Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-05-06
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OF nj the Kent County CouFt.
Special Correspondence Gazette and journal
Dover, April 29.--The following orimi- |
nal cases were disposed of at this term of |
court.
State VS.. Joseph E. Coffin, indicted for |
assault and battery on Jacob O. Wilson;
verdict, not guilty. Attorney General for
State, Fisher and Wolcott for defendant
State vs.. Alfred Reese, colored, indicted |
for carrying concealed deadly weapon;
verdict, guilty. Paynter for State Pen
ington for defence.
State vs.. Cornelius Hausley, indicted
for pointing gun at John F. Lopez; YER
dict, not guilty. Biggs for State, Fisher
for defence.
State VS.. Jacob Davis, colored, indicted
for the larceny of turkeys. Verdict not
guilty. Biggs for State, Dunning for
defence.
State vs.. Hurry Brinkley, colored, in
dicted for the larceny of lap-robe.
Pleaded guilty.
Dover, May 3.-The Detqma9ean was
81 years old last Saturday. O. e. Fem,
Esq, has been connected with the paper
for 20 years. For nine years he was the
Ilt Ib u ROOQ PRIMER
and whole-souled gentleman.
Henry Page, Esq., of Princess Anne,
Md, the leading lawyer of the Eastern
Shore, remained in Dover on Friday night.
He was the guest of Geo. v. Massey, Esq.
Geo. v. Massey, Esq, went to Cam
bridge, Nd, this morning, to take part
in the railroad suit that is now being tried
in the court convened at that place.
Court reconvened this morning at IL
o'clock, and will, no doubt, be in session
all week.
After the civil docket was taken, the
first case tried was on action of assumpsit
brought by O. e. FARRELL, nurseryman
of Caroline county, Maryland, against Il.
o. Culbreth of this town, for the price of
peach trses sold by FARRELL to 'Culbreth in
the winter of 1888. Nearly all of the
trees died after they were set out, and the
defence was that they were dead before
they were shipped. The plaintiff, how
ever, succeeded in convincing the jury
otherwise, and received verdict for the
whole amount with interest. Fulton for
plaintiff, Pennington for defence.
Ever since the opening of the court on
| Friday morning, Messrs. Pennewell and
Walcott have been trying to down j. A.
Fulton, Esq, in an action of replevin
| The facts are as follows: Samuel p.
Truax sold to William II. Grasley in
1884, a bay horse for $50, and Grasley
gave two judgment notes $75 each. One
Of the notes contained an agreement on
the back of it that the horse should re-
main the property of Truax until paid for
by Grasley. When Grasley's property
was sold by the sheriff, some time after
the purchase of the horse, the
animal was sold to James p.
Barans, who sold it to DIR.
Parvis. Truax replevened the horse
from the doctor on the ground that the
condition in the sale was never complied
with on the part of Grasley, and the pro
perty in the horse still remained in him.
The defence claims that the condition was
made subsequently to the sale, and there
fore il was an absolute and not condi
tional sale. The case is still pending Of
this writing.
Dover, May 4.-Gen. Bradley 7. John
son, of Baltimore, has consented to deliver
the annual address before the Scott Lit
erary Society, on Monday, June 2lst.
The State educational board met THU
morning in the new office of the stat,
' superintendent, and after attending 4
some minor matters pertaining to educl
ton, fixed the last Saturday in June ~
the day for the examination of teacher
for life-grade certificates. There was
full board present, and DIR, j. II. Cald
we'll presided.
) James Kirk Il Son have begun the worl
: of printing the minutes of council from
1776 to 1892.
. On Saturday afternoon last Constabl
Hutchins sold at the town wharf four o
: the boats belonging TO the Jerse
, fishermen, which were seized by him las
week. The sale drew large crowd o
: spectators and bidders. The boats wer
= small, no more than yawl boats. Tn
one belonging 10 Benjamin Kiser wa
: sold to Thomas Thompson of Philadel
phia for 800 Geo. w. Simons of PhilH
i delphia bought the two boats owned b.
Jacob Hill and VIM. Simons, for $3.50
VIM. Potts boat was sold to Peter Fes
senger, of Bowers Beach, for $40. TIL
four boats sold for 1920.
u John H. Jones of the firm of L. X
!, Jones Bro, was appointed on Monda
evening by the town council chief of on
fire department. Mr.. Jones is ali experi
. enced fireman. He was formerly men
Der of the Reliance Fire Company of Wi
y mington. ......
On Saturday afternoon the teacher
u association of this county met in the oil
: school house and good time was had i
the discussion of educational questions
Mr.. Lyman Powell, principal of the higl
school at Five Points, conducted til
, meeting. This association is young an
it is said that great good has already re
, suited to the teachers.
:, Court met this morning at 10 o'olocl
Chief Justice Comegys delivered ii
Z Z charge to the jury in TIE case of Samu,
P. Truax VS.. DIR. w. w. Parvis, replevin
j. The jury returned about 1890 and CAV
: judgment in favor of the plaintiff, to til
: amount of S75, with interest.
4 As soon as the above case was dispose
u of, the jury was called in the case of job
t. II. Pleasanton VS.. James Leiger an
! Daniel F. Loose, replevin of hors,
Fulton for plaintiff and Pennington fc
!, defendants. Verdict for plaintiff wit
judgment of $40 with interest.
q AT the afternoon session the Jury in IL
case of Lemuel j. Davidson vs.. Matthe
Semple, foreign attachment, was empar
% eled and Mt the adjournment of the coui
v the case was still under way. The prii
cipal question involved is the establish
u ment of an agency. Mr.. Semple was IL
n owner of a canning establishment at Mi
u ford which was superintendent by Jam,
Andrews. Mr.. Semple lived in Philade
phia. He visited his factory nearl
every week, and furnished all of IL
nj money for carrying on the bushes
40 James Andrews, il is contended by Il
"a plaintiff, was the agent of Mr.. Sempl
i and he gave assurances to the grove
II that they would be paid for their fru
sold to the establishment, and by 9th
u, acts led them to believe that he was
IL duly established agent of Mr.. Sempl
y The defence will contend that there w
or an agency, but with only limited power
4 Messrs. Causey and Fisher for plaintiff
nj and Messrs. Ridgely and Loiand for d
PENDANT.
a There are about 10 other cases of whit
ts Mr.. Semple is plaintiff, and about 81 On
is involved in all of them.
nv Death of a Pilot.
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