Evening journal., 1898-06-07
RUSHING COURT WORK
This Week Will Finish Gen
eral Jury Business.
MANY ORDERS WERE MADE TODAY

| NAsok tOlNilNIOltNo - DlNORIiE
GRANTED IN THE SIMMONS |
CASE TRIALS FOR THE LAST or |
THE WEEK.
In the Superior Court report y,ater-
day it was briefly stated that Judgment |
fer s75 was given The p.alntiff below
in the case Of Thomas e. Cassidy, d. b.,
a., VS.. John j. Crogan, D. b.. T.
This was the oase which L.
burn Chandler tried for Crogan
before Squire Kelley in Octo-
Der, 1896, and which, was appea,ed 70
the Superior Court by Mr. Cassidy 1t
was a suit to recover s17O for thirty
four constable commissions given to
Cassidy by Crogan for collection. He got
MT Hilles to act in Superior Court be-
cause he was a witnesstoa assignment
of Crogan's claims to a Mr.. Mahoney.
Mr. Hayes, attorney for Cassidy, defend
cd the case on The ground naat Crogan
was not permitted by the law to buy
the constable commissions, and that his
transfer Of same TO Cassidy was
against the policy Of the law, because
OF the fact that the assignment TO Cas-
p sidy OF said commissions was TO de-
fraud Crogan's creddtors, who had is
r sued attachments against said commits
q sions or the proceeds thereof. 1t is
therefore a good settlement, and Gro
o gan accepted settlement on his ad-
p vice
, The suit of The Penn Steel Casting
and Machine Company. OF Chester, vs..
n the Wilmington Malleable Iron Com
;. pany, Of this city, engrossed the atten-
r. tion OF the Superior Court of yesterday
a afternoon. John P Dixon, secretary OF
s the company, testified TO receiving ths
: orders for the car-coupler lmucl1les
Charles Hanson, the chemist OF ths
company. said that tine best steel was
put in The castings. He thoroughly
tested It. The Plaintiff here rested.
Colonel Benjamin Nields and J. P
- NEEDS represented the defendants. Th'
latter addressed the jury and said h.
= would show THAT the steel in the cast
ings was of am inferior kind. Josepl
Bailey was on the stand when eour
- adjourned.
The -Malleable trial continue
" to-day.
The case Of Prank II. Thomas VS.. tn
ye. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, IS
OF for to-day, was continued until som
ce date the latter part Of the week. unit
W. deposition commission. issued t
ne Erie Pa, is returned.
Ip. In the case Of Henry C Robinson VI
h the Every Evening Publishing Com
IL pany Mr. Harrington, for the plaintiff
NJ obtained general leave to amend.
this amendment be filed before the geI
eral jury completes its work the cas-
viii be tried the last of the week.
ay E. r. Cochran, Jr., attorney for th
Is: defence in the case Of john B. TaylC
ny vs.. the Trustees of the Poor, elaine
AR that the amendment recently filed
ls- Howell s England, for the p.aintii
lu- materially changed the issue, an
iet therefore he asked for a continuaE,
be until the November term, which WI
granted.
The ease OF the Wilmington Mall
\ able Iron Company vs.. Charles Helm
DIS & Son was placed on the calendar
'iD trial this week. The case Of w.
Mcguire & Co., VS.. Elwood Garrett W
axe listed for trial this week. In the ca
Ius- Of Mc&leer VS.. r. Biumenuhal & G
seU Mr. Harrington, representing the piai
tiff, moved for and obtained a conti
uance on the ground Of the absence
a material witness.
'I'e Argument in the case Of Maria Ha'
'l mann and Samuel B. Forbes vs.. {
u State Of Delaware. testing the legal {
s us istence Of the Municipal Court Of W
''is mington, will be argued on Saturday
A divorce was granted in the case'
Simmons VS.. Simmons.
Colonel Nlelds announced that
case Of Robert Dorman vs.. Wil.ii
G. Pennypacker's executors, would
for trial this week.
Subpoenas have been issued for v
nesses in the case Of Mary Ellen SIN.
~ VS.. the Wilmington City Railway Co
pany, which is set for trial ON w
nesday of next week.
Continuance until next term was
I 'li7 disposition made in the case Of Rob
'ui' S. Armstrong vs. the Road Comm
sioners Of New Castle hundred.
anu The case Of James +. Savin VS.. j
Brewer, was continued until next t'
owgg to the Illness of The plaintiff
The case Of the Huber Manufae
pa ing Company VS.. john 3. Nelson
sat continued until next term.
y 20 The case Of Charles Frazer vs. p
in Sanford Ross will be tried in its
ia 70 der.
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