Evening journal., 1888-12-03
LAST EDITION
ARTIFICIAL TEETH LOST.

VI he Wilmington Dental Manufacturing
n Company Claim that the Adams Ex.
# press Company Lost Hundreds of set.
n of False Teeth.
Chief Justice Comegys and Associate
Is ldge Houston appeared on the bench Of
d ie Superior Court at 1915 o'clock this
n orning.
At Charles B. Lore Esqs, request the
#ames Of William T. McLain. Henry G.
Il obelen and Henry p. McCloskey, te n
hts at Sixth and Market streets, were
#llled and last answered. A rule for a writ
q possession and stay of proceedings
as issued.
The cases of the {. & J. Pyle Company
n Joseph A. Bauman, and same vs.
II ichard Fault We're reported settled by
hunsel
q The first case of the morning was that
a. the Wilmington Dental Manufactur-
#g Company vs.. the Adams Express
#ompaDy. $. A. Macallister and Anthony
VI ggins, Esqs, counsel for the plaintiff.
81 a Levi =. Bird Esq for the defendants.
n ter jury had been called. Mr. Maeal-
II ter opened the case. The action is "a
#coyer the value Of three shipments
Made by the plaintiff in 1886. on the
found that they had never been deliv
80 The goods were artificial teeth and
&her dental goods lost through the
NJ glect Of the defendant between viii
u ngton and New York There were
rec shipments made on the dates Of
q by 10. 1886, October 6, 1886. and Novem
III 8, 1856. The first two shipments were
Unsigned to transportation company ia
Nv York for shipment to parties in Ger
my and the last to parties in st. Louis
he first shipment was $50 double sets of
Abth, uppers and unders, valued at S16S
le second was valued at $474. IS and the
ird at $16S.
Michael A. Mooney was the first wit
is for the plaintiff. He was employed
d the Dental Company He testified 10
NJ particulars Of TIE first shipment. to
&ceiying the receipt, etc Receipts from
4 e express company were shown for the
i her shipments. Mr. Bird put the wit
#ss through a rigorous cross examina-
IN, bringing out the fact that the Den
Company first heard Of the loss Of the
DDS in December, 1886 On the redirect
Samination the witness testified TO his
Nndwriting, in the letter book. of a
Apied bill for the goods shipped.
aohn K. Moore. secretary of the Dental
mpany, in 1886 book keeper, testified
the charging of the goods to the
Srties they were sold to-
John l.. Brewster travelling sales
I IN for the Dental Company testified to
I ling for the goods shipped to ST Louis
4 d not receiving them. Michael A.
soney testified to the shipment Of these
me goods.
! THE dispositions Of the employees Of the
& reign transportation company were
en- read by Mr.. Macallister
i eir substance was that they had not |
seeived the goods shipped by the Dental |
#mpany. The dispositions of Freder /
Il kempff, the secretary and treasurer Of /
Is st. Louis Dental Company. and Of /
Jul Declare, the order clerk, were read.
lley stated that a package claimed |
have been shipped by the plaintiff,
s. not received. Mr. Mooney 1
= recalled to testify to the signature
the express messenger, Mr.. Hall. DR. /
cob A. Frantz, president Of the vii |
llngton Dental manufacturing company 4
|stliied that the same signature Of the /
lassenger for the goods on the dates in /
iestion were genuine. Stansbury J I
illey, treasurer Of the company, also
stihed 10 the signatures genuineness.
|le plaintiff closed here
air Bird opened for the defence by /
lating that the defendants never re- /
lived the goods for shipment and asser-
ID that man in the employ of the I
entail Company stole the goods. one
las Warner, a colored man. E. R.
pchran took the stand to testify to an |
|dictment against him for larceny from
|e Dental company. Mr.. Higgins OBJ /
cted so this line of defence, arguing at |
lgth in the matter. Pending the |
urt's decision, adjournment was taken /
htil 3 o'clock this afternoon