Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1880-11-23
the SUPERIOR COURT.
what was Done Yesterday After.
nOon-CroasdaIe Drops both his
Libel Saits.


Libel 1aits.
Specially Reported isr the Republican.
NEw CASTLE, Nov. 22-After the re-
port III the late edition OF the RSPUBLI
CAN closed the cass Of Ssilsr Va. Butl.r
was taken up. Gsorge V. Massey
Rsq.. represented the plaintiff; the de
tsndant had no counsel, Mr. Lore, hav
ing Withdrawn.
This was an action on a promissory
nots against Butler who had made it.
The amount, principal and interest
was q 3l4 81.
A. J. Wilson, ex Recorder Of Kent
County was called to the witness stand
and testified that he would take the
signature Of the note to be Buffers,
judging from his hand writing as seen
upon deeds. The jury rendered a YER
dict for the plaintiff as stated above
without leaving the box.
At ] 40 O'Clock court took recess to
3 o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the case OF William Luke VS.
0'Byrne Bros,, and Il. H. McMullen vs.
0'Byrne Bros, judgement was given
for costs for plaintiff.
Mr.. Whitley, in the case Of Dough.
erty vs.. Dougherty, asked for q rule
on the plaintiff for bill Of particulars,
which was refused. He also asked
that the case be allowed to 20 over
until the next panel, because George
Dougherty, Jr., who was interested in
the case was q juryman. This was
granted.
1t WAS generally understood that one
Of the Rvery Evening libel suits woald
come up during the afternoon. 1t will
be remembered that At the morning
session the sait Of Croasdale vs.. VIM.
Bright, DR.. J. R. Tantum, OF al. had
been continued. The case expected to
come mp was that Of the Delaware State
Fire 4 Marine Insurance Co. vs.. W.
T. Croasdale. All the witnesses were
present and the court called the case,
when Mr.. Lore, counsel for the insur.
ance company said, "Your Honor, be
fora We 20 On with this case We should
like the case Of CrOasdsls vs.. D. 7.
Hawkins disposed Of. L! comes before
the one now about TO be tried"
"Are you ready for trialf" asked
Mr.. Bird who evidently wanted to post
pone the dissgIesable act OF dropping
the suit IS long as possible.
"Yes," replied Mr.. Lers, "ready st
any time"
Mr.. Bird, consulted q moment with
Mr.. BAtss and then simply said, "dis.
continued"
The case Of the Insurance company
against Croasdale was then taken up.
Nearly all the witnesses answered 20
their names, but 1t was found upon in
quiry that Mr.. CroAsdale, whS had
b. en- summoned dences tuum to bring
with him tho tiles OF the Every Evening
OF the years 1877, 1878, 1879 and 1880,
con aiming all the alleged libellous ar
ticlSs, had neglected to bring the files
for the fIst named year.
Counsel for plaintiff Mr.. Lore and
Whiicley then asked that the case be
until to morrow morning, aS
they could not safely 60 into trial
without the evidence which the mis-.
sing fle contained.
The dsendaut's counsel Me,srs. Bird
and Bates argued that the plaintiff
really had no knowledge Of the fact
that the file was not haze until the
witness was asked to produce them on
the witness stand. The Counsel on
the other side maintained that the pa
pers We're important, tending to show
their case in the inception, and the
Ease was therefore continued as applied
for.