The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-06

As soon as court convened at 10
o'clock this morning, the case of An-f
ton Benson W the Mayor and Council;
OF Wilmington WIS again taken up.,
md the examination OF witnesses for
the defense resumed
On account of the Weather Mr.. Cur
lis withdrew his motion to To allowed.
20 tnke the jury over to view tho
house.
Henry d. White was sworn, and tes-
tiiied | hat he Is familiar with the Local
'lion OF the ground whore these houses
lare built. All the ground In that
Vicinity Is swainpy and wot. He had
seen eat.tails and splatter-docks grow
Ing on ii, and tho ground was fire.
Ilucntly covered with water
John Madden testified TINT he re-
sides on Thirteenth street. and has re-
sided there four years. He mad built
some houses on that street and saw
the water run over the sidewalk. The
water runs along Thirtneuth street, al.
most to Head, and then runs on an
open lot
On cross. examination by Mr.. Hlllos.
The witness sTid that he had bought
three lots adjoining these houses, and
built on them. lie thought It good
ground to build on.nnd his houses had
not sunk or cracked.
Frederick kidings testified that lie
lived III one of these houses from
March. 1880, until Obtober Of the same
wear. The cellar was always wet and
damp The foundation walls had set
tied at the front and back. The house
was SINK to such an extent that il was
almost Impossible to get window up
Ior down.
! Building Inspector Daniel Doh tss-
tliied that no has examined tho h Il ,cs
ion Thirteenth street Tho partition
wall between 1913 and 1913 has settled
very much. There are but three brick
wallis for all these houses, tho front
wall and the end walls. He would not
permit builder TO put uDsueh houses
"a these. tiud the walls been tied as
they should have been they would not
naTe cracked,
The walls bulge out Just below thu
lSeconM story window, and as the top
and bottom are all right, ile thought
ihiB was caused - the settling OF tiss
back buildings.
Harry Palmer testified that he is con-
tneeied with tho engineering and sur.
veNtllE iepnrtmeEt OF this .ii'- =
referred 10 line ra.r.1,i,ia Ia H.. ~ ~
|tttdes el Thirteenth street ,s 80 LIZ
uSiiea IA $50 We ,YifrD,g III ,,,.,,
--t-A - ttsp pros
i-,vilt,z. II pain OF tnb stIestS in ne vi
t'i4iih9 Va aFNilbtit . tititihF, "illtlt IJ uA-
lplaiGed to tho Court and Llle iuary. An
DISSEMINATION oil the ground showed
ithat 1t Is Soit and inafshy. lilo faG no
ttrGubie i'll pressing an IRON rcd i've
ifee' ana Il half deep ia the ground with
His hard. This Vas done u short lis.
tance from i3oneoh's house.
Henry Il, Pickles was called, and
Testified That he Is Il fountlfyman, aud
HAS place of business at Thirteenth
fana Heaif streets.
lit. has been located I here for a NUM-.
her ui years, and Is Familiar with tito
ground III the vicinity. The ground il
mar5ny from Eleventh. street to Eour-
| tetnth 5treet The place waero his
Foundry stands was Very maj shy, and
HE was ohllEet, 10 ilnva l. illlel in at
lleaAt sonr feet. All the ground In tho
vicinity is wet ami inarShy until 1t is
Killed III.
The Witness had seen the foundation
walls when they were being builE. and
noticed that ptaiihs were laid for tho
front aud back wallis to r5st upon. lie
considered thasa houses .'balloon
ihonses. as they were put up very
sneup, TO be eoid at Il profit. tn regard
ITO the water, The witness said that he
Iaad been obliged to put in trunk $50
feet long to carry tho Water pust hts
foundry.
tieo. WASHINGTON Thomas, n very tall
icplored man, WIS sworn, and testified
that he lives at Thirteenth and fieAld
Streets
He ms lived there number OF
years and knows when these houses
|wers built. Tho ground always was
wet and marohy, the water being car
lied oil by ditches. Ii Is never dry
around his house,
Robert Hutchinson, colored ISL
lied that lie lives about one square and
II half from fhirtaanfh and Hellei
streets. When il rains the water
runs down Thirteenth and Healf
tfeets. and empties in a pond, ALI
the ground in no vicinity is soft and
!marshN, and while lie mad seen horses
Ipas;hilng on the ground where tho
houses are now bQslt, they We're stand.
ling ii tie mud
Oscar j. Seelay testified that he
lives ut No. 1ail Cast thirteenth street
ard has lived t!4cto siuce 1854. The
. witness then testified to tho lad con.
tiitton oil tho houss caused by tho
walls sinking
Al O'Clock court took Il recess until
80 o'clock this afternoon.
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