Evening journal., 1893-02-11
MONEY AND TIME SAVED
Excellent Work of the States
Prosecutors.
RULING IMPORTANT TO MECHANICS

Buildings with Great Despatch-Argu-
ing for New TriaI-can Pain and suf-
foring be Reduced TO Dollars and Ceatsg
Attorney-General Nicholson and Deputy
Attorney General Giles are being con-
graduated at the Court House to-day for
their able efforts for the state In prose
cutting criminal business at this term Of /
court Their record is unprecedented /
and hundreds of dollars have been saved /
to the county. The grand jury fourd /
thirty seven true bills and as a result Of |
this Eve days after the grand inquest |
began its work, thirty prisoners are
suffering for their offenses against the |
law, peace and dignity of the state. |
One case was tried and the stato's case |
was successfully established in this. |
Five cases were continued.
The good work began when the attor-
ney general and his deputy thoroughly |
sifted the evidence in all Of the fifty odd |
cases brought up before them for presen.
tation and found that only thirty seven
Of these were sufficiently strong TO be
brought before the grand jury Thus
the valuable time Of the grand jury
was not taken up with trivial cases
Then score or more Of the
minor cases brought before the
court were soon disposed Of by
the accused pleading guilty. The state
prosecutors admonished each prisoner
that, II he were guilty he had far bet
ter so plead than allow his case to 60 to
trial As result Of this, thirty pris-
oners pleaded guilty aud are now sery-
ing their sentences. The term Of this
criminal court Is the shortest on record
for the number of cases that were con
sidered.
Mechanics Must Prosecute Speedily.
In the case Of the Peninsula Lumber
Company VS.. Margaret Fahrenbach and
others. Mr. Hayes for the defendant
presented a rule TO show cause why the
scire facias should not be quashed and
the statement Of claim stricken from the
record for want Of prosecution. The
claim was filed on August 25. 1891, for
, materials furnished for additions and al
2 terations 10 new bakery building at
Sixth and Tatnall streets.
After the claim was filed there was no
G further proceedings until September .,
r 1892, when the plaintiff caused a unit
y of scire facias to be issued, out OF the
i court, against the defendants. Since
l. that time no further proceedings have
a been had in the case. The statement
" still remains among the records of the
p court and is notice Of claim Of lien
B. against the property. II the owners
e Z wanted TO sell the property or borrow
J, money on It they could not do 20 becaus,
20 of pending claims against the property
d causing great inconvenience aud tnan.
cial losses.
ot The court established precedent II
III handing down the decision which will
D. interest every builder and lumber deale
" in the city The court made the state
~ ment absolute and struck the claim OF
T the record. holding that mechanics an'
D. builders liens must be speedily prose
o. cuted or they will be cancelled.
:, Criminal Court Work.
r. Attorney H. H. Ward, representa-,
ID Louis Kline who was yesterday convicted
ir and fued s25 and costs for criminal In
rs timacy with female child under age
presented an affidavit declaring tha
Kline could not pay the fine and cost
and had no means Of getting either. Mr.
70 Ward stated that Kline had no relative
- at sll and no friends who were .willinI
- to substantiate their friendship
4 by contributing or advancing tn
In necessary sum to secure Kline's lib
~ erty The court then ordered that In de
~ fault Of the payment Of the 6ne, tn
u defendant should be imprisoned for thre
Z months at the expiration Of which teri
"A Of Imprisonment he should be discharge
~ from custody
- Attorney General Nicholson asked Oh
A., court to reduce from $500 TO 5000 tn
y amount Of bail required from Witnes
Il Heal In the case Of the state VS.. Galls
te way and CALL for the highway robbery q
vn Dufield Savage.
4 Trying TO Save the City $1,000.
k, Two hours were consumed this morn
ne ing in argument for new trial Of u
sr- damage case Of Anton Benson vs. th
on Mayor aud Council Of Wilmington. Tn
SO, case was tried at the November teri
m and a verdict for the plaintiff for 81 ,0l
Dr. was rendered. 1t is a case of damage
m property and ruined health resultin
m. from cellar full of water, which pour,
nd In from a little hole in the street. Gil
gh Solicitor Curtis has associated with hi
lrt Attorney Lewis c. Vandegrift. VILLA
IN H. Hilles represented the plaintiff
Ter Mr.. Curtis argued that the verdict
the Jury for 81, 900 was alleged, ina'
much as the amount of damages prove
by the plaintiff in dollars and cents wa
era in the aggregate $3.50.
NY Can Pain be Reduced TO Dollarsg
m. Mr.. Hilles contented that pain al
1as suffering could not be reduced to dolla
g. and cents and II was upon this the su
m. was issued as much as upon the damag
ave to property. He said that during Il
trial and argument Of the case defenda
never raised question as to the dan
ages sustained by the plaintiff Il
NV injured health and continued sicknes
nv although the court had decided th
sic suen question "oulS De li au'Hi.eeu'
y" Inc attorneys ei.su uisny imp4.Sa pS3.t'
tha from suffering and sickness, and {
eve arguments we're very str Ong.
han
an City Court Gases to-day
wed William Carey ran into Mile VIII