Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-26
STILL ON TRIAL.
sGvEEErnp AFTEKNooN'

SEVERE AFTERNOON.
w,,,,am II. Pierson vs.. the
case oil snce company still ooou'
j ,"a "%ns aGi the Attention % Of tho '''N
c,,,, esumod at 8 o'clock
SuvsfOr CollS loan with oil the judges
sss W,sli ,ha anti against the Esns
utia % Iio ,ne many, 9 was recalled and
pI',sss pr,s y vIiI Direct testimony p,,a
shId on ~, examination MI =. bitu q
. ss ss,,ness when he was last IN
y 'lu nreyious to the fire, put
buldlGlg PiV 3so obiecting, the question
~ ls,SrsTp. S-s,T se deuied having
sIosao ssson. employed in hauling
gps'S Sis factory for a whole
from u. 70 .be 6re. He did mot
FTv,uSi Fuio that the fire was caused
y ~ .1uIOslOn m Of a coal oil lamp In
place ,,.or.,lop was caused by Mr..
oDs siliua uc't The witness if the books @ h1,o OF
s'sIR =, R,other, OF VIM. II. Plereon,
. tsol " roays oars, previous 10 1882 were
pre- sa }S n The ire. The court finally
I05ea .ba, a. .be N. question was admissa-
a.g the ,bs witness said that he knew
an, ani 's 1or lssl we're not destroyed, rs
D1Uaa y ,s,n them within a few days, ano
Pird served noticeon MI NieiuS W
sure them 10 court. ,.,..,a,s
uIs pI,d , eIsiusi tha. the plaintiff's
had D bsep altered by placing the
1in N front OF So, go So, making 1t
ak 90 IS, and he subjected the
s.,'to va, 4 searching crosse examination
N" % mint during which he denied
|iOc @ he / D aced there for tue pur
.J NJ Jsfraadins his brother out OF
|NSo- for dsaeiylng the companies.
\. Tl,ues said that he always
-,st II the baainess Of the insurance
S,nv 10 furnish blanks TO a ooutes
" IA contemplated making some
S,se in his building, aud had asked
.sGms,es bat he had not entered
an, contract neither had be asked
me,O SAY What they would give
NhsOld building 1,,,
.iors, wheu he informed the court
Mohact was to show that the
s1hAi A motive for having the
@oe Ies,royoi By FIRE, as, II be was
mrlsd he would show that he had
IsJ an Insurance. OF 5000 on the
lT, and that when be endeavored
mi he rourd that he could not OBJ
mnre thau $500 for II The Court
nI Inn, ii MIR, Bird wished to
h these things ne would have to do
IIh bic own Riiuesaes.
February, 1882. he had a settle
tyI,h BIZ btother. who had been
brd in business with him, and all
,Ols then on hand were valued at
E,,bey though. they would bring at
kti sac
n wI,ress was on the stand about
Lns and when Mr.. Bird finished
uoy examination he was subjected
ndirsc. examination by Mr..
I., during which he said that when
dissolved partnership with his
|Ag George the price Of the goods
pat down to the lowest point, and
NJ ether Wiling to Ouy his share
hgprice, OF 70 sell to him at the
st,ures, tn. lie DID not wish tt
|ntoOd ,ha' the $3.50 IS, the
nt at V aicn they settled, WAS the
sd The stock His brother George
the books unt!l 1873, when his
|anok charge of them, and kept
|uuBlll his son flushed his school
Thsu Nj, Nisls concluded, the wit
Vas again crosa- examined by Mr..
b, aud he said that the IS, $40. 85, al
|kh ph2s be settled with his brother,
sEN the value OF the goods on hand,
that was tue reason why he had the
rs placed IN front OF it, making il
. llt On the ledser Si5 970.S5
nlk Pie;sog was recalled, and tes
u tat after Mr.. Irwin took the In
nnly away, he wrote to him for it
also called on him, in company
% father, but he refused to giv'
W Tie gituess is a bookkeeper, anC
llsile alteration II the cook abou
Taig s, S5l
u cioss-exam.lation ne denied hav
@d sessts Wooltey and Irwin, OF
Ila'slay af'eI the fre, that be di(
make Tie alteration in the figures
sol Redirect examination he sait
aA scclsd hm of Altering tn,
ahsalef It's f'e, and that when h
1a u MI Irwin called him a liar
s1'E'l u q very oyerOearing man
S%'ls N Kay was sworn, and testi
'uAN0en ha tirst went to the fir
sN1anHd 70 the frame buildinl
@'sii1tE Cf Front and Washington
Nj 1t seemed to him that tn
i~s ,s SAEising from alongside of tn
-' a Although II might have beel
Iaoll IH'Daoll Of Persons place.
.;ag N, huliru testified that b
~ss1ln square OF where the fir
,@ 'sl lt Waa on the grounds shortl
n 4. u o'ake Uut. He then corrobora
d ~, @e previous witness in relation I
ISe N.Y. Iae n hEo originated. He locke
~, sr' = fls'aon building, and was cor
Ms,a ,l4' Nee was no fire or smok
tis,. ,, a. 'hs' Sime. At 3 40 o'cloc
~ I"y was discharged until 10 @
ina iu's HO'ring, rad Court at