Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-05-02
COURT PROCEEDlN6s.
DisaEreeing Judges ON tho tPhrsts Churc
Troubiee.

Disagresins Judges ON tho tPbrsta Cnurcn
Tr0ubier.
BEFORE JUDGE LIVINGSTON.
In tho case of Catharine Herr VI. Henry
Eshleman, action IN replevin, the jury rem
dered verdict in favor oil the plaintiff
for SlO7 60, the amount claimed with in
terest.
DR.. A c. Trsichler. of ElizabethtOwn vs..
the U. B. mutual aid society OF Pennsylva-
MA. This is an action to recover 81, 600.
the amount Of q policy bearing the date Of
May %, 1874, on George Snyder, who died
on December 1, 1879. The plaintiff ad-
mitted that there were stipulatiOns
in the constitution aud by laws Of
the association, some Of which he
claimed to have strictly Complied
with, whilst there were others which he
contended had been abrOgated BY the 80
c;ety's own acts therefore, there was no
cause for forfeit Oh account Of nOu COM
pliauce with them. These facts were
proven by the testimony Of DR.. Treichler
by whom the payments were made, to
Addison Eaby, ths local agent OF the
company, of all assessments due up to the
time of decedout's death. 1t was admit
ted that the last payment OF installments,
then overdue to the amount of $3.50, made
to MIR. Eaby ON the Goth of June. 1879,
had not been receipted for, by reason, as
is alleged, of the plaintiff not having the
notices with him at the time of the pay
ment. The date of Snydsr's death was
shown and the refusal of the company to
pay the amount of insurance. On trial.
BEFORE JUDGE PATTERSON.
In the Hartman will case twenty seven
witnesses have been called in rebuttal to
show that no undue influence was exer-
cised over the deceased who was competent
to make a will. The case will not reach
the jury to day.
Tho seventh Day Bsptists.
The bonds of Lorenz Nolde, VIM. Mad
lam and Henry Shaffner, claiming to be
the legally elected trustees Of the g. Seventh
Day Baptist church Of Ephrata," having
been presented for approval by the court,
and also that of A. F. Madam, Jos. j. r.
Zerfuss and I. Konigmacher, claiming,
too, to be the trustees of the said church,
Judge Patterson this morning, after a
short conference with Judge Livingston at
the opening of court, announced that he
would file the opinion of the court, ap-
proving the bond of the first named.
NO" interrupted Judge Livingston,
Mark mo dissenting.
S1SO Ht u.S6aCis Ao'OitCu ouuSO
Patterson, "an opportunity to read my
opinion and he refused to do so"
"NO, would not," said Judge Liv
ingston, when man for the first time
brings an opinion to me to read when am
in tho midst of trying au important
case"
Judge Patterson then directed the clerk
to endorse the bond Of NOlde, Madam
and ShafIner g approved by the court "
Judge Livingston to the clerk Mark
on that that dissent, and mark also that
approve the other bond"
Judge Patterson Yes, and mark me
dissenting from that"
Judge Livingston " See that you have
that properly endorsed
Judge Patterson " All right. 1t shall
| be done as directed. l will guarantee to
see that it is endorsed as We have
| agreed
Summons and CaI,tas.
On the petition Of Thomas i. HOlahan,
ESQ.,, the court granted rule to show
cause why the order of court made ON last
Saturday, in the action of slander brought
by Henry E. Wolf against Edw. YOhn,
in which plaintiff was ordered to pay
thirty shillings, and his writ was abated,
should not be rescinded, amount Of fine
refunded and the writ reinstated. As
there seems to be difference of opinion
in regard to tho law in this case it was
reserved for future argument and con-
| sideratiCn.