The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-09-17
Opening OF CIVIL court
Number Of Cases Mere Continued Until
Another Term.
THE PETITION or Mr.. DINNICK
II Recitcs Some History About the Late
Wyoming Manufacturing Company.
Troubles OF the Reinharts Are lie.
ing Rchcarsed-Thc Miller Suit.

A term of common pleas court. to
continue three weeks, opened yesterday
morning and marks the resumption ot
court business on an active scale ior
another year. Between now and next
July the court terms will continue win
scarcely any intermission.
Judges Archibald and Gunster were
on the bench in the main room before
noon, and Judge Searle. of Montrose.
arrived after dinner. He will preside
in No. the rest of the week. Judge
Archibald will sit In No. 3 and Judge
Gunster in No. l. The first thing done
was the hearing of reasons for the con-
tinuance of certain of the cases on the
trial list and for one reason or another
the following We're put over until the
November term: John Dyree VS..
Moosic Mountain Coal company, wages;
Daniel Haggerty VS. M. T. Kellar,
wages: Anna Munley VS.. city of Scran-
ton. trespass: Max Bernstein vs.. Will
lam Strausser. appeal; Gilgallon 4 Me
Andrew VS.. Patrick lIennegan and FL
len Hennegan, appeal; George NJ. Hook
vs.. John Rosar. appeal: Losey Lifts VS.
Hunt 4 Connell. appeal; Jacob Harris
VS.. George 4. Wilson, treSpaSs: Ava
Lewis VS.. William Estelle. trespass: n.
j. Colborn. jr., vs.. Conner Reese, ap-
peal; J. ii. Gunster, assignee, VS..
George "A. Jessup, ct. al, assumpsit;
Nelson Steinback vs. City of Scranton.
trespass; Katz Bros. VS. John Stout, ap-
peal
The case of the Union Coal COM
pany, limited vs. the Delaware and
Hudson Canal Railroad company. tres
pass, was withdrawn. BY agreement
the trespass suit of Nelson Ste'nback
against the city OF Scranton was set
tied by giving Judgment against the
defendant in the sum of $iO9.
One OF Judge Handicy's Notes.
George Du Bois Dimmick. represent
ed by Attorney Is. 'B. Price. filed a petit
ton in court praying for the stay of
execution on note given by the Wy
oming Manufacturing company to the
late Judge Handley. Judge Archibald
granted stay, making the. rule re-
turnable on "Wednesday morning at y
O'Clock. The petition rectes that at
the organization of the Wyoming
Manufacturing company there were is
sued $4,000 at par value, capital stock
to John Handley, for which stock Judge
Handley paid nothing To the company.
That he was. from the organization of
said company until 1t became insolvent,
and at the time the note was given.
president of defendant company and
that subsequent to the issuing of stock
John Handey paid to the treasurer
about 81. 500. for which it is believed the
note In the suit was subsequently given,
either by. John Handley himself or by
certain other persons Interested in the
company acting with him; which note,
as petitioner is Informed and believes.
was illegally and collusively given to
John Handley. as the stock which he
then received had not been paid for.
The petitioner claims that he is n
creditor of the company and has
brought suit on judgments obtained in
the courts of West Virginia. and that
he represents the claim of J. W. Baylor
against the company. which has been
sued in the court of this county. The
note that the company gave to Judge
Handley has been placed as a lien, and
the sheriffs sale will take effect on
Sept. II. 1895. 1t Is to postpone the sale
that the petition was filed.
The Reinhart Market Troubles.
Judge Searle in Ne. 2 presided at the
trial of the interpleader suit Of a. F.
Duffy against Wade NJ. Finn, trustee,
and John IS. Myers & Co. Major Ever
EFT Warren, Fl. c. Reynolds and w. f.
Diehl and Il. F.. Tinkham are attorneys
for the defendants. and Attorneys John
p. Kelly and Senator NJ. E. Mcdonald
for the plaintiff. Last April the mar
ket of NJ. II. Reinhart. at SO and 35
Lackawanna avenue, was closed by the
sheriff. A previous arrangement had
been made with A. r. Duffy, of the firm
of Gilmore 4 Duffy, to act as trustee
and take charge of the business. The
market was owned by W. II. Reinhart
and managed by his father, VI. II. Rein
hart. Mr. Duffy consented to take hold
Of the business land tide over the
financial distress. Mr.. Reinhart con-
fessed judgment to him and there was
a sale.
Wade VI Finn came forward after
ward as trustee in the interest of the
other creditors and claimed the stock
and fixtures. The suit Is tedious one
and is to determine the ownership of
the stock and fixtures. The evidence
was in the shape principally of writs,
notes. confessions of judgment, etc. The
suit will take up the most of today
In court room No. 3 Judge Archibald
heard the interpleader suit of Atty Mil
Ter VS.. W. S. Reed. Charles l.. Hawley
appeared for the plaintiff and A. w.
Bertholf for the defendant Reed re-
covered judgment against Constable
j. 8. Miller the plaintiffs husband. an
execution was issued the sheriff made
a levy and sold out Miller. The debt
was $240. Mrs. Miller claimed that the
goods seized and sold belonged to her;
that she purchased them twenty-seven
years ago. The jury went out to reach
verdict and court adjourned for the
day.