Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16
sorErIon couRa.
several Interesting Sessions of this cour
of Justice. td

and was Sentenced to pay a fine of 500.
William Uutton and William Harris.
who pleaded guilty to robking George
Hillesley's house. we're each ssntenced TO
three years imprisonment, fe whipped
with rs lashes, stand an hourih the pillory
and pay fine of $500.
Frank Crotfit. for larceny. wat sentenced
10 three months imprisonment and TO be
whipped with ten lashes.
Edward Wardell, for larceny, was re-
leased on probation undf the new law,
In the court of generf sessions Friday
morning Howard r. Griffiths, one Of the
engineers in the Engineering and Survey
ing Department, was charged by his wife
with non.support. Mrs. Grifiiths testified
that they were married about six years
ago and they lived together on and off
until last February.
Mrs. Griffiths stated that her husband
treated her SO cruelty, sometimes beating
her that she was forced to leave him.
Since February he has not contributed to
her support.
Lewis C, Vandegrift, attorney for Grit
iiths cross-examined Mrs. Grifiiths. He
brought out the fact that on one occasion
Mrs. Grifiiths scratched her husband on
the face 30 that he carries the scar to this
| day.
Mrs. Margaret Calvert testified that she
visited Mrs. 9rifiiths for four weeks, and
saw Griiilths abuse his wife.
Emily Marks, servant in the home OF
| Griffiths' mother when the defendant and
his wife lived there. frequently heard the
\ husband and wife quarreling. On one
| occasion Mrs. Gritiiths called the girl to
assist her, but the girl became frightened
at the way Griffiths was acting and ran
| out of the room.
| On cross-examination Mr.. Vandegrift
brought out the tact that on one occasion
! the girl had hidden the carving knife. as
| she was afraid Mrs. Gritiiths would use 1t
| Oh her husband. l.t4
The defence opened by Griffiths taking
| the stand, lie denied that be had ever
abused his wife and she had not applied
| to him for support. After hearing several
| other witnesses for the defence court adj
jonrned until $50 o'clock.
Immediately upon the converting of the
superior court Monday morning the work
i of revising the trial list ard gong oyer'the
calendar began. It was work Of con-
| siderable magnitude and consumed several
| hours.
Twenty-four cases were stricken from
| the list, among them the j. Hood Wright
| cases. These cases will come up at future
term of court. Thirty-seyen cases were
marked ready for trial
The case of David Carrick & 20. VS..
| Alvin Morrison was continued until the
| November term.
The Court ordered that special jury cases
| be tried as follows:
May 25d-owen j. Hession VS.. the Mayor
and Council.
May 27th-George s. Butterworth VS..
Joseph d, Conrow.
May 2sth-James Dutton's administra-
| tors vs. the p. w. & B. Railroad Co.;
| Patrick S. Lyman VS.. the same.
| May 29th-Amelia +. Finnegan vs.. the
| Wilmington City Railway Co.
May 5lst-Thomas J. Day VS.. the Jessup
4 e. Moore Paper Co.
June 3d--Joseph Garlick vs.. the Brandy
A wine Granite CO.
II June 4th-Addie T. Hastings VS.. the p,
4 fW. u B. Railroad Co.
June eth-Anna Mayser vs.. the B. & P.
Ailroad Co.
Nne 7th-Lillie May Mccartney vs. Will
: mAgton City Railway Co.; jerome Conrey
d JAe llth-W. r. Seward VS.. the Mayor
5 ana Suncil; George w. Hanley VS.. the
bianpd State Iron Co.
JunSl2th-Susan Tilghman VS.. the
. May9rSd Council.
: y Jur9 th-Miles Edward Gillen We. the
g june Ah-Daniel McCartysays. the
same, MARI 4. Kirkpatrick VS.. the same;
MARIN WoAar VS.. tine same.
ahe case N Clayton ]. Dresh VS.. viii
mington yin Railway Co.. which was to
: lave peen YIN by special jurya was con
{ tinuea until IN September term.
Announcemtt was made that tne cases
ol mary y. Roders and Jacob w. Sspyton
". y. biumsnhal q Co. and George
harris administrators VS.. the Standard
! Lime ann Stone y. have been settled.
~ motion oi H. II. Ward, Harry
8 Whiteman was adlitted to the bar.
Routine busiRes consumed the fra
: hour of Tuesdayanorning's session Of
4 the superior coufA
Counsel in thtA lease of John w
4 Burris, d. b. a., vsACharles e. Barrett
! p. b. r., agreed thjA the Jury be dis
: charged and that thAcase be heard by
the court under theNollowing act Of
May LIST, 1855:
That in all civil eausesSyhere N, alters al
fact are at issue, it the pAties agree, such
matters OF fact shall be tAed by the court
and Judgment rendered upN1 their decision
thereon as in cases tried 4 jury rfndel
: the present practice.
On motion of Henry @. Conrad
Horace Greeley Knowles was admitted
to the bar of the superior cSurt,
AT 10.45 o'clock jury was drawn tc
try the cass of Jesse L. Talley VS. the
City Building and Loan Association
Chandler for the plaintiff and Rodney
for the defendant. The other Jurors
were discharged until tomorrow morn
ing.
Mr.. Chandler, in outlining the case
said: "In 1889 or 1890, after j. Eldridse
Pierce's defalcation, Mr.. Talley accepted
from the City Building and Loan Asso-
citation certificates of Indebtedness
amounting to about $4,000. Suisse.
quently, at the suggestion of Nathan
Liebermau, the president of the associa-
ton, he went to the office of Hoffecker
q Hoffecker, attorneys for the associa-
ton, and accepted, in lieu of the scrip,
mortgages which were represented to be
first liens. Among them was mort
gage for $500, on Property belonging to
Clara Ballow, on Twelfth street near
Lombard"
Mr.. Chandler claimed that this par
ticuiar mortgage was represented to be
first lien, whereas it was second
mortgage, and that the person who
made 1t was insolyent. He asked that
the plaintiff be allowed $470.46, with
interest from December 9Th, 1891, and
costs amounting to $50.
Wilmer Ellison, treasurer of Will
mington Savings Fund Society, testified
that mortgage for $500 was made by
Charles q. Evans and wife prior to the
Ballow mortgage.
| j. Jackson PIERCE, agent for Mr.
Talley, testified that Mr.. Hoffecker said
the Ballow mortgage was first lien, as
marked. He would not say that Mr.
Hoffecker had not advised that the title
be examined. He stated that Mr.. Talley
had paid the first mortgage and that his