Evening journal., 1898-06-16
A VERDICT FOR THOMAS
Rev. c. A. Grise Must Pay
Three Hundred Dollars.
JURY ONLY OUT A SHORT TIME


JURY ONLY OUT A SHORT TIME
| ISUPERlOR COURT PICKS UP THE
odds AND ENDS OF JUDICIAL
WORK AND DISPosEs OF THEM.
MORE SUPPLEMENTS RE
PORTED.
A suit which has particularly inter-
ested the Methodists OF this Peninsula,
that Of j. Miller Thomas VS.. Rev.
Charles A. Grise, came to close in the
Superior Court this morning Yester
day afternoon State Senator william
Z. Moore, City Councilman Robertson,
lW. r. O'Neill, e. w. Cannon and Miss
A. LaRowe, whose names appeared on
the stuIbb receipt book as subscribers.
said they never subscribed for the Pc
ninsula Methodist.
Mr.. Thomas was called In rebuttal
and said he had never guaranteed
| litIt WtIt AfnuV huDotlibNi9s h' w
fendant here rested, and both sides
argued to the jury, which was charged
by the court this morning.
Before adjournment OF court the case
OF Martha ls. Janvier vs.. P., w. & d.
Railroad Company, was announced set
tied.
A judgment Of non-suit was entered
against the plaintiff in the case Of Ira
l.. Drummond etc, VS.. Wilmington
j City aRilway Company, and the case
Of Lewis l.. Wilcox VI. Wilmington
City Railway Company was set for
trial on September - next, one week
before the regular September term.
II Mr. Richards filed an exception to
the charge, which was delivered by
Chief Justice Lore. All jurors not en-
~ paneled In the case were discharged
s from any further attendance.
Going over the argument list con
sumed most Of the morning.
IN In the case OF George III. Ileech VS.
Bernard Mullen the writ Of possession
was made absolute.
" The Judgment below was affirmed II
n, the case OF Albert Buehler & Co., vs.
hit Minnie Harris, Il being a certiorar
OF from a magistrates court.
ss. Judgment on demurrer was render
gs ell for the defendant in the case Of job
T.. Riggin VS.. the International Fra
ternal Alliance.
II. Settlement OF the cases OF Mary
ie- Cole and Samuel NJ Cole VS. the Wi
ZEN mington City Railway Company WI
The reported.
~ Continuance was made In the case
nd tine State of Delaware. use Of DAM
T. Hamilton, VS.. gIlram Grand Lodg
hn col0red Free Masons.
TO- Announcement was made that Il
hs osrtiorar case Of John W. Snitcher Y
-as John /. Greenwalt had been settle
An order of continuance was mac
IN the case Of Benjamin S. Caulk V
William Brights executors.
Among the cases postponed until L
morrow were those Of the News Pu'
a fishing Company VS.. Pierce Gould al
his sureties; and Samuel ID. Forb
die and Maria c. Hartmann VS.. the Sta
is OF Delaware, an action testing the leg
are Status of the Municipal Court. This W
the due to the absence OF ex-senator A
the thony Higgins, who is in Washingt'
the before the Court Of Claims, where he
arguing a case.
nal II. H. Ward and William S. Hill
the argued at length an application for
Co., writ OF foreign attachment in the da'
age suit Of Smiths administrator
d. Armour & Co.
ired AT 12 o'clock the Thomas-Gr
jury came in and rendered a verd
re- In favor Of the plaintiff in the sum
5000 Mr. Richards, for the defenda
nest, asked that the jury be polled, but
$50 made no difference in the verdict. 2
twelve jurors were discharged until
o clock tomorrow morning, when d
JY'S will sit in several inquisitions. Bef
they left the box Peter L. Cooper,
lille OF counsel for J. Miller Thomas, tina
hTis- Cd them for their verdict
ling, Mr.. Cooper asked one Of the juI
The how in the world they arrived at s
nate verdict. his contention being
,tule Grise owed Thomas $500. with inter
D old or nothing.
"Well," replied the juror, I'VE C
to the conclusion that Thomas lie'
IT, the preachers, and that the preacl
gave were id fools and didn't investi
10 the matter. So we thought we WI
ncert just split the difference"
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hem FOR NON-SUPPORT