Evening journal., 1889-11-27
THE COUNTY COURT.
GEORGE n. WlLLlAMs's REASONS
FOR A NEW TRIAL.

Court wm Take Thanksgiving
Holiday.
Court reconvened at 230 o'clock yes
terday afternoon and Attorney General
Biggs argued IN opposition to Mr. Van
degrift's motion for arrest Of Judgment
and new trial IN the case against the
New Castle rioters Mr. Biggs main
tanned that there was no fault ia the in.
dictment that IL was not necessary to
Rllege what houses were broken into or
what persons were assaulted The court
reserved it's decision.
The replevin case of Fannie NJ. Kees
vs.. Edmund Haman and Giles Lambson,
sheriff, was taken up. The action was
to decide whether property purchased by
the plaintiff and in her possession. was
here or not In 1886 George w Morri
son failed, and his property was levied
upon by the sheriff. The plaintiff. who
made her home at George w. Morrison's
house, purchased the property. It was
afterwards levied upon while in her pos
session and again sold She recovered it
on writ Of replevin.
The plaintiff, Miss Fannie M. KEGS.
WAS the irst witness She testified that
j. D. Janvier, bought large number OF
household and farming goods, list Of
which Mr. Lore read, at the sheriff's sale
OF George w. Morrison S property. They
were levied upon again while in her
hands and she replevied them.
On the cross examination Miss KEGS
said that she purchased the goods with
money she had saved during period Of
thirteen or fourteen years. The sum
was $500.
Julian D. Janvier testified that Miss
keas gave him $500, which amount he
paid TO the sheriff for the goods pur-
chased for Miss KEGS. The balance of
the bill, $50 or 800, he paid himself and
got IL back out Of the wheat crop
George w Morrison Testified that the
money Miss kees purchased the goods
with, was her own and not furnished to
her by any one. A horse and colt in.
yolved was Miss KEGS own property be-
fore the sale.
Benjamin P. Bullen, Of Hare's Cor
ner, stated for the defence. that he could
not say what stock Mr. Morrison left on
his farm. He asked permission to leave
certain stock.
Richard Appleby said that Mr.. Morri-
son took ''Fannies Colt" TO his farm and
asked leave to pasture It there. Later he
brought horse, which he understood
was Mrs Morrisons
Arguments were made on both sides,
and the jury were charged and retired.
After being out five minutes the jury
brought in verdict for the plaintiff for
six cents
Court then adjourned until o'clock
tomorrow morning.
Court reconvened this morning at OBS
o'clock
Mr.. Biggs asked that the cases Of
Illegal registration be continued until the
next term. The receipts have not been
found and it would be no credit to the
state to 60 to trial without them. The
cases were continued as requested.
Benjamin Nields, Esq, announced that
the case Of Lichtenstein & Hart. vs..
James 7. Richardson, which had been
marked for trial, had been settled by Civ
ing judgment for plaintiff, amount To
be ascertained by prothonOtary.
Mr. Lore stated that the case OF Han
nah Nj. Morrison VS.. Edmund Haman and
| Giles Lambson, sheriff. which had been
marked for trial, had been settled by Civ
ing Judgment for $427, with twelve
months stay of execution.
The jury were then discharged until
10 o'clock on Monday next
Il. b. Ward, Esq, filed DEGREES Of
absolute divorce in the cases Mary e.
Taylor VS.. William Taylor and Of Henry
| Powers vs.. Julia Wslcott Powers
Henry Q. Conrad, Esq, filed reasons
for new trial in the Williams murder
case. The reasons are as follows:
!. That the verdict was against the
evidence.
2. That the verdict was against the
law.
8. That the verdict was contrary TO
law
4. That tho jury in the trial Of the
above stated case was not an impartial
jury.
s. That John Dayett, one of the
| jurors, was related by marriage to Wal
ter E. Wright, the boy who was killed
the said John w. Dayett having inter
married with a sister Of Abraham
Wright the father Of said Walter K.
Wright
g. That Thomas D. Lyman. another one
Of the jurors was related by blood to the
said Walter E. Wright; the said Thomas
D. Lyman being first cousin OF Jennie
/ Lyman who intermRrried with Abraham
/ Wright, and who was the mother OF the
said Walter e. Wright.
| z. That at the time the said John W.
Dayett and Thomas D. Lyman were ac-
cepted and sworn as jurors in the case
the fact Of their relationship to the said
Walter f. Wright, was unknown to the
said George II. Williams, or his counsel
That although the said George H. Will
lisms, through his counsel before the
trial, inquired diligently concern
ing the qualifications of the
said John w. Dayett and Thomas
ID. Lyman to act as jurors in the above
stated case it was not discovered by them
that the said John w DAyett was so re-
lated to the said Walter f. Wright until
after the State had opened its case and
| examined lat least, two witnesses; and
that the said Thomas D. Lyman was so
related to the said Walter f. Wright
was not discovered by them until after
the rendition OF the verdict of the jury
in said case
Affixed to the reasons fled, were two
affidavits, substantiating the facts set
forth in regard to the jurors.
At II o'clock court adjourned until 10
o'clock next Monday morning.
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