Daily Republican., 1880-11-26
FIFTH Enlr,ov
STILL THE LInEL CAsV

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NEW CAiTLE, Nov. 26.-Con,, a..
cd this morning at 10 O'Clock ~ XIV
full bench, and trial Of the libel oa any, y
the Delaware State Mutual Pirs SOC
Marine Insurance company, va ny
liam 7. Croasdals was resumed W
The court, Chief Justice Comso.
called attention To the fact that dns
the trial on Wednesday last, Mr. T.
counsel for the plaintiff 10 exam "
his Witnesses, attempted to prov
only the withdrawal Of policy ,coI,1
from the insurance company on ao.1 @
OF 1.-THE attacks OF the defendant ~
the columns of Every Evening hro soa!
remarks these people made v v ou!
withdrew. Objection to tb' Is1 1s1 !.
made by Counsel for the dS,a Lou os
Mr.. Lore had been CONT n, a'y witL
proving the withdraw ala and T',a Ism "l
The court now said hat il tbona g ,Au y,
Mr.. Lore had q ,.,eriect rjpbt =,
what the people said vbsno o1t Gag "
their policies + ON the companV
William d Mullin, whose ey,ni
tion was NJ der way, when Con,,
journed 'on Wednesday eyepiny
Mr.. Lore commenced the rs.exsm,]
tion 10 chief. The rigid exsmira,
70 Which the witness had been AMI,
cd was had to show that he was M,
Insurance expert and not oomns,
| TO pass upon insurance matte,s b,v
been employed In 1876 by Mr.. Ga,
Of Delaware City as day laborsr
With reference to this the Win
was questioned, He said 1919 n,
| > ca, of extremely hard times and M
people were out Of employment,
work he aid was Gaping cane, vi
required skilled labor. In PallsJ
phia he bad only bssn employed d
short period to "iill in the tine.n
D. T. Hawkins, recallsd-Wl,
produced the agents ledger Of tbs
suranCs company. showing the NUT
business for each year since 1875,
giving the falling of, and also a b
showing the stock business or pOllt
issued under tae stock plan, comm
cling with January l, 1878.
Under cross.sxsmination the with
said that the last named book
tanned all the policies issued OBJ
the stock plan since the first Of ID
Witness said that lie had a ys
right to examine the books Cu.iu
but he had not exercised that nj
when James II. Myers was Ssrs!
and Treasurer. The entries were N
by Mr.. Hollister, the assistant ssHt
ry, who was now In Ohio. Since !
nary 18th, 1880. witness had Teen
rstary, but he had never cyamid
the book carefully. The same e7iis
as above was brought out with ri
ence TO the book containing the nd
al business.
Mr.. Lore then offered To intrOiuS
books in evidence, when Mr., pi
jscted, saying that the D., ,.r,, =,
waive all objection to > 'oo booE, NJ
insurance compau~ bsipg jptrr5r..
they would Introduce the books d
r4snCiug VITA 1876, when the fr.l
tack was made ss alleged in tho ID
instead OF with 1878.
Mr.. Lore said that the falling cd
the eompany's business did Dol
mence until 1878, but the books 4
ruled out.
George R, Roberts, sworn--l ltvd
Wilmington. | promised Mr. Nytr
take out an insurance policy on
property in the Delaware State Mu
T. & n. ], Co., but was prevented
90 doing by the attacks upon the
Germ in Every Evening, Ttc sUd
to which / intended to insure vM
500, which amounted in another
pAuy to 81 10 per year.
Crosse -examined-I am engaged
collector for the REPUBLICAS and
been for IA years.
"Do you not know" asked NhB
that Mr.. Croasdale has brought
against the REPUBLICAN for Tbs
mattsrH"
The question was objsctei ! to aDd
clsrsd inadmissibls by the court
witness, being asked II his retGn
insure had been caused by ceFtai1
port published in the papers bya
Wilmington insurance cOmpani@i
piled that he had read two ra7't
one from a number OF citizeus, 10
Of the company, and the Other
"all the other insurance comPsgl'
town combined, against IT," be
read an article In the Every L7el
denouncing the first nemed comm
as falsifers and lost confidence IL %
Levi Garrett, Paris T. Carile,It'
B. Bell, A. l.. Richardson, A. J.schf
George Humphries and William bi
offered further testimony in the cs