The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-11
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

The trial of indictments began in
the Court of Quarter Sessions Tues
day of last week.
The Prosecutor entered nolle prose
quis on two indictments against Mil
lard Able for assault and battery.
Those indictments were found at n
previous term of Court. Later he was
convicted and sentenced TO two years
in State Prison.
Nolle proseqnis were also entered
on an indictment found against one
William Poetsch in 1897, and one
against Samuel b. Opdyke for assault
and battery found at this term.
The first Indictment moved was
against Charles Cregar for selling
liquor without license at High Bridge.
Cregar drives wagon for The New
Jersey Bottling Go. in the upper part
of the county, and it was shown that
he sold beer and some whiskey to diff
ferent persons in the borough of High
Bridge, in some instances taking or
ders one day and delivering the liquor
the next day, and sometimes selling
directly from the wagon. He was in
dicted under law which makes the
selling of spirituous, vinous, malt
and brewed liquors in quantities of
more thnn quart and less than five
gallons, without license, II misde.
meanor The defense was largely
n legal one rather than the denial of
the sales of beer. Counsel for the
defense claimed that the defendant
was merely the agent for The New
Jersey Bottling Company, and sold
only for them; TINT the company
had right as matter of course to
sell there, and that the beer they de-
livored i'll this county was virtually
sold in Somerset county on orders
sent to them. It appeared from the
testimony that the defendant would
send orders TO the company for MS
many cases Of beer rs he desired, and
the beer would be shipped to High
Bridge addressed to the company at
that point The defendant would re.
ceive it and distribute among his Gus
toners and receive pay for it. The
jury found the defendant guilty and
he was sentenced to pay fine Of 800
and the cost of prosecution.
The next case tried was mn indict
ment against John Spencer, Jr for
m assault on William T. Leonard. 1t
grew out Of nm alteration between
the two, and it was difficult to tell
who was most to blame. The Jury
rendered verdict of acquittal.
Charles Hartman, charged with as
sault and battery upon constable j.
NJ Hurley in Lambertvile on August
%, withdrew his former plea of not
guilty and entered one of guilty.
Sentence, two years in State Prison.
The Indictment against Willard Abel
for assault and battery upon Barney
Rounder in Alexandria township, on
December 10, 1893, was next called.
This Indictment was found at the last
April term. Verdict, guilty. Sen
tence two years in State Prison.
Ayers Morgan, accused of the lar
ceny of thirty-two pounds of brass
from the Taylor Iron and Steel Com
pany, at High Bridge, in July last,
was next tried, Verdict, not guilty.
John Warman, charged with cruelty
to horse, the property of Edw.
Rutan, of High Bridge, came next.
This case resulted in verdict Of not
guilty.
Lyman b. Cramer, indicted for steal
ing seven chickens from A. Duckworth,
of Clinton township, was tried with a
result of acquittal.
John Beam, indicted for petty larce-
ny, was acquitted by the jury.
The notorious Clarkson girls were
also acquitted, the State being unable
to produce case against them foi
keeping a disorderly house, for which
they were indicted
Uhler Duckworth pleaded not guilty
to the charge Of breaking and entering
but guilty to the Indictment for larceny
and the court sentenced him to foul
years in State prison, and told hin
that on his release if he conducted him
self properly he would never press thu
charge of breaking Jail, but if he heart
Of any MISCELLANEOUS on his part afte
leaving State Prison he would send fo