Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-05-28

Gases Quickly Disposed of-sevsraI Trials
Continued,

pointnent of three auditors to audit
De Vallinger's accounts. The Court
appointed Joseph l.. Carpenter, ST.,
Edwin A. Read and Charles M. Town
nend. John II. Rodney filed an appli-
cation to set aside the sheritf's sale in
the case of j. Ii. Hoffeclser Jr., trus.
tee, vs.. John b. V. Platt. In the case
of Sharp s. Evans w. Calvin /, Swayne,
upon tho application of Benjamin
Nields, for Swayne the Court refused
judgment for want Of sufficiency of the
affidavit of demand. The name of the
plaintiff was called in the case of Harry
Collins administrator vs. George Il.
Robinson, but the plaintiff failed to
answer and judgment was entered non
pros Court adjourned until Friday
morning.
At Friday mornings session of court
| the case Of George @. Marshall We. the
Mutual Life Insurance Go. was fixed
for trial on May 2sth. The cases Of
Mary e. Tinsley, David F.. Craig and
Louisa Horn VS.. #. Blumenthal II Co.,
were transferred to the United States
Court, upon the application of Willard
| Salisbury, for the defendants, and by
consent OF Levi @. Bird. for the plain
.tiffs. Tho defendant company is q
| 4SUW tOlh Coi
The court handed down its decree in
the divorce case OF Mrs. Gertrude
Maude Pyle VS.. Frank Pyle, Jr. The
decree grants absolute divorce.
| Court Adjourned until 10 o'clock on
Saturday morning.
In court on Saturday morning argu-
ment was heard on demurrer filed on
behalf OF the plaintiff In the case of
Ezekiel Hall vs. Christopher h. Prom
mer and Paul Gillis, sheriff. William
| II. Kurtz represented Hall, and II. r.
Bringhurst, Jr., the defendants. The
demurrer was overruled.
Upon the application of J. Frank
Biggs, attorney for George Whitfield,
tho return of the commissioners for a
change in the road in New Castle
hundred was set aside and the order
made at the last term under which the
commission was appointed was vacated.
The court OF general sessions retired
to chambers to hear the case of the
State Va. Norman Yeatman, charged with
non support. Deputy Attorney General
Cooper appeared for the State and
William S. Hilles for the defendant.
In court IN Monday morning dis
continuance was announced in the cases
Of David A. English VS.. the p, w. d
B. Railroad &c. Frederick Klund vs.
the same company; Horace Valentino
VS. the Fidelity Mutual and Security
Mutual Fire Insurance companies, and
Tubular Riyet and Stud Co. vs.. the
Delaware Hard Fibre Co. Levi g.
Bird represented the plaintiffs in all
but the last-named case. Senator Gray
ia counsel for the RAILROAD company |;
Hoifecker d Hoffecker represent the
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resents the Tubular Co. and William
S. Hilles the Hard Fibre Go.
Craig sued the p, w. g. B. Co. for
injuries received in the Fourth street
shops, and Klund for injuries received
at the Seventh street crossing. Valen-
tine sought to recover insurance money
for the burning of his property on King
street, below Second.
The cases OF Simon Elliott VS.. the
p, w Il B. Railroad Co.. August
Scott VS.. the Diamond State Iron Go. ;
Joseph Lacey VS.. the Delaware Bay
anil Cape May Navigation Co., were
continued until the September term.
The special Jury case Of Margaret
Mclaughlin VS.. the Wilmington City
Electric Co., was fixed for trial next
Monday. The trial of the special jury
case of Richard Turnoclz vs. the p. /,
W. u b. Co., is to be begun some time
next week.
The damage case of William r. Sew
ard and Mary Seward vs.. the city, was
fixed for trial on Monday, June lat.
Horace G. Knowles, for the city, asked
for permission to try the case before
the regular jury, instead of special
jury, which had been asked for. Levi
G. Bird, for the PLAINTIFF, opposed the
application. The Court granted the
city's request but ruled that hereafter
when a special Jury is asked for il will
be considered as an election, and will
be final.
A jury of inquisition was drawn in
the case of the White Sewing Machine
Co. VS.. William Mailer. Judgment
had been secured at the last tern
against Mailer, who owed the company
several hundred dollars. lie had given
bond for $3.50 as security for debt, and
the jury gave verdict for the amount
OF the bond.
Court adjourned until 10 O'Clock or
Tu lay morning.
Al laet case has been brought tc
trial in the superior court for this
term, and that is the case of the
Peoples National Bank of Middletowr
VS.. William II. Houston. Martin b.
Burris represented the bank and Lewis
g. Vandegrift the defendant. The
action was on promissory notes ol
So, sos, made by George II. Houston,
endorsed by the defendant and pre-
scented in 1894 and 1895.
Cashier George d. Kelley of the
bank testified that he received the
notes. The signatures of defendant
were admitted by the defence.
A juror was drawn from the box anC
the costs for the term were put upor
the plaintiff. The case was continued
until the next term.
A Jury was drawn to try the damage
case of Luther W. Ewing and Sidney
Ewing, bis wife vs.. Alfred S. Elliott
ct al, Liburne Chandler for plaintiffs
George s. Elliott for defendants.
recess was taken until 230 O'clock.
In the case Of Solomon P. Heard vs.
Alon2o Gordon, ct al, John Biggs fol
the plaintiff secured judgment for 81,
cents and costs. The defendants die
not appear.
The damage case of Luther W. an6
Sidney f. Ewing vs.. Alfred S. Elliott
Laura Harrar and Alfred S. Elliott
trustee, was taken up in the superior
/ court ON Tuesday afternoon. LilburnC
George A. Elliott and Walter H. Haye
appeared for the defendants, Tb'
| plaintiffs sue for damages for iuiurie
alleged to have been received by Mrs
Ewing on October 18th, 1894, by step
! ping into an iron gutter at No. IL
, West Ninth street, on property owned
, by the defendants, and for these in
, juries, damages of sl5, 900 are asked for
Tho cover OF the gutter is alleged Il