Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-12-03
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Ihe Court Of General Sessions Of the Peace
ana jan Delivery, and the Superior Codrt, were
opened, this morning, pursuant to the adjourn
ment OF Saturday evening last.
The firat case called for trial was that of State
Us. Joseph Derias, COL, who was arraigned last
saturday, under an indictment for the Larceny.
OF grey gelding. The allegation was that on
Or about the middle of September he stole the
geloihg from Mr.. Saml. Cunningham, and sold
IL TO an old colored man named Cobb, who re-
turned the animal to it's owner. Verdict guilty.
me sentence of the Court was to pay as resti-
tuition money, S25 and costs. to be fined 5000.
on next Saturday to receive 20 lashes and to be
for State. -
Case Of James Stroop Us. VIM. Lore was called
ior tflal. This was an action for work and la
Dor, performed by the plaintiff, as carpenter,
ON the detendants farm in Virginia Claim @l44
Defendant denied the Inning, and showed that
plalntln went there on visit to his tenant and
remained there some eight months, and while
there this work was done, voluntarily, and with
out any solicitation, with the exception of some
hve days and for which defendant has been paid /;
that II there had been any hiring or contract, il
must have been between the tenant and plain
tiff.
Case submitted without argument to the Jury,
who rendered a verdict for plaintiff Of $40 W.
q. Whiteley, Esq, for Plaintiff Lore as counsel
for Defendant.
Case No. 49, Chas A Keasley us. Samuel
Kelley. This was an action of aHsumpsit on a
check drawn by Lewis u Son in favor Of Kelley
and by him endorsed to the plaintiff. Jury rem
dered verdict for plaintiff for S852i4 O. b.
Lore, ESQ., for Plaintiff.
No. Is Jacob Hoffman u.s. Samuel Kelley.-
Action OF assumpsit ON Promssory note drawn
by Lewis " Son in favor OF Samuel Kelley and
by him endorsed to the Plaintiff. Jury render
cd a verdict Of s2l3S 43, in favor of Plaintiff.
Geo. IL. Dates, for Plaintiff.
Isaac 5. Thompson Us. Lewis r. Almond. ex-
eculors. This was an action to recover years
maintenance Of a son of Lewis II. Almond. The
lacts ln substance were, that Almond, some
where about 1886, married Miss Day daughter
Of Plaintiffs wife by her first husband) that
about 1857 he enlisted in the Regular Army, and
his wife went to Plaintiffs house, where tine
son was born; Almond returned in 1859 but
uld hot return to his wife; shortly after she
dled he then married a second time and died in
the latter part of lS70 this boy always lived
with his step-grandtather who alone provided
Tor him he is and always has been in very deli
cate health; 1t appeared that Lewis Almond
had made REQUESTS that the boy should be given
to hlm, but never took any decided steps ia the
matter and the Plaintiff and wife always eyinced
great desire TO keep him. After argument by
the Counsel, and without charge from the Court
the Jury retired and returning rendered a yer-
dict IN favor of Plaintiff for S6l2. Counsel for
Plaintiff, VIM G.. Wmteley, Esq O. b. Lore,
Esq for Defendant
No. "a, Nicholas Green and wife rs Adam
Grubb, action on the case for damages The
allegation ON the part of the plaintiffs, are that
on May I'd 1871, defendant unlawfully caused a
trench to be dug across the pavement in the 9th
Wand OF this city, and that Mrs Green, on that
night, in company with her sister-n-law, were
walking towards the home OF the latter when
she Mrs. Green, not seeing this trench, fell
INTO and was severely and permanently injured
that 1t was dark night, and not suiii ient light
placed so as to give proper warning of the dan
ger They claim as damages s30O0 Quite a
number OF witnesses examined by the plaintiff to
substantiate these facts, but the examination not
having been concluded at O'Clock, f. M the
case was continued until tomorrow, at 10 O'clock
to which hour the Courts were adjourned