Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-11-30
Fifth EDITlQA.



Superior Court reoopver,.
o'clock this morning Win 10
judges present, and immedi,,an lbs
the opening Of the case of Say a'tsr
UMientai Lodge VAS Resumed. G1los,
Wood was recalled TO shor iohel
oathrie, q witne's for the plaiptis S Si;
saiu IN MS presence that he he'd nio hs1
opIague gu. OF the gutter. Mr. ~
draper was sworn, and testified f., ~
pAinhn mat he examined SpraOna ' 4.
o s, 1000 ana found him safierira
VIII hernia, or rupture on the Ian .,aIs
tne evening" OF that day he yas sue o,ue'
Ihoueo 10 come and see Mr. soraana
suu round him suffering with 49,,
attsck OF diarrt OBJ, but II did not 'C coes
'on of hnve any connection with Te
hernia de afterwards made n num-, ,ns
CRITICAL Examination and fourd ~
snnerlng from hydrocle, for tbe ,a I,u
which be perfoImed an opsra,,rs
On July 4th. 1885, the witness. A. ~.
request OF Mr.. SprEauo, wrote a I.s I'
70 superintendent Kinney, Of The
W. % b. Railroad. stating that he
pei .otineo 40 operation on Spraene sr5
What MIS- condition was at tina. time Au
Jonathan U. Barr testified tb,tt
KNOWS Sprague, and knew ih,t he ~
suffering VITA hernia In 1894. bni 60 a.,
learned that be had that disease Il, ieo,
or ~ IL caused him 10 b. yery ~
aud TO sta2Rer on tie street wbe, "a
walked. He generally saw sn,.ons
about once week, and while be No..
saw him drunk, he had on s,yera1 W
cssions saw him Under the 4, tl1erc. =,
liquor. Daring the time from Inn.
loo4, to 1880, he did uot thirk f.,
SPragne Was IN Condition to 90 NAV,
work, but hs mighs have tagged a,
crossibR. az
M Wbitesides testified tina, r..
visited sptague In June, 1874 sr6
flund him suffering with diarttnt
Tue next Sunday he ,lled again, wIep
Sprague complained Of being IuutrpG
ana that wac tho first the wines. kIsy
that ho had anything o. the kindtts
matter with him. He visited Sprarps
twice each week froIn the time Ne sm
reported 10 the Red Men uni! Auc1W
Z, bat never saw him drunk, or upd.,
Tue Influence of liquor, aud Gid br
Know that he used 1t atall TIE wltn4
was not very we'll acquainted VIII
spraRue until june, 1884
William Il. Bromell testified that 4.
Is a meui Der OF the Rel Men, and VA
one OF the slief committee OF ia, On,
when Spraaue was sick Tho situss
visited him once or twice week upal
August 7tb, and duriug that tine ne
hhd never seen him drunk, or under Ina
influence OF liquor.
George Guthrie was recalled and oc,
ro0oTaied the previous witnes. IL rein
ton to the visits OF the rel ef commit
tee OF toe Red Men TO Mr.. spragua. Hd
also faid that when be spoke 10 Col,
Wood about Sprsgue, and rtmAke
that be was down In the gutter, be DID
not mean thai he was drunk or usiu
intCxioaDis, but did mean that lie VA
In destitute circumstances, and needed
assistance.
He also told Colonel Wood a. ia
time that he considered It as much III
duty of the Knights OF PSthias to bell
h,ni sB 1t was Of the Red Meu, al thei
obligation to astist brother In tisties
was OF should oe rs bindiDg on them
1t was on the Red Men
John Yunger and john A. Collin
testified that they we're acqu lned Wit
Sprague, and never knew him to B
drunk or under thep taeroe Of .iQn01
Mrs. Eva M. Sirei = itsi thst sh
keeps store aud h0r'Sipg house
Eighth and Wilson + reefs. A0CultT
weeks ago Mira. PHuctt was In Etf tlcr
buying t'o". ara - the course Of COZ
we're. =: "a bald that she would not led
~ to anything In Mr.. Spragu, . iavo5
| II che conld. Mr.. SpTague blatld
with her for some time. ana che neve
saw him drunk, or under the iItaauc
Of liquor,
Mira. Adelipe Twiggs testified thi
she has been acquainted with spraea
| for ut least fifteen years, ard that dai
ing that time he had frequently vislts
| her house. She was aware Cf the iad
that be was suffering with rupture, o.
had made bandsges for him. She Ga
| never known him TO be- drunk, or eTs
under the inhusnce of ligucr.
Thomas H. Freed teetiAed tha;
VAS the bar tender at MERGERS sal'e
In 1884, aud has known Sarsgae Tor
pasi ten o. twelve years. Ho freql7n1
came to the saloon TO see Tao witness
Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer, but tho VIII
never saw him drunk. Sometimes
w uld drink glags OF beeI or shl;A
or mineral water, and at other times
would take segar. tie had nesti e'
saw him under the Influence 81 hiu
This was the last witness examl
and Mr.. Bird raid he was Tlllih@
submit the CAGE 10 the jury wlthou;
gument Mr.. Lore Objected anu
was finally agreed tina. e2cl :
should have hall an bonr.
! Mr., Emm9ns made the cpspiug
dress to the Jury, and was i0i;49ss ~
Mr.. Bird for the deferse ne y
until 10 90 O'Clock, when MI Lotn
mer cad the closing argument ~
plaintiff. He concluded a. Oso W
wb,n Court took recess unt.loo
this afternoon.