Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-06

9 This MeRainG'a UouEG
Court Foeonvsnod At 10 o'clock thii
morning with the Chief Justice and
Associate Judges Houston and PAynsal
on the bench.
A jury Wss drawn in the case Of Ed
CHARLES TAtmAn, deceased, ". EphEAlm
BeAIlon, AdmlnlstrAioF OF Wllhelmlnn
Beaaton, deceased. This was an action
to rtoOver $40 10, And John H. Rodney
Rtq., appeared for the plaintiff. The
Jury rendered . verdict for the full
amount claimed.
The case OF Peter Reuhl & % Va.
Baird b Mitchell was then taken mp
and and . jury drawn. The plaintiff
we're rsprsteuted By HolfeckeT q Hof
locker, Eos, and the defendants b.
Bradford h VAudegfifl, EtQs
This was an action 10 feaoveF on two
pfomisory noles given b. the defend.
ants, ons Of which was dated JsnuAfy
., 1870. for SIS ct three mouths, and
he other for tl32 at three months, dated
Rehrury 20, Is The plaintiffs are
reAldents Of Cincinnati, OHIO, ana
lhtas nOles we're given for goods bought
By the defendant frm. Baird left this
city some time ago, aud the remaining
member Of the trm, William 8. Mitch
,ll, who lie still 10 the city, made AZ
afidAvit to the effect that he Is not lie
Die for these notes, IS the partnership
wAu dissolved in 1855, anu that oonse
quantly q. 4. Baird had no right TO
StiK the arm name to the notes.
Henry Baird was sworn, and testified
that be in cashier Of the National Bank
Of Delaware.
He vas shown the signature book and
Identified the arm name Of Bard q
Mitchell In two places, one OF which he
Mitchell, prior to April, 1885, and the
Their By o Z BSlri, written after that
dA'e
Mr.. Hoffsoker then reed the eVIdeno,
OF z. Reuhl, taken before . commission
appointed for the purpose 10 OInoinnati,
which Showed that Baird b Mitchell
had been buying goods from the uom
psny, Of which he 10 president, for T~o
years and half, commencing In 1854
and ending Nth the giving Of there
6otss Ia 1885
TBla was the last witness for tba
plaintiff, and Mr.. Hoffeoksr sAid thtt
hs ~oula aak the Jury for . vsFC 4 foi
S1o0 81, bUlDg The amount Of the notes
Ano luteres'.
Mr.. vAndsEFifs tsen opspsl for the
defense, And called William 8 Misohsll,
Who test.fe thai he waS q member Of
The firm Of Baird q Mitchell for over
ona year. The frm wAs formed 10 1884
md dissolved March 3lsi, 1875. tn.
0Eslness was selling a Dsorlpt on books,
aud their plRos OF badness was At NJ
ais NJ sIket strsst Ths witness kept
the books, Aud Baird managed the busi
Bess Thsss notta we're given after the
vi Le-s withdrew from Ihv arm, and he
know notsi { about tbem,
Arthur W sroEn teAtiasd that he
cent notice II she dissolution Of the
arm BraisiTeel & ". IN April, 1885
BsAvk p. GsbllnE t-stlh d that be
vas employed by Baird q MI bell
and knew that the drm Was dissolved
Ia March, 1885 Aitsr thai Time The
0ns'pe1a Sas conducted As The Baird
Misunderstanding OompAny.
John n. yhitford, OF the EVER
Evening, 70 tihsi tEAt q notice OF tn
istoluuOn OF the arm Of Baird q
Nitoael Eas published In that jou,nal
on April 1874 and April 2Osh, 1885 Tas
Sllnees real the notices from toe fles
I too Every Evening, which stated
thai Q. y. Baird would continue the
business and DO responsible for All its
OBJ z0iiOnB
Tlis olussd the testimony, and Mr.
dutcoksr made his opouinR argument
20 tht jary tor ths platBtid, and WAs
10 10 Hed By Mr.. VandsRrifs for the dc
.ense. The Jay vas charged By the
Ohist just who, after reVis v Ing the
case and rte evideEo 90 Adduosd, said the
law provided u way by which . rstirins
partner can relieve htmte.f OF ell re-
possibility and rellabl lty. This oAu
b done By AntuA uoiioe TO all pArtl,a
With whom the firm had dsAlings, ana
~ tue public by general no,ics through
tbe neI.pAptra.
has been shown 10 this cAas thai
~hile the pubic Wsre notified through
Bralhtieet's great com eEcIAl news
papsT, aud al,O through q paper w tbis
oi =, OF the GlsO. ntiOn OF the pAt tnsrshIp
II has I ot betn shCwn that personal no
los hRd been given to the flmi with
Thom they had bsen transact sg buGi
ness. AZ shis had not bean done, and
ha 6uaiI ess was sNtll nOnduo'ed under
the Arm name, the defendant was In the
opiniOn Of the Ohief Jhstlos liable for
deb incurred.
TIE jury retired 1t ~ 20 90 o X And
aAd not returned ~ O'Clock.
All the Jurors were discharged from
tuTtheT attendance In this court thei,
time having expired.