Evening journal., 1894-05-12
CLARK CASE IS SETTLED
The Widow is Content With
the Amount Received.
SHE SUED FOR TWENTY THOUSAND

Her Husband Fell on Joseph L. Car
penter's Pavement aud Died-Deoi-
sion In the McGarveY Case in = Few
Days-Many Important Gases calen-
dared for Next Week.
Court met at 10 o'clock this morning
with Judges Cullen and Marvel on the
bench, the former presiding. Announce
ment was made that decision In the
McGarvey case will be made some day
next week. Court then adjourned until
10 o'clock on Monday morning
Judge Cullen received two presents
William Hilles gave him q volume Of
Hampden Vaughn's novel, ''Ebba Bsr1e-
son, and ex-Recorder of Deeds James
t. Shallcross gave him q bunch OF nam.
moth asparagus.
The Clark Case Settled.
The civil suit OF Susan b. Clark va.
Joseph l.. Carpenter, Jr, to recover
$50, 900 for the death OF her husband,
has been settled on a basis satisfactory
TO all concerned
In January, 1898, John o. Clark, the
deceased man, was walking down
Market street. When opposite Joseph
l.. Carpenters real estate office, near
Tenth street. he lost his footing and
fell, receiving severe injuries
He died shortly thereafter
and his wife attributed his death
to the injuries received when he fell.
She further held that Mr.. Clark would
not have fallen II II had not been that
Mr. Carpenter had neglected TO have the
Ice removed from his pavement. Mr.
Carpenter refused to make any conces.
sions
She retained ex.Attorney General John
Biggs aud Mr. Carpenter retained WI.
liam NJ Byrne, Lewis O. Vandegrift and
Edward &, Bradford TO defend him In the
action
The case was calendared for the Feb.
ruary term AMI would have been tried
but for the illness OF Frank O. Turner,
Mr.. Oar penter clerk, who saw the aecl-
dent and was the chief witness for the
defense. On motion Of counsel for the
defense the case was carried over to this
term.
H., as we'll as the attendant suit
against the city, we're calendared for
next Tuesday, at which time 1t
Is probable that the settlement
will be formally announced TO the
court II II Is not done on Monday.
This settlement also includes the one
against the city, 1t being brought for
the benefit OF the widow In case she
failed TO recover from Mr. Carpenter
In speaking Of the matter to an EVEN
ING JOURNAL reporter this morning Mr.
Carpenter said that the settlement was
not made because he believed himself to
be directly OF Indirectly responsible for
Mr. Clark's death, but because the
fight In court might cost him at least
$t 600, TO say nothing Of the uncertainty
Of the action Of the Jury.
II Is not understood that Mrs. Clark
ever expected TO get 800. 000 A Jury
would have allowed her anything II
thought proper.
Big Cases for Next Week.
The Superior Court calendar for next
week contains many important Cases,
but the trial OF Michael FaiuA for the
murder Of Carlo Ruva, which will
begin on Wednesday. will break
into II considerably, especially the cases
dxed for Wednesday, Thursday and pos
sibly Friday.
The calendar for the week is as fol-
lows:
Monday. May 14-Jobn P. Toner vs..
the p, w. q b. Railroad Company
| mtllehh DubNout tl ILL., w. tno winning
ton City Railway Company j. l.. Stumpf,
VS.. Augusta Bickts: Kalamazoo National
Bank vs.. Charles M Newlin; Mary A.
Hart VS.. the p. w & b Railroad Com.
pany; Jennie p Kirk vs. the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company.
Tuesday, May l5-Cornellus Lynch VS..
Taylor Mitchell
Wednesday, May 16-Herman Chielin
: sky VS.. the Hopes aud Townsend Com
pany; Charles Reidel VS. the P. W.
b. Railroad Company; William M
Sucker VS. the Diamond State Iron Com
pany; Russell CrAig's administrator vs.
the p, w. & B. Railroad Company
James G. Knowles vs. George W. Aorri-
son.
, Thursday, May III Hood Wright
, VS.. Edgar Chandler, StRnsbury ]. VII
3 ley, w. Scott Vernon, Howard n. Yer
non, Francis N Buck, William F. Rob
2 inson, Harlan Cause, Wilmington Denta
Manufacturing Company, George A
LeMaistrs and Frank @. Corbit, assign.
, ees OF Henry @. Robinson.
, Friday, May 18-Nathan LiebermsI
and Benjamin Mills VS.. the Wilmington
City Railway Company; Bennett r. Rut
ter ..vs. Lydia A. Springer ct al. Jamt
H. Wilson VS.. Samuel Harlsn's executor.