Evening journal., 1890-05-19
LAST EDITION
SUPERIOR COURT OPENED.
THE LONG TRIAL LIST READ AND
MANY CASES CONTINUED.

Company Removed TO che u 8. Cireutt
Court Divorce Cases-C Commissioned o n ers
Appointed-License Hearings CLOSED.
The Superior Court of the State of
Delaware in and for New Castle county,
May term, 1890, convened at 10 O'Clock
this morning, Prothonotary George A.
Maxwell read the list of causes for trial
and argument. The following cases were
referred to referees to be chosen by
counsel: William Lea & Sons Company
VS.. w. Il. jefferson & Co.; Henry
L. Brooks vs.. James 81. Clark and
David @. Webb, A. @. Evans
Manufacturing Company vs.. John A.
Wilson, George Steinicken vs.. John Q.
Brison; George B. Money vs.. Albert 3.
Swan; Bellah & Co. VS.. Andrew Ander-
son; John p, Donahoe VS.. Samuel Nc
Cormack; John a. Dagger VS.. The Collins
Beach Meadow Company; the Wheeler g.
Wilson Sewing Machine Company VS..
Joseph F. Higgins. The cases discontinued
are: A. r. McHenry & Co. VS.. Edgemoor
Iron Company same, VS.. the Harlan g.
Hollingsworth Company; Diamond State
Loan Association, VS.. r. Matilda
Chandler and Philemma Chandler
Samuel @, Weiskopp, VS.. Western Union
Telegraph Company, Belmont Glass
Works, VS.. Susan Fleishner. In several
cases leave to amend was given. Judg-
ment had been granted ia the cases of
Carl Becker & Bro, Charles Hillyard /;
Francis Gengelback, vs. d E. Buckingham,
r. A. Woodbridge & Co. vs. Theodore
Jones, Carnagie, Phipps & Co., Limited
VS.. Charlas e.. Billin, David Heilbron vs..
Susan Fleishner, for plaintiff. $791.17,
with interest from December 3, 1889. In
the case of Evan S. Perkins VS..
John b. Longstreet, attachment, w.
s. Hiiles, ESQ.,, filed narr.
The attachment case of Rachel Phillips
versus Samuel Il. Handy will be settled
mutually. The cases of Strouse Thank.
hauser & Company, Amelia Jacobs, VS.
Union Insurance Company, of San Fran
cisco, and Peoples Insurance Company
of New York, were taken off the list, as
they are about to come to trial in Phiia.
delphia. Several cases were continued
for week and the remainder of thes20l
were continued until the September
term.
Mandamus Case Transferred.
E. G. Bradford. Esq, presented petit
tion of the Delaware and Atlantic
Telegraph and Telephone Company
for an order for removing
into the United States Circuit
Court for the District of Delaware the
mandamus case of the Postal Telegraph
Gable Company against the Delaware anC
Atlantic Telegraph and Telephone Com
pany.
In this case the Postal seeks to have
the petitioners compelled to place in the
Postal a telephone to be used in connee
ton with the transmission and receidt O.
telegraphic dispatches The petition set
forth that federal question was raised
under the constitution and Laws of the
United States relating to patents.
Security in due form as required b,
act OF Congress being offered and ap
proved by the court the order was re
moved as prayed. This tranfers tn,
whole case 70 the Circuit Court. Brad
ford and Vandegrift represent the Della
ware and Atlantic Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company, and Bates g. Harrington
the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.
Divorce Gases.
The application of Joseph Fl. Newsom,
for a divorce from his wife, Mary A
Newsome, was granted. Henry @. Conrad
Esq, was commissioner ia tho case. an(
J.Frank Biggs represented the applicant
John Biggs was appointed commits
sioner to take testimony in the divorce
case of Caroline Kolck VS.. Gustave Kolck
Bird and Lyman are the respective attor
neys.
). A. Macallister was appointed com
missioner in the divorce case of Elizabeth
Moody VS. Moses Moody.
Thomas Davis was appointed to take
testimony in the case of Walter L. II
Burris VS. Lily Burris.
Henry c. Conrad was appointed com
missionsr in the case of Marian Frank
Poniecki vs. rheodocia Poniecki.
In tho divorcescase of Bertha Haren-
burg, VS.. Charles Harenburg, Willard
Hall Porter was appointed commissioner
W. s Hilles was appointed commits
sioner in the case Of Ida M. Weeks. VS.
William e. Weeks for divorce.
Debt Case Opened.
The case of Shires & Co. VS. Arthu-
Perry, for bill of $50 10, was opened
and the jury listened to testimony as I,
the accuracy OF the books. The iur,
was discharged until 2 80 o'clock tbil
afternoon. and the other Jurors wer,
discharged from further attendance.I
Closing Liquor Cases.
The application of Frederick SchmiC
for license was reopened. George "a Rue
testified that he bought beer in kettle,
from Mr.. and Mrs. Schmid and knew
other people who bought beer ther,
in that way. Walter Hayes
counsel for the applicant, called severaI
witnesses to prove the orderly character
of the saloon, and that Schmid sold sauel
kraut in kettles Police officers testified
that the saloon was quiet.
One witness was called in the case O
Vincent o. ELL, Blackbird, and testified
to carrying liquor off the premises.
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