The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-11-01

III court. IL appeared from evidence
that Sanderson treated the service
of subpoena upon him to testify with
contumely and refused to appear,
and he was fined $5. 90 and costs as a
warning.
On Friday morning f. G.. Burnham
appeared and announced to the court
that Theodore Little, the Oldest mem
Der of the Bar of Morris had died, and
that his funeral would be held that
afternoon; he thought some action
should be taken and the Court an
nounced that it would adjourn at one
O'Clock for the day out of respect to
Mr. Little's memory, which was done.
Thomas Demouth, plaintiff and
appellee, VS.. N. Howell Mitchell, de-
fendant and appellant, was tried on
Friday. Demouth claimed that wages
were due him; he received verdict
of $45.87. Defendant admitted that
he owed plaintiff ss3. 90, but denied
the balance of his account.
Charles s. Dickerson, plaintiff and
appellant VS.. The Jersey City Water
Supply Company, defendant and ap-
pellee, was tried and a verdict rend-
cred for Dickerson for $8S. 80 the
amount he claimed to be due him for
railroad ties he furnished defendant.
The case Of Jacob G. Voorhees,,
plaintiff and appellee, VS.. George W.
Bates, defendant and appellant, came
up for trial for the third time last
Saturday. Plaintiff claimed pay was
for burning bogs by the bushel, while
defendant asserted pay was to be by
the hundred, and that Voorhees, had
been paid in full. The verdict was
no cause of action.
The celebrated horse case of John
Walters, plaintiff and appellee, VS..
George A. Shields, defendant and
appellant, came up on Friday last and
continued over Monday, resulting in
verdict of $18S 30 for plaintiff. Plain
tiff bought a horse from defendant
which was warranted to be sound and
gentle. Three days later the animal
laid downand died. Suit was brought
upon the warranty and recovery was
based thereon. 1t seems to be pretty
we'll established that man is respon-
sible when he makes warranty of
soundness, even though the animal
may die of some disease of which the
warrantor is in absolute ignorance, as
in this case the horse was we'll and
strong to all outward seeming.
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.
The hearing upon the application
of Daniel Flaugher for a wholesale
license in Madison resulted rather
abruptly after the introduction Of
evidence showing pretty conclusively
that the applicant had sold illegally,
whereupon the court refused the Ii
cense and held applicant in $780, 90
bail to await the action of the next
Grand Jury.
QUARTER SESSIONS.
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Last Saturday morning, Samuel
MoVay, through his counsel, e. A..
Quayle, retracted his former plea Of
not guilty to two indictments for as
sault and battery, and plead non vult.
He was remanded to Jail to await
sentence
The trial of indictments was COM
menced last Monday morning, and at
this writing the following have been
disposed of:
Before the first case was called,
Louis zimmerman retracted his plea
of not guilty to the charge of obtain.
ing money under false pretences, and
plead non vult, as did Joseph Dilger
who plead guilty to four counts
in his indictment and not guilty to
the charge of selling on Sunday.
The first case in which a jury was
called was the State VS.. Edward Riley,
for stealing brass journals from the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad Company, and he was con-
victed by the jury, with recommen-
dation to mercy of Court
Dewitt Hubert, the Dover boy,
charged with temporary taking, was
tried and acquitted.
Thomas Maloney, indicted for lar
ceny and brutal assault upon William
Kanouse, hotel-keeper at Montville,
was tried and convicted.
Oscar Bray and Walter Crone, were
tried upon charge of assault and
battery upon M. W. Corwin. The
jury brought in verdict of not
guilty.
Joseph Stone, charged with assault
with intent to kill, was tried yester-
day, and the jury brought in verdict
of guilty of assault.