The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-12-01
READY FOR
THE JURY.
Counsel in the Friedman
Damage Case Spent the
4 Morning on the Law

In Superior Court yesterday afternoon
tho Friedman damage suit was resumed.
D.. j. 4. V. Blocksom testified to dress
ing the woman's head eight times Thomas
Smith, color5d, also ..swore the dog was
a vicious animal. When Mr.. England
CLOSED his case Mr. Hayes asked for non.
suit. His grounds were that the statute
provides that tho suit must DO brought
within ono year of thu time the injury
was inflicted. This suit was not brought
until thirteen months after the accident
He also contended twas not proven that
McGowsn Ind any knowledge that the dog
was vicious The court. after some telib-
GRAFTON, refused to grant the non suit.
~ The first witness called for the defense
was Michae! Hayes, who was In the saloon
on the night in question. Hold not see
the dog bite any one. The dog. he said,
was good natured and always wanted to
play.
Bernard Carr, who was in the saloon at
tho same time, gave similar testimony.
Sergeant k.ither said no saw tho dog
come out of the saloon and jump up on
the woman and place his paws on her.
She screamed and ran home. Some time
nfterward she came out Of her house and
told him tho dog had bit en- her. They
went into McGowens saloon together.
She showed the witness and Mr.. McGowen
The wound. There was u scratch and a
bruise on her limb, but the skin was not
broken.
John McGowcn, the owner of thu dog,
said the dog was very docile and good-nat.
urel. Flo was n Newfoundland AMI his
children played with him. llo never heard
anyone say the dog was vicious Louis
fSklut testified that.tho;dog WAS .notivicious
He said Mr.. Friedman had asked him to
let his (Sklut's) boy go to Mr. England's
Office and say he saw the dog bite Mrs.
Friedman.
Louis Sklut, Jr., said he was influenced
by the promise Of money If he went to tho
Office of Mr.. England and said he saw tho
dog bite the woman. When asked to toll
what other things he said there, he said
he could not remember.
John McGarrcn did not consider the dog
vicious.
After Mr. McGowen left the stand tho
court adjourned.
During the afternoon Recorder elect
Delaware Clark bonded in the sum Of
sao0o Offering Charles NJ. Curtis and #.
W. Curtis as his surcties. whom the court
accepted
THIS MORNINGS WORK.
Mr. England this morning submitted
his law to tho court in The Friedman dam.
nge suit. and was followed by Mr. HAYES
Tor the defense. The case was in progtcs,
at 10 o'clock. 1t will got the jury thl,
afternoon.
The case Of Melvin VS.. Davis, set for
trial today, was reported under course Of
set lcmcnr.
In the appeal case of Hencl & Company
vs.. William II. Kurt, for tho defendant
b4low, reported judgment Tor the plaintiff
below and the case was iii SContlnuetl.
Judgment for defendant below was re.
ported in tho appeal case oi w, ii. Ma
muir 4 Co., d. b. a. vs.. Elwuod Carrot, p
b.r
Continuance until tho next term were
grant IN the cnse Of Edmund Z. Moody
use of Ralph &. Lupton. VS.. Herbert N.
Fell aud James A. Pierce vs.. George H.
Huber
Yesterday WAS the last day for fling re-
l0slstrances against liquor license appli-
Giants and two wero entered in the oflceof-
the Clerk of the Peace Foard before no
closed his Office for tho day. They wcro
against Harry Ramsbo:gor who desires
Wholesale liquor license for the store ut
Sixth and Madison SITS and John s. Shea
who desires retail license for the PENN
sylyania House at Front and King SITS
lathe remOnstraucss will that of Nicholas
Fiaunce will probably be heard on Sntur.
day.
The court has not yet sigaod the unop-
gDsed licenses,