Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-02-17
THE HAKnIoAN CASE.


Tho Testimony All In on Both Sides
1he Argument for the Plaintiff
Opened By E. q. Bradford, Esq.
Tho Jury that weat out TO view the
HArri9An premises did not get back
until $50 O'Clock yesterdAy afternoon,
and i'm mediately after they returned
the oAse was resumed.
George W. Humphrey testified that
he Ia the editor OF the Every Evening,
and remem bered the storm In July,
1885, and did not think that he ever
saw IT rain as hard Rs Il did for half an
hour.
william Fl. Hill, OF the Morning
News, testified thAt he remembered the
storm in 1885, and that IL WAS one OF
the most severe he ever witnessed.
Francis Meoloskey tot ttided that be Ia
Street Commissioner, and WAS in 1855.
Soon after the storm he LETT his home
and secured four or ave men, whom he
put TO work at cleaning up the bed Of
Front street.
The bed of the street WAS covered with
rubbish, which they removed and also
opened the inleis to the sewers. He
had that part of Front street cleaned
the week previous to the STERN, IA 1t Is
. part Of the city that lie thinks de-
m2nds especial attention. Tho Sewer
Committee OF Council had charge OF the
80 were NJ that time, and In his opinion
they were kept in good order, consider.
Ing the number OF men that were em.
ployed upon them.
John Collins testified that he wAt
foreman OF the street gang In 1885, aud
Was ordered out with his men in July
} OF that year after the storm. He re
? mem bered q washout of the gutter or
I Front street, between Jackson aud Van
Buren streete. The gutter plates, somi
: of which weighed 500 pounds, wer,
washed out OF their places by the storm
Hs had been In the Reed street sewer
and mover knew OF there being an,
q trouble from dirt or rubbish.
On Cross examination he said that b.
had seen dirt in the sewer, but he hat
d never seen 1t two feet deep.
al Wm. II. Blake testified thAt he was
"a mem bsr of Council In 1855, and attend
a ed every meeting. He did not remem
y ber that there had ever been any com
y ! plant received from Mrs. Harrigal
:: about the sewer. He was also d mem
q ber of the Street COMMITTEES and th
of Sewer Committee and knew that CON
" plants were prom pity attended 10.
II MerIis Taylor testified that he is now
% aud was In 1885 q member OF Olt
,e Council. he knew that the 6eWe
a Oom mittee attended TO their duties, ,au
10 visited the sewers for exsminAtlo
ia every Saturday afternoon. Especial 81
y tention WAS given to that psEt of th
~ city at Front aud Adams streets.
u David Merchant testified that he bui
D. the extension to the Reed street seW'
IN in 1881, and that there was no dirt
Is the old portion. IL WAS in very goo
q order, and the witness walked throug
Is 1t with his hat on.
ea frederic II. Robinson was recalled
IN and testified that he remembered II
y storm In 1855. He did not think
ever saw 30 much water fall in the dAu
-, y, length OF time He did not think II
~ GeWer was the cause OF the damage
Cd Mrs. HarIi JAMS property. Adam
III street sewer could not be glvea grea
OF or fall than 1t now has.
IS Tho defense rested with this wiins
Of and Mr.. Bird for the plaintiff CALI
". Patrick Fahey In rebu,tAl. He testih
as. that he had examined the HATrigI
no bouse last Tuesday, aud did not LhiI
~ Il was worth more than about $50
." which would ha for old material. Ii .
DC house was In good condition it Won
Do rent for S16 n month, but he did u
lo- thIuk i. would bring over IS or s
Aot mouth now. While he did not .hiI
an there was any danger Of the house ia
ne. ing down, he would nos like TO live
,ly 1t.
,haI When this witness closed Mr. Brs
IL ford commenced his Argument fnr
a.. plaintiff, and spoke until Q o'olo'
IN IN when court adjourned until 10 oslo
lu- this morning.