The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1925-02-05
Monmouth County Courts

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At the conclusion of four-day trial
before Circuit Court Judge Frank b.
! Jess and jury the boro of Deal was
awarded Judgment for $4.961, 30 against
I Louis J. Selling contractor of Red
Bank, and the National Surety Co,
bondsmen, on contract for construct
| ing a sea istty at Deal beach in 1929.
A month after the jetty was com
pleted a 30-foot SCI ton of it washed
up on the beach. While the plans
and specifications called for pilling not
les than "a feet in length and sheath
1 ing boards not less than 16 feet, it was
testified that some Of the piling in the
sect on washed out were 1853 to % feet
/ in length and some of the sheathing
boards were but to II feet long,
| The defendants claimed that few
of the piling and sheating boards were
/ cut off when, because of OBJ
structions caused by an old jetty, it
was found that it was impossible to
sink the piling and sheathing to the
depth called for in the specifications.
This it was commended was done IN
| der the supervisor and sanction of
Boro Attorney Throckmorton. Judge
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| torneys said the contractor was not
Justified in building otherwise than ac-
cording to specification unless under
official permission of the Deal COM
mi-soners.
The Surety company, under the
bond written is liable for but g.
$780, 1t was claimed that it cost the
boro So, 401, so to rebuild the sections
washed out Boro Attorney William
A. Stevens and William L. Edwards
appeared for the boro and Lester G.
| Leonard for the defendant The de-
tense has announced that it will appeal
the decision.
After more than three hours DELHI
leratian q jury that for nearly three
days had listened to evidence I'M
S72, 900 damage action against Mrs.
Lewis S. Thomson of Lincroft, Mon
day afternoon, returned judgments of
SO, 600 for Mrs. Helen Dunphy and
$500, 900 for Mrs. Dolly Dnnphy wife and
sister respectively of William I.
Dunphy tree surgeon, of Leonardo.
The jury returned no verdict for Mr..
Dunphy nor his three yearold daughter,
Helen Ceeelia, who were also thrown
from his anto when hit by car driven
4 by Mrs. Thompson at Ridge road and
bellevue avenue, Rumson, on Aug 1,
1923 Mrs. Thompson was not in
court AS commander in chief of the
4 Coolidge army of women of Monmouth
Aeounty she headed q party of nearly
500 who went to Washington by special
train.
Itwas testified that Mrs. Thompson,
after the. accident, gave Mr.. Dunphy
an automobile to replace his car that
was wrecked. Molly Dunphy, it was
alleA ed, suffered an injury to her arm
that incapacitated her several weeks
aud Mrs. Dunphy, three months after
the accident, developed goitre. This
her family physician, attributed to
shock received in the accident A child
was born to Mrs. Dunpny three months
after the accident and four defense ply
probable cause of fthe goitre.
Frank Anderson, 81, and Adolph
Mills, %, of Manasquan, who after be-
ing arrested and returned from Florida
recently pleaded guilty of stealing an
electric mot valued at 5000 from
cement block manufacturing plant
owned by Counsellor A. J. @ Stokes in
Wall township, were fined $500 and
costs each by Judge Lawrence and pa
Eroled in custody of Probation Officer
Houghton for three years, to whom
they are to pay their fine in INSTALL
ments of $50 per month.
Belle Morris. coIored, waived in
dictment and pleaded guilty of illegal
| sale OF liquor at her home near Allen
town and she was fined 1925 and costs
paroled for two years and directed to
Adam Snyder, farmer of Smith
burg, and Mrs. Anna Applegate, wife
of John Applegate of that section, were
acquitted by jury of a charge of
adultery.
Suing for $12, 900, $40, 900 for injuries
she sustained when she alleged she
was hit by an auto truck owned and
driven byHenry Fairhurstof Kearney
in Newark Nov. 20, 1929, $4,000 for
her husband for loss of her services
and medical expenses, Mrs. Gertrude
People of Absecon, formerly of AS
bury Park, was awarded Judgment
for $500 by a jury before Circuit
ICourtJudge Frank B. Jess at Freehold
Jan. 80.
Mrs Peoples, represented by Geran
q Matlack of Asbury Park, said the
truck driven Dy EalrnurSG nlG ana
knocked her down and wheel Of the
truck injured her foot combining her
tothe house serveral weeks. MIR
Fairhust who was represented by
Irving W. Teeple Of Newark, brought
witnes es to show that high heel
of one of Mrs. Peoples shoes broke
and threw her as the truck started
forward at traffic officers signal to
proceed and her foot struck against
tire Of the truck.
Non suits were granted by Judge
Lawrence Friday in suit brought by
William Little, ST., for 81 900 damages
for injuries suffered by bis little s9n,
William jr., Jane 81 last wseai d iitu Ell
from falling scaffolding on the build
ing at 18 Broad street, Red Bank, hit
him on the head and shoulder.
The suit was brought against Eu-
gene Patterson, contracting Painter
Of Red Bauk, and in alternative
against Albert S. Miller, owner OF
/ the building. Joe Picola of Red Bank,
and Harry Osborne Of Port Monmouth