Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-02-07
FOURTH EDITION
This Morning. Court,

Court resumed proceedings at 10 o clock
this morning with Chief Justice Comegys
and Associate Judges Houston and Payh-
ter on the bench. The case OF william
Hall w. Mary p. Graves was called, with
Attorney General Biggs for the State and
A. X. sanborp, Esx., for the defence.
This IL an action TO recover support for
an Legitimate child nearly two years OF
age. The mother OF the child lives In
Cbristiana, and 1t is said that Hall paid
her certain sums OF money towards lie
support for some time, but afterwards
ceased. She then brought suit against
him before Squire McKsown OF Newark,
and he decided that he should pay o GER
tain amount weekly. From this decision
Hall appealed, and when the case was
called this morning, Mr.. Sanborn asked
that It be continued until the May term,
and his request was granted.
The civil list was then taken up and the
case OF @. Aultman g. Co. vs.. William
b. Wilson was called for trial, with Ho.
fecker & Hofiecksr for the plaintiffs, and
Thomas Dasis, Esq, for the defendant.
This action 10 brought to recover for
reaper and binder purchased by the de
iendaEt, for which he was to pay t2C0 on
August LIST, 1884. Mr.. Hoffecker sub
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between the parties and then rested. Mr..
Davis moved Tor q non suit, on the ground
that Mr.. Hoffecker had brought this suit
on behalf of the plaintiffs as q corpora
ton, existing under tbs laws OF Ohio, but
had not offered any proof OF the incorpo-
ration. Mr.. Hofiecker claimed that this
was not required from foreign corpora
tloEs, and after farther argument Mr.
Davis withdrew bis motion.
William B. Wilson, the defendant, was
sworn, and test fled that he bought ihe
machine under guarantee that II would
do the work as represented. He tried II
In three fields, and as It failed TO work,
returned 1t to the agent, and told him
that he would not have II. He had three
horses attached to 1t, and found that in
places where the wheat was standing
up it did very well. but T the wheat
WAS down the least bit, II would not
work,
George sharkey was sworn, and test-
1ed that In 1884 he worked with Mr..
Wilson. He tried the machine 10 ques-
ton and thought 1t did very poor work
IL would choke up, and also failed to tie |
the bundles. The machine would not do |
the work and another one had TO be pro-
cured.
William j. Howard test fed that he |
had also worked with Mr.. Wilson on this |
machine, and corroborated the testimony
of the previous witness In reference to |
the manner that IL worked.
Thomas Gray testified that he lives
just across The road from Mr.. Wilson. In
1884 Mr.. Wilson called on him f T the |
u'e OF his reaper, and said that his own
would not do the work lie went over aud |
saw the machine work, and found that II |
would not drop the shsares.
James Il. Baker testified that In 1884 |
he sold the Buckeye machine for Mr.. |
Allen, the agent for G. Aultman Il Co. |
He saw the machine purch astd by Mr..
Wilson, AMI did not think it was put to
gether in u proper manner
VIM. u. FNirbank testified that he ia n
machinist, and was certain that a ma
chine put together Ms he had lear [ ed this
enc was would not work.
This closed the examination OF wit
nesses Tor the plaintiff, and Mr.. Hufecker
opened Tor the defense.
Ben amin b. Allen testified that
be sold the machine to Mr.. VIII
son and went out TO see IL work.
He remained about three hours and
durinP that time there was no hing wrong
with the machine except when II came in
contact with the sAssAtras bushes, some of
which we're an inch and a half In dana
tor. 1t also choked when 1t got into the
underground of timothy and The witness
remarked that he did not think 1t proper
place to try machine.
Al 1880 court took recess until 8
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