Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-12-09
+ 18TH ED|7|0i



Superior Cont ~ uft
Jn oaUcs this. this morning, I wi,s a q
Immediately after tina 49,,
IN ,hn Esq. attorney for I tha &. X
"a a sne suit Of Phiness NJ. 'p p Play
springer, Cause g. Co.. s AZ, Barber
Judgment had been s announced
plaintiff. entered for
xy The case of Aaron G. E,,,.,
VIM. Forbes. Robert u r England
james Martin, Sheriff, was v, a na1Ea
mp, when Mr.. Hoffecks," was as, again y
sorneys for the plaintiff, o If" ., ths|
IN evidence q record Of tbs O., o
return Of an execution ava sue snsi
g Banks After q coutsp, 1sass Vi
u, me Q attorneys it was finally Any, ~,
sne record should be admitted Ss, 10
closed the case for the nls,u,I,ss 0d
Mr.. kields made the openinn ,a,
70 the jury for the dsfsrSS.a1,s Oll
winch the examination Of NJ,
was commenced. VI ~l'n(
Robert X. Banks was svo,r
tified that he WAS one Of ths su
Forbes q Banks, in the whss I ~,
business. Their place wa, ON ,h ,a. !
side OF Market street bridge 'H y
Spring Of 1884 he was callsS ~
Mir; England, who said he h.S Sp !
spokes for sale, and asked wbs,
were paying for them, wal
| The witness told him tb,, ~.
paying from Sl8 to S25 a thau 'u'
did not need any at that TINA. ' n.
Mr.. England that he erpects, n !
an order for some cheap wbss..
that II they got 1t, they wouIs
some commoners spokes than
they had on hand and an n
would come and see the spOkas j,
told the witness to drive 10 N
Heights camp ground, and h
have no trouble In finding him.
three weeks afterwards the Vitns
company with his brother, wan, \
highlands house to see the ,pot.1
no WAS not AZ nome.
They went into the woods and
lined the spkoes, and inst as Ina,
about TO start away Mr.. England
, up and asked what they thought n
! The witness answered that thsy
pretty good, but would be yery /
when they dried out.
He asked Mr.. England VII,
wanted for them, and be said
thousand, when the witre@ /,
thought that rather high, bu, {
;, 1 agreed 10 take them II the vi
would take his pay in two or
I notes, the first TO be made paysd
|. Ninety days, Mr, England sgro|
i this, aud said somathn.S abOulw1
: his wagon repaired.
The witness told him that thei
+ a number OF carriage builders hal
I mingtou that they had dealings
= who would do the work and they
Il pay for it and deduc. the amount
the bill for the spokes. ThiI
$ agreed TO by England. and ,hsHu
OF spokes was received April 2la
. remainder abou. q week later
n AT this time the firm Of Fol-
Banks WAS solvent, aud had nO
q any checks or notes protested
n judgment bond was given to tha
" ness brother u make him raj
there was no understanding or
!, ment that any execution shOad|
ii sued on IL, neither did the witness
~ that any had been issued at the u
bought the spokes.
Is Mr.. England called on him 4
q early part OF May, and asked
)I q note, with q good endOtser ID
rt ment, for the spokes, He told
- could not DO 1t, as there was a. 81
i. levy on the place after some "
went away, aud the witness d
&c see him again for week, VIII
n came back again accompanied 2
Coroner. II
ID By this time they had used
5000 OF the spokes, and the REM
Is were piled near the engine house
~ when Mr.. England's spOkes were
~ cd away they took at least ! GOO
he spokes with them, some Of which
much better than those got from
X The witness was subjected to .
and searching crcss-eKaminati
Mr.. Hoffecker, during which he
in several material points from
rect testimony. This eEsninatlI
continued until O'CLOCK, wien
10 adjourned until . O'Clock this ai'e