The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-05-24
FOURTH EDITION
YEsTERDAY's COURT.
The Trial of Burns Accused of Barn
Burning Again Postponcd-Other
Business Transacted.

The Trial OF Burns Accused oil Barn
Burning Again Postponed-Other
Business Transacted.
Judge Houston came upon the noon
train yesterday, and when court re-
, convened, Anthony Higgins for the
defence in the case OF Hysore Il Son
VS.. l. Trlmble QuiEley, called the de-
PENDANT Tor the purpose of laying tho
, legal grounds for continuance.
, After being sworn, he said lie could
not safely go to trial on account Of
, the absence Of Benjamin Croft. an i'm
. portant witness, who Is now in Mary
land. and beyond the process of the
!, Court. 4 he witness said that he had
been In Boston and did not know of
!. the absence Of this witness, until last
B. Saturday.
y On cross examination Mr. Bird in
, CURED what he proposed to prove by
' this witness, when Mr.. Higgins Oh
jected. The objection was overruled,
ana the witness replied that he would
let Mr.. Bird know later,
RI ''Oh, you will, said Mr.. Bird, "bnt 1
b. propose that you shall let me know
sooner"
/, Mr.. Bird then addressed his re-
/ marks to tho Court and said that as
"A this case had been before tho court
for the past nine months he thought
A
ed of. 1t was IA matter OF vital inter-
4 est TO his client, and that II there was
!, to be any further delay on account OF
. the absence of this witness he thought
), lie was entitled to know what tho de-
!, Tense intended to prove by him.
q The Court, after consultation. de.
:. cidcd that tho witness must answer
MIR. Birds questions, and i'll answer to
them the witnoss said that no propo5-
led to prove tnut Mr.. Hysore failod to
" do what he had proIni.e ted.
After argument by counsel the Court
\ said they would hold the matter for
5 the present, and give decision later
IS i'll the day. t
ri httornGy. General Nicholson then
e called the attention of the Court TO the
!, case of Eugen. DUPONT Burns.
. lie said that he had fnlly expected
:, to take up the case ut this term. but
a owing to the absence OF james Moore
d and other material witnesses who arc
mot in this state, lie was unable to do
50. He therefore asked that it be con.
ltinued until the September term.
4 Ill. III. Ward for the defense said that
. although he was ready TO go ahead
with The trial now no would not Olfer
any objections but he wished II placed
, on record that he was opposed to q
+, further continuance.
:. Mr. Nicholson's request was granted
: and the case continued until Soptom-
= Dor. All the witnesses were discharg.
ed from further attendance OF this
term.
l. When the name of Peter A. Pagan.
/, one OF the jurymen, was called, he did
+ not answer, and the Court ordered that q
y line he imposed, but upon Waiter H.
| Hayes stating thnt he was engaged in
r u referee case. and was not aware that
l. he was disobcying the rules of the
~ court, tho tine was RENTED.
-, ii. ii. Ward filed an application to
sell goods under a writ OF foreign at.
D. itachment.
Shortly before o. clock court took
! IA brief recess, ana again convened al
- 80 O'clock, when Judge Houston an
% Huuncrd that the court could not dc
:, otherwise than reiusn the application
q for continuance in the IIysoro case.
y he cast must be tried this term and
IA special Jury summoned ii necessary.
Senator Higgins then withdrew his
T.. plea, and asked leave 20 file IL demur,
1s rcr, which will probably be argued
=, next Saturday.
nd a demurrer in the case of Catherine
keenan,, vs. the Arlington Mills Manu-
rncturing Company. was filed by Soma
tor higgins ...
'e. Lewis q. Vnndegritt. attorney foi
=, The plaintiff, asked that the case oil
III Patrick lleaiey VS.. The Wilmington
'5.City halfway Company, DO tried at
N.this tarm
George II. Bates for tue defence, Oh,
lieCtcd and asked that the case be con,
ISi .tinuel until the September term The
iSSirequcSt WIS refused and the ease 80
! for Thursday This is a suit to recov
~ fer $1,000 damages Tor injuries rcceiv
oil by the plaintiff, by being run ito by
"A ear on the iilvcrriew line
j, 1lle case of Joseph A. Richardson
20, vs.. the Delaware Loan Association wa
;o reported MS being settled.
III ON motion OF Henry c. Conrad, at
~" taTuPy for the defendants the fou
eases nEnn5t the late firm of Phillips
n kaLe were postponed until Monday
on account of The absence of one o
DIT his clients. Ehese cases are as Follows
j. t.hailes e. Phillips Company repre-
u sentrd by Lore and Enmons; IL j.
Mt Alien son Il co, llo,rpcner y llOll'cckei
ID N lant!" Refining Company. Biudfor,
On N NaHarErlit: f. Mcber& 70. William
IN, Michael Bgln
A diseontiHuance was ordered III th,
ease of l.liHaluth Is. Met 'umb. VS.. tllt
Southern railroad Assoc 'iatipn.
81 Levi =. Bird called attention to til
~ Cook tiatEaEe case and sitld that viii /
IS 1t was announced on May 18TH that
'H' lnrw trial had been refused, an eXeet
ton Was not filed until May 90 Thi
Il" rlat.nt9l was irregular, AZ til excel
- ton should have been flied mt ONE
.rs After argument by counsel court dc
Iei,ed thut 1t should appear upon Tia
record that the exception WINS file
May % Court then adjourned unit
ut 10 O'clock this morning.
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