The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-03-02
battery, bailed December TO- by Henry
Byrne in the sum of 5000, bond de-

byrne IN the sum OF 500, bond de-
December 23. 1891, accused produced
in court and on November IA, 1898, two
years after her arraignment, Prose
cutor Winfield enters nolle prosequi.
If Byrne had a pull" that might ac-
count for a failure to forfeit the bond;
but 1t was forfeited. The nolle pros. was
of no benefit to him-not one penny S
worth. The entry was probably made be-
cause owing to the lapse of time there
was no evidence against Eliza.
HUNTS MONEY SAVED.
September term. 1891 John Hyer, in
gerry and nj ahe as baea gEebru
ary Is. by James Hunt and Frederick
brlnkman, surrendered May 10, 1892,
iSg. ny his bondsmen, and on November a,
cases by Prosecutor Winfield.
Hyer had been clerk for Harvey, the
real estate dealer. There were three in
dictments against him On one he was
convicted and sent to State Prison. The
others were then nolle pressed Hunts
pull had nothing to do with it. The oper-
alton did not save him a dollar The
man being convicted on one charge, all he
had to do was go into court and have
the bail bond discharged on the other in
dictments
WISE'S MONEY SAVED.
December term, 1891, Anna and
William Kuhn, on indictments l21 and
I22 We're charged with assault and
battery. William Wise became their
surety in the sum of 5000.
The accused were arraigned on July
2S, 1882, and nolle prosequi was
entered almost four years after, Jan.
g. 1925, by Prosecutor Winfield.
William Wise is a constable in the
General Sessions Court.
Wise was held to his bond for four
years. during which the accused were al
ways within reach; but the prosecuting
witnesses could never be found 1t would
have been a gross injustice to have held
the bondsman any longer
DAVIS BAILED A HORSE THIEF
AND SAVED HIS MONEY.
April term 1892 John White was
charged in Indictment 58 with grand
larceny.
There were eight witnesses before
the Grand Jury.
On July H. 1892 White was arraign-
ed n court and on July 20, 1892. Rob
ert Davis became his bondsman
A year later. July 20, 1898, Prosecu-
tor W1nf1eld entered nolle prosequi
The indictment shows that White
was accused of stealing three horses
on April 4. 1892. from Richard D.
Garrick The value of the horses was
in North Bergen, but there is no rec
ord there of any arrest having been
made in the matter.
The charge of larceny was purely tech
nical The case was really one for the
civil courts. White claimed the horses
belonged to him, and the claim was col
orable. Garrick merely held the horses
under an attachment. White laid him
self legally liable while he believed he was
only taking his own. The case was nolle
pressed because no jury in the world
would have convicted.
MERsHEIMER SAVED, TOO.
April term, 1892 indictment 157
charges Morritz Bretsfield with embez-
Element.
In fact, the records are full of Brets-
fields on some charge or other, and
in only one case was there conviction.
f. Mersheimer became bondsman in
the sum of s5ee Bretsfeld was ar
raigned June p, 1882 and the case
Was nolle pressed July IS, 1893.
This was one of the many troubles the
unfortunate old man had with his clients.
He made restitution The prosecuting
witness interceded for him and Mr.. VIM
field entered 9 nolle pros out of pity.
TIFRNEY's MONEY SAVED.
December term, 1892, John Murray.
en- indictment No 40, charging larceny
from the person.
The record in this case in interesting.
Il shows that six witnesses procured
Murray's iEGictment-surely enough to
On Jan. q. 1898. Murray was ar
rsiened, pleaded not guilty, and was
released on $500 bail, Daniel Tierney
bee ceMirg the surety.
On April 12 1S93 the bail was or
dered forfeited
The bail bond was not collected.