The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-09-18
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

Justice william >. Gummefc ana
Judge John l.. Comet presiding
The court found nothing special 10
bring to the Grand Jury's attention,
and after their retirement the list OF
causes, as published last week. was
reviewed. The court granted licenses
as follows;
Charles T.. Tomaon, White House
Station, fee, $50; Rose Hefferman,
High Bridge, $50; George II. Cramer,
$50; William H. Fleming, wholesale,
Pittstown, 800. The application of
William j Tiff, of Junction, was held
until the afternoon session owing to
his motion asking the court to reduce
the fee for the same from 1925 to 800.
The court refused to reduce the fee.
After disposing of several other mo-
tions the court discharged the jurors
until the afternoon session and began
the drawing of the ninety-six names,
forty eight of whom were chosen
Thursday to be summoned by the
Sheriff as jurors, twelve of whom will
sit on the murder case.
The first case tried was No. on the
Supreme Court list: New Jersey Rub
Der Company vs. Crescent Betting
and Packing Company. This was nm
action to recover $500, claimed by the
plaintiff company of Lambertyille for
services rendered. The defendant
company of Trenton, shipped to the
plaintiff early in 1900, n large quantity
of scrap rubber to be boiled over and
made into usuable rubber stock. This
the plaintiff did but payment for the
work was refused because the defend
ant company claimed that the plaintiff
company only secured nineteen per
cent Of rubber ont of the scrap sent,
whereas it should have returned
twenty six per cent. The plaintiff
claimed that the scrap rubber sent was
unusually poor, wet and in very bad
condition, thus making it impossible
to extract more than was actually OBJ
tanned. The case went to the jury on
Wednesday and verdict rendered
for the plaintiff company for the full
amount of its claim, 1896 20.
No. .. Peter w. Meliek vs.. Wilbur
+. Melick. This was an action to re-
cover 2723 80 claimed to have been
paid out by the plaintiff, who is the
father of the defendant. Peter W.
Melick lives Mt New Germantown and
the defendant, Wilbur +. Melick, was
formerly resident of Pocatello, Ida
he. In November last the defendant,
while in Chicago, was taken violently
insane, and the plaintiii brought him
to Morris Plains Asylum, where he
now is. Lnnacy proceedings were
completed in his case, and there being
no guardian appointed the Supreme
Conrt appointed II. b. Herr to defend
Wilbur L. Melick's interests. The
ease was not allowed to be tried, az
the plaintiff was barred from proving
his own claim by himself as witness.
BY consent the case was Withdrawn
and will be tried under new condi-
tions next December.
No. B. Theodore S. Bird w. Levi
+. Hart. The plaintiff, who resides
in Clinton vicinity, sought to recover
So, 1873. "A, principal and interest on a
bond secured by n mortgage which
had been duly forecosed, leaving
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PENDANT liz nm attorney and resides ut
Westheld There was no defense and
the Court instructed the Jury to find
verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount of his claim.
No. 4. Amouretta Vail VS.. Greenwich |
Insurance Co, was put off for the term |
by consent. This finished the Su-
preme Court cases.
No. | on the Circuit list, David M. |
Burd vs., Central Railroad of N. j.,
was settled out of court
No. .. Il. Alletta Apgar vs. Board of |
Education of Franklin Township was |
next tried. Counsel for the Board |
made II statement to the court and |
jury, saying there was no defence to
the action, which was to recover $233.-
50 for teaching by the plaintiff, in said
Township, last year. The contract
was proven and the court, upon sug-
gestion of counsel for the Board,
called upon the Township Committee,
IA represented by its counsel. or any
one else, to state any defense they
might have to this claim; none APP
pearing, the court instructed the jury
to find verdict for the plaintiff for
S233. So.
No. 3. Richard Condit VS.. John
Wise. This case was put of for the
term by consent of counsel.
The court set Tuesday, Sept. II, Mt
10 II. m, M the time for the trial of
Isaac Mitchell, colored. instead of
Monday, as formerly fixed.
This finished the list of causes and
the court discharged the petit Jurors
until Tuesday, October LIST next, when
they will return to try the Common
Pleas cases and the Indictments.
LATER. The case of Mitchell has
been postponed for two weeks.
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The Farmers Wife
is very careful about her churn. She
scalds it thoroughly after using, and