Evening journal., 1896-12-21
TW0LICENSES REFUSED
Court Turns Down Reynolds
Brothers and Murphy.
RAILROAD DAMAGE CASES SETTLED


RAILROAD DAMAGE CASES SETTLED
THEY WILL, THEREFORE,, NOT BE
TRIED IN COURT THIS WEEK.
EWING NEW TRIAL SET FOR
JANUARY 4.
Upon reassembling to-day, Superior
Court again went over the trial list
and arranged for a long list Of import
ant cases beginning January 4, to
which time court viii adjourn this
week
w. S. Hilles was asked to arrange
the damage case of Rex VS.. Pullman
Palace Car Company to be taken up
Immediately after the disposition of
the first case set for January A. Brad
ford, Vandegrift & Byrne represent
the Pullman Company and Mr. Brad
ford is unable to take up the case be-
cause of his duties in the Constitu-
tional Convention.
The first case to be taken up Janu-
ary will be the Ewing damage case
against the city. On January 6, the
suit Of the Norfolk Lumber Company
VS.. William Simmons, will be tried
pany and Ward for ex-Sheriff Sim
mons.
COURT REFUSES LIQUOR IL
CENSES
The court announced its decisions
upon the contested liquor license cases
as follows:
New, Margaret b. He'll. No. 65, No.
109 West Fourth street. Postponed.
Old John NJ Mulrooney, No. 20, No.
sos Market street Put off till after
holidays.
New, Thomas A. Murphy, No. 60,
No. 11l3 Lombard street Refused.
New, Reynolds Bros, Charles and
J. Edward No. 81, School District No.
AZ, New Castle hundred. Refused
Judge Cullen refused to sign a re-
fusal of the license of Thomas A. Muir
ply on the ground that there was no
saloon in that district of the ward,
and applicant proposed to run it in
connection with his reputable restau-
rant.
ALL RAILROAD CASES. SETTLED.
In going over the trial lists, it was
reported by Mr. Bird as each case was
called. that all the big damage suits
against the p, w. and b. Railroad
Company arranged for this week have
been settled The suit of Julia F. Yeat-
man VS.. p, w. and b. Railroad Com
pany, was to have been tried to-day
That of Harry G. Morgan against the
same corporation was to have been
tried on Wednesday. Both were dis
continued.
BROTHER AND SISTER AT LAW.
A jury was drawn at 1OAb to try the
case of Mary r. c. Voshen against
! Thomas Lavender and wife Mr.. Cav
ender is a juror on this panel and his
detention in the Ewing case caused
! the delay of this suit until To-day In
/ drawing the jury, Prothonotary Wool
ley called the name of Thomas Cav
ender," and defence stated they had
no objection to his serving, but Harry
Emmons, for the plaintiff, laughingly
objected, and another juror was called.
Peter l.. Cooper, Jr., and Hugh G.
Browne appeared for defendant. Mrs.
Mary e. c. Voshell the paintiff, is a
sister of Mr. Cavender, and the two
have had difficulty over the disposi-
tion of the estate of their father, John
A. Cavender, whose other children are
Joseph l.. Lavender, of this city, and
Theodore w. Cavender
Mrs. Voshell swore that defendant
owed her the amount of 81 800 mort
gage, with interest from April 10, 1898.
Mr. Emmons offered the records in
| evidence, showing a mortgage un-
! satisfied and the plaintiff rested.
Thomas Cavender, defendant, swore
that his father died in 1884 and wit
ness purchased one of his two farms
for $500. His mother released her
dover and witness gave bond for the
one-fourth interest of 1900. His
/ brother, Theodore W., bought the
other farm for $4,000. Mr.. Voshell
| suggested to him that he assign to her
his interest in the $4,000 farm. so that
| his brother could not take out about
| S225 which he owed him He did so.
Witness said that Mrs Voshell
wanted to proceed thus in order to Sc
cure judgment against Theodore.
JUDGES IN CONFERENCE.
Chancellor Nicholson appeared on
the bench at 1915, and Herbert II.
Ward and Walter H. Hayes, counsel
for the Union Republican appellants
of Kent county, appeared before him
and submitted a paper, probably a pc
| tition for a special session Of the Court
of Errors and Appeals in the Kent
county election mandamus case.
Mr.. Hayes refused to state what were
the contents Of the paper which CAan-
cellor Nicholson held in his hand, say
| ing that it was not a matter of public
/ interest
Chancellor Nicholson politely refused
to talk on the contents of the type
written paper, but said:
1T is simply a matter TO come be-
fore a conference of the judges of the
Court of Errors and Appeals now
about to be held"
and Judge Marvel repaired to the
judges parlOr