Daily Republican., 1882-05-18
SUPERIOR COURT.
,GfA1NAs.I. .RLE ARGUMENT
pLoEspAY LossoA ArTIESoos.


W. CoyRrNEY CASE
@r.assr,ssA @r,.ass,s Abe AssUnEST s,n.
.,,hled at 8 o'clock yes
Opurt rsssss,n rsssSon and Mr.. Lore - com, ,1,s
s,dsy sfterDCIT DcInsipg argument to the
s.pced the ciVI that the opposing coun'
iry. he Hs,sd saiu that the case should .oe De
y bad uias,aiug urseaui to the evidence, Ga. !
sc s,a ID 's1eI 'ereie and pick up pc every, cry,
roand5, |, the ID could. oai They reminded him M
aIDg they CVa Vorescher who advised ths
Iths young 4 Sis congregation not to
ruDg men ~ ~ and when caught doing It
us the igaId g,li' them hen to do as he said, and q
pussli t0lId Gid The gentlemen on me
ahsr SIDE sl, pas a. = happy bower, apalace
Curhnsy.s Sut @ when it takes such a
dulten's' this Jd Cholding up the strap
W.T. neaCe, he thuusn'
pissl .g.ss p,ss', With him in saying that
would 's,sIb .s,s has been overdrawn.
bt plc'u'o rsad the rticle in the News
Nj lG.r .bat the opposing counsel had
nas'lu -cna , construction en- what Mr.;
puts srUiS ,iS " Mr.. Conrad. All he said
f,n,1 Al, q, a,uta 'G wv. was step daughter Of
w 'nls y C"urtney, and that was no
Hnly, -, " t tbs assault. Instead of this
auss lvi n., .a article being a justification
,sHspape' sl y aurgravation. u Mr.. spruance
Es Am an msncement Of his argument
n ins y, iys bis Wal paint, t,andmake an attack
hd9n On. D's ssTspaper Ss men; the speaker
on sae ;. A .nre but if the gentleman
w. su w, have had his feathers on, but
soau ,hs L, sory scalps of the reporters
thN ~, 'ss nave been dangling at his belt.
e9alu M IA u",s n0t attack the good looking ex-
hs il1,an u,u II M tbs Morning News, but vented
eGl%a q VI. y, snIsep on the reporters. 1t may
\, ~ possble that he was afraid = r II ne ne un, ..
Ss,tOoS y O0s 70 set astride of him, that he
aasySts aaM snd somebody astIide of him.
Sa ro,s reviewed the evidence of
4. ~, witness Baker, and said that 1t
Wv .u'aa 10 show that Courtney spent
W ssIrs S,s,ter n part Of his time in the wit.
~, Ss bar room, playing baGatelle and
~ baar' Then this brave Mr..
SIrtts Ssnrtusy instigated his wife to do an
v .~,hat he was too cowardly to do him
IN Mi He chose the plan that he thought
~, amid 4 degrade his victim the most; it
,orH 'v not have been as much of a dog
,.i,tiOp s for him to have done it, filled
~bs was with young blood and beer,
but no, he got the woman that he had
,,oru 10 love and protect, to commit
,bp,ct, aid when she logged him urged
M on with such choice expressions as
.Gjye him HI Kate, " give it to the
nav headed son of b-h." The speak
snid that we have had three doctors
n his case, Drs Whiteley, Sprusnce
md Mckay; and referred in sarcas-
tc manner to the opinions that had
bsn expressed by the first two, in re-
ard to the injuries that had been sus.
asiued BY Mr.. Tatnall.
Atthe conclusion Of Mr.. Lore's ar
uuent, the court without charging |
lie Jury dismissed them until ten
o'clock this morning, when tho judges
charge will be delivered. Mr.. Nields
nted to the court that by consent,
Judgment had been entered in favor of !
hsplsintitt for $3.50, in the suit of
Ae Union American Circle of Friend.
dip vs.. James H. Duckery.
Ajury was ther drawn and the case
dHiett Graham VS.. Patrick Brogan |
Va McOmmenced; Cooper for the plain
tGMd Vallandigham for the defsn-
dlt This was an action brought to
recover on a promissary note for $500,
gIaby Patrick Brogan to Hiett Ora
hnou the 10Th of July, 1880, and
patpayable in thirty days. Mr.. Coop
Ghd the note to the jury and said
'hGhe would rest his case for the pres
snt
aI Vallandigham opened for the
Nindant, and called several witnesses
opfove that at the time the note was
p7en, Brogan was intoxicated and did
'@ Know what he was doing, or that
Nfeceived any consideration for the
0A
The witnesses however seemed to
NOV very little about Patrick's condl-
'ol az the time he signed the note. Mr..
copper called Mr.. Rodney to the stand.
y letestltied that he had drawn up the
Ne V and signed it for Patrick Brogan
dis request He gave the note in
allent OF claim Of Hiett Graham
~ y horse and wagon belonging to him
nv lad been damaged while in use by
lsuelendant. At the time the note
~ maze Brogan was sober. The wit.
~ y ail not know at the time Brogan
'an a,s MN TO sign the note, whether he
Ia!d NJ write or read.
a. AF' cooper said that he would close
'.Ii sIaaa asked the jury TO render a
'ulCt M Tor S53l.05 the amount OF the
,aGlpaI aud interest. The Chief j us.
instructed als the jury that there was
,J,lelee .,i,le and they should render a
nu,Vs non.. tut the plaintiff for the full
y avaut which they did without leav-
\ iIs S,aa, vass OF the Philadelphia Iron
n a 'eel , company VS.. Bowers, Dure
w., !. was given to referees.
nnaNs b 'ue case of Ella Robalen VS.. W. M.
M rr4Itu ,0o, q Co., appealed from May
M Dd,n, 400 hs Judgment was given by de-