Daily Republican., 1882-12-30
THIRD EDITION.
UNITED STATES COURT.
Cen In unIiOn " Ino Reg bold Case
"A Jury DFRWn.

presented au appeal, which he requisite
sAonld he entered upon the record
of the Court.
Upon Mr.. Bates making objection
the appea was Withdrawn.
Mr.. Bird opened the ease for th
plaintiff, and said that this was fol
elgn attachment, brought for the rt
Covery Of damages for breach OF con
tract.
lie cited six specific breaches of cor
tract against the defendant, and sal
that in violation # contract hetweel
the parties, the defendants had sen
DO ats to the Elk, Sassafras and Susque
hanna rivers, and thereby interfereC
with The plaintitf'S business and CauseC
him considerable loss.
Mr.. Bird then, by direction of tn,
Court, read the printed pleas of the de
fence, in which all the allegations mad
by the plaintiff are coDtradieted, ant
contended that the contract had no
been violated.
Mr.. Bird then addressed the Jury
aud said that the contract had been VIC
lated by the defendant in every way
and proceeded to state the facts of the
case as follows The plaintiff has large
sums Of money invested in peach farm
in Cecil county, Md, and wished tt
make arrangements with the defend
ant to carry his fruit to market.
The New York and Baltimore Trans
portation Line, generally known as the
ErricsoR Line, said to MIR. ReybOld,
the plaintiff;
"You must guarantee me 500 If We
carry your freight whether we carry
that amount or not, and if you send
over that quantity you must pay the
regular rates"
Mr.. Reybo then, in 1858, bought the
stea mboat William Whi!diu to carry
the peaches raised by himself and
others in his neighborhood. He con-
ceived the idea OF having his boat fitted
out as passenger ard freight boat to
run in opposition to the line of the de.
PENDANT, and the latter thereupou made
Overtures to him which he repealed
again and again, but finally agreed to 70
10 the office OF the company in Phlladel-
phia, where he signed contract with
the President and the Secretary and
Treausurer of the Company, now the
defendant
BY that contract Mr.. ReYbold was
not TO run the Whildin or any other
boat in opposition to the boats Of the
defendant between New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore, and he, the
plaintiff, was TO have the control of thu
trade between points on the Elk, Sassa-
fras and Susquehanna rivers and Phila.
delphia without opposition OF the de
PENDANT.
mr.. Bird claimed that this contract
had been faithfully adhered to by the
plaintiff, until his boat was seized by
the Government in April, 1861, at her
wharf in Philadelphia.
Mr.. RaybOld then endeavOred tC
charter boat TO put on his line, but
found that it was not posi- BILE 70 do &C
at that time. In 1862 he bought thu
boat known as the Diamond State, and
ran her during the remainder of that
season, and during tue peach seasons Of
1856? 1864 The steamer Whi.den
was " ed to him after the war had
CLOSED, ~LC when he undertook to mi
her back on the route, he found that II,
was opposed By the boats Of the defend
ant.
In 1867, he formed n company called
the Union Line, and the defendant, fol
the purpose OF driving him off, reduce,
the rate for carrying peaches from iii
teen cents per basket to four.
The plaintiff persistentIy protested
against the Infringement of his Nights
and il 1861 wrote 10 the defendant 70,
OueStiuE hm to have The contract an