Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-11-29
sUpERIon oouRr HUsIsEss.
The Ciyil List Taken Up and Examined
Last Monday--sheriff ellis Enters
Security.

The Civil List Taken Up and Examined
Last Monday sheriff Giliis Enters
Security.
Soon after the superior court convened
last Monday Philip q. Chnrchnan asked
that surety be entered for Paul Gillls,
sheriif-e.ect Of New Castle county. The
Chief Justice directed the crier to conf
mand silence while the commission of the
sheriff and the writ of assistance was being
read. The bondsmen then CAME forward
with surety in the sum of $50, 900. The
sureties are Winfield s. Quigley, OK
Sheriff William Simmons, Allen Smith
and Charles NJ. Groome.
The court TODD up the civil list docketed
for Monday. The following are announced
as settled: Samuel PEG VS.. Michael j.
Sharkey; capable Hardware Co. VS.. Jester
d MCDANIEL Carmen DiMare VS.. Mayor
and Council of Wilmington. The case of
Andrew Peterson vs.. Fanny A. Mckeown
has been referred to referees by pro-
thonotary.
John IL. Rodney asked for leave to
amend in the case of George q. Marshall
VS.. the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
The case of George S. Capeile vs.. John X.
Hudson Accompany has been discontinued.
The court continues the case of John w.
Burris, d. b. a., VS.. Charles E. Barrett,
p. b. r.
A jury was drawn to take the verdict in
the case of L. and l.. A. Kittinger VS.,
Hannah McDunnell's estate. John Biggs
for the plaintiff and Benjamin Nields for
the defence. The jury returned verdict
for the plaintiffs in the sum of 1926.
Lilburn Chandler asked for rule to set
aside the sheriff sale of the property of
Samuel j. Mccall, No. 1105 West Seventh
street. on the ground of gross inadequacy
of price and failure to give the required
| notice of sale of the property. Court
| yranfaA thu and mazda tho rtlln
returnable Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.
| In the superior court on Tuesday Wal
| ter Bacon. appearing for the Republican
| Printing Co. and Il. z. Williamson, in the
libel suits brought by Samuel g. Fisher
| and w. II. Walters, asked for postpone
ment until Wednesday of next week. He
said that Peter L. Cooper, one of the attor-
neys for the defence, was absent in Kan
sas City and would not be home until that
time.
The Court refused the request and sci
the cases down for trial at 10 o'clock Wed
nesday morning. The Court said that il
counsel absented themselves from thu
cases they must take the consequences
and If the lawyers OH the other side in
sisted on trial, Court would proceed witt
the cases. Otherwise the Court proceeding
would develop into farce.
Levi G. Bird informed the Court that tht
cases of Mary Il. McInvaine and Isabel ID
Wright VS.. the p, w. e. B. Railroad Com
pany had been settled. Senator Ora!
represents the defence.
The case of De Ford g. Son VS.. Thoma
Green was reported not at ISSUE Befor
its continuance was ordered Colonel Nield
drew out his pleas, and On motion o
Thomas Davis Court struck off the plea
of set-off and act of Limitation. The cas-
then went over.
These cases were reported discontinued
Robelen Il Co. VS.. the National Bank o
Wilmington & Brandywine; j. 8. Tale
VS.. the City Building and Loan Associa
ton.
The case of the Philadelphia Warehous
Co. vs.. Pierce Gould, sheriff, was continue
until December Sd.
The case of Samuel Rothwel VS.. tn
Parvis e. Williams Co. was referred t
referees to be named by the prothonotary
additional Court ne,os on JaJtk page.l