Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-26
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wno,,ana Justice aud Ass..
w Gotten and Houston vera a, A1ssoci
u ~nsn court resumed proceei H. pre-
O'Clock this morning. 'ihgs at
MIR. Nields closed his
Inc plaintiff in the case of s xTI,nent
brown after which tho ''mael
charged by Chief Justice Co,1Juiy
retiied at l0.40 O'Clock sN
Mr.. Chandler called ,boo
saturday, asking for a rule I po ~. nea'
William Garrison, on property
below Walnut, on account ', os
ency of price. Judge Hous, VI ilsu
aside. 'o''lhg the
The case OF Anthony Rsybo,d >.
Delaware City, Salem and PH,i,tMl;,
steam boat Navigation Comn ,,suel
George Gray and Il, G. R e'as
Esd, apPear!yfor the plaintiff aad
thony Higgins and William a Suq !
ance, Esq, for the defepdan,v
| "nioh Will no DOM
as follows: ''ng' al
TOT some years prior to ls77A,,,
Key bold, the plaintiff, was n AZ.
OF the steamboat company, and I y
meeting of the directors in ls1s
Mr.. Reybold introduced the sn, ~
the employment Of one of their W.,
by the government dnrDs
war, AID proposed that sta s
taken to recover from the ~
States an amount OF money paId
company:for piloltage of tbr ny
swan, while in the employ NJ %s
eminent, and which he clajmei.S
have been paid by the mia !.
This wasnot acceeded to By Tho
tors, and Mr.. Keybold then ma,
that he be allowed to collec, tAsnl
for his own use, paying all thee,nl
himself.
| The directors agreed to this am
commenced to prosecute the c,am
1873 he wrote letter to the di,s
asking if they still intended to sdS,
the agreement, and received !
that they did. He then contipusa
the case, employing counsel in N
ingtoD,and furnishing the money h
the expenses himself.
| After the lapse of four years,ha
was in a condition to collect, and
company then cent its atoms
Washington, and obtained The M
collected by Mr.. Keybolds asol
This suit is nQw brought to recoysr|
moEcy, or to be paid expenses Incl
land for services rendered,
II Anthony feybold Was ssnrr.
testified that he was a drec.ol q
philadelphia, Delaware CITY and n
Steamboat Navigation CompaLv
was present at a meeting held al
r loflice OF Thomas Clyde in phlaleII
in the latter part OF 1876, when tsJ
, witness, stated TO the other dirsl
that he thought they had clai
Washington for pilotage OF The sta}
, Swan.
i He urged them to prosecute
claim, but SOL OF the other dire
objected, and said 1t would oul !
throwing good money after bad. /
witness then asked them II le
have whatever money lie could col
and they agreed to this, provide
would pay all the expenses, and ;
the company of all liability,
| This he agreed to do, but upon
ing after the claim, found that 1t |
necessary for him to have the books
papers Of the company, which upoI
Iplication were given to him,
spending considerable time and N,
in the matter, he wrote to the COmH
in 1878, asking them II they were
willing to adhere 10 their asreel
with him, and he received reply
they were.
| He was also given permission op
cute the claim in the name Of The
tTany. There was 81, Sa,s EeCOyd
(which was taken by the company
witness thought that he had spent
g.. 900 to 50, coo in time and monsl
recover this sum. He was cEo,-er
lined by Mr.. Spruance nutii lCS'
when Court took q recess unit.
clock.
Il An inquisition WAS held IN NE
Library in the case of 5withln ClaaI
VS.. George w. Spicer, Jr,, and s''l
awarded the plaintiff.