The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-09-18

Inc regular term OF court was conVen-
ed on Tuesday of last week with Justice
Gummere presiding. Crier Kitchen made
the usual opening after which the Grand
Jurors were sworn.
There was no special charge given to
the Grand Jury by the Court aside from
the usual instructions and warnings.
The Court granted the following H.
censes
L. p. Wooden, Whitehouse, fec $l75;
VIM. ]. Illf, Junction, 800; John S.
Hockenbury, Stockton, $l75; Jos. S.
Hefferman, High Bridge, $3.50; Arthur
Allen, High Bridge, $3.50. Wholesale
licenses VIM. Ii Fleming, Tewksbury,
800; John r. Trout, Pittstown, 800.
The application of w. w. Wooden to
keep an inn and tavern at Califon, and
that of Ebenezer Apgar, at Cokesbury,
were laid over by the Court for further
hearing until Monday, the 10th, as re-
monstrances were filed against the grant.
ing of these licenses.
After calling the Jury list, common
motions were heard. The regular trial
list was then gone over, the first case on
the Supreme Court list being that of G.
Van Syckel, ct. al, Executors of j. G.
Wene, deceased, VS.. Margaret Wolverton
and s. G. Wolverton. This was an action
on promissory note given by Margaret
Wolvertun and Sylvester G. Wolverton to
John G. Wene, died April l, 1882, for
5000 borrowed money. The plaintiffs
offered the note and rested their case.
Defendants admitted making the note
and entered no defence rs to Sylvester
G. Wolverton, but claimed that Margaret
Wolverton, his wife, was not liable on
the grounds that married woman cannot
| be held liable in the capacity of security
| for her husband and that she signed this
note as such. Mrs. Wolverton's name
| appears before her husbands on the note,
and 1t was in explanation Of this feature
of the case which required so much time
and evidence. The jury found for the
| plaintiff and against both defendants in
the sum OF 1910.
The next and last case on the Supreme
Court list was Elisha Shower vs.. Lucas
| Voorhees,, Jr., and Lucas A. Voorhees,.
This case went over for the term by con
sent.
No. on the Circuit list, John III. Frace
VS.. Bennett V. Leigh, Executor of Elisha
Wene, deceased, was next tried. The
plaintiff in this suit is physician resid-
ing in Clinton, this county, and the suit
is brought for services claimed to have
been rendered to Elisha Wene during his
last sickness. The amount of the claim
was 1850. The defence insisted that the
charges of the plaintiff were extravagant
and that the services charged for had not
all been performed. The jury found for
the plaintiff in the sum of $226.50.
No. 2. David Sharp VS.. The Central II.
II. OF N. ]. This was an action brought
by the plaintiff to recover damages for In
| juries claimed to have been sustained by
|
the defendants track at Annandale. His
horse WAS almost on the track when a
train passed, causing 1t to back and throw
him down an embankment ~ feet high,
wrecking his wagon, bruising and cutting
bis horse and himself severely. The
plaintiff claims that he had no warning
| a. Al. IN 4.
whistle, and had used due caution on his
own part before attempting to cross. His
declaration asks for So, 900 damages. The
defence claimed that tho usual warning
was given by the approaching train, and
that any injury sustained by the plaintiff
at the time stated was due to his own
negligence in not using sufficient caution
before crossing the track.