The Monmouth inquirer., 1894-04-26

was granted. Counsellor John F.
Hawkins, who represented Williams,
opposed the same.
The appeal case 81, Of Harrison
Ward VS. Albert w. Lowry was tried
before the court. This action was
brought by Lowry to recover dam
ages for q fence which is claimed
that Ward broke down. 1t seems in
this case that Lowry in the summer
of 1892, hired or leased certain lot
on Springwood avenue at West Park
of Mrs. Allen, and built a fence
around it for which he had gotten a
permission. Lowry testified to being
ing the leasee of the lot and of being
the owner of the fence which he said
he had bought from time to time and
put it up, he stated that in the win
ter of 1892 he went south for the pur
pose OF seeing his family and did not
return until the following March,
that to his surprise he found that
part of his fence or about SO feet of
it had been taken up and carried
away. A man by the name of Shemo
testified to having promised Lowry
that he would take care of and look
after the property while Lowry was
home and that when Ward was NOV.
ing the fence, he told hiiu not to do
it, that Lowry would soon be back.
This witness as we'll as Lowry claim
ed that the church which was moved
near the lot, eould have been moved
without touchiag the fence. At this
juncture of the case Samuel A. Pat
terson made a motion for a non suit
upon the grounds that the fence was
owned by the owner of the property
and not by the appellee. The court
stated that it would not rule upon
the motion until after the defence
was heard. Ward, the appellant,
testified to moving the fence or
about sixteen feet of it. but said that
he did not remove it from off the
premises, but left it upon Lowry's
lot, he and another witness swore it
was impossible for them to move the
church unless the fence was taken
down. Mr. Patterson's motion for a
non suit was denied and the courts
decision reserved. Samuel A. Patter-
son represented the appellant and
Joseph McDermott represented the
The application of w. E. N. Ell
bert for wholesale license at LoLg
Branch, was laid over until April
e6th.
The application of Edward J. Dor
sett. for q wholesale license of Miller
street at Seaside, in Middletown
was laid oyer until April
9Th.
Jacob Goldstein, charge d with
committing an assault and battery
on George H. Carl on July 18th at
Park, was sentenced TO pay
a fine of $40 without costs and to
stand committed until paid.
On motion of Prosecutor Twins, the
scire facias was re-issued in the case
of Geo. Taggert, charged with as
saulting Mrs. Carrie Cooper on Dec. /
Sth and 18th, in Marlboro township. /
The sentence of Chas. and Ami. /
Springsteel. charged with commit /
ting an assault and battery on Geo. I
Burdge on Nov. 30thin Howell town I
ship, was set for April 26th.
Lambert w. jackson, charged with /
arson, of having burned the house of /
John b. Connett on January 3rd in I
Neptune township, of the value Of I
$780, was brought before the court
for sentence. When asked if he had
TO say, he stated that he
was not guilty and didn't know what
he was there for. The court stated
that there was but two places fit for
him, that one was the lunatic asy
Ium and the other to state prison,
that the report of the Jail physician,
was that he was peculiar man but
not crazy. He was sentenced to five
years in state prison at hard labor
and until COS are paid.
Robert Lane and John Williams
plead not guilty to waiver of in
dictment charging them with as
Geo. Woods Jr., with at
Tempt to commit robbery, on March
END, in Shrewsbury township. Fred
erick A. Heisley was appointed by
the court to defend them at their
trial which was set down for April
10Th
Frank F. Beegle, Jointly charged
with Harry Butcher, of Asbury Park,
with breaking and entering the store
IF Landomis Dec. 7th, at the Park,
stealing therefrom a lot of bracelets, /
1 lot of scarf-pins and two match 4
safes, all of the value of 50, plead
guilty through counsel of entering I
breaking and petit larceny.
John f. Hawkins and Samuel A. /
Patterson addressed the court in his /
behalf. His sentence was deferred /
lntil July 9Th. His father, John d. /
Beegle became security in the sum of /
5000 for his appearance on that !
lay.
The appeal case III, of The Assig- /
nee of Weed and Co. VS. r. It. & w. |
B. Stout, upon motion of Frederick |
Hope, was set down for trial on May I
list.
In the appeal case of DR.. VIM b.
Beach VS. The New York and New |
Jersey Globe Gaslight CO., which |
was tried before the court sometime /
lgo, judgment was given in favor of !
he Co. and against Beach, for the