Evening journal., 1894-05-14
MANY CASES SETTLED.
The Trial List Melting Away
Under Calendar Heat.
SEVERAL SPECIAL JURY GASES

Wants Special Jurles In All Cases |
Against It-A Number of Cases Were
=Referred TO Counsel and Referees.
The bottom of the Superior Court |
calendar was almost knocked out by
Chief Justice Lore and Associate Judges |
Cullen and Marvel this morning. Court !
met at 10 o'clock sharp, with a full !
bench and large attendance Of members |
Of he bar, IL being known that the trial !
list would be gone over, and requests |
for special juries be made.
The case of John p Toner VS.. the P
w. & b Railroad Company, was reported |
to be- settled Melissa buttons case
against the Wilmington City Railway
Company, was discontinued apd referred
TO counsel for settlement The suits of
Jacob l. Stumpf VS.. August Bickta and
the Kalamazoo National Bank vs Charles
| NJ. Newlin, were reported in course of
settlement. The case Of Mary Hart
va. the P, w. & B. Railroad
Company will probably be settled,
rs well as that OF Kirk VS.. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. Settlement
Of the case of Susan B Clark vs. Joseph
L. Carpenter, Jr, was formally an
nounced and the action against the city
/ Al uFA UNnnAA WAS AEAClIEu 10 ENuueEls
William AZ. Byrne dropped the .malprac-
tice suit Of Cornelius Lynch VS. Dr.
Taylor S. Mitchell, and it was stricken
from the calendar. A special jury was
asked for to try the case of Herman
Chielinski VS.. the Hopes and Townsend
Company.
Mr. BIRD reported the case Of Charles
Reidel vs. the F., w. & B Railroad Com
pany in course of settlement. but said
that a SPECIAL jury will be asked for If it
is tried. There is q proposition OF settle
ment. The case was continued under
peremptory rule and II II Ward was
given general leave to amend.
John Biggs reported the case Of Rus
sell Craig's administrator VS. the p W
& B. Railroad Company, to be in course Of
settlement. The appeal suit Of James g.
Knowles VS.. George w. Morrison. use of
Ella 5. Morrison, was referred to referees
to be named by counsel.
When the cases Of j. Hood Wright VS.
Edgar Chandler and others, garnishees of
Henry Q. Robinson. were called, Edward
Bradford reported that it is quite likely
that a number Of them will be discon
tinued. There is a question Of law
involved, and it is proposed TO
have it raised upon a case stated He
asked that the cases be passed for a
time, saying that there were ono or two
cases which would certainly be tried.
rlose against Francis n. Buck and
Stansbury J. Wiley were discontinued
Special iuries we're asked for by vii.
lard Salisbury, Jr, TO try the two cases
o. Nathan Lieberman VS.. che Wilmington
City Railway Company, aud announced
that f. g. Bradford will be associated
with him for the defense. Mr.. Salisbury
said he would let the court
know by Wednesday whether
there will be special jury
required in the suit of Benjamin Mills
against the same corporation Mr. Van
degrift reported settlement Of the two
mechanics lien cases OF Bennett F. Rut-
ter VS.. Lydia A. Springer and others Mr.
Bird asked for a disoontinuEnce of the
suit Of William Il. Brown vs. the p ,
w. & B. Railroad Company. saying
that IL had been settled, and also
the case Of William H Jackson VS. tue
same company The suit of Andrew
Fulmele VS. the Wilmington City Rail.
. way Company, reported settled, was
discontinued, together with the case Of
Ida V. Carpenters administrator VS. the
b p. Railroad Company. In the case
OF Thomas R. Lally VS. John A Newell,
Mr. Ward reported that it would be set
tied to-day, and it was put on the
general trial list pending settlement
T The appeal case of John J. Gibson & Co.
y VS. Duncan Bros was referred, referees
to be named by the prothonotary. The
libel suits Of Samuel g. Fisher and
Walter Robert Walters Us. the
, Republican Printing and Publishing
. Company, were set for trial.
In the summons case Of George II.
< Hollis. assignee, VS.. Eugene d. r Sut.
ton, ct al Judgment in favor of the
plaintiff, amount TO be ascertained by
the protaonotary, was reported Settle
. ment was reported and discontinusnce
ordered in the case of Edward Riley's
J. administrator VS.. the B. & P. Railroad
4 Company.
When the damage case Of Charles J
Gibbons VS. the Wilmington City Rail
n way Company was called, Willard Sauls
bury, Jr, asked for a special jury ant
said he proposed to lay legal grounds fol
y a continuance, two material witnesses
N being out Of the jurisdiction. Thl
lie case of Hannah Wheatley VS.. the p
W. & B. Railroad Company wal
n. continued, with peremptory order fol
a. trial at the September term. The suit,
u Of Edward Mulligan and Thomas r
p" Lally VS.. henry e Pusey, were continued
re. ON application Of counsel for the defense
- A special jury was asked for by th'
- defense in the case of Annie e. McGinty
VS.. the Ford Morocco Company.
Colonel Nields said he would Ia!
grounds for a continuance In the repieviI
suit of the Philadelphia Warehous
Company VS.. Sheriff Peirce Gould, bu
agreed that It should be tried in Septem
Der. Lewis Vandegrift said that tn
suit Of John Duke VS.. the Diamonr
State Iron Company would be tried, bu
} he was in doubt as TO whether the com
pany would insist upon a special juiy
lie said he would inform the court late
p in the week
Mr. Bird said that some arrangement
looking to the settlement Of the case q
Marguerite X. Carpenter vs.. Joseph /
Carpenter, Jr, administrator Of Fran
d. Carpenter were in progress.
Walter :. Hayes, counsel for the de
- fendsnt Ia the case OF Robert Marshal
vs. Samuel Frank Ewart asked for
a . a..I