Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
cotNry oooRrs.
February Term Opened in This city Mon.
day Morning

oyer and termlner, general sessions of
tho peace and jail delivery and superior
court, opened in tho County Court
House at noon Monday. Chief Justice
| Charles Is. Lore and Associate Judges
| Cullen and Marvel, were on the bench.
There was u goodly attendance Of spec
tators and fair sprinkling Of lawyers.
| Court began business at once. The
names of the grand jurors who are now
on their last term were called. The
| jury is as follows Theodore +. Arm
strong. foreman; William Is. Currin
der, White Clay Creek hundred: Rich
ard q, Buckingham, William ii, Pen
mock, Mill Greek hundred; Emil
| Bucher, Wilmington hundred; Charles
| Crompton, Alfred j. Davidson. Red
Lion hundred Edmund Draper Joseph
Roberts, Robert d. Ratetlge, Appo.
quiniminlk hundred; George II. Dono-
van, William LoclSerman, Blackbiri
hundred; William Il. Finn, Benjamin
Il. Shepard, Christiana hundred; Will
! liam y. Ford, David G. Rose, Jr.,
| Pencader; John g. Mahoney, Albert
II. Silver, New Castle; Isaiah ID.
| Mousley, James G. McComb, Brandy
wine hundreds Sereck #. Shallcross,
John u. Vandegrift, st. Georges hun
dred. Wilmer j. Ellison of Whining
ton hundred was excused and David
W. Shockley of Wilmington hundred
was absent.
The grand Jury returned a true bill
against John Heck, charged with lar
ceny.
The trial list OF cases in the superior
court was gone over Monday after.
noon. Fifty three cases were marked
for trial, nearly half of the whole mum
Der on the list. OF these nine will
have special juries. -Four cases we're
referred, eight were retired, IL were
passed and 50 were continued.
The special Jury cases are w. d.
| Wilckens vs. the Mayor and Council,
Frank ID. Moore VS.. Diamond State
b. & y. Railroad CO., Frank Il. Girls
void vs. p, W. 4 b. Railroad Co, Ed
ward b. Cox. vs. tho W. IL N. Rail
road Go. William II. Luden vs.. tho
Pennsylvania Railroad Co, Peter W.
Calvin VS.. Isaac Trimble Quigley, Ed
! ward Nj. Lytle's administrator VS. the
II. ~ II, Railroad Co., Hiram III. King
vs.. tho Delware Iron Co.
Among the other CAGES marked for
trial were W. II. Seward, OF al, vs the
Mayor and Council; w. G. Martin w.
the b. ~ z. Railroad CO., Rocco Pet
ternto vs. the F.. w. &; b. Railroad
CO., George A. Daniels VS.. the hiebig
Man nlfacturing CO., Luther w. Ewing,
ct al, vs. the Mayor and Council.
In the case of The Forepaugh Co. VS..
the News Publishing Co., which was
marked for trial, the plaintiff being n
nonresident, is required to guarantee
costs.
The following cases will be tried by
referees Frances Schencls's admins
traitor VS., Henry Schneider, Frank NJ.
Chapman, by his next friend, &C., Va.
| the Mutual Life Insurance Co james
Carrigan, d. b. a.. vs.. Patrick Flood,
p. b. II Fred j. Hodges, d. b. a., vs..
Alpheus E. Baker.
Judgment for the plaintiff was
granted in the case of X. l.. Bancroft
& Son vs.. Philemma Chandler James
| Ponder represented the plaintiff, and
Lilburne Chandler, the defendant.
The case of John w. Daniels vs.. Henry
II. Durc, Jr., was marked discontinued.
Settlement was announced in the case
of Elizabeth a. Sanderson's adminis-
traitor Va. Mary Scarborough adminis-
traitor. Samuel McCaulley represented
the plaintiff, and Walker and Byrne tho
defendant. The case of Joseph q.
Roberts vs.. Arvid Eklund was marked
settled, Hayes for plaintiff, and
Prickett for defendant.
Peremptory orders for trial at the
next term were made in tho cases of
james McColum vs. the Diamond
Match Co., and Lewis W. Connor, ct
al, vs.. the Diamond Mat h Co.
The court allowed the name of
Francis M. West to be added as tho
next friend of Frank G. West in is suit
against the r., W. a. b. Railroad Go.
In tho divorce case of jackson vs.
jackson, and Springer vs Springer,
the commissioners made returns and
the court ordered publication. William
4. Lyman was commissioner in the
second case. His finding was in favor
of granting Sarah j. Springer, the pe-
titioner, divorce froN George w.
Springer, Jr., and also tvalow her the
custody of her child.
The case OF Robert Rex VS.. the Pull
man Palace Car Co., was added to the
trial list Rex claims damages for in
juries to his arm received while en-
ployed by the company. He was work.
ing on "a car, when. 1t is alleged, an
other car struck ii SO that he iammed
his arm though window. He is rep
resented by William S. Hiles. The
company is represented by Bradford,
Vandegrift Il Byrne.
In the case of the American Smelling
Co. vs.. Coulbourn g. Morrow, Peter
L.. Cooper received rule to show cause
why an attachment should not issue for
Joseph ID. Tru2ton, sheriff of Sussex
county A writ had been issued and
the sheriff of Sussex garnisheed, but
he had failed to answer. Chief Justice
Lore said that the Court would not like
TO attach an officer without giving him
n chance to be heard. The rule was
made returnable on Saturday.
In the criminal court John Hook
pleaded guilty to the larceny of two
pairs of shoes, the property of James
Cohen. The Court understood drink
TO 'be at the bottom OF it, and was
lenient with the prisoner, sentencing
him to be imprisoned two months.
The grand jury returned three true
bills, two against Robert DilIorth,
charged with the larceny OF tools from
Thomas Drein & Sons place, and one
against John View, on the charge of
breaking an clubhouse with intent to
commit larceny. Dilworth pleaded not
guilty to both indictments. He was
represented by Walter II. Hayes. The
cases were carried over.
Court adjourned until 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning.
Chief Justice Lore was NOT on the
bench Tuesday when court opened.
In the case of Benjamin w. Clark,
ct al, vs. Thomas Pagan, OF al, the
plaintiff being nonresident, will be
required to give security for costs.
Hoffecker & Hoffecker represent the