Evening journal., 1897-05-22
IN THE COURTS TO-DAY.
Morphine and Liquor Made
DR.. Dougherty Insane.
AT LEAST WRECKED his REASON

WHEN HE ADOPTED PUGILIsT
MoRIARITY AS HIS SON AND
HEIR-COURT OF CHANCERY
ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON JUDGE
WALES.
Superior Court held a special session
at o'clock this morning to allow time
for disDosing Of important business be-
fore proceeding to Dover at IL o'clock
to sit in the Superior Court OF Kent
county this afternoon.
Mr.. Heisel filed reasons for new
trial Of the Swain-Pierce case. where
thirteen hogs were concerned, which
case occupied the attention OF court all
day Wednesday.
Mr.. Knowles, appearing for the city
OF Wilmington, filed his exceptions to
the granting OF judgment in the case Of
Ewing VS.. the Mayor and Council of
Wilmington. in which the jury gave
Mrs. Ewing $4,000 verdict ar
ter two long trials. The city's
counsel had until to-day to file their
exceptions or the verdict would have
stood. Mr.. Hilles and Mr. Chandler
looked after Mrs. Ewing's interests.
JUDGES MAKE A FORMAL VISIT.
The judges were called to Dover to-
day for a mere formal sitting that, not
withstanding its brevity had to be re-
corded. This was the time fixed Ior a
return OF the alternative writ issued In
the Kent county election mandamus'
case. Owing to the action OF Demo
cratic counsel in taking a writ OF error,
the return will simply be that a writ
OF error was taken.
TWO UNHAPPY MARRIAGES.
Attorney General White appeared In
court this morning to prosecute two
cases Of desertion and ndn-support Ow-
ing to the courts important call to Do
ver all the General Sessions work had
to go over until next Saturday. Mr..
Hayes represents the defendant hus-
bands in the desertion cases.
CHANcERY ACTS ON JUDGE
WALES.
Mr.. Emmons, in the Court OF Chan
cory, made n motion to adopt resolu-
tions presented by him on the death OF
Hon. Leonard E. Wales, a member OF
this bar and United States Circuit
Court judge for the district OF Della
ware. The motion was seconded by "A.
b. Cooper, and additional remarks were
made by Tilghman Johnston. The
resolutions were ordered spread upon
the records OF the Court of Chancery
The remarks were full OF affection and
esteem for the late judge.
OTHER COURT MATTERS.
Mr.. Salisbury was appointed trustee
In the matter OF real estate OF Jess,
Sharp.
Mrs. Sarah T. Ellason was granted
an order in Orphans Court to spenC
the principal Of her minor child.
Orphans Court will be held agar
next Friday.
Register Ferguson's office was deco
rated to-day by cutting from a Japa
nese yam tree, which hourishes IL
Blackbird hundred near Mr.. Fergu
, sons home.
The Moriarity case will probably b,
resumed in the Court OF Chancery OF
May 2S.
Chancellor Nicholson reopened thl
. Court OF Chancery and Orphans Cour
this morning. When the DOugherty
Moriarity case was again brought, DR.
j. A. Dougherty sought further to ri'
himself OF his adopted son, G.. j. Mo
riarity, alias Jack DAILY.
Yesterday the testimony OF two spe
cialists-Dr. Morton, of Philadelphia
p, and DR.. Alexander II. Luft-was talkel
! to show that a person addicted TO tn
/, liquor and morphine habits, as wa
e Dr. Dougherty when he made Moriarit
o the heir to his large estate, could NO
be responsible for acts and was inca
b pable of reasoning Memory and MOI
ais would also be affected so that tn
victims word could not be relied upor
Beth specialists were rigidiy cross
examined by Mr.. Salisbury and M
Hayes, who represent Moriarity.
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