The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-12-19

1uliueuldltiy tlteT tHb OllbIlUG Vi
Superior Court this morning jury
wis drawn to try tho case of George
Reed vs.. the Wilmington Steamboat
Company. John Biggs represented
the plaintiff and Holluckcr ~ llolfecket
the defense.
The action is one to recover the
vhlue Of horse. which he shipped
aboard one oi the cOmpany's boats on
March 10. The horse was valued at
500, aud he paid SIS as freight
charges.
While they were leading tho horse
| down the gang plank the animal SHE'D
TIE rail breaking and the horse fell In
to tha river. The animal wns carried
| up the stream opposite the jackson d
J SnnSn Gqmnnny .wllere he was badly
cut on tine stony Dunh. lie thought
tho horse WAS 50 badly injured that 1t
wodld he worthless and refused to &C.
| cop. H. Tho company kept the ami.
| nal and 1t Is now being driven about
! Town To one of the delivery wagons.
Mr.. BigEs commended that as q com.
mon carrier the company was respon.
stble Tor any dnmago
George Rood was called and testified
| as nbove stated.
Androw j. Grant is a painter by
trade and was working on the steam
cufrence. lie saw MIR. Reed have the
horse Uy the briile and deck hand
holding the animal by tho tall.
Ito saw tho animal fall into the
creek and heard some one tell Mr.
Iced to cali the horse. The horse
turned around and was carried down
tho stream. Later he overheard u
conversation between Nh. Bennett
and Captain Bloomsburg. during
which Mr.. Bennett said: "Captaii J..
we have received this horse; what shall
We dor CAPTAIN BloomsburR repli,
the best thing TO do would be to sta
bic him for few weeks, until he III
covered from Tie shock.
lr. Hiram Z Ewes was called by the
company 10 nttond to the horse. He
| found the loft hind leg badly out
which he had To burn Tic received Il
check from tho steamboat company il
payment for his services.
George Z, Whltem man had shipped
horses via. the steamboat company. II
was not customary to get receipt fol
hn animal here. lie always got his a
Philade phlu.
shipped horses tus Philadelphia via. thu
Steamboat ComUtny. 1t was the usua
manner TO receiYh hureD here and re
ceive receipt at Philadelphia from
tho company.
Munucl RichpnbergGr said that when
he had sent man with horses whei
they paid III Philadelphia they got I,
receipt there
Tie patnlllf then rested.
Frank Hpilacker III presenting his
case 10 tho iur. su!d his defouse wa,
tw0IOlu; First that ma company was
not COMMON carrier nor never was
. u "a k.. To-. -
Steamboat Company was not the de
PENDANT company
Air. ltaod had Informed Mr.. Bennett
that ho wished TO sltp the horse. bu
| before he could assist him, Reed an
| another man lei the horse down til,
gaugplaRE, wien II fell overheard.
/ Horace Wilson SAIL the Wilmington
/ SItamhOai Company WIS an incUrpoi
atad company OF lldia ware. o wning tn
TharYes anu WAREHOUSES; at Fourtl.
street wharf The Wilmington Steam
boat loiapany VI Ndw Jersey 10 an In
! cefnolalGl company ui New Jersey.
AT. BigEj read thu act OF iucorpora.
ton
John q bennett stated .hat he was
the agent of tho Wilmington steam
Loaf Company oil New jersey. with al
Office IN this city
James Sweten saw Road loading the
horse down the plank, aItor hearing
Mr.. Bennett toll him no would send q
man to assist niln.
( James Ward Is the first mate OF the
CITY OF Chester. ana co,roborated for
mer testimony. Charles Greer Ia the
engineer OF the steamer Brandywlne
and heard Mr. Bonnet cay no would
send for the horse. s. L. Atkins also
saw ltaed take the horse down the
pink At ! O'Clock court adjourned
until 80 O'Clock.