Daily Republican., 1882-12-09
FIFTH EDITION
THIS hOBNINs's sEssIoI
Tho Jury In she Treapas. al
Charged by JudES Houston . -
ON q PFOmIssOry Note


Court opened at $50 o'cloCL i
morning, and Judge Houston procsad
to charge the jury in the case O ~ Q
sell Coe VS.. Thomas English. Wnny
d. Wilds, John 4. Poor and pst,I @
Mellon. "t
The Judge discussed the ev,d..
and instructed the jury that If tbsv
lieved from the evidence that the y.
seized and taken away were the n.y.
ty of Russell Coe, the plaintiff in
case, then they must find a yerdIo.
his favor.
If they found that he was entit,.i
recover, they would also be iustiaSt
allowing him interest from the tims
goods were seized.
The Judge had scarcely tiuishsd
charge when Mr., Harrington Vavs
tioe to the Court that he would sls
oeptions to the charge. After tbs
retired Mr.. Lore said that he was -
TO proceed with the case 90 on tbs
list.
This is n suit brought BY Cba,ls!
McCarty against John j LockWOoI
q promissory note dated Dec. 1st
for 1856 SO due Angus 4th, lS7S
Lore appeared for McCarty And
BiRgs represented the defendant
j. Lockwood.
John 8, Crouch sworn and tss,
that he is q clerk in the Oit,srs;
tional Bank Of Middletown, MI
was protested at that bauk for va
funds.
George Estlestire sworn and ia.
that he is member Of the bs, i,
State Of New York.
In answer to questions pronou
by Mr.. Biggs he said that be M
Interest whatever In this nOte n
result of this suit.
He had never been consulted as 4
sci in the case; he was present
the note was transferred to McC
This closed the evidence for ths 4
tiff and MIR. Biggs opened for tbS
fendant.
! He said that this note had been 4
to d. s. Slpperlv by John j, Lock,
as payment for a patent rich
pruning shears.
The note was afterwards trapS,
by Sipperly to Charles n. MCOarty
the defendants contend that they 1
received any consideration for the
and further that 1t did not come
the possession Of McOarty until Al
had been protested.
James Tatman sworn and tes
that he resides at Middletown, Hs
, psen with Mr., Sipperly when be w
| to sell the right of the shears
: 4 Lockwood was willing 10 buy the
: for Cecil County, Nd, but Sin
; said that county was already prOn
10 another man. He however Of
to sell him New Castle County,
The witness did not know Nj.
rarty, the plaintiff in this suit
John Peoples sworn and Ted
that he Is the cashier Of the MAI
Bank nf Wilmington. The nOtd
3 shown to him, and identified as b
= passed through his bank and bod
: stamp. If the note had been p
= would have been credited to a bad
Philadelphia they in turn would
. credited to q bank In New York,
8 It would have been credited 10 the
! giving it.
Atthis point the jury In tho %
Russell Coo came In and rsnde
q verdict in his favor for SlS26,
il about $48 less than the amount
ed.
The McCarty case was then proc
r with, and the examination Of MI.
Q pies concluded.
VI Mr.. Biggs offered several letters
, had been sent by D, s, SIpperly,
were objecVsd TO by Mr. Lore The
examined them and decided that
i could be admitted in evidence.
10 Richard Ewbanks sworn andte
0 ttat he is the cashier Of the Na
10 Bank of Delaware,
}. He has been in the banking Ou
It since 1860; the universal cuSto
10 specting notes is TO protest them
1t name of the last party Oh the no
IS 1t is held by bank, it would b
y tested in that name.
Several witnesses that had
been examined we're reCalleOi
after each had answered few
, tionp, MIR. BiRgs stated that 10
i' rest his case.
N Il being ! O'Clock the Court az
10 ed until 9 O'Clock this afternoon
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