Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-11
THE SUSSEX ISLANDER SUIT.
Witnesses neuy ,iat Ex-Governor Ponder
Accused Nilinr of Settin. Fire to the
Milton NchDnl House Tho Case Mny Go
IN tin j ms. nm. attnrnnl,--

Accused Nliinr OF Setting Fire to the
Milton Nchnol House tha Case May Go
TO the .i'iry rA't Afternoon.
Spocia,c ,sp2nlracept GaZettr and Journnl
GEoraErIwy. Aori, 1f.--All OF yes,gr-
day mornings ya;,ion was consumed ia
hearing witIl,S. 4 rleFrncc IN the Major vs.
Ponder san.ler s,li,,
The testimony NJ tiirsc witnesses showed
that Captain Burton anil t'iltaln Register
had ackn1Wlelssd NJ Tia witnesses that
MIR Ponder an ,nt any that Isaac ".
Nailor bnrnnltfIc 1. Ann SCHOOL bniltiin..
CAPTAIN y. iIutsln,in,,iea that Mr.. Ponder
made the statement 10 him. rs testified by
Mrs, Hannah carey the first day Of the
trial.
Other witnesses far tha defence were
called to show lin, MI Nnilor was cener.
alIy sIlspccfed Of lirinr lie buildine,
James IA WsrrlArtnn said that Cantain
Burton md told lin m the effect that
Ponder did rot ,ty 10 him 0,aptain Bur.
tom that Nailnr bprnca Ire school house.
This testi,ouny Wis 70 contradict Captai;t
Burfor's Canaan 4 IIrasnn sam Iie md
heard tho testiunny ~ Mrs Human
T'arev vnsterdnt. Mrs Carey said that MI
Ponder mnd. 4 ssnten,ent Ii The witness
thnt Nnilor birIc,i ti,r srhooI honse.
Mines. denied th,t Mr. Ponder ever had
tbe rnn vnrsntinn ,,itli lin, thnt Nre Carey
Testified 10,
iii NJ Co1lins member Of Milton
School board but mt when the building
was burned wns called lie was asked II
tbnrn vI,s NOT i g.narnl run,nr and sus.
uicion After H.. hnrninr nj Inc hiiilding
that Nniinr xns ,,niltv Of tbp act
pioint;ff,s cnunsoI nbiectp1 IN this oues-
lion bmt 10 Imt,rt ailnws1 If The vii.
ness therefore testitiari TINT the r,tn,or was
General
ilr Ianes uontius C;eorgo rrvon
lanes II Narr;ngtnn Inbn Collins and
Inhn Ieuis ,estit;eJ nc N tho General
r,,n,or tb.t NaiIor was suSnertcd LAWS
aniJ he heard tho tes,;r ~ Hannah
G;nrev bsfendnmt,a connsel asked AZ to
| tha ralo,;nna AZ H,nn,l, rarsv aud the
niaintiff bmt the fo,,rt would moi allow
| HE ntteatinn Worrinoton testified that he
had not snn.e,, 10 Naiinr since tic fire
Tbere Vas a little sttr in the case nj this
nnint nsfemdantss co,,nseI said flint The
| i,Id,,n,ant II, line iaut snit mad been recnv-
ered from the nlaintiff and that il was a
har no IT, The cortiniIance Of the ami or the
reeover;n~ If ,ian,ares Tie nlaintiff' .
comnssI nnnosed th;s move stating that
the ;ndgn,ant entersd was nor tinai and
that II Vas entered hefore the liling IF this
sn;t Many ieeaI ne;nts we're broushs ont,
hut In or5sr 20 live each side more time
| the are,Iment was NOT taken IN at the
norn;5g sessinn hpt cailod M A n'clnrk
The pn;nt raised ;nvnivas considerante
as Il NAV he n n,eans IF setting aside thr
s,,;t AMI thernhv nreventing aTv recovery
os donayos ,s asLsd
WiiI,aS II Rove moved dur;nq the
| mor,in,r session tbat the caiirt adjourn
mnt;i this ,oorn;ns in rasnect r. the death
Of. Gnvernnr MaTvil ;rbe chief .tnstic,
sa,d the Gonrf nod considered the matter
hnt viii iii dna resnert IN the deceased
could not adionrn mil the dav Of In,
eoulu NOV az ~ u,i'it -, VIZ uo' Va s'''
Grnn.pro,yS nil IN WT;,e eess,or nj
oo'rt ,,ostardav afternoo, was very sbor
owinc to absence Of witnesses for defend
omt Sho co,,ld mi arrive mil evanint
tr sf, =" vithout tbase witnesses whn mr.,
statad ne very material the case couldn,,
nrnceed $50
p-C onnsel for defendant asked for
session If court Inst mint The indpe
were in favor Of nigbt Session 80 tbat n