The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-03
HORSE CASE IN ORANGE.
- PERSONS MIGHT Say TIE
tV% JTRY VAS PACKED.

-, Look IS n Charley DiccEn. Horse
ps.,.r. nad n shade the BEST or Ht-SuaEo
-. Lacked at the Jury and Dropped
~. Aountain Horse Law.
-,xov. \, j., July 1.-The court Of Justice
w, Peace John b. Lander of st. Cloud on
y Mountain was tho scene on Tuesday
n-.oon OF what Charley Blanchard, gentle
e 4, color and juryman, described as a
80, cause cclehre." Justice Landcr's court
..Oomine known as the horse warranty
-" There are many horse dealers or and
- -, tho Orange Mountains, and in tho differ
- ~, that occur between thom Squire Lander
=. s.ined rcnown as q fearless and horse
,,oNing Judge.
m. case tried on Tuesday was thatrof lewis
ntecks. Four or Hvo weeks ago Al Diecks
Vi ~ . horse to Mrs. Josephine Lewis for S125.
~ suit against Diecks Mrs. Lewis contend
ma, after q months trial che found that the
~. though represented to be sound, was I'M
~-,d She furthermore commended hat 1t
~ hscn OF no use to her and that she had been
,,.at expense and annoyance for its keep
"A c.re. Wherefore she prayed that the court
Ia order DECKS to take back the horse, re-
~, 10 her the 1928. and also pay her so cents
l.v for its keep for tho time tho horse had
-, IN her care. Her lawyer was District
,,,asc Charles b. Storrs Of Yale football fame.
S,r,son.H Robinson, Princeton 90, was to
800 DECKS. He had summoned witnesses
S,..tify that Diecks in selling the horse to Mrs.
,.ris who was represented by her s~on-in.layv,
y, srhveinler. did not warrant the beast. That
K vas true the horse had ono or moro spawn
~ Init that Mr.. Diecks had drawn attention
nam nj tho time OF the transaction; that the
ppsshsser had caused the horse to make two
. ANh.N - ,-.-. A--h la- ,- ..l l-.--
"a ! often SoS a2 n ,Fi nRssae eSsd to Z 81 sSRc sPS SGT in
yyhifS four adult persons rode. Mr.. Robinson
you'd contend that during one OF these trips,
s,,Jy overloaded the horses hind feet had inter
S.s,TcS. causing a bruise from which 1t went
Ems said lamencss being therefore chargeable
X IL lack OF skill or the inhumanity, or both,
H. nufposed TO show that Mr.. Schweinler was
sootomplating the removal of his home to tho
StsSls where he would not need the horse.
fSaslly they would contend that 1t was de-
l lr,dISs to the ancient craft Of horse trading
&st a horse dealer should sell q horse to q man
no might make good use of it so long as 1t
{stnrn 1t to the dealer, and not only demand
MI The price that had been paid for 1t, but
iscompense for its keen and care.
The Mace was worthy of such a trial. 1t was
- justice Lander's broad veranda All West
G,nSe and much Of Mortified, over the noun
tafn. he home Of Diecks, was there to see.
he fence before the Snire,, s0 house use. was lined 'sd
thils Of dustier carryalls, Surveys, buckboards,
spd burgies. A rustling group Of ladies was
pthsred in house chairs at the end Of the pi-
Goodrich OF the Presbyterian Church near by.
nmp stools were brought from the church for
De men TO sit on;
iupaneiled by Constable Johnny Murray gath
nd and looked at each other they laughed.
Fhsre. were 'putchy" Reinhardt, a blacksmith
ron Northfeld and a close friend to decks;
Charley Blanchard. a negro liveryman Of Or
ense, another liveryman, q milkman Diecks
stNs milk, tool, and other persons who regard
surrs stared at the array and laughed sarcas,
tea1y. He turned to consult with his client.
Neantime Murray found that only seven Of the
Hs dIsd up the quota By ~draughting in two 70.
19sers Liveryman Crowel, who had been
iunmoned as q decks witness, and q brother
tios. Justice Lander was about to swear in
De jury when Judge Storrs signifed an inten'
ton TO speak. He arose, stroked his dropping
Ss:t1 e sa sRd j 1H2aHS long f hnd ye Re loo a2ss 'a %'
Constable Murray and at Mr. Robinson and
Etnned. Mr.. Robinson grinned also.
sots am .t tost ask for D 3 %s o ens ss,o OF u tRi.
VI. Robinson objected. He said he was
. & hot day and could not easily be collected
again Also, Mr.. Robinson said, he doubted
satasr such an intelligent jury could easil,
9 sV'it sto %4 An Srinned day The jury grinned
ii. Robinson looked very solemn. Lander
LP- discontinued the case. In doing so he re
varied that jurymen who were impanelled bul
nj sworn were entitled to but Is out Of the .;
cunts which they may legally receive after serv
+ hg at o Justices trial. TIL jurors wer,
Snthy. One Of them lifted up his voice ant
MD:
I say that a man who'll take a man out of
bay feld and make him travel three miles fol
u cents is in a darn measly business"
The foreman, 7. J. G. Pugh, who is employed
The Erenin0 Post, spent his Is cents in buy
h~gpeanuts from a peddler who had Joined tn
tfong. He ~gallantly distributed tho peanut
amoHg the ladies.
Judge storrs paid over half of the costs o
~ case and rode away, remarking that, O
sosise, Robinson would pay the rest. Mr.. Rol
l1sonr when notified of Judge Storrs's action
nd II was a low Yale trick.
Judge storrs, when told what Mr.. Robinson
nd, remarked:
Low Yale trick, was It'll If I were capabl
picking a jury de r~icindge like that, why
n(-hut still, what's the use"
Judge StOrrs said he understood that the az
non 70 to be resumed in the First District Cour
0fange, Judge Storrs's OWL court. Judg
l1N1s Of Paterson will take Judge Storrs'
bAee when the case comes VI.