Evening journal., 1896-12-18
ONE CENT.
BIG DAMAGE CASES.
Two Against the p, w. &
B. Railroad Company.
MEssRs. GRAY AND BIRD COUNSEL

MEssRs. GRAY AND BIRD COUNSEL
CARRIE OWENS CASE AGAINST
MAYOR AND COUNCIL CONTIN-
UED UNTIL FEBRUARY TERM.
MIR. CANN MUST PAY SO A WEEK
SUPPORT.
When Superior Court reconvened to-
day, the Carrie Owens damage case
against the city was continued over to
the February term because counsel on
both sides had agreed to this course.
City Solicitor Harman, who is to con
duct the city's defence, has been so
taken up with Constitutional Conyen-
tion duties that he has been endeavor-
ing to bring about a postponement.
The convention work is to be very
important after January / and in the
event of the Owens case being in pro-
gress to-day it would be resumed on
January 4. while the convention is at
its busiest time.
TO ADJOURN OVER THE HoLI-
DAYS.
Court will take up the contested
liquor license cases tomorrow and no
other business will be allowed to in
teriere. Next Friday court will adjourn
to January 4, to allow some of the over
worked lawyers 10 take q brief rest
and arrange for their Christmas fes-
tivities.
THE DUNSEITHS WON.
In the promissOry note suit OF George
II. Lenderman vs. Anna A. Dunseith.
which Occupied the attention of court
yesterday afternoon, the jury was out
nearly two hours. At the expiration
OF that time the jury returned a YER
dict for defendant deciding that the
contention of counsel Josiah Marvel
that the Dunseiths did not owe $191
balance, was a valid one
Walter Bacon made a motion that
the returns OF Harry Whiteman, com
missioner in the case OF Theodore VS.
Elizabeth Gray, for divorce, be re-
ceived and publication be made. This
was allowed.
THE UNFORTUNATE EWING JURY.
This morning the court sent Baiir
| Fleming to the locked-out jury in the
| Ewing damage case against the city,
which has been confined since Wednes-
/ day morning at 10 O'Clock. asking
them If there was any hope of an
! agreement This message was also
sent In several times yesterday and
last night In each case the reply was
that there was not.
Several letters arrived for the Jurors
and these were directed by the court to
| be sent in to their owners. All news
! papers are withheld from the Jurors.
and they are allowed no cards, liquors
or visitors, 80 that there is nothing
for the men TO do but sit and look at
each other AZ night the outer doors
OF the Court House are locked and the
men are permitted to exercise in the
court room, but Immediately after
breakfast-furnished by themselves
they were locked up.
A NOTARY PUBLIC's NEGLECT.
Nearly all the morning was con-
iumed in argument by William S. Hill
les attorney for defendant in the case
Of the Valley Paper Company, n cor
poration of the state of Massachusetts,.
against William r. Smalley. This is a
suit on a promissory note and the
7 whole contention to-day was over Mr..
Hilless motion to amend the affidavit
OF defence in an extraordinary manner.
IL seems that Mr.. Smalley made his
affidavit good form before Notary Pub
lie George w. Currinder. but Mr. Cur
rinder forgot to affix his seal. The
mistake was not discovered until De-
cember 9, when attempts were at once
begun to amend the affidavit by affix-
ing the design required by Constitu-
tional provision in Delaware.
Another affidavit was submitted stat
ing that the above mentioned George
W. Currinder, in preparing the Small
ley affidavit, through an advertence.
neglected TO impress the notarial seal.
l.. G. Vandegrift appeared for the
corporation and made objection, cit
ing numerous authorities, to the filing
OF additional amendments. Robert
Pennington, associated with Mr. Van
degrltt, also made "a strong argument
BIG CASES FOR NEXT WEEK.
Superior Court will reconvene on
Monday for the trial of two big damage
suits. in which Senator George Gray
and Levi c. Bird will be pitted against
each other as counsel for plaintiff and
defendant. Both viii be before special
juries.
The case of Richard Turnock against
the p, w. & b. Railroad Company. for
special jury trial next Tuesday has
been settled by Messrs. Hilles and
Gray. counsel in the case.
CANN MUST PAY SO A WEEK.
The Court of General Sessions has
handed down a decision in the non
support case of Abraham W. Cam The
decision holds that Cam must pay So
week for the support of his little boy.
DENOUNCED THEM AS FRAUDS.
Two well dressed colored men rep
rCSouting themselves To he worlxfno in