Evening journal., 1896-05-12
CIVIL SUITS FOR TRIAL
Superior Court Went Over
the List Yesterday.
WORKING ON THE CRIMINALS

A Biramy Case Retired Thieves SEN
fenced This Morning-rhe Court OF
General Sessions Has Now Settled Down
to Business and WIN wind 1t Up In
Few DAYS.
In the Superior court yesterday after
noon the following cases we're marked for
tIial ~ the going over Of the civil list:
w. r Seward ct al. VS. Mayor and
Council OF Wilmington w ID Wllckins
vs same; Agnes r. RAYMOND vs. Bei a
min Downward Metropolitan L,fe
Insurance Company VS. George Drouer
Harry Collins. administrator, VS.
George T. Robinson; Eliza Sharp
ley's admlniatrator vs Jacob Sharp
ley's executor; Edward b. Cox
Va w * N, Railroad Company; James
N Crawford 8 administration Us. F. a..
Clothier same VS. Alexander Max we'll (;
same vs William r l. Tetmsn same
vs. Purnall j. Lynch Luther w. r. Sing
ct al. va Alfred 5. Elliott. et al
Delaware Electric and supply Com
pauy VS. Arid Eck,und; Fore
pRugh COMPANY VS. News Publishing
Company; Vincent o HUI VS., James
CHM. ct al David A. English vs.. p w
4 b. Railroad Company; Horace Valen
tine vs. Fidelity Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, teo cases Susan A Stewart
vs the r., w. & B. Railroad Company
Louis Horn vs. p Blumenthal
4 Co James + Kirkpatrick vs.
Vincent Hill: Frank CAmpiglia VS..
Frank Beresiord; White Brothers vs.
John w. BSnkp James McCollum VS..
Diamond Match Company; Clara Stuart
vs. same; Augustus Scott w. same
Joseph p. Lacy vs. Cape May and Della
ware Bay Navigation Company; Patrick
Kennedy. ct al VS.. Wilmington
City Electric Company: Robert
Rex vs. Pullman Palace Car Company
Thomas II. Daily, et al. VS.. Robert Ken
yok Nathan Oooper's administrators va
the Wilmington City Railway Company
Julia n YeRtman va. the p, w. x b
Railroad Company: Samuel SlessingeI
va William H Morris; Frederick
Klund va p, w & and B Railroad
Company; Richard Furner VS. same
David Craig ct al. VS. f
Blumenthal & Co., IsaderA Nicholson vs.
E Edwin Hanf; Marx Welt 4 90. VS.
same; Tubnlar River and Sand Compan.
VS.. Delaware Hard Fibre Company ri
mon Elliott VS. P, w n b. Railroad
Company; Mayor and Council OF Will
mington VS.. Equitable Guarantee sn'
Trust Company.
In the Criminal Court.
The Court OF General Sessions hsS
little TO do. Attorney General Whit
retired the bigRmy case against Harrl
Lswls, alias Morathy. Herbert MAston
George h. Stevens and William Orr, wh'
4 -. - -. mfmalfr,ar 4 i.
William Lea and Sons Company wer
diSmissed on probation, With Nsvii
Gamble ~ security for their goo'
behavior during the next two years
Louisa Hutchinson, Clara Lewis AM
William White. all colored. entered plea
OF guilty TO the charge Of larceny, an
Henry Johnson, colored, entered a silnilA
plea when asked II hs had carried con
csslsd q deadly weapon.
Elias Wlllisms, when arralensd 70
stealing chickens, pleaded not guilty.
Two coored women we're sentenced fo
larceny. Louisa Hutchinson was sen
over for two months, Il being her frs
offsnse. Clara Lewis, who had figured II
the dock before, Was sentenced TO nin'
months. They had stolen clothing
Henry johnson was given a ten days
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/ weapon.
william White and Elias Williams
indicted for stealing chickens from
| Farmer Russell, withdrew heir pleas o
not guilty. Il H. Ward asked for tim'
to prodnce witnesses TO establish provioni
good character aud 1t was granted.
John Warrington pleaded not gully t
stealing a coat
Monk Austin. John Dugan. Charles
Fletcher and John Seville we're arraigued
for stealing two valises from Samuel
Hockhel mer All pleaded not guilty but
Seville. he will be sentenced and thl
others tried Charles NJ. Curtis repre-
sents the others.
NIckerson Divorce Suit.
This AFTERNOON OK mayor Austin Har
rlngton. commissioner In the divorcs
case Of Charles w vs.. Florence w. Nick
efson will cit In his office and take
testimony The charge Is desertion
Lewis o. Vsndeguft represents the
/ plaintiff and Edwin r Cochran Jr., the