Daily Republican., 1882-12-04
SUPERIOR COURT.
.o,NOs sATUKDAY AT
PBOCES.oON-WITNESsEs IN
S.sE SANDERS CASE.


" sclai ssIs / Of the property OF William
ltlsS pS and wife at Summit bridge on
R'nnc R'OO anu that the sffadavit under
|hs g groShnu .hs rnle was granted, was defec-
~ NV The Court refused to alscnaree sonar %
y, ,uls, and ordered the witnesses to
heIuIe, uuI,t,spdapce on Monday morning.
eIn 1.aa MsV' Belchler was recalled and
InOSst DoOs examination by Mr.. spruance
pSciTIas%' E,siII1sm Lynch sworn and testified
Mii'Gi IL the senior member Of the
lN d William " Lynch & Co., dry goods
..Isrs ~ in philadelphia. ,
+ erlslI n u, n mace Of business is on Market
~, l.s" n that city; have been in the
~. sno.. ~ about twenty seven years; in
~ sue, lanes A. Sanders bought about
M Worth of goods; in 1878 he bought
',bIUg wv ing over s., 800 worth; he had
ns'jDt N he habit Of Rettling for goods
81 81 II Sis notes, which he always paid
llssuu,DtIy, " f James A. Sanders had never
Suph;a S.mp,tta 10 him or any member of his
n% %st he was financially embarass-
| r .S,bsr , did he suspect anything of
p Sind until February End, 1879,
H. sanders note went to protest; he
.a h. witness between $1,000 and
Iathe time he failed.
n, % Witpsss was in the store the day
N 5,Sberif's sale, and with Mr..
I'm inspected the stock, the most
TSiob was what is known to the
a, As "past" goods, that is, goods
\ n are out of style, or been Kept on
III, onipion was that the goods were
vorIh over So, 600, but as Mr. Bel
y wanted to get the place he was
1iIHug to give 90, 800, which as far as
witness was concerned he consider
satisfactory price; as no was one
tbe execution creditors he was anx.
hi tbe stock would bring as much as
s,ibe; the more the goods brought
sbSttsr it was for him.
Crss. examined by Mr.. SpruaDce, at
h sale the goods were at first put up
hnlk and Mr.. Belcher bid $1,000,
Asu the witness bid $3.50 and Mr..
.pcher bid 81, 800; when the Sheriff de-
lsl TO sell the goods at retail, witness
aIl abont an hour and then left for
blladelphia; don't know exactly what
ne /, vas when he arrived In this
N but thoughtit was before 8 O'Clock
The morning; he did not know how
cv be was at the store before the sale
brnsDced, but knows that he was
Ge long enough TO form an idea OF
b value of the goods.
Nj. HCffecker offered in evidence o
inber Of judgments that had been
htsred against James A, Sanders, in
vG Of Lynch & Co., and a number of
|hs Philadelphia creditors. They
re objected to by Messrs. Nields
kd Spsuanee and after argument by
unlel they were ruled as not being
miSSabe, and exceptions were filed
Mr.. Lore.
Robert Mills testified that he is q
lsman in the dry goods business.
/, HOfeCker asked him II he had not
an in the store Of James A. Sanders
6e latter part OF the year 1878, and
aa him say that he would he com.
ltd to bring bis son Henry L. San
S home from St. Louis, on account
bis being so expensive.
Questions objected to and objection
nstained by the Court.
Mary E, Hickey testified that she is
Dry goods clerk aud at present is en-
loyed at SpenCerS in the same build.
3 where the Sanders store formerly |
as.
The witness was with James A. San-
Prs when be carried on business at |
2. SlS Market street; entered his en-
10y in the Spring OF 1877, and was
ltl him until tho sale in 1891. |
vac morning the levy was made in |
Nv the EitneSJ went to the store as !.
aa!; and was told TO go with Mary |
Maxim up to Mr.. Sanders house
laS told to 90 by Mr.. James A. San
en; when they arrived AZ the house |
To- Sanders meS them at the door,
u took them in the parlor where |
ny sat and talked until about half
SI Ten o'clock, when Charles, Mr.. |
naerS SOD, came and told Lhem that |
ather said they could come to the |
When they got there the store was
cKea up, and Mr.. Sanders told them |
70 nome and return next morning.
laT witness went to the store next |
Vlnlhg, and attended to the business !
usual.
ah Handers was at the desk in the !
ny place that he generally occupied ; |
clerical force in the store was the
Re as 1t had always been.
previous to the sale James A. San
gaVe all directions concerning the
Y Oh goods and the conduct of the
l'leSs after Bertha took possession
was generally back at the counter
lls goods; had seen Bertha looking
yous that were offered for sale, the
as she did before che took poses.
persons coming in to sell goods
W always 60 to James A. Sanders |
Ieoolleet ever seeing Bertha buy
goods; they were always bought
O"meS A. Sanders Bertha had
gg 'a given the witness any orders re-
vang the business, they had always
Iom James A, Sanders; there
NV NV lew arrangement made with the
,u'sS ~ When Bertha took posses sion
s.' ass A Sanders paid the witness her
s@I and when she wanted any dirsc-
'Ts Sl sue went to him.
w. witness was never told of any
A uss Ss In ownership, but suppostG it
unanged trem the fact that the
Vpsfs, yps cards and other printed mat
tnoS woe chapged; Bertha never told the
~, S"'S Iuat she was the owner of the
M \, Tue Hrst size knew of the store
bsu rs passed into Henry's hands was
E'sos "u rome boxes of goods came ad-
n ~ W HlU1.
4 IL,Ha lsft y was married in August, 1889,
Ius .'ts =, me me place about two weeks pre-.
bHnN.tn bH~tnst time; James A. Sanders
isaS iSsa !, IN charge, hut the witness
IA Vsu ons snat the wrapping paper, hand
|to "pl ~ cards were changed from E.
o,5 n, L. Sanders; never received
n dTeis al M from Henry l.. Sanders
S,r ~ came from James A, Sanders
N l. =, sanders was employed as
Sal ,n an establishment in New York
DDo sSs seldom at the store in this CITY.
Ssrau turning the witness saw James
|6s 6ISSeis, S", Bertha and several others
sftesse SS eXSming some papers; Ber-
hsNs h. "aLus came and taking the
n, tb,ty ~ we hand said, 'Thank good
|vcua s .I1 y oVer;' she seemed very
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