The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-11-20
In the U. .. olreaI, Court.


In the United Statss Court this morning
/, on the motion OF H. II. Ward. Thoa. +.
Bayard. Jr., was admitted TO practice IN
the court
The following Jury was drawn to try
tho case OF Mark A. shaw Va Il. Blumen-
thai q Co: Samuel Peachy. VIM. @. Baugh
Chas, T; Iatman. John Downs, William
uooch. HenryJ. Stoeckle. Paul Bright
VIM, Tally Ssyerson R. Cooling. Chas. ii.
Cosdan.
., The plaintiff was represented by Fl. II.
ward and Samuel McCallister while WI.
lard salisbury of this city and Sol Kohn
OF the New York bar represented this dc.
PENDANTS.
H: II. Ward In opening said IL was one
OF the most Interesting cases shat ever
came before jury. The plaintiff claims
with In making his living. In 1858 Shaw be.
came an apprentice TO Charles Mullen.
Ia lSa9 Mullen made 1t imposs ible 10
iulnil the contract, as he went out OF the
business and freed Shaw from all obllga.
tione. Mullen was succeeded by Blu
menthal d Co. Shaw was discharged in
consequence OF Disagreement with Pat.
rick hnndy. the boss shaver. Shaw then
MADE an arrangement with the Delaware
MOROCCO Company. -9s
Blumenthai then sent out postal cards
tpat SHAW was runaway apprentice. lie
secured certificate Of proficiency In the
trade and was discharged from the works
OF W. j. Clary. He went to other works
and was discharged by Blumenthal's di.
rect interference. and Shaw was driven
Charles A. Monaghan testified tha. he
lived In this city in 1888 and Identified the
signature to tho apprenticeship paper
Inc paper was admitted In evidence but
clalmeu by Mr. Ward as an agreement bs
tween the two parties.
Mark A. Shaw. the plaintiff testified to
MS apprenticeship. In February rs. 1890.
an aitercation arose over the amount OF
work to DO done. Mr.. Mundy, the fore.
man, came to where he was and ordered
works, ~
.Mundy. boing boss shaver, hired and
discharged all the shavers that came or
went; Delaware Morocco Company re-.
fused to engage him without having dis.
charge papers. He went back and tried to
GET them from superintendent Plerson.
Mt Piorson refused to give him his dig
charge pnpers. He went back to the Del.
aware Morocco Company and stayed
with them until April, 1891.
During the delivery OF the mail he saw
a postal card. He picked it up ard read
it: Saw similar card In the possession
OF JaInos Gibson. lie recognized the DOS.
tai card produced and deposed 1t was an
exact duplicate of the card he saw In the
The certificate Of proficiency of Mark
A. shaw from the Delaware Moroeco Com.
pany In April 1891 was put In as evidence.
Witness-l went to McClarys shop and
worked two weeks and two days The su.
perintendent came into tho room and he
was Discharged. He was Id 10 until June |.
FROM that date he worked with Ford and
Ryan until August IA.
Ihen went to Brooklyn N j. and worked
there until December 10, came home for
the holidays. Worked at Quigley's works,
Two or three days as su Institute and could
nave Obt aimed steady employment, was
dischargod and was lido until M arch. In
the middle OF that month got position
In Inc American Leather Company until
Mby ~. was out OF work until Ju ne and
obtained position In Tatnall, Mitchell &
CO. ana worked for four days
lie was then discharged. Was idle for
Two weeks and went to McClary's again
ana worked until July 9th aud was dis.
chargeu again On September 10Th went
10 WORK at Megary and Sons until Febru.
airy. Went to Frank j. Murphy and was
compelled to give up the work, Went
back again to AIegary and STAYED
month Worked In Trenton until DC tober
10th. 1895.
GOT position at his trade in B-ooklyp
unili August. Was member of the
Shavers' Union. The Union afforded IN.
cilitles FOR getting work. When he was
discharged ut McClhry's works he aver
aged ~ day. In Rrooklyn he averaged
over q! day. He could lot get work be.
cause no was runaway apprentice.
The witness concluded his evidence,
when court took recess until = O'Clock
this afternoon,