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restaurant and gave tho bread to 100

baker for rs years, testified that he
baked for Taylor, that he made no
dark, soggy or heavy bread; and bread
from the same patches was delivered
to regular customers as well as to the
almshouse.
For the defence, Mr.. Cochran said
that the trustees admitted owing Tay-
lor $50. 62 for bread furnished up to the
time the contractor was changed.
John W. Lawson, secretary of the
trustees, testified that in awarding the
contract to Taylor it was agreed that if
the superintendent did not consider the
bread up to the standard he was
authorized to rescind the contract.
This was done because of complaints
concerning bread which Taylor had fur
nished under previous contract.
The record of the boards action
on cross examination, hinted at an i'm
day." but in reply to the court, Mr..
Lawson said he had no doubt as to the
correctness of his recollection.
Gen. Theodore +. Armstrong, presi-
dent Of tho trustees, testified that
Taylor was called into the room and
the resolution concerning the bread
contract was read to him, and he ac-
copied its conditions.
Corroborative testimony was given by
Trustees Thomas Weldin and Conrad
Keller and ex-Trustee N. B. Culbert,
who were present when the contract
was awarded.
Then Superintendent David Mccoy
took the stand. His testimony was COR
roborative as to the board meeting. He
had told that body of the complaints
made before about Taylor's bread.
After the award of the contract in ques-
tion, complaints were heard by him
and five or six times he told Taylor's
driver to tell Taylor 'to try and do
better with the bread Ii is the Gus
tom for the superintendent family to
eat the same food supplies as the in
mates of the almshouse, but this bread
was dark, soggy and sour, and conse-
quently bread for Mr.. McCoy's family
was bought elsewhere.
"The bread" said Mr. Mccoy, twas
unfit to so into any PERSONS stomach,
| don't care whether he was in the
aimshouse or in the Capitol at Wash
ington.'
d. P. Ferris, who has charge of the
mems department at the almshouse,
and p. Faldon. an empIoye, testified to
the unsatisfactory character of the
bread. The former said the old men
had way of soaking their bread in
coffee, but with Taylor's bread this
made it heavy. The defence rested.
Mr.. England had several witnesses to
call in rebuttal, but under ruling of
the court had only one or two on the
stand. Henry Miller, a baker, was to
show that one part of a batch Of bread
| could not be bad and another good, but
his testimony was not allowed. Then
Taylor's baker, Eckerle, testified that
the bread delivered to the almshouse
was of the same patches as that de-
| livered to certain grocers. Jacob HI.
| Thompson, grocer, testified that
| Taylor's bread was always good. Asked
not except when his wife baked it. The
court confined Mr.. England to bread
actually delivered by Eckerle, but
| other persons summoned could not say
| that he had delivered the bread, and
| they were not put ON tho stand.
After asking the plaintiff as to the
| time of his previous bread contract, Mr..
| England rested.
The General Sessions Court Mon
| day afternoon sentenced Ida NJ. Bris-
| toe, a 16-years-old colored girl, who
had pleaded guilty to stealing two
yards of flannel and pair of shoes, to
Imprisonment for one year. A man
named LIE Fevre announced his willing
ness to take the girl on probation, but
she spoke so impudently in the court
room that he changed his mind. For
her impudence she will have ono yeai
| in New Castle Jail instead of two years
probation on farm
Argument to the jury was made in
Court on Tuesday morning in the
case of John B. Taylor vs. the Trustees
of the Poor of New Castle county, Taylor
wanting about S400 for the loss he
claims to have sustained through
having his contract to deliver bread
rescinded. Howell s. England, fol
Taylor, aruged for verdict for the full
amount. Edwin X. Cochran, Jr., FL
the trustees, maintained that the claim
of S400 was ridiculous, estimating that
had Taylor supplied the bread for the
whole quarter his bill would have beer
$3.50, and that by the time he had PAID
for his materials, he could not have
made more than 200 per cent, which
his claim would indicate. Mr.. Coch-
ran held that the best evidence was
that the bread was bad.
| Lis CttsO Neub W lilb jury vi ble
charge of Associate Justice James
Pennewill, who set forth the con.
tentions of the two sides with great
clearness. The jury retired at IL. q
o'clock and returned at l2. is with a
verdict for tho plaintiff Of $50. 50, that
being the amount which the defence
had admitted as owing for bread de-
livered.
DIvoncEs GRANTED
Thre Superior Court has handed
down DEGREES of divorce in the follow,
ing cases. Mary A. Farrady vs.. Will
liam Farrady, Margaret j. Benson VS..
John II. Benson, Jr., Margaret V.
Blakey vs. James Blakey and Jennie
May Bullock VS.. George A. Bullock.
ANOTHER DAMAGE SUIT.
A jury was drawn to try the damage
suit of Charles L. MoAleer VS.. F.
Blumenthal Il Co. McAleer asks fol
Sl5,00 damages for the loss of the
sight of his right eye, which was put
out by splinter which flew from {
circular saw. The accident occurred
ON March 10th, 1895. The plaintiff
claims that he was not skilled in run
ming circular saw, but that his bust
ness was that of morocco finisher. Ht
was represented by Austin Harrington
and Robert G. Harman, and tbt
Blumenthal firm was represented by
Leonard E. Wales and J. Il. Hoffecker
Jr.
Mr.. McAleer, who is about 81 year:
old, was born in Kenneth township
Chester county. After working or
farms he took up the morocco trade