The daily gazette., 1880-05-08
NEWARK LETTER.
THE DEAN-wILsoN sUIT-NEws ITEMS.
Special correspondence OF the Gazette.
NEWARK, May Sth, 1880.

THE DEAN-WlLsON SUlI-Nh We lIhMb.
Special correspondence OF the Gazette.
NEWARK, May Sth, 1880.
The egg hatching machine. belonging
to Mr.. David Caskey, Is in full opera
ton. Out of one hundred and fifty eggs
one hundred chickens were Matched.
Not so bad for beginning.
One of the sheds In Wright & Sons
lumber yard fell down on Wednesday.
Fortunately, no one was under 1t at the
time.
Mr.. John Pilling will soon take an
extended trip for the benefit OF his
health, which has been much impaired
Of late.
The pigeons let loose here last Satur-
day reached their destination (Gsrman-
town, Pa), one in "a minutes, the
other in one hour and ten minutes
DIR. Skinner and Miss ADnie Clark
weru united IN the holy bands of matri-
mony on Thursday evening, in the
Glasgow Church, Rev. J. L. Polk offici-
atiDg
The health of sx-representat
Deans wife is somewhat improved.
Mr.. Jefferson Darlington. agraduate
of Delaware College, has accepted po-
sition as school teacherlat McDouough,
Del. He entered upon his duties on
Monday last.
The law suit between Mr.. William
Dean and Samuel Y. Wilson, which
has been town talk for some time,
came off yesterday. Samuel Y. Will
son brought suit against VIM. Dean
partly on an old account dating back
to 1872 and 1875, and one item, Octo-
Der, 1879, for "a so. But the principal
item was for $40, which Mr. Wilson
had sent to Mr.. Dean by check, un-
der the following singular circum-
stances: In December, 1870, Mr..
Dean wrote to Mr.. Wilson, saying
that knowing he was good business
man, if he would send him (Dean) his
check for $40, he would inform him
how he could make 500, and if he
failed to do this he would return him
the check. Mr.. Wilson sent the check
and Mr.. d. replied by saying that he
he had heard that Mr.. Wilson had of
feIed $1,000 to find out who was the
author Of the letters called Tricks on
Farmers" and il he would send his
check for 1890 more, he (Dean) would
give the desired information. Mr..
Wilson did not answer this, alleging
he supposed Dean was joking, and
would soon return tie $40 check; but
after waiting months, finding Dean
had drawn the money on the check
and made no movement towards re-
turning it, he sued him on the old ac-
count and for the $40 in an action of
assuinpsit. Mr.. Dean demanded ref
erees and employed lgnatius c. Grubb
Esq, as his attorney. Mr.. Wilson
employed J. l.. Vallandigham, Esq.
of his town, and to-day, when they
met TO try the case at Esquire Spring
er's office, the crowd was 80 large that
the trial took place in the large ball
room of the Deer Park Hotel.
A very large crowd assembled, and
the nest was very animated. Mr..
Grubb occupied nearly two hours in
his cross-examination of Mr.. Wilson.
In the after noon Mr.. Grubh offered a
plea of the Statute of Limitation to
$l9 go of the account. Mr.. Vallan-
digham, claimed that he had plead it
too late, that it was kind of plea that
should be made especially, and could
not be taken advantage of after the
trial commenced. Mr.. Grubb claimed
that before the trial had commenced
he had stated that he intended to
plead it to the Justice, Mr.. Springer,
who admitted that to be fact. MIR
Vallandigham said he should have
made the plea to the referees before
the examination of witnesses com.
menced.
The war Of words was very exciting
In the end Mr.. Dean said if he was al
lowed to speak he would withdraw tn,
plea of Limitation. Mr.. Vallandig
ham intimidated that rather than suf
fer such an infiiction, he would leav,
the whole matter to his referees. Mr.
Grubb then offered several witnesse
as to Mr.. Wilson's books being badl,
kept all of which was objected to ant
ruled out.
Mr.. Dean had made tender and de
posted some 81 SO in the hands Of IT,
Justice, and the whole fight was now TO
the costs. The speeches were yer
lively on both sides, although both attoI
neys Kept their temper better Than thei
J clients. The case was given to the n
terees at fifteen minutes OF SIX, the cas-
having commenced at ten a. IN Tb
Referees shortly returned with a verdi,
OF sl4.5O for the plaintiff, Wilson, thu
throwing all the costs, some S14.OO, O
Mr.. Dean.