Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-04-04
JACKSON INHERITANCE CASE
Interesting Trial to Come Off
in Wioomico County.
SLOOP SUNK IN THE GHoPTANK
Divided Jury in the Cooper
Murder Trial.
Six Contend for Murder in tho First
Degree and Six for Murder in the Sec
ond Degree--Death OF Gordon II. fond
vine of Salisbury General Eastern
Shore Notes.

SALISBURY, Mn, March 27.-The Jackson
inheritance case will he tried ut the present
term Of the circuit court for WicomiCo
county. This is case in which sally NJ.
Jackson sues for the property of the late
II. Watson jackson, claiming that her
mother, Mary Morris, was the lawful wife
of r. Watson Jackson, and therefore she
is her sole heir, the mother being dead.
The defendants, Ex-Governor Elihu Il.
Jackson, W. ii. Jackson and Others, deny
that there was a legal marriage between X.
Watson Jackson and Mary Morris, and
therefore the plaintiff Sally NJ. Jackson, is
not his legitimate heir. This case was tried
at the June term Of the circuit court for
Dorchester county, and under the ruling
Of the court verdict was rendered for the
young lady. The defendants filed eXcep-
tons TO the courts ruling and took the
case to the court of appeals, where the
rulings Of the lower court were reversed
and the case remanded for new trial. By
agreement of both parties the case was re-
moved TO Wicomico county for trial.
There are also two suits for damages re-
moved from adjoining counties. One re-
moved from Somerset county is brought
by John w. Rriddel against the county
commissioners of Somerset county, who
claims damages in the sum of $1,000 for
injuries alleged 10 havebeen sustained by
reason of the unsafe condition of the
public road leading from Princess Anne to
Snow Hill. The plaintiff alleges that on
the Sth Of September, 1888 he was riding
on his horse along the road in question
using due care, and that the unsafe condi-
ton of the road caused him to be thrown
from his horse and injured.
A similar case, removed from Worcester
county, will also be tried. George W..
Mcdaniel sues the Worcester county COM
missioners for $4,000 damages for injuries
alleged 10 have been sustained by reason
of the unsafe condition of the public road
leading from Snow HILL to Princess Anne,
opposite the farm of John l.. Robbins.
The plaintiff alleges that on the Sd day of
| March, 1891, lie was driving along said
road and that the unsafe condition Of the
road caused him to be thrown from his
vehicle, thereby sustaining injuries and
wuuinds from which lie is permanently
diseased.
A libel case, in which damages are laid
| for $4,000, is also to be tried. Elias j.
Robertson sues Alpheus liencher for the
above amount Tor injury to his reputation
ana character by having u certain inscrip-
ton engraved upon the tombstone of the
mother OF Robertson, which, he claims,
reflects upon his character.
4 COLORED MAN DROWNED.
CAMBRIDGE, Mp. March 27.- The sloop
John II. Thomas, bound for Denton with
q load of shells sunk III the Choptunli
| river of Cambridge this afternoon. james
| Jones, colored, one of the crew, was
| drowned and Captain James L. Slant and
| wife had Il very narrow escape. After
| being III the water some time they were
rescued by some tnngers who were at work
in the nelghbOrhuud and brought TO Cam.
bridge. Captain Slant said hG pumped
out the boat and examined her thoroughly
before lie left and thought that the accl.
dent must have been caused by board
leaving her bottom.
DEATH OF O. II. TOApvINE.
SALISBURY, Mn, March 2I.-Gordon II
Tuadvine, son OF the late Alexander q.
Ioadyine, died al the Peninsula Hotel, in
salisbury, this morning at o'clock, sur.
rounded by number of friends and rela
tlves. lie was born in Salisbury Novem,
Der 18th, 1856. He was extensively engaged
| IN the lumber business at WiculniCu Fail,
and afterwards at Elizabeth City, y. G. III
| February, 1851, he married Martha Jones
| Williams, daughter Of the late John ID
| Williams. He leaves two children-N[ary
aged IL years, aud Anne, aged Ii years
Mrs. Ioadvlne died on the 18th day of last
January.
ELECTION IN CAMBRIDGE.
CAMBRIDGE, Mn, March 27.-rhe specia
election held in Cambridge to-day 20 elect
a City Councilman to ill the vacancy
caused BY the resignation of J. u. Brown
resulted iii the election of W. f. James
Democrat, there being no opposing Candi
date. The complexion Of the board re
mains the same-three Democrats anl