Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-05-21
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Court Praceea.

| Nelson X. Bertolette e. IVA was Ties
testified that he was @o, ,~or
Diefendorf e. Co. in Jun eAl'oy
showed DIR. Wales a SAN. 10y
the police. He knew IL. 81 q
forms were made, and aftr- ), a. a.
aelivered to the men, he r ,ae
Mayor Wales to collect tIs ca'I
them. He knew The , 'Hf mon
deli 9ered to the police a. ~
In doing 50. He was c - 40 al
by Mr.. Bird, and then lef ~ ~. eAa
Milton s. Shippers was .v ,''e a
tilted that in 1883 he was t.s avn al
sqrer's clerk, but is now Cry ~ "
he was shown three Chez , fea
order Of City Council in far - 'ftT
wales, TO pay for police e.o.; >; VI
nird objected to admitting + I 81. -,
az evidence, but afterwan7. ' ~ .
lister withdrew one, and tie "a
were admitted. ut 'ad
| John p. Wales was svo-. =,
being shown a check said : aua
under the impression thai ,'' a., Y
Ihe money on it. This c1.. 1' y.
dence for the plaintiff, ID, ~
made his opening arsumer, ~. W
alter which he COMMENCE 4. y
nation of witnesses '-e
John p. Wales was re-r.
defense, and testified tha, i, Inv"
after he was elected Maygy, h. c oa
MIR. DiefendOrf in reference n
King the uniforms for the M i,.
His object in calling on lin n
nave all the suits made by ,r- N
80 that they would be unit ~,
to See II he would give the \ ="
unIil they received the moaey al
them by the city. He did ,G. al
himself responsible for IT, mn n
neither had they been de. y4r.., J
or was he ever notified TIA. ,trrY
completed. '"''
| Mr.. Diefendorf never Al, =,
become responsible for liz nn,;
and he expressly under,,olJ ina
men were to be responsible !, r,a.,
had he thought differently Gs,
have gone somewhere else H.
either said or intimatei 10 NJ, nj
dorf that he would be res, MI
them, but on the contrary :. wa,
pressly understood that III lr4f,
was to wait until the meu rr,4,yaj
money allowed them for Gle. p,|
he expressly stated that tie rrr,ili
to be given to the men.
James l. Hawkins va, "a IN
testified that he was Chief 60, p h
der Mayor Wales, and thai u.4yil
being sworn in, he saw NJ. D..ts
in reference to the clothing, I'd
He WAS accomph MED by ,at.e 4
SerReants. Mr.. Diefendorf we'd
several samples of cloth, VII! N
he would make suits Of az 81 aeh
The witness ordered his sur AMI
under the impression that he 1ui
accountable for IT. Tie to}
was not what Mr.. Dieferltr- n
to furnish, and as a grea. may
suits would not fit the ms. Led
not willing to pay more ..a4
apiece for them.
The witness called on Nj. Died
and told him what the mel said
paid him the amount due rxced
81 SO deduction which the mn eli
on each suit, and for Ole SIT
John *. Moore had paid III iiln
As Nj. Dief-ndorf refused . a.ol
deduction, the witness aly.sel tA0
to pay the other 81 80 claimed
The witness had received his
per man, and paid it To then, 1'
wards several of them cam ID
said that when they Offered "a pay|
amounts Mr.. DiefendOri feia'ei ID
it, only as a credit on the bi whl
claimed to have against Mayor W
He said he had receipt from Mr..
endorf for the money paid, aud
MacallisCer asked that this lrceiI
| produced in Court. Mr., Bid re-
this application and heated ,liseu
followed, VIII CHI was ended By
Court deciding that the papr! mu
produced.
Mr.. Bird then took it out Of his
ct and handed it TO Mr.. Macal
rho read it as being made out Tor
ey received on account OF Mayor V
When the witness resumed, ne sa
would not have paid the money b
known that he intended 10 make
in that way.
Thomas johnson WAS swoFl
testified that in 1888 lie was III
of City Council, and Chairman
Police Committee. He Eemea
that Mr.. Diefendorf called % III
day at the shipyard of Han Il y
| lingsworth, and said he had lo'
paid for the uniforms which Ii
FURNISHED.
The witness remarked that wa
fortunate, but he had uohe
could do by having the order Ps ss
Council. Mr.. Diefendort saia ne s
mot lose it, and unless II was pa
would have to bring suit asalIas
lefty. The witness was unaei ~
Ipression that he had advised MI
lendorf 10 make his case known u u
Council, but he has never uone = !
| John b. Moore testified Una. d
Iappointed on the police force .!
Wales, and had a suit OF these
Iron Mr.. Diefendorf, for when
him SIS. He was positive 'I -
lDiefendorf was present WIEN l
the money. ,f,,bi
The clothes were good tor no'll
mot worth 8 cents. The coat s'se ~
almost up to his elbows, anu ea q
were the worst cut he ever ~"
witness told Mr.. DiefendoTi tn sa
the most worthless suit oil ciT,N a
could possibly be tnrned o'' >. ny
but he did not offer to give n'u ~h
.Isuit or make any repara'i1EI XIX, I
0e;cers Sherer and M.hf
testified that they called On On, n !, ;
: dorf and rendered him the e.
Al due on their suits, which ns AVS ..r
Sergeant Hatton and onlc'''r
,o 0shorne. Townsley'
walker, Heal, Adams anu ,n,i.
tsstiied that they were una fo
impression that they hey o 1seajv q
|. suiIs. and when they fecs CAV r
. second quarterly allowance ~ ME
thew each called on ME, p III,
a toI Bay him the So so due o" Tux
which he refused to accep" 81,
This closed the evidence ~, .,
J, tense, and John T, Kle it,, was ia i i
+ rebuttal, and testified thai 49, ~ 10
was employed as a cutter j! ysmeI
IDiefendorf q Co, ana "a G
wban John p. Wales an' AZ