Evening journal., 1892-05-26
CIVIL CASES SETTLED.
The Judges Have Little
More to Do To-day.
AND STILL MORE ooNTNUANcEs

George n. Bates staves on Trial In the
Heaiey Damage Suit Against the VIII
mington city Railway Company
Firs, Panel Of Jurors Discharged and
Paid on
In the Superior Court yesterday after.
noon Deputy Attorney General Giles
asked to have his name removed from the
record as an attorney for the defence in
the suit Of the Wawaset Lumber Com
pany vs. Anna d. Bellah, ct. al. His re-
quest was granted
The following jurors were selected by
Lewis g. Nandegrift and Colonel Benia.
min Nields TO retry the case Of Annie
Marie Williams VS. the Walton aud
Whann Company for the death
of her husband. caused by cleaning an
acid chamber: John McCloskey. Joseph
H. Carpenter, Sr Charles NJ. Groome,
Howard r. Finn, Joseph H. Caleb,
Robert Motherall samuel Lindsay,
William H. Shippers. William Cooch.
Thomas Davidson James A. Mulligan, VI
Thomas Price, William Stroud, Joseph
DerliclSson, John Ball. Thomas l.. j.
Baldwin, Columbus Watkins. George NJ.
d. Hart James n. Taylor George l..
Townsend, james H. Staats. Colen fergu-
son, jason Davis. Norris Wilson
Upon application OF II II Ward. the
name of the defendant iu the case Of
Daniel llaggcriy VS. the lienld Company
was changed 20 H. H. Gayley and Daniel
w Taylor trading as Heald q Company
Court then adjourned until 10 o'clock
this morning.
When the Superior Court convened
this morning Levi C. Bird. representing
the plaintiffs reported that the following
cases have been settled David Cannon vs..
the Diamond State Iron Company John
/ w. g. Hastings VS. the same: Catharine
/ Keenan,, vs.. the Arlington Mills Manu-
/ featuring Company. Lilburn Chandler re-
ported that the case of John } McCrcary,
VS.. the Mechanics Loan Association, was
settled
The following cases were continued 20
the September term upon application of
counsel Charles b. Hill vs. Elizabeth
stewart counsel Chandler and
Nields; The News Publishing
Company vs. Eugene ID. r. sutton,
garnishee of William T.. Wells. counsel
Hilles and Ball; Frank NJ Smith VS.
Eugene d. r. Sutton. garnishee of VII
liam 2. Wells. same counsel
In the case of Patrick Healey vs.
the Wilmington City Railway Com
pany George II. Bates. represent
ing the defendant corporation. withdrew
his plea of not guilty and asked fo
leave TO file a special demurrer. stating
that the bin of complaint was not prop
erly drawn.
Lewis c. Vandegrift objected statinl
that IL was too late TO file demurrer OF
the day Of the trial lie asked he Court G
! refuse such a course. as it would della
the settlement of the case.
The Judges overruled the objection
and Saturday week was fixed as the da
Tor taking up the demurrer. The wit
nesses were discharged until furthe
notice
The first panel of the petit jury wa
discharged from further attendance
The second panel will be sworn in Ia
morrow morning
Willard Salisbury informed the cour
that by common consent. the case O
Phillips & Co., d. b. a., VS. Robert A
Burns, p b. T., which was passed whe
the trial list was gone over, would b
settled by referees. The plaintiffs wer
represented by Hoiiecker q HofecxeI
Hon. Charles b. Lore, representing th
plaintiff In the case OF Sarah g. McKa
VS.. Constable James n. Gam. asked tina
the case be passed for the present. as th
child Of the plaintiff is so IN that IL
mother cannot leave IL.