Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-28
SIIPE RI0R COURT.
,,SEsDAY ARTERHOOH's Pro
CEEDIN6s-THE bUCAiN0-
uAm CASE NOT FlNlsns ED.

r,. sup.rior Court resumed psooesd.
lS o'clock on WeduesdAy affair.
lpSp aSn with all the Judges present. The
chief Justice An n9unced thes . majority
n ,b the court had decided not TO grant
|.ss motion OF tho counsel for the do.
U ssUce, for n Don-suit, tn, the caso of
pnct " ingham " Co., use OF Bepj amin
! Ciark. vs.. Elizabeth Murray's EMO
o.,or and Mr.. Bates made his open ing
."cum,nt @ to the Jury. When be closed
~ examination of witnesses for the
|ss,snse was commenced.
lanes Il. Mprfay WsA sworn, and
,ss,fied that In 1889 he was engaged in
,hs grocery business in New Castle,
md bought goods Of Buckingham &
comnapy, for which he raid cash. He
.ssrsards wanted to purchase some
sOod, on time, and Mr.. Buckingham
s,ksd him II he could give any refer.
.ucs in Wilmington, and he told him
hs could not. hut could furnish good
|,,,erepce ID New Castle.
The witness named several parties in
I*h,, city. but Mr.. Buckingham did not
siyr him any satisfaction whether
ki,her Of them would be acceptable or
,o until the next time he came over,
IN the 23d of February, when Ls
hronph, the written reference from
M, Murray, at which time he bought
soods amounting to S286 SO, on which
he paid $50 cash. A bill for these goods
vas shown the witness by Mr.. Batter,
Hal was made ont TO James K. Murray ,
md identified by him ~ the one given
- n.,{.l RpaA Inn ham rvl,. ru 10
pr. a ~ testified that when he bad
pnrchased goods he saw them charged
him on the book, and one day when
paid him some money on account he
~ the account made out in the ledger
James Il. Murray.
Mr.. Bates presented o mum ber of bills
or goods bought from Buckingham all
Il which were made ont to James f.
lurray, and he offered them In evi
Elpure. The witness said that when
Buck ngham X Company were sold out
By the sheriff, David Buck inRham had
od him that II anyone asked him II he
bve! them any money, TO tell them he
Bid 10, and he would make IL satisfac.
lOry
Tie Witness was cross examined by
kr lore, and said he supposed that
Nr. Murray gave him the refer, nee 10
endorse his honesty Mrs. Murray told
bin to take the bills TO Squire Richard.
Pon and have them counted up, as ht
Thought Buckingham & Co. had charged
him with more goods than he had re-
kerei he had been engaged In bust nest
three years, hut could not tell what ht
meanr when be spoke of "ledgeI
Datk.
Mr.. Lore re- called David l.. Bucking
ham, who ,estifisd that the books ex.
hlblted in Court were his books OF
original entry, and that no change had
ever been made in them. He also testi
hed that james Il. Murray had never
been requested by him to tell any one,
who might ask him, that he did moi
owe the firm any thing. The bills were
nade out in the young mans name be-
canse the witness expected him 10 pay
por them, and was very sorry To have
|so fal back on the old lady. Mr.. Lore
phered to submit the case without Argu.
hent. but az Mr.. Bates insisted on
submitting certain points to the Cour,
en which he wished the jury charged
The offer was withdrawn.
Harry Emm0ns, Esq. commenced the
umming np for the plaintiff, and con.
tnded thai as Mrs. Murray had given
llt order on which the goods were fur
hlshed, her estate was liable for the
amount Of the bills contracted uI
70 the time the order was countermand
I'D
When he closed J. X. Bradford, Ess.
made the opening argument for the de
irndant He claimed that as Mr.. Buck
'agdam had admitted that he looked u
james L. Murray to pay the bills, b,
.,ld not accept the paper offered IL
Oolr, as All order, but on.y as q recon
'asnHatioh Of the character of James X
murray Tor honesty, etc.
lie war followed by George II Bates
LIr who made the closing argumen
Ior Me defendant, and spoke abou
nsrhly minutes. Charles Is. Lore
h'q c.osed The argument and when h
nu'sh'd, 'be Court without submitting
1a 1ae ease I" the jury adjourned uEti
~ O'e'"ck tbis morning.