The sun., 1898-12-02
JURY CLEARS MCGOWAN.
Decided That Mrs. Friedman Was
Not Entitled to Damages for
Dog bite.

The jury in the case OF Morris and
Yeta Friedman vs.. John MCGOWAN
rendered y ver'lict in favor of the defend
ant shortly after o'clock YESTERDAY
afternoon in the Superior Court
The case has attracted much attention
and has consumed about two days Of the
courts valuable time.
The action was brought against Mr..
Mc(inwan by til. Freidmans for 81, 900
damages for injuries alleged to have been
inflicted bva a vicious dog belonging to
the defendant.
The concluding arguments were fin
ished in the case about O'Clock yester-
day afternoon, after which Chief Justice
Lore charged the jury, having previous
ly disposed Of some preliminary points
of law in the case. .
He told the jury they mnst decide the
case on such lines as the testimony fur
nished. ''Thpy must decide whether the
dog was vicious and If 50 was the defend
ant aware OF it. ii a dog is VIGOROUSLY
vicious it may be known by two ways
by reports or by observation
III the testimony of the plaintiff shall
convince you that the injuries received
by the plaintiff were inflicted by this
dog and the dog is considered vicious in
your judgment, yon shall awari such
compensation to her 9s the extent Of her
suffering in the past and in the future
should warrant"
Af'er the case was finished Chief JUS
tice Lore conplimented Attorney How
ell s. England for the mastery manner
in which he had conducted the plaintiffs
side OF the case.
H. II. Ward and L. G. Vandegrift
made an application fOr rule to show
cause why an alternate writ Of manda-
mus should not be issued compelling the
Board of Pilot Commissioners to place
the date of the apprenticeship Of W. s.
Edwards. Jr., on their bOOks.
Mr.. Edwards actual time of appren-
ticeship began in 1892 but the Commits
sion+rs' books only give him credit with
serving since 1896 and should the entry
be properly made he will be entitled to
pilots commission, otherwise he will
nave four more years to serve. The time
set for arguing the case is December 10.
The following jury was drawn to hear
the case of Arson r Maher, vs. Harry
q. Moore. Clayton Won Culin, Frank W.
Morrison. Giles LambsOn, q. Med.
Roberto, John Peoples, Joseph Morrison,
Price Dilworth, Edward l. Davidson,
James T. Holt, Levi s. Naylor, Mathew
Orouk and j. w. Roberst.
The jurv were discharged until this
morning vt 10 O'clock.
Peter L. Cooper represents the plain
tiff and W. S. HiIles the defendant:
Mr.. H"ff.cker filed a petition for 2
rule to correct defective sheriffs deed
dated 1858, Abraham Cannon sheriff
The deed was on the Lengel Brewery
property.
Tie contested liquor license cases will
ne heard on December 10
Horace Greeley Knowles presented a
petition for bill of sale Of the property
# Alexander Boyd to be sold at sheriff's
sale. 1t was made returnable on Satur-
lay. a1
Miss Mae Appleby has returned from
a visit to friends in Germantown.
John G. Gray spent yesterday at Sea-
f,rd.
Miss Mae Applehv has returned from
visit to friends in Germantown.
J. Curtis Wigglesworth, Of Phiadel-
phia, is the guest Of Wilmington friends.
Rev. William A. Walling is making
arrangements to move out Of his Houns-
fields property.
The ladies of Lower Brandywine Pres
byterian Church gave supper and ba-
zaar last evening.
G. D. FnuIk, Delaware College
graduate, has accepted the prinripalsbip
Of public schn at Cape Charles.