Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-05-21

OSNupAou oWohby lihutth, and WI
concluded the jury retired.
The case Of William II plersd
the Etna Insurance CoupsrJ
then taken up, and levi g. Bird
was associated with L. G. III
and L. G. VAndegritt, Esqs. for
fendant compaBs. Benjamin
Esq, read the affidavit OF the nj
In answer TO tnat presented
Bradford last evening, in VII
states that he had fulfilled all b
cations to the company and pr
paid the premiums charged; d
fire by which his property u
strOyed was not caused by any cd
other iuflAmmable matter in thd
neither WAS it caused by lighH
by riot, or any act OF his own
| pioyes, and that his loss by the
was fully as much as alleged.
A reply was read by Nj. ID
alleging that the plaintiff mad d
piled with the rules and reQui
OF the defendant company in I'd
ing the amount OF his loss know
company at once. and also Of
fraud in alleging that his loss
800 81, and that he had made fta
entries on his books to subj
these statements.
| Mr.. kields commenced his
argument to the jury by rag
this was moi an ordinary scliOi
wise the special jury would
been drawn. He said that not
plaintiffs money aud al be W
at stake, but Also his reputatlO1
| In the carly part OF the yesr
plaintiff commenced the bus
buy ing and selling sashl door
doors, Sc, on his own aCcd
place on West Front street.
his building and stock inc
latter being insured Tor 5000
among the following g
Sprin9 ileld Fire and Marine
Company, $500; PtTaiI
Company, $500; Hartford
Com pany 81, 800; Etna lnsuT4
pany, 81 900. On Sunday
Sd, 1882, the place wac buI
through an old frame house
catching ire.
On January /, 1882, the pla
made an inventory, and ioun
had $4,000 worth OF goods on
between that time and The
fire he had purchared goo
amount Ct SIG, 600, on. Of VIII
sold 81, 900, leaving a bs,anc
profits, OF over sl3, 900, oil u
burned and destroyed BY
Shortly after the fire he was
James Woolley, the auihtIl
for these insurance e0mpsa
State, who said that ha was
loss was as great as al eyed
The plaintiff was after@ar
by adjusters, OF behalf o. ~
Who,siter obtaining all the
possible from The witness,
book away, and although 10
Il every effort to recover tnemi
many had refused 10 give
] Mr Nields aIso alleged ttSS
pany had placed dettctiVe1
d Mr.. Pielson, and thai meg
entered into his family, "a
a, .,,,,,,. b-,tiisr5 %
y selves against him ,.
He said he would be able
d these things by Gignttsee'
st | bripR Mr.. Woolley TO sho"
=. thing in the place Eas
D When he concluded oil Jug
/ ennaueled in this csc Ters
uniil Monday mornins' su
nation OF witnesses Jul
was commenced .ror
q, lanes Woolley ws6 s" y.
fed that he ia an lD'aF, ,hs
a. SIX SIX o6 MI IN the Bua G0nps
= fio'I p,erson, on which he
g re 9.n9aa5 99' g. ' isss' q
2 me s6 SsP piacs uni! he = ns n
Sris removed, SO maj iah. every
OK e DC rea thiu 'U' was i pretty vel
NJ every i,1 Inn" Person was sSoFa
IL -aiiHg IN luAa *.311*
lily fed that he r5ei'o r,'-.msp
ost in 1872 he Wes sa'eo'D,
iiy n n. i Pisrs lG January al l.
requested ~ orrr mt Of
Piersun, 10 llho "Tn,,c,enced
hand Saf : d a not get zg done ior , a \
Ia were between zen, iOl IN s3didS
ly, S biinSs and o,ller si 81, iso q
wa. 80 i agd "a a hall high
VIE The Jury in the g Sn .t5iu,
led Forbes I a. p S1 Is Goi'cisos y
les, ,ss came in a. a. The n ID defendant
Soc. In iaVoI ~ Gear, Il u
ara, DAYS. This yerd,cs 'giic1
.%o machines, io' "snit
% In ',,,aa brought IDS ,bs
| HOiDN hin W6lo
81 his ownerSn'p and ihs
4oh Forbes is llsbie s, u rs are
u u tors, II .n ,onnt which to' !,
aafs for the api ~ nav for tae
. our ne The ~ cross.ezs.u@l presaa
md p;araon was tnep Nook,
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