Evening journal., 1895-12-14
FOUGERAY CLAIMANTS.
Davis Heirs the Only Ones
Who Lost Their Claim.
CAMERON -OoBKRAN ISLANDER CASE
The Flight Between Druggist and Doctor
VIII BE Resumed ON onday Morning.
Gratz-Posterwitz Argument Goes over
for One Week.


for Ooe Week.
Deputy Collector Of the Port Benjamin
b Allen, Jr who. before succeeding his
father at Marcus Hook, WAS registered
druggists assistant IN active service.
was called toNthe stand In the Superior
Court yesterday afternoon to testify for
the piaintih IN the e pias slandsr ca,e OF
Arthur I. Cameron, Druggist, VS.. Millard
#. Corkran, doctor he said that he
compounded the prescription written By
DR. Coikran, IL having been handed to
him by Mr. Cameron, for whom he Was
temporarily acting In the capacity OF
druggists assistant, Mr. Cameron wish
iug TO 90 la town for a short time Mr.
Allen swore that he properly compounded
ths prescription
81 was at the homs of my sister, Mrs
Kelleher. when DR. CorkrAn called, said
Mrs Oatharine Ford, the next witness
He looked at the medicine said that the
ingredients were there but they we're
not properly compounded Dr. Corkran
said that Mr. Cameron Was like greet
many more dIuggists-he didn't know hia
business.
81 compounded q prescription for Mr..
Cameron, testified Thomas Donaldson. a
drug clerk, "and compared it with the
compound which he had with him. 10
being, / was given 10 understand, q
portion OF the medicine given TO the
Kelleher child. The compounds we're the
sane so far as regarded color and taste
After being shown DR.. Colkrans PIE
scription, filed vt Camerou's pharmacy.
aud the second one which was filled ~
the pharmacy a. which witness Is EN-
ployed, he sad that they were different
This was to disprova a statement, alleged
to have been made TO the family by DR.
Cerkran. that the two prescriptions were
Identical, the harmful effects being due
10 improper manipulation on the part Of
the druggist.
Mrs Mary Kellehsr, mother OF the
child whose sickness resulted In all this
litigation, sFore that DR. Corkran pre-
scribsd for her child and that she had the
first prescription filled st CGmerons phar
macy.
Dr. Frank p Harris, called to testify
TO the eject Of the original prescription
on young child; and Hiram ID. Griffin,
summoned TO prove DR. Ooopers sigma
turs on the certificate given to DR..
Cameron by the State B1aid of Phar
macy, were both prevented from testify
by reason OF the court sustaining Mr..
Wards timely objections 10 such testi
mony.
Prior to Dr. Corkrans statement
regarding me / WAS averaging 81 80 a
month, said Mr. Cameron, who was
recalled 1T began TO fall of a week
after the Kelleher incident
Mr. Ward wished to slow that the
opsning OF other drug stores In the
neig hborhood had something TO do with
II, but was not permitted to do go
After the slRnder my income only
averaged $3.50 a month" continued Mr.
Cameron, aud the plaintiff closed On
Monday the case will bs resumed, to-
day being devoted to argument.
The FouReray Distribution.
Argument for the distribution OF the
fund arising from the ssle Of the Union
Park property Of Rene Fougeray he'd
the boards In the Superior
Court this morning. The claims
we're as follows; J Wesley
Carey. s23; J c Aiken, a45 Joseph q
Gould. f42 so; Edward Marvlne, $50 25;
George L.ach, $2l These men, who
we're employees &C the park, were repre-
scented by Walter d Hayes, William S.
Hilles, William NJ Byrne and e r.
Cochran Jr
Daniel Ferra presented claim for rent
from Marcn %, 1895 to March %, 1896.
De represented the Davis heirs.
William NJ. Byrne presented the claim
OF Franklin Murvlne, who was engineer
out at UEion Park, against the Fougersy
fund In court Il Il Ward. who repre-
senled the plaintiff, objected on
the ground that he thought the
SITS OF the suit should be pa
before any other claims we're liquldated.
The court decided against him, stating
that, under the statute, the claims OF the
employ ees were first liens, no matter what
the costs amounted TO
Edwin MURINE was called. He testi
fed that his brothers claim was about
$50. and it was allowed.
The only claim not allowed was the one
for rent The IA was issued in 1898.
while the claim for rent was
made in 1895. aud this
resulted Ia the Davis heirs being left out
In the distribution, az the landlord only
hss precedence in the year in which the
/ levy is made by the sheriff.
An alternative writ was Issued In the
mandamus case of Cash. Duncan and
Z Fagen vs. the Reliance Fire Cimpsny,
and made returnable at the February
/ term
Argument on a rule in the oapias eiss
Of AM a Graiz vs Henry Posterwiiz was
continued uutil next Saturday morning
On application OF E K Cochran, Jr f,
attorney for the plaintiff
Andrew E. Sanborn, attorney for the
plaintiffs, made application for leave 70
make a slight amendment to the deolar
ation in the case Of William r Seward
against the city City Solicitor HI rman
aud Horace Greeley Knowles repre-
senting the city, obi scted on the
ground that tine ameudm snt
would change the issue, and asked for q
\ continuance until the February term
with costs, up Co date. incident to trial
at this term The continuance was
granted and Mr. Sanborn given general
leave to amend, he being held liable for
| the costs incident to this term
Thomas Davis, commissioner In the
divorce case Of Taylor vs. Taylor,
secured an extension Of = week for max
ing his return.
Peter L Cooper Jr reported judg-
ment for the defendant for costs In the
libel suit Of Charles DsvRlinger vs the
Republican, Printing Publishing Company.
In other words he drops the suit