The Lambertville record., 1902-04-23
COURT PROCEEDINGS.

COURT PROCEEDINGS.
On Monday of last week, Justice
Pitney being still unable to hold our
court, Circuit Judge Francis J. Swa-
zey, with Judge John l.. Comet, pre-
sided. The two Supreme Court cases
were put off for the term.
No. on the Circuit list, Hartford
Fire Insurance Co. vs. Edgar B. Lare
ct ais, was first called. This was an
action brought by the Company to re-
cover $51 II, the taxed costs in suit
at one time pending to recover the in
suranee held by C. +. Felmly in the
said company. The original suit was
settled but not discontinued, counsel
for plaintiff reviving the action.
Counsel for defendants moved to nom
suit the plaintiff ON the grounds that
the action was improperly brought,
the original parties to the suit having
| settled, as was admitted. The court
dismissed the jury, saying there was
no issue to be tried.
John Enk, receiver, etc, VS.. w.
Howard Lake, was settled also Ed
ward II. Wilson trustee of Geo w. r.
Buchanan vs. Charles +. Felmly.
AS stated last week, the ten cases
against the Central Railroad, growing
ont of the Glen Gardner fire, were all
settled.
The case of Clark Sheets VS. Oscar
Apgar, builder, Clinton National Bank,
owner, was next disposed of. The
plaintiff sought to recover some $50 for
work and labor on the above building
at Clinton. The defendant moved to
non-suit the plaintiff on the ground
| that the lien claim under which his
action was brought was not fled with
in the statutory time four months.
The court granted the non-suit and
the jury was dismissed.
No. II, Albert Trimmer VS.. John
Shepperd was an action in replevin.
Plaintiff lives on the California
Farm" near Oak Grove, and took a
COW from defendant to keep for her
use for one year from April /, 1901,
defendant to have the calf. On No
vember 18th last Shepperd took the
COW away from Trimmer, claiming she
was hot properly fed, &c. Trimmer
replevined the animal, claiming dam
ages for the loss of the use of the COW
at $4. 90 per month from Nov. II, 1901,
to April 1st inst. The defence was
the taking of the COW, and the calf
having been taken away some two
months before, the value of the COW
for use was little, if anything. Yer
dict for the plaintiff for $500.
On Monday of last week Judge Con
net took the pleas as entered by the
following defendants
Charles Worrell, assault and battery
upon Peter Heath, in Lambertville,
ON March 10. Plea. not guilty. Bail
given for 500.
Elmer and Ezra Apgar, assault and
battery upon Philip S. Trimmer, in
Clinton township, on March 1, 1902
Pleas, not guilty. Bail given, $l00.
Theodore Skinner, assault and bat
terry on George Vogel, on January 81,
in Pennington. Plea, not guilty No
bail given.
Joseph Osler, indicted for bigamy in
the township of Holland, on Novem-
Der 30, last. Plea, not guilty. No
bail.
Patrick Mccarthy, stealing some ef-
fects of George II. Hummel, in juno
ton, on January 90. Plea, not guilty.
No bail.
William Pierman, diaorderly house
in Lambertville. Plea, not guilty.
No bail
Charles Hendershot, lad of 10 yrs.
was charged with taking "a in cash
and some small articles, the property
of George Lindabury, of Whitehouse.
The boy said he took SO and the Court
committed him to State Home for
Boys,
Jacob r. and Peter G. Schenck, un-
lawfully taking five turkeys, the prop
erty of Catharine Bateman, near Clov-
er Hill. Plea, not guilty. Bail given,
800.