Evening journal., 1897-12-04
THE KANE WILL STANDS
Jury Only Out About an Hour
This Morning.
LICENSE CASES DISPOSED OF
TWO OF THEM WE'RE WITH
DRAWN AND THE OTHERS HELD
UNDER AMUSEMENT - CIVIL
CASES DISPOSED OF.

UNDER AMUSEMENT - CIVIL |
CASES DISPOSED OF.
The Kane will case was argued be-
fore the jury in the Superior Court |
yesterday afternoon. William T. Lyman
for the defence made a splendid open
ing and was followed by Judge Ball
and II. H. Ward, who endeavored to
convince the jurors that the old man
was mentally weak, had been unduly
Influenced and that the will should be
set aside.
This morning the jury was charged
and retired.
The jury retired at 1890, and one
hour later came in with a verdict sus-
tanning the will Judge Ball asked
that the jury be polled This was done
but every man answered that he be-
lievod Michael Kane knew what he was
doing when he made his will.
The jury stood as follows: First bal
lot. 8 to 3; second ballot, 10 to 2; third
ballot, II to Il fourth ballot, u to 0.
Judgments for the plaintiff in the
sum of $l60 was given in the case of
Frank A. Mitchell VS.. Richard J. Guth-
/ rie, ct al.
1t having been settled, the case of
James A. Kelly VS.. the Republican
Printing and Publishing Company was
discontinued. Similar disposition was
made of the case of the Prudential IN
surance Company VS.. Anna Carroll, p.
ID. r. The case of ID. NJ. Osborne VS..
William A. Scott was reported settled,
and the appeal case Of Allmon VS..
! Jones was discontinued
THE DESERTION CASES.
Deputy Attorney-General Cooper
took up the desertion cases as soon as
the will case was disposed of. The
case against Raymond Murphey was
continued until the February term. He
and his wife stated that they were will
ing to live together. The court warn
ed the sheriff to keep his eye on the
young man and to see that he lived VI
to his agreement. He win give secur.
ity on Monday. Dr.. George Carmich-
ael testified that Murphey had pulmo
nary trouble
Richard Tierney was next put on tn.
rack He claimed that his little wife
who sat in front of him, was addicted
r to drink. He only averaged from $52
. to So a week. Five times he had beel
= arrested for support, and these FIRE
= quent arrests. made it difficult for hin
to get work. His mother was Willing
to take the 2-year-old child. The cour
ordered him to pay his wife IS
month, the first payment to be mad
Z on January 4. Tierney wanted {
know where he was to get the money
The court told him that if
earned S. or So a week he should
able to pay IS a month TO his wifi,
Tierney pleaded, but it was of no avail
and unless he gives security in the SUI
= of $500 he will go to Jail.
AS the prosecuting witness failed t
- appear, the case against Patrick Crum
n, lish was dismissed.
~ The case Of the Port Kennedy Sla
or Company VS.. Frank A. Mitchell wa
OF continued. despite the objections of
y Harvey Whiteman, who urged that tn
affidavit filed by the defendant was nS
: sufficiently precise in what it set fort
regarding certain witnesses.
Harry EmmOns and Peter l.. COOpe
,, Jr., argued the matter of Quashing I'll
,e return Of the fl ia and the levy thei
under in the sherff's sale case of Man
Ie E. Voshell, Of Smyrna, VS.. Th0m;
A. Cayender, her brother, of near tn,
=, I HAaNNs '44As C0OLNA NohlNIuIu III
d. when the return of nulla bona W.
IS made at the instance Of the plainti
the defendant had over 81 600 worth
5t ( personal property and no occasion
levy on the lands. Two or three da.
g ago Mr.. Cooper slipped in with coup
g fof executions against Cavendsr. Th'
are now. second and third on the dOclSC
g If he succeeds in knocking cut the v
she'll levy his Judgment will be fir
13 and second, and Mrs. Voshell will con
ld in third.
at TWO OF THEM WITHDRAWN.
NJ 1t did not take the Court Of Gener
en- Sessions long to dispose of the contes
n ed liquor cases this morning. Tho
,SS; of Mrs. Maggie Cook. Of Second al
ne Orange streets, and Mrs. Creedon,
10 | Hockessin, were withdrawn. The a
e. pEcation Of Michael Grady, Of Thi
e. and King streets, was heard and he
ct, under advisement, while Mr.. PrickC
~ Withdrew his objections TO the licen
for John Hanrahan, of the Pennsylv
g mia House, at Front and King stree
''eOs. and il will be granted.
At 2 o'clock this afternoon the col
te- announced that it had decided to gTa
ms Hanrahan's application and to refu
Grady's application.
A full line of toys and Christm
poDdg at 600 King street Saturday I