jacobs Theatre with q heat
ing apparatus for which plaintiff was
never paid. The defense is that McKin-
non failed in his contract, and that the
heater furnished was inadequate for the
purpose intended, and that the work had
not been properly done.
MALLIET VS.. HANSEN.
The suit of William Malliett against
Christian Hansen is also on the calendar.
The circumstances connected with IL are
yet fresh in the minds of the people.
Hansen obtained some watches to sell on
the installment plan from Malliet and
failed, it is alleged, TO make proper re-
turns. He was arrested, but not prose-
cuted, the matter being compromised by
Hansen's relatives, who promised to
make good the deficiency. This agree
ment was broken and suit to collect mas
been brought
DR.. G. Irving Simon's suit against the
Mayor and Councilmen OF Hoboken to
is also noticed. This suit is brought
really for the purpose of deciding
whether DIR. Simon or DR.. Helfer is the
City Physician of Hoboken.
CIRCUIT COURT CASES.
Among the Circuit Court cases on the
calendar is thai old one brought by ex-
Police Captain Thomas Edmnnaon, as
executor for the late Jarvis L. Ayres, to
recover 81, 600 from the Masonic Mutual
Life Insurance Association. Jarvis
Joined this association February Is, 1871.
The bylaws required him to pay in at
the death of each member 81. 10 assess
ment, and the association assured him of
the same when he died. Ayres
died at Snake Hill April l, 1883, and di-
rected that his insurance be paid to
George and Frederick Ayres apd Susan
Havens. The association refused to pay
the death benefit and hence the suit to
collect was brought
The old replevin suit of Marty Collins
against Sheriff Robert Davis to recover
41 Q0Q 10 uQly1a of 1r1 ahaon nd lor, he
seized by the sheriff from him as the
property of Edward Sheehan on a judg-
ment obtained by ex-Congressman Pid-
COCK against Sheehan is on the calendar
but will probably go over.
An interesting case is down for trial,
brought by the Ordinary of the State of
New Jersey against Anthony DwYer,
Hugh Coyle and James Magee, deceased.
Magee gave bond of $1,000 as admins
traitor over the estate of Mary L. Magee
Coyle and Dwyer were the sureties.
Magee died without having made a prop
er accounting to the court of his charge
of the estate, and it was shown to the
Ordinary that he had defaulted The
suit is to compel the bondsmen to make
good the loss.
The suit of the First National Bank
against Jeremiah Dooley. Louisa Fink
and Fred. B. Kopf, TO recover SO, 300, has
been hanging fire since June 81, 1885,
when Dooley was arrested on caplas
charged with having endeavored to de-
fraud the plaintiff Dooley gave an in
solvent debtors bond and has never been
discharged from it. His sureties were
Louisa Fink and Fred. B. Kopf. 1t is
claimed that Dooley transferred property
fraudulently to prevent the bank obtain
ing what was due 1t.
The half dozen appeal cases of the Cur
rie estate against the New York Bay and
Waverly railroad, the Kill Won Kull rail-
road and the Bergen Neck railroad COM
panies are noticed for trial by struck
juries, the court above having directed
new trials to take place.
BREACH OF PROMISE
The breach of promise case told excln-
sively in THE JERsEY CITY NEWS brought
by Anna Molz against Charles Sunkle, a
HobokeD druggist, will be tried this
term. Sunkle was drug clerk employed
by DR.. Molz. and was engaged to be mar
ried to Anna, his sister, when the doctor
took dose Of poison and left behind a
Anna Molz, but he loved the drug store
better, and TO get the store he broke the
fair Anna's heart by marrying the wild
ow. Anna wants 5000 for the damage
done her matrimonial prospects.
Another breach of promise case, told
exclusively in THE JERSEY CITY NEWS, is
that of Christine L'Ameraux against
in this city. The story of the love MAX
ing of the couple on Ames' yacht has
been fully told. Testimony is being taken
in Philadelphia now in this case, and the
matter will probably be given to a jury
this term.
A case noticed for trial is that of
Thomas McLeer, who fell in a tank of
sulphuric acid, against the Tide Water
OIL Combany. McLeer was dangerously
injured, and he demands s., 900 for what
he terms the carelessness of the company.
He is cripple for life.
The old suits of Henry Byrne, Patrick
j. Condor and Michael O. Grady against
the city are noticed for trial. These suits
are brought to obtain payment for work
alleged to have been done on sewer i'm
provements.
A suit brought by Eliza Strenz ct ais
against the Washington Rifles Germania
Schuetzen bund for a death benefit is
alsosreadv for trial. and so is the old case
of John Stewart against the city of
Hoboken and John Meehan to recover
payment for the construction of the
Hoboken bath house.
IMPEACHMENT THREATENED.