Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-04
WHO TOOK THE TEETH?
COURT YESTERDAY AFTER.
NOON.
The Case or the Wilmington Dental
Company VS.. the Adams Express
Company to Recover for Artificial
Teeth Lost or Stolen.


Manufacturing Company W. the Adams
Express Oom pany Was resumed. II
WRs decided by the court that the evl
danoa Of the clerk of the peace could be
received, and L. &, Cochran WAS re-
called.
He produced the records OF tie Court
of General Sessions, which showed that |
an Indictment had been found sgslnst
SllAs Murray, colored, and that he Wss
convicted Of lsyosDy. Murray had
been In the employ OF the Dental Com
pAny and pnrloined n quantity Of
platinum. The records were admitted
az evidences.
Attorney General BIggs also testified
thAt Murray WAs convicted OF lAroeny
Of goods from the Dental Company.
Samuel q. Belts was SWORD, aud teB'
titled that he is the agent Of the Adams
Express Company In this city. MT. Bird
asked him how long he had been in the
employ Of the company, and he answer
ed twenty-seven years. he then in
qulred II be had, during that time, ever
known Of any package having been
lost.
Mr.. Higgins objected to the question,
but Mr.. Bird claimed that as the defend
ant was q common carrier he had Q right
TO show Its efficiency.
The court sustained Mr., Higgins OBJ
lection, and the question Was ruled ouL
Mr.. BAtts then examined the express
oompAny'a manifest books, and said
that there was no entry OF these goods
ever having been received ct the office
Of the company. He, however, found
manifest stating that q package WAS
shipped October 8, 1885, Of one box, to
Paul Buss, ut Berlin.
V..mlA llwNk
for two boxes shipped on that date 10
claimed that this receipt had originally
been made but for one box, the
same a. the manifest, and afterwards
altered by some ons 70 two. He also
said that the defendant holds . receipt
from she feFelgn company In New York,
t. whom the shipment was transferred
for Berlin.
M. Betts said that as soon Is he
learned of the alleged LOTS OF the pack.
ages he had word sent to the general
office, and to every plAos where there
was any like .ihood Of the boxes being
found. A detective Was also sent to
Ihis city to investigate the matter.
The witness WAS subjected to long
and searching cross s'exALainAtiOn by hr.
Higgins.
EJWard ]. Dougherty was sworn, and
testifed that he 10 In the employ Of the
Plnkerton Detective AYenoy. In Febru
ary, 1857, he was cent 10 this oi y, ct the
req uest OF the general manager of tho
Adams Express Company, In regard to
come missing packages. He called at
she tffl ;e Of the Wilmington Dental
Company and examined the receipts Of
the express company. One Of them
seemed TO be blurred, rs though there
hsd been hair on the pen or IS II II
had been erased or rewritten. The re
oeipt for October 9th, 1885, looked as
though It had been made originally for
81 boz" and afterwards changed 70 80
box"
While he was at the Dental Works he
Tad an interview with Mr.. Mooney,
and he showed his books with the en-,
tries Of the shipments. He also told
the witness that boxes were frequently
taken to the express offioa by 5ilAt
Murray and other employees OF the
company. He wAB OF the express ofiOs
and saw Hall write his name At least q
dozsp times. The witness also wrote
the word HAL" and II was impossible
TO tell one from the other.
George H, Hall testified that he 10 9
driver for the Adams Express Conn
pany, and has been for the past si1
six yeArs Up to 1885 he had been II
the habit Of calling at the works OF thI
Dental Company for shipments. Some
times be would call - often as thret
times q day, hkd would hnd the good
in the shipping room. he had Ron'
there and found that the goods were no
ready; when they were not too heavy
afr. Mooney had said to the Witnes
that he would send them down TO tn
express effloe By bilas Murray OF som
! one Of the other "o0onB." He hA'
known Of Murray bringing boxes to th
, cfl %, and also other colorsd mel
RipR boxes from the Dental Works
, The signature on the receipt OF Novem
ber Sth looked very much like thkt o
the witness, but he could NOT say POSI-
lively that IL was. The receipts boOl
used by the Dental Company was In tb
shipping room, ABd IS the Witn0s
never had any trouble in finding 1t, b
. thought that any one else could hay
got ii juAt - easy.
William o. Mcdaniel testified tnsss b
IA ano hAa been in the employ Of tn
AdamS Hxpress Company for severH
wears, He Sc charge Of the office =
Inc p, w. g b, RAilroAd station, an
had been in 1886 as there were severa
books needed before shis witness coult
give his testimony, he was withdraw
until they could be brought into court
william Il. Tunis teati6Nt that he 1
route agent for the AdaAns EXPIRES
Company. His attention waS called &
these alleged losses in JsEuAryI 1857
and he came TO this oity with Detsotiv
Dougherty in February Of that year q
investigate the matter. he saw Mr.
Mooney ut the dental works, and called
| = Na nNk IN - waaatFat nN nRknhAw n
when lie said that they had but one boz
ready when they Allied in the receipt
but afterwards getting smother boz
ready, he changed the to 2. BE hA(
seen 6llAn Murray bring packages h
both express offices, aud had also ssel
him receive packages and sign TO
them.
Harry Belts testified that he is . clerl
in the Adams Express office, this city
: aud has been for the past twenty years
He remembered the trial and conviction
Of 81 40 Murray, and bnew that som
months previous to that he had been II
the habit Of bringing Packages to tn
express office.
hs had now was Mcdaniel, who hA
gone for tho books, and ~ he had nc
returned, he would TeBt his case wit
the understanding that he could tebIif
when be came back. Mr.. Higgins sal
i he hAd no objection, and would com
o men oe the examination Of Witnesses /
reply.
s'ansbury ]. Wiley WAS recalled
show that two packages were shIppe
: on October 8, and to explain how Il va
9 that the fRuTe 81" on the receipt hn
q been changed to "2" Mr.. Bird oil
n !sOted and an argument ehsued, hat IL
4 court decided that the evidence WAS Q,