The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-22
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

AiObNplN lue SuOIteSl ilSl Ol CAuSeS
+ ever printed for term of Court in this
4 county greeted the Judge and jurors
at the opening of the regular Decem-
Der term ON Tuesday of last week.
/ Justice VIM. S. Gummere presided.
The Court called the especial attent-
ion of the Grand Jury to the George
c. Farley case. to the effect that, if it
was shown that Farley came to his
death through the hands ofany person
or persons as the result of an attempt
to rob him, the indictment must be
one for murder i'll the first degree that
If this was not satisfactorily proven,
then the matter as to where Farlev's
money went should be investigated.
and If he was robbed the guilty ones
should be indicted for robbery.
There was but one application for a
hotel license, that of S. A. Mettler.
Whltehouse Station. The license was
granted and the fee fixed at S150
After hearing some minor matters
the Court reviewed the list of causes.
and as the first case on the list was
moved by counsel the same was at
once taken up. The case is Joseph H.
Exton and Fannie p, his wife. ".
The Central Railroad Company of
New Jersey. 1t will be remembered
that this ease was tried last term, but
owing to the fact that the jury did not
agree 1t is now retired In November
1898. Mrs. EXton, one of the plaintiffs.
who lived near High Bridge, went to
visit some friends in New York. On
her return, she claims that she entered
the defendant Company's ferry house
III the city, and was going to get her
trunk checked when she was knocked
down by II man, who was boxing with
another. Just outside the ferry en-
trance that she sustained severe inju-
ries therefrom, and has not vet fully
recovered That the accident occurred
on the property of the Central L. L., of
y. j. and that therefore the Company
is liable for damages in that it should
provide safe passage for its patrons
to go to and from its baggage and wait
ing rooms.
The defence was that the accident
occurred by the scuffling of two hack
men who were not in the employ of
the Company in any capacity whatever
that it was further, such an accident
as could not possibly have been fore
seen or prevented by the Company
that II took place outside of its ferry
house and therefore it was not liable.
The jury retired at oclock on We'd
nesday and brought in n verdict for
the plaintiffs for 81, 500. divided as
follows for Mrs. Fannie 2. Exton
81, $50, and for Joseph II Exton, her
husband, $3.50.
The replevin suit of Jacob f. Miers
vs.. Geo. b, Schuyler, was tried next.
Miers last Spring, obtained judg-
ment against the defendant, and in
August Sheriff Ramsey levied upon
Schuyler's chattels TO satisfy the said
Judgment Before the sale under the
levy, several demands of the property
were served upon the Sheriff and
Schuyler also demanded that $500 lie
set aside for him before the sale.
Complications arose in which Schuyler
claims that the goods set off to him be
longed partly TO his wife and therefore
was not legal. The question involved
is the title to the goods. The jury
rendered verdict for Schuyler, and
the effect of that is to give Schuyler
his 5000, as he claimed.
No ON the Circuit was next called
Fred Coombe and Thomas Carthen,
partners VIZ. Alton c. Rnpp This was
n suit for the purchase price of stone
crusher bought by defendant of plain
anteed to do certain things, Plaintiffs
claimed they only executed defendants
requests by making for him piece of
such as he asked for. Jury
rendered verdict of no cause for
action, the result of which relieves
Rapp from paying for the stone crush
er.
The case of Daniel f. Fox vs. Easton
q Amboy RR. is being tried as we go
to press
The Judge discarged the Jury till
Jan. 10, 1893, at 8 30