Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13

91,olO ana expended bl,oaO.lS.
Here the witness explained that he
had made mistake, that he should have
said amount OF sales" instead Of ire
ceipts." He proceeded as follows
July, sales $l70100 and expenses
1880, August, sales S3,453.4S and ex-
penses 81 ,s594S; September, sales, 3d.
476.36 and expenses, $2,04o.93. In
reply to question asked by Judge
Ball he said the cash received in August
from the August sales of mortar
amounted to only $6i,75. "liow much
was received during August from pay
ments for mortar and from all sources
of the mortar plant?" Judge Ball in
CURED, The witness stated that IL would
take him several hours to ascertain that
information.
Next Mr.. Richardson gave the items
charged as expenses during August and
September. He said the company paid
in August for all the sand delivered at
| the mortar house during that month.
| Continuing, he announced the follow
Ing credits. October, 1899, sales $3,3T45l
aud expenses $2,Sl7.l6; November,
sales $2,SB087 and expenses 81 900 80;
December, sales $l,543.19, stock on
hand $684,65 and expenses $l,086.SS.
He admitted that the main ledger ex-
hibited credit OF $l,966.51 as mortar
profits for 1892.
Court took a recess until $50 o'clock.
The case of J. Franklin Curry vs.. tho
Charles Warner Go. consumed all OF
Friday afternoons session Of the
superior court. John Richardson, the
treasurer of tho company, was on the
witness stand for two hours and half
aad underwent rigid eross'examlna-
| ton.
He testified that the salaries of Z. T.
and A. d. Warner are each $4,000 per
year, 10 per cent OIL which Is charged to
the mortar account He stated that
they each received $4,000 per aunum
before the mortar plant was established.
He was required to turn to various ex-
pensc accounts and itemze them, the
object OF which was to ascertain whather
expenditures made In the company's
general business had been charged to
the mortar business.
The plaintiffs counsel attempted 10
prove By the witness that the company
had sold sand to outside parties cheaper
than It had sold 1t to the mortar plant
but was not permitted TO do SO. lie said
the defendant had reduced the cost OF
sand to the mortar plant one cent per
100 pounds but he could not tell why or
when the reduction was made. Ques-
noted frequently.
After the Jurors had been instructed
to not talk to anybody about the case
and to not allow anybody to talk to
them about II the jury was discharged
until 10 O'Clock Monday morning and
courtadj ourned until Saturday morning.
Saturdays session of the superior court
was very brief. The rule for writ of
possession asked for In the case of James
Crawford VS.. Jacob Hills administrators
was made absolute. The rule to sot aside
a sheriff IS sale asked for in the case of the
Germania Building and Loan Association
vs.. Francis Kelly's administrations was dis.
charged, as was also the rule to vacate 0
. judgment asked for in the case OF the
State Of Delaware. for the use OF Daniel
Bickta VS.. George I. Barnhill and others
The rule to show aanhe why the Reliance
Fire Co, shall not be compelled to restore
Joseph Cash to membership was postponed
by request of the company's counsel
Court adjourned until ~ O'Clock Monday
morning.
The case OF ]. franklin Curry VS.. thu
Charles Warner Go. dragged extremel,
slowly in the superior court Monday
morning. Objections to questions asked
caused most Of the delay.
The cross.examiDatien of John Rich
, ardson, the treasurer of the company
| was resumed Immediately after cour
, convened and was concluded at 11.3
o'clock. 1t was along the line of Fri
, days DISCRIMINATION,
{ Counsel for the defendant endeavoreC
to put before the jury large black
board containing figures which haC
/ been testified to by the witness. TIL,
plaintiffs counsel objected, claiming
, that the defendants attorneys wer
] seeking to re-examine Mr.. Richardson q
, 10 all the evidence be gave on direc
examination. The objection was sus
, tanned.
/ The redirect examination began q
) 11.50 O'clock and continued nearly al
hour. Referring to statement take
from the company's books Mr. Richard
son gave the following figures, Gros
sales of mortar from March 20th, 180g
5 TO February 3D., 1894, $50,93G.47; re
/ bates, commissions and mortar returned
$2,605.7l receipts, $48,330T6; sale
a from March 80 10 December 81, 1892, in
/ elusive, S24 ,0S6,54; expenses, $i7,32l. Il
! gross sales during 1893, SEQ, 587O7i ex
4 pensef, $l7,321,lv; gross sales iron
! January LIST to February Sd, 1894, inclu
, siye, $5S0,6S; expenses. $26..73.
/ A. ID. Warner, the Ylce.president o
! the company, was called to the witnes
stand at 12.45 o'clock and his examina
2 ton was in progress when the hour TO
!: recess arrived, He was questione
!: chiefly respecting the amounts charge
/, the mortar plant for sand and lime an
!, the market prices Of those articles.
i Slight Roadway was raade with III
: case of ]. franklin Curry VS.. til
q Charles Warner Go. in the superio
n court Monday afternoon.
4 Henry e. Butcher, who is yice.pres
|, dent of the Warner Process Mortar Ok
and director Of the Quaker Cit
n Mortar Co., testified that the latter di
!. not pay the Charles Warner Co. any
4 thing for the use of the mortar paten
/, The Warner Process Mortar Co., b
a stated, owes about $1,000. Mr. Curr
n was in the employ of the Quaker Cit
n Mortar Co. about two months. L.
Warner is yice-presdent of that con
d pany. The witness declared that i
J. and his associates could not make III
!. patent worth anything. On eros
( examination he said he disposed of &c
shares of stock to Amos r, Little.
S A. ID. Warner was recalled and testifie
j. that $14, 700 appears on the defendant
g books as the value of the mortar outfi
i More than 10 per cent OF his and e. I
|, Warmers time, he stated, is devoted
l. the mortar business. A statement {
y the business, which was offered in ey
/; dence, was identified by him as OF