Evening journal., 1894-05-07
SCENES IN THE COURT.
Politicians Worked Around
Among the Lawyers.
ARRANGING THE COURTS WORK

when the Noon Hour Arrived and the
May Term OF tho Conrt OF General Sos
slons Was Opened-Going over tho
Trial List.
With the hustle and confusion which
usually attends the occasion. the May
term Of court began here to-day. The
irst day was marked by large attend
ance Of lawyers, grand and petit jurors
witnesses aud spectators.
They began TO assemble before II
o'clock, although Crler Smith did not
open the courts until about noon. Dur
ing the wait there was subdued hum
Of voices, an occasional cry Of an infant
from tho womens witness room, while
In the mems witness room the number
OF policemen, summoned In various
criminal cases, danced 20 the shrill
piping Of brother officer, who pitched
his not overly melodious whistle In the
sixth octave.
Prior to the opening, many men from
the rural hundreds assembled IN the
main corridor and In front OF the Court
House They discussed general topics.
and, occasionally, indulged in local
politics.
Coroner George O. Rothwell, who has
nearly served out Coroner Kinks unex.
pired term and now wants r term OF his
own, was making hay In that genial May
sunshine manner OF his He WAS not
alone in this respect. for George Hallman,
OF St. Georges hundred, who Is after the
same Office. was also canvassing among
those assembled. He WAS ably seconded
by ex Recorder OF Deeds James T. Shall
cross, who has, for many years, backed
him in his aspirations for the coronership.
In his remarks concerning the storm Of
last night the ex recorder said that u did
no material damage In the lower part Of
the county beyond beating down the
young wheat.
Elk United States Marshal II. II.
McMullen, when asked why he did not
answer Postmaster Stewards letter
smiled that sardonic smile OF his and
said
"Wait til the clouds roll by. III just
tell you what II is, the Republicans will
have 1000 majority here next fall"
Where - In this county,"
yes"
"You don't want to put an Y on itf"
"No, don't bet, he replied
He seemed TO want % dodge the
Stewart issue entirely
He IL Weather Prophet.
Doorkeeper A. Brlnton came up bright
and smiling. He Is now posing AS a
weather prophet At his home, No. 1913
| King street. he has put up thermome.
ter, barometer, weather. vane and rain
gauge. The gauge will measure any.
thing from Scotch whiskey 10 rain
water. For fourteen years he has kept
the state Of the Thermometer and the
wind, but this Is the first time he ever
took his May showers, night caps and
eye openers in a rain gauge
Rumors OF Coxey's Death.
Rumors Of Coxey's death caused some
excitement between 10 and II o'clock A
man walked into the Court House cor.
ridor and yelled:
General Coxeys killedp
chow was he killed2' asked several
anxious sympathizers Of the Common
veal aud the uncarnated Christ
zone Of his buns went off unexpect-
edly," was the response
The Chief Justice Presiding.
At 12 O5 o'clock Chief Justice Lore,
Judge Marvel and Judge Cullen walked
In and took their seats on the bench
The chief justice did not show his recent
I
bis face was noticeable
Clerk Of the Psscs Biggs swore the
grand jury, with Columbus Watkins as
foreman Mr. Watkins did not look
particularly happy. He wanted to bl
excused from service, and went out L
see the chief justice before court met
but his mission was a failure.
The petit jury was called and re-
spondsd.
While Clerk Of the Peace Biggs wal
swearing the applicants for liquor II
csnses Prothonotary Horty was in
structsd to 60 over the trial list for thu
purpose of classify ng the cases ant
preparing a Superior Court calendar
Judge Cullen said that 10 would be agar
gone over on next Monday, at whiol
time all special juries must be asked for
Peter l. Cooper, ,Jr, reported practica
settlement Of the libel suit Of Receiver
Dicxey VS. the Republican Printing
Company. Levi @. Bird informed tki
I court that terms OF settlement had beer
agreed upon in the suit OF John Morris
7 vs. the B & p Railroad Company.
Among the cases set for trial are thos
OF Mary A. Hart and Jennie p. Kirk VS.
, the P, w. s B. and Pennsylvania Rail
road Companies, respectively; Susan B
Clark VS. Joseph l. Carpenter, Jr., AM
, the city Of Wilmington; Charlie
, Reldel VS. the p, w. & B. Rairoal
Company; Hood Wright VS. Edgai
Chandler and other garnishees Of Henri
c. Robinson; Nathan Lieberman an'
Benjamin Mllls VS. the Wilmington Cit
Railway Company, with Levi @ Bir
associated with Mr. Hilles for the plant
Q IFS; William II. Brown, Willlar
s H. Jackson and James T. Brooks VS. th
p, w. n B Railroad Company Man
other cases we're set for trial, other
passed and continued, and some re
, ferred
j. In the case Of Barlow & Wier VS. Jane
L. Willis the defendant confesse
Judgment, alnount to be ascertalned.
The six libel suits Of Samuel g. Fishe
, and Walter Robert Walters VS.. tn
= Republican Printing aud Publishin
4, Company we're set for trial Waite
T Bacon, counsel for the defense, aske
J, that Peter L. Cooper's name bs assc
. ciated with his on the docket Tn
o plaintiffs are represented by Colons
S. A. MacAllister and William Hlllss
The case Of Harriett Barrett VS.