Evening journal., 1895-12-04
CROOK AND DgESELL.
Their Horns Are stnu Locked in the
Superior Court. Bat the End is Near.

Their Horns Are stnI Locked in the
Superior Court. Bat the End Is Near.
1t was 30 o'clock yesterday afternoon
before Richard W. Crook was permitted
to leave the witness stand In the case of
File and Crook ys George A Dsnsell
When, however, Colonel Nlelds had
cross examined him TO his he eart's con
tent. Mr.. Ward for the plaintiff rested
his case.
Colonel Nlelds In his opening said that
be would prove TO tho satisfaction Of the
jury, that Densell did not owe the plant
ifs any money. To substantlate this
assertion he offered In evidence large
number OF letters bearing upon the
cass
Augustus A. Densell. being sworn,
said, that he operated the merry-go-
round at Braudywlne Springs He left
because Mr. Crook told him that only
two more small excursions were coming
TO the resort and it would not be worth
while to keep the machine running Mr..
Crook took the gross receipts OF the
machine for two weeks After that, the
witness said he paid Mr. Crook bis
percentage OF the receipts daily
George A Denseil swore that Crook
came TO see him In Philadelphia and said
that the matter had all been settled He
said be settled In full with Mr. Crook on
September 90
The case was stil on when court
adjourned until to day
At o 30 o'clock this morning the
Superior Court met and heard argument
on tbe rule to show cause why Miles
Gillen. plaintiff IN n suit against this
city, stonld not give security for costs.
1 - o. "a ~. l..
on tho ground that Gillen Is q non
resident. bslng now employed In Phil
adslphla and living there.
Mr. Birds contention was that his
clients household goods we're still lere
and he would return here to live at
almost any time.
Decisions relative 60 what constitutes
residence we're cited. after hearing
which Court reserved its decision until
tomorrow morning.
James w. Ponder. council for the
plaiutin, asked for dismissal OF rule for
costs IN the suit Of Ross vs the Brandy
wine Granite Company, on the ground OF
the uusuin ileny OF the affidavit OF
defense. His molten was opposed and
TO morrow morning set as the time for
argument On next Wednesday the case
will be tried.
Settlement Of the case OF Merritt vs..
the Wilmington Abattolr aud Cold
Storage Company was reported by
Hoffscker Hoffecker.
Willard salisbury, Jr, representing
| he defendant aaked for q continuance
Of tue case o. Clay ton Dresh vs. the
Wilmington City Railway Company,
his ground being the absence of \
material witness for the defense He
statsd that this witness was William
/ s. Heger, ex superintendent OF the rail-
way AZ present In California. As the
case had been on the trial list for three
terms tho court sustained William 3.
Hillea and Levi O. Bird In tneir objections
to a continuance and ordered Mr.. Sauls
bury 20 b. ready foc trial on Deoe Der Q.
William NJ Byrne asked for and was
granted continuance OF the case OF
Cnsrlss 4 Jeharis vs. Joseph J. Carpsn
ter Jr, administrator Of Frank y. Car
penter.
Settlement Of the case o. Arabslls
Rogers vs.. Barlow x Wier WAS reported
by william s. Hills
Hearing Of the case OF Fell aud Crook
vs. George A. Dsnsell was then resumed.
with the defendant on the stand under
cross examination.
Augustus A. Densell q nephew Of the
defendant, and manager Of the merry go
round at Brandywiue Springs, cited
| figures from an Rcoount book They
showed the reoslpts for the first season.
Nothing new was brought out by the
cross-sxamiuation
Mary Palmer testified that she was at
Densolls house when Crook called. She
heard him say that the merry-go round
matter was settled. He said that Fell
had pushed him TO II. He borrowed $50,
aud had borrowed money several times
before
Mr.. Crook was called and fatty denied
her statement. He was sin testifying
when court took recess.