Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-03-30

Matters Transacted Before Chancellor
WolcDtt.


The disposition of the trial list before
Chancellor Wolcott on Monday was as
follows: Cases continued, Delaware West
ern railroad vs. q. .. Baird; c. o. Baird VS..
Delaware Western railroad Shearer vs.,
Smith; johnson VS.. Wilson; CLYDE VS..
Churchman; Cluflin VS.. Ichteustein;
Thomas VS.. Woodward; Davis VS.. Davis;
Thomas VS.. Woodward; City VS.. Addicks;
Scott VS.. Richie; Shoemaker VS.. Wells;
Vernon VS.. y. NJ L. Associations Williams
vs.. q. 4 NJ. railway; Cranston VS.. Hoopcs
Morris vs.. Pilot Commissioners; jackson 4
Sharp vs., Cherry Island Marsh Company
The case of Booth VS.. Guthrie was held;
lonrOw VS.. Conrow, passed; Spruance vs.
Darlington, a. W. Swartz to take tpsti-
mony for defendants to be returned within
40 days; Bayard vs. Robinson, continued
for testimony; Beeson W.. Darlington,
settled Clark VS. Nandegrift, held, Senior
VS.. Wilmington Printing Company, to
come up this afternoon; Hofletker vs.,
Chamherlin, continued to take testimony;
Reybold VS.. Reybold, 10 days rule for
filing answer; Rutter vs.. Cyrus Castle, No.
|, K. 4. H., withdrawn: Nranken vs.
Roberts, return Monday next; llnmewood
VS.. Security Trust and Safe Deposit Com
pany, to be heard,
james IL. lfuirecker. trustee. made re-
turn of sale Of estate of Jonathan Steven
son, confirmed William s. Ililles pre-
sented return Of sale of Equitable Guarantee
and Trust Company in the Caroline Bald
win estate case which was confirmed.
The following orphans court matters
were acted on by Chancellor Wolcott on
Monday: On application of Andrew u.
Sanborn, the return of sale of estate of the
late Thomas MctrackCn, PelcadCr hum
dred, was confirmed; also, the petition Of
sale of real estate of Abraham Hayden
deceased, presented by Harry Emmons,
was confirmed.
Exceptions were filed in chancery on
Monday by William Allen, ct al. 10 the
account of james Leach, administrator,
a, b. IL. c. t. a., of William Allen, deceased
Counsel for exceptants asked the chancel-
Tor 10 appoint day for argument. Robert
q. Hartman and j. Harvey Whteman for
eXceptants; senator Higgins and Il. a.
Churchman for administrator.
Al 1880 p. nj, both courts adjourned to .
y. III.
Chancellor WoIcott yesterday morning
appointed the Equitable Guarantee and
Trust Company trustee for the kleck
estate in place of Thomas j. Jordan, re-
moved at his own request.
A decree was granted William S. lIilles
ordering the Security Trust and Safe De
post Company "a transfer % shares Of
stock OF the Newark Exchange building
Association, with interest, TO Charles
llOmewoud.
NJ. G. Hopes of Mill Creek was ap-
pointed guardian for Marseretta Hopes,
The committee appointed at meeting
of the bar association of New Castle
county comprising John II. Rodney and
John Biggs, for the purpose of presenting
resolutions to the court Of chancery respect
ing the death of Chief Justice Comegys,
presented those resolutions this morning.
In presenting them Mr. Rodney referred
to the unprecedented fact that two COM
mittees should be appointed to present to
the same term of court resolutions in re-
gard to the death of two Of the Chief Jus.
tees of this State. Mr.. Rodney closed his
remarks with reference TO the personal
loss he had sustained in the death OF Mr..
Comegys.
EX-Attorney-general Biggs seconded the
motion for the adoption of the resolutions.
The speaker made reference to the personal
characteristics Of Chief Justice Comegys
and his remarkable kind-heartedness es-
pecially while he tMr. Biggsl was praetic.
ing before him as prosecuting officer for
the State.
After their adoption Chancellor Wolcott
ordered the resolutions spread upon the
minutes Of the court,
The court of chancery adjourned to
Monday next.