A regular feature looking back at what was being printed more than 100 years ago in the former Bucks County Gazette. This week’s entry comes from the December 4, 1908 edition of the newspaper.
Mrs. Eifie E. Carver, now a resident of Bristol, formerly of Penns Manor, who a few months ago figured in a sensation suit in court at Doylestown in an action brought by her husband, Eseeck H. Carver, was arrested at her boarding place on Radcliffe Street last Friday evening, by Officer Backville, of Bristol, and Constable Joseph E. Lenike, of Attleboro, upon a warrant issued by Squire Daniel Bilger, of Attleboro, upon the affidavit of Charles Ealy, of Tullytown.
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Mrs. Carver was charged with obtaining a horse of upon the representation that she was the owner of the farm in Penns Manor and also that she had inherited $8,000 from her father’s estate. The horse was valued $20. When the warrant was served bail was entered for the sum of $200 before Squire Kraft for her appearance before Squire Bilger at Attleboro on Monday.
At the hearing John C. Stuckert, Esq., represented Mrs. Carver, who claimed that Mrs. Carver did not buy the horse but that it was purchased by her son, Howell Carver; that the joint note given for the payment by Mrs. Carver and her son was executed and delivered on Sunday, which is illegal.
The horse was represented by Ealy as being sound, whereas the next day after the purchase the animal was taken to the manor farm where it died, and examination proved that it was badly diseased and had been “doctored” for the occasion. The defendant’s attorney also stated that the case had been before Squire White at Yardley and had abandoned and Howell had paid $5.
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Mrs. Carver then went to Burlington County where she lived with her daughter, but upon her return to Bristol a few weeks ago, her husband persuaded Ealy to again bring prosecution against his wife, charging her with the obtaining of property under false pretense.
Squire Bilger dismissed the case and placed the cost among the prosecutor. The dismissal of the case was made upon a technicality, the affidavit having been left blank where the date of the alleged fraudulent action should have been.
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