Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-31
A "sENEoA WHRAT,, NOTE.
a Suit of Interest 30 EarmeKs-Vcr-
dict Tor the Plaintiffs.

Baltimore Sun special.
CHEsTFnrowN, Nd, Oct. 90 The case
of Lorsntz II kitler Of Baltimore against
Victor Hendtickson was tried here to-
day, with Il. II. Brown and Thomas j.
Heating OF Oentreville for Loreutz &
Ritler and Albert Constable, II. W.
Vickers aud X. ID. Hynson for Handrick-
son. This is possibly the most interest
ing case that will occupy the present ses-
aion Of court, being one of the ''Seneca
wheat" Gases, in which 20 farmers are
banded together to make test in court.
MIR. Hendrickson is q prominent farmer
and former commissioner Of Kent
county.
The suit was brought upon promis-
sorry note given by nin to the Huliess
Oats Company OF Westminster, Hd., in
the fall OF 1887. Mr.. Aendrickson re-
sisted payment Of the note upon the
ground of fraud and failure OF ecGsidera-
tion. Mr. Hendriokson testified that he
purchased 90 bushels of wheat at $40
Per bushel, for which he gave his nego-
table note for $500 to the oats CON-
pany. at the time OF giving the note
the company represented to him that
they would sell at least so bushels of the
crop raised from the wheat at $40 u
bushel, less 81 so per bushel for COM
missions in effscling the sale. Bonds
given by the oats company to this effect
were offered in evidence, as also the
declarations of tho agent FROM whom the
wheat was bought. MIR. Hendrickson
said that he relied entirely upon the
bonds and the declarations of the agent
for the faithful performance, and gave
his note for $500. upon which the plain
tiifs sued.
Plaintiffs offered George j. Bechtel, q
member Of the oats firm as witness !;
MIR. Bechtel testified that in March of
1883 he held the note of Price & Busted,
Of Centreyille, for "a, 900 dollars for fer
tilizer materials purchased of Lorentz &
hitler; that at time Of selling the mate.
rails 10 Price u Busted they contracted
to deliver to plaintiffs in payment of the
four thousand dollar note notes of
farmers Endorsed by them, Price & Bus-
teed. He further testified that in March,
1888, MIR. Price came to plaintiffs store
in Baltimore, ard handed him batch OF
notes amounting to $4,000, Endorsed
by Price " Busted, among which wac
the note OF Victor Hendrickson. The
batch OF notes gwen by Price & Busteed
was compared with abatement and
found correct, and so reported by the
bookkesper. He then handed TO Mr, Price
his note Of S4,0o0. At the time Price
offered the notes he asked 10 questions
what ever. He supposed and believed
that they were oil farmers' notes. He did
not notice the form of tie notes, which
we're admitted 20 be peculiar. He did
not rely upon the responsibility o. the
makers of the notes, but upon Price d
Busted.
William j. Price, member OF the firm
Of Price g. Busted, testified that he
handed notes amounting to $4,000 to
| plaintiffs firm, as testified TO by Mr..
Bechtel, and received their own notes in
return. In the batch we notes for oats,
Seneca wheat, washing machines and for
all kinds Of considerations. He had
bought the notes of Victor Hendricsson
along with number of other notes. He
did not know from whom he bought it OF
how much he paid, nor did he know the
/ consideration.
Joseph Peterson, cashier of the Ches.
tegtown National Bank, testifed that the
note had been sent to the bank by plain
tiffa for collection before maturity.
The case occupied the attention OF the
court yesterday and to-day. The jury
brought in verdict for plaintiffs for the
full amount OF the note, with interest,