Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-04-19
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this morning and the replevin case of
George G. Twilley VS.. Albert j. Evans and
Martha Evans was taken up. Mr.. White
represented the plaintiff, and Mr.. Boyce
appeared for the defendant. The suit was
brought to recover possession of the stock
and farming utensils of Albert j. Evans,
sold at constable's sale on an execution
and levy sued out by the plaintiff and bid
III by him. The defendants refused to allow
the constable to deliver the goods to the
purchaser hence this suit was brought.
| The value of the goods was set forth in the
levy to be $40. The Jury remained in de.
| liberation for about six hours and returned
verdict of six cents in favor of defend
ant.
The replevin case of Emanuel w.
| Twilley, surviving partner OF Adams
Co., VS.. George w. G. Adams, came up
next. >Mr. Boyce for plaintiff and Mr..
Cullen for defendant. Sheriff Purncll
testified to selling the property named in
his writ and that the plaintiff bought
three horses. u. w. Twilley, the plaintiff,
deposed that he bought the above men.
| toned property and he and the sheriff
| took the horses to his home near Laurel;
| that three horses were worth in his judg-
ment at least $3.50.
GEORGETOWN, April 12.-Court was
called to order this morning after con-
tinuous session. The jury in the Twiley
| VS.. Adams case, which was concluded
last evening, arc still out. They came in
this morning and asked for instructions
as to some facts of evidence, which the
court refused to give, and sent them
back to their chamber.
Then the eiectment case of Joseph L.
Holland VS.. Margaret Lynch, tenant in
possession, was called. Mr.. Causey was
counsel for Mr.. Holland and Mr.. Cullen
appeared for Lynch. After the plaintiff
rested Mr.. Cullen asked for a nonsuit
on the grounds that they had failed to
prove that any notice had been served
on the tenant in possession to vacate the
premises before the action of ejectment
was brought. The motion was refused
At this point, 10 o'clock, the jury in
the case Of Twilley VS.. Adams, after re-
naming out for Is hours, brought in a
verdict for both plaintiff and defendant
The court ordered them to 60 back to
their room. Thejury could not agree,
so they effected a compromise verdict,
| giving the plaintiff one of the horses
mentioned in the writ CT replevin and
the other two to the defendant. The
court told them that the suit was not
brought for the recovery of the horses,
but for the value of them as proven at
the time of tho sale.
In about 10 minutes the jury returned
again and announced verdict IN favor
of the plaintiff for $50.
Mr.. Cullen noted an exception to the
ruling of the court in the ejectment
case of Holland VS.. Lynch. Both sides
submitted the case to the jury without
argument, and the jury brought in a
verdict in favor of the plaintiff for 6
cents and costs and that the defendants
were guilty of trespass.
The first cause tried this afternoon
was the appeal case of Thomas B.
Windsor, d. b. a., VS.. Walter A. Wood
Moving and Reaping Machine Co., p.
b. T.; Mr., White for plaintiff and Mr..
| Boyce for defendant.
GEoRaETowN, April 14.-In superior
court, yesterday, the arguments in the
case of Windsor VS.. Walter A. Wood,
Moving and Reaping Co. were finished,
and Chief Justice Lore delivered the
charge. The jury retired and after de-
liberating for about one hour brought
in a verdict of $91.04 in favor of the
plaintiff.
The next cause was the ejectment
case of Horatio S. Macklin VS.. Charles
l.. Smith, tenant in possession. Messrs.
White and Richardson represented the
plaintiff. Messrs. Richardson and Boyce
appeared for the defendant.
The licenses cases were next taken up
and passed upon. The following were
granted:
Hotel licenses-Lincoln G.. johnson
of the Virden House, in Lewes; Peter j,
Hart of the Brick Hotel, in George.
town; Vincent NJ, ID. Harrington of the
Cedar Beach Hotel property; John III
Truitt of the Eagle Hotel at George.
town; William M. Jefferson of the
Douglass House at ,Rehoboth; Derrick
b. Hazard of the Clayton House al
Dagsborough; Harry G. Pennington Of
the Colbourn House at Seaford.
Druggist license-Samuel l.. Kenney
OF Laurel. NH
The mandamus case of John Z. NJ.
Burton and John B. Steel, petitioners
to show cause why Frederick L. Burton
and George 4. Bryan, commissioners,
and Joshua Massey, clerk, of School
district No. 90, this county, should not
employ teacher for said district, was
heard. The affidavit of the petitioner
set forth that there was large sum OF
money in said clerks hands for the use
of said district. Mr.. White appeared
for the petitioner and Mr.. Richards rep
resented the defendants.
The court discharged the rule, the
Chief Justice adding that it is the duty
of all school commissioners to furnish
school for the benefit Of the district
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1T WAS AN EXCITING blaze.
But an Active bucket Brigade Managed
Co Save the House-A Woman Severely
Burned.
The sight of woman standing in the
door of the house No. 710 West Eighth
street, excitedly crying "fire," drew
several men into the house shortly
after / o'clock Tuesday afternoon.
The men entered the dining room,
which was filled with smoke, and the
cause of the trouble was seen in an
overturned oil stove in one corner Of
the room. The oil had exploded and
a bucket brigade and soon extinguished
the flames.
The woman, Mrs. Hopper, had disap.
pcared, and the men went 10 the parloi
in search of her. Here they found more
fire, the window curtains, sofa and
carpet being in a blaze. Again the
bucket brigade was formed and this fire
was also extinguished promptly. The
good work of the impromptu brigade
prevented damaging fire and probably
the destruction of the house and contents
The search for Mrs. Hopper was re-
sumed and she was found on the third.
story steps, almost exhausted from
fright and pain. Both her hands were
badly burned, she having attempted tc