The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-12
LEGAL ABUSE.
Two Lawyers Score Each
Other in a Common
Pleas Case.
WRECKED 4 HEBREW GROCERY STORE
Why Mrs. Rosenberg Sought
Damages From Mrs
Ann Carroll.


a jury, in the General Sessions, yester-
day, case which is remarkable in more
ways than one. 1T was remarkable for
the original cause of action, the length
of time it has been drawn out, and last,
but by no means least. it was remark
able for the extraordinary manner in
which the counsel conducted the case.
In July 1886, Abraham Rosenberg and
his wife, Celia, kept a grocery store and
vegetable stand on Madison street. Hobo
ken. On Sunday morning, Mrs. Ann
Carroll, their landlady. visited the store
and scene ensued, upon which the YER
sions of the two parties differ as day
differs from night. The Rosenbergs claim
that Mrs Carroll abused Mrs. Rosenberg.
beat her, dragged her around by her hair
and inflicted other injuries upon her
which compelled her to keep to her bed
several weeks and incur large ex-
pense for physicians attendance and
medicine. They also claim that custom
ers were driven from their store, their
stock ruined and fixtures destroyed to
the damage in all of 5000. For this amount
| they brought suit in the District Court of
| Hoboken and recovered a verdict of 800.
This did not suit the CAROLS at all and
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dulgence in hyperbole is doing ones duty
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Rosenasers aacli,,es t,,a
that he bad wife -, -. .-.s
enough for hin, Tho, NJ c. ra..a,, .il,' as
for Mrs Rosenberg sbo 4h,.o,,, 80
at her hitting ber in the obas+ r,bos. -,
caurht her bv the bair o,a ,,,i,oa -
around, all the time using such lanqna %
| as any self-respecting person wo,,,d re-
peat only in a court of law and undar
| compulsion Then she turned on the cns-
toners in the store. She assaulted Mrs
| Hahn and boosted her along. and as
sailed Mr.. Geissehe with more of her nm
repeatable language
| Then Mr.. Leonard returned TO the tar
| tics of the opposing counsel to DELAY the
| case.
Il opine am pretty we'll eouipped with
Witnesses he began, "although the other
| side has strung out this case four wears
! in hopes that my witnesses would be non
est and inaccessible. The methods of the
! learned counsel have shown much in
genufty of ingenuousness. Mr.. Weller
again objected and Mr.. Leonard brolse
| out .sThis man has interrunte5 mo
| time and time again. and don,t wont
to be interrupted. If he interr,nts me
/ again will further exnose his nafar;o,,s
| tactics saw tbis man has i,,,rosor, -,
! good nature ana creduli+v of ~ 60
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snowins what sue caiieu .he rampantunl
oi eila' woiiian' ae iAally hhlsheo ana
| put Noseiioefs OH ehe s'ano' VINO testlhed
70 1he occurrence Ih ms store as related
py ms counsel ne improved somewhat
on Mr. Leonard version OF MRS Car
roas overture ana sald sne sala:-"Come
/ mere, you sweet nttie Sheeny' ana glve
| me KISS.
Mrs. Rosenberg was next called, and
she SAID that Mrs. Carroll came into the
store. called ner names and dragged her
| about by the mar until she fainted. When
she recovered sne found hersen IN bed
with nan OF her hair pulled out. sne
was IN pea SIX weeks, curing whicn time