The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-09
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TRENTON. N. j.. Nov. NAM opinions were
rendered In the Supreme Court to-day. The in
dictment Oh Lewis II. Broome, tho architect Of
the new CITY Hall at Jersey City, was set aside,
tine court holding that Rroome. in his capacity
Oh architect, was not to DO classod rs a city
omcer, ana therefore his Indictment was faulty.
inc conviction of Arthur Fitzpatrick In Hud-
son county for maintaining q disor6erly house
where gambling and pool selling was carried on
was sustained. The case was appealed on the
ground that q witness was not an expert who
testified to hearing people in Fitzpatrick's
mouse oxclatm: They're Off" They're at tho
ouarterl" They're at the halfi' Tho Court
decides that the witness had qualified as an ex-
pert when he said he was in the habit of visit
ing Fitzpatrick's place.
A peremptory mnndamus was ordered to issue
against the Hudson County Board OF Chosen
Freoholders, directing them to restore John w.
stewart to his place as Deputy Warden Of the
County Almshouse. Stewart lie o veteran Of the
war and set up that he was protected from re-
moval by the law Of 1905. The board removed
him last December, contending that he was not
q public officer under the law. The Office had
no legal fixed term. and Justice Dixon in his
opinion says the provision Of the law cannot DO
thwartod by the Freeholders making the appoint-
ment for q fixed term. Mandamusos were also
80 ohtttththt NttpOo ssS
holders to restore to their places George A:
s SHAKE fafilSff TsnI EsTfsa With William %H Il. Ba assPsI o.
cook in Snake Hill Penitentiary; Richard Carr.
cook in the almshouse; Thomas Lloyd. assistant
W,halen, night Waterman In tho almshouse, all
The Court decided that Norman L Rowe. at.
torney Of tho Hudson County Freeholders, is not
prot cted by the Veteran act because there is
no law creating the office.
The action OF the Hudson County Freeholders
Canal in Jersey City was set aside. the. Court
which would unnecessarily interfere with the
rights of the Morris Canal and Banking Com
pany.
The conviction of q number Of the employees
Of the Consolidation Traction Company for cut.
Orange while stringing wires was uphold. The
company attacked the validity of the ordinance
passed by the Council, but the Court upholds 1t,
delphia and Reading Company for maintaining
q dangerous. crossing In Mercer county the
Court decided that n railroad company can be
required to give only such signals of the up
proach of a train rs the Legislature has pre-
scribed, unless the crossing has some peculiarly
dangerous feature occasioned by the company
George NJ. Grant. President OF the Woodstock
Lumber asI ssr Company X recovered ySa, q verdict OF
S9d'e Wss asa1nf R, ire HeT Gom 11TH; s fnTe ini,riss
received. Tho Court decided that II Mr.. Grant
would accept $4,000 the verdict should stand,
otherwise WIS a new tr,Hi Wo Q titi pc OF ere oe,c. y,
township clerk of the township OF Kearny, Hud-
son county. the Court held that the act Of 1891.
anconstitutlonai Tho Charter Of the Kcarny
township, which antedates. tho act of 1891.
makes the term one year; The court. in setting
10 townships OF 10000 or more population 6eeld
that as there were but two townships to which
the act applied. it was clearly peciallesislation.