Evening journal., 1899-11-28
SCENTS DAMAGES
FOR Y. 0. HILL
The Fifth Suit in a Feud Of
Ten Years Standing Heard
To-day.
HILL HAS WON ALL OF THEM

HILL HAS WON ALL OF THEM
WILLIAM CRAIG BRINGS SUIT
AGAINST BENJAMIN F. CHM FOR
$1,000 DAMAGES FOR ALLEGED
MALICIOUS PRosECUTIoN-AP-
PLcTIoN FOR NEW TRIAL FOR
DANIELS.
The trial Of Jacob A. Daniels, for
improper conduct toward Viola Yeat-
man. a small girl, was continued in the
Court Of General Sessions yesterday af-
ternoon. The jury was out but short
time. when it returned a verdict OF
guilty. On the announcement Of the
verdict Daniels broke down and had to
be assisted from the court room.
When court convened this morning
Josiah Marvel made an application for
a new trial for his client, Jacob A. Dan
iels.
Horace G. Knowles, counsel for
Harry Gamble and William Fitzpatrick,
who are charged with larceny OF
pocketbook and money from William
Boyd. and in whose case the jury dis
agreed. moved that the defendants be
discharged. Attorney-General White
Insisted that the proper wayyto dispose
of the case would be writ Of habeas
cornus When the case was again called.
The case will be taken up again on
Saturday
CITY Solicitor Conrad asked for a
continuance of the case of Charles j..
Higgins against the Mayor and Coun-
ell of Wilmington on the ground that
a material witness was sick. Mr.. Van
,usrift. for the plaintiff, insisted that
the witness was not material. The
court decided to go on with the case
this afternoon, when Mayor John G.
Fahey will appear in court and make
affidavit that witness is a material one
in this case.
The replevin suit of Vincent o. Hill
against !. H. CHM was taken. Thomas
Davis represents the plaintiff, and E. X.
Cochran, Jr.. represented the defend
ant. The suit is the result Of feud
that has been aired in court before. The
parties 10 the suit belong in Blackbird
hundred. On July z. 1897, Hills two
horses tresDassed on Ginn's property
and were impounded by CHM, and re-
tanned for twenty-one days. Hill want
cd damages for retention Of the horses
Of 81 per day. CHM, under the statute
wants pay for the keeping Of the horses
of about Sl2.
CHM stated that he had detained the
horses, and was asked TO produce his
written notice Of detention. Ginn was
about 10 produce copy Of the written
notice, but Mr. Davis objected on the
around taat his client held the origi-
nal notice, and no legal notice had beer
served on him for It by the defendant'i
counsel. Mr. Cochran, thereupon
served the notice in court. This Mr.
Davis cited was irregular according tC
a decision made last May. The eour
instructed the jury to find for the plain
tiff. A verdict Of six cents was render
ed. This is the fifth suit of Hill agains
CHM. and Hill has won all.
Walter II. Hayes gave notice that h
would withdraw the application o
Lucius ID. Goldsborough for a licens
10 sell Intoxicating liquors. Goldsoor
ough applied for a license at Black
bird
The case Of Harry wilkins agains
Lavinia Price was discontinued.
The case Of William Craig agains
BENJAMIN +. CHM was taken up an
iurv drawn. Jurors George Eckles
George Echenhoffer and William b
Kelley were challenged This is a sui
for damages for malicious prosecution
and for the reputation of the plaintiff
tfFf
Justice Of the Peace John w. NaudaiI
Of Appointments, on February i
1898. imprisoned for three hours. Th
amount of damages asked is $4,000. Th
allegations in the suit are that Graf
falsely secured S22491 from George n
ID. Hart. Malice is alleged to hay
grown out of grain dealings. Frankli
Brockscn represents the plaintiff, an
CHM is the client of Martin b. Burri
Thomas Bratton, Justice Of the peace
Appoquinimink hundred. successor
the late Justice of the Peace Naudai
brought to the witness stand the re
ords of the late justice of the peace. M
Brockson offered the records in ey
dence. Mr.. Burris objected on Il
ground that the record was at fatal v
rance with the record declared upo
a CODY which he held. The differen
was that the prosecution had been di
continued after the trial in the office
the justice of the peace at Townsen
by mutual agreement.
The case Of John Hamilton again
Hiram Lodge, was referred to couns
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