Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-25
This Mornings Court.

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present. Immediately after the OPEN
ing all the general jurors were dis
charged from further attendance at this
term. The case OF William I'll. PierBon
Va. the Etna Insurap ce Company was
again taken up, aud the examination OF
whine 81 es resumed.
Charles p. Brinton was sworn, and
testified that he Is q contributing mem
Der of the Weccacoe Fire Company.
He heard the alarm OF fire on Sunday
evening, September Sd, 1882, and saw
that the frame house on the corner OF
Front and Washington streets was on
| Ere.
Ezra Lukeus was sworn. and testified
| that he resides In this city and was at
/ the FIRE. At that time he WAS pipe d.
rector Of the Weccacoe Fire Company.
| The alarm was struck about O'CLOCK,
and his company was the fret to reach
the place When the witness reached
the place the smoke was 30 dense that
he could not see where the Are was, but
he thought 1t was In the frame building
at Front and Washington streets. he
either opened gate alongside or tore q
board of the fence and run line OF
hose through.
Alfred Pierson was recalled and tessi-
fed that on Sunday, September Sd,
/ Buren, street, and when he was going
! home about s O'Clock in the evening he
y heard the alarm struck, and he then
| ran to Front and Washington streets,
where he found the frame building on
FIRE. He went into his brothers build
ing adjoining, and after getting lamp
| from the office, hurried up stairs, where
he found the flame, which was not
larger than his hand, bursting through
! the frame partition, and he Thought
that If he had q stream OF water ne
! could put it out. The flame increased,
! and in less than five minutes the entire
building was In blaze.
He Was CROSS examined at length by
Levi @. Bird, Esq. but nothing differing
materially from his direct testimony
WAS adduced.
q, Dubois Sutton was recalled, and
testified that he took the horse out OF
Persons stable, and at that time the
building was not on lire. AS there was
no fire in Persons building he hesi =
tated about taking the horse out at first.
William H. Pierson WAS sworn and
: testified that he In the plaintiff In tEis
suit; he had insurance on his stock
amounting to 80 600. AT the time OF
the fire he had the largest stock on
hand that he had ever carried; it was
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s sisted OF doors, shutters, sash, blinds,
o washbosrds and mouldinRs. He thought
the number Of doors ON hand would
= represent about one fourth of the value
Of the stock. On Monday, Septem Der
Attn, the morning after the fire, he wat
waited upon by James WoOlley, the
insurance agent.
The witness told him that he had
u heavy contracts on hand and would
~ like to resume business rs soon as posi-
BILE. Mr.. Wouliey said that II was 6
total loss, and he had better have thu
debris removed as soon as possible. HI
afterwards arranged with Peter j. Fort
n TO haul it away. The witness WAS as'
waited upon by some men who repre-
scented themselves to be adjusters, an'
he gave them all the information the.
required.
They examined his books and tool
SOME OF them away, and although
afterwards wrote for them for the puI
= pose of making out statement OF tn
loss they refused to give them up. ii
also found it almost impossible TO OF
tain the necessary blanks from tn
company to use in making up his losse
He never has received q single cer
y from the company, but he was able
resume his business and fill the col
tracts on hand.
The witness testified that doors, 4
II which he paid $1.10, he sold for tl.7
u window sash, 80 cents each, which
sold for 81 90. His profits were full
SO per cent. ON all the goods he handle
q, His sales from January /, 1882, TO u
time of the fire amounted to 81 ,6Ol y
A ledger was shown the witness, whi'
be identified as his, and containing
!, statement of the business done by hi
during the year 1882 mp to the time
e6 the fire.
His loss at the FIRE amounted, accor
ing TO the figures, to Sl2, 899.2l, but
thought that ii was more than th;
just before the fire he commenced
remove his stock to the HuR'zberG
building for the purpose OF putting IL
Il new floor and having the roof repair'
He had not entered into contr;
with any one TO erect new building
. him, or even to make repairs. He cot
not toll the exact value Of the stock
81 moved.
,eat The direct examination of this "
ness was not concluded at l o'clo'
l. when Court took recess until o'clo
this afternoon.