Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-22
A SUDDEN STOP.
THE CASE OF PIERSON VS.. THE
ETNA INSURANCE COMPANY
stopped for the Present by the Death on.
sJuror's Mother-Court Adjourns
Until Monday.

Until Monday.
Court resumed at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon with all the Jud ges present.,
and immed lately proceeded with tho
trial OF the case of William FL. Pierson
vs.. the Etna Insurance Company.
Frank Pierson was recalled, and tes-
titled that In January, 1882, an inyen-
tory was taken Of the stock ON hand
and the witness copied the marks
which were on each pile of sash, doom
or blinds and put them in a book. A
book was shown him which he identi.
fed as the one in which he placed the
figures. He then continued his testi.
mony, and said 1t took him several
days to copy these figures and that the
| inventory was correct in every re-
spect.
George W. Nipple WAS sworn, and
testified that he resides in Lockhaven,
Pa, and is engaged in the manu- fac
turer Of sash, doors, blinds &c. He has
been In the business for the past seven
teen years, and does business of about
$l00, 900 year. William H. Pierson
was one of his customers and bought in
large quantities. In 1882 he shipped
him goods almost every month, and ON
February goth, of that year, he shipped
him one car load of work, valued at
1908 80; March 23d, one car valued ut
$50 81; June 18th, 1928. .38; August 9th,
$946. II; August 23d, S1157. II in addition
to other goods not on the bill which he
examined. The witness was in this
city about once every month, and as
Mr.. Pierson was large buyer, he
always called on him. He WAS In his
place in July or August, 1882, and was
satisfied that the stock on hand was
worth from SIC, 900 to 81, 900.
He took particular notice of the stock
on hand, as Mr.. Pierson was his debtor
for large amount, and he was always
anxious to know If there was stock
enough on hand to pay his bills. II Mr..
Pierson had let his stock run down he
| would have stopped selling to him. He
also bought goods of Mr.. Dubois and
Mr.. Loomis, and one day when the wit
ness was In Persons place he saw q
receipt for $1,000 which Pierson had
just paid Mr.. Dubois, and he remarked
10 the witness that it would have come
to him II he could have furnished the
goods.
On CROSS. examination by Mr.. Bird he
| said that he thought he sold Mr.. Pier
son tbe largest portion of the goods he
over the Northern Central and the
lPeppsylvania railroad The hills
ami ulting to Sc, 126. So were shown the
witness, and he said he could not say
that was ali the goods he sold the nlain.
Tiff in 1882.
I Frank Pierson Was recalled. and ta.-
titled that he is aconainted with the
hand writing of John Dubois. He was
as being from Jobn Dnbois and Which
had came 10 him as hook kesnsr for
William IT Pierson in tha reouiar
conrse ~ husinaus D1rtno the Arst
| onarter of 1880 W,liiam q Piarso~
honebt ooo6s IN the amonpt of $40 "a
| from J9hn Dnhois. dnr,no the saconT
Quarter no IA ne and dnrino the m ind
anarter ~ that wear S7s7 oa All oS th IN
! lumber was received at their place of
hnainess '-- paw "a
While tbis wi,nass was be,no .xam.
I,uad massangar nov caroe IN v1;th =
tsIeoram fnr Tnror William SmaiIav