The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-02-21
Superior Court.

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taken up yesterday afternoon with the case
of John b. Taylor vs. The Trustees Of the
Poor of New Castle county for the recov-
cry of $500. Taylor receiy cd the contract
for supplying the broad to the almshouse
in 1898. On November IA Of that year
Superintendent Mccoy refused to 40 o,pt
the bread, Two wagon loads Of bread
were dumped on the green at he aims
house and then Taylor instituted proceed
ings. He was represented by Howell 5.
England and the trustees by e. r Coch-
ran, Jr. After he publication Of tho pro-
posals had been proven, Taylor testified
that he did not know the Superintsndents
had the power to cancel the contract
He lost $500 by the loss Of the contract
The bread furnished was the same AS to his
other customers and was made from the
best brand Of fl our.
G. S Hall, driver for Mr. Taylor. tosti.
fled to delivering the bread, and showed an
order he received from the cook of the in
stitution, directing him to furnish 1872
pounds on November l, Cand 800 pounds on
November Ii, On November Is when lie
went to the hospital with the bread, Mr..
Mccoy refused to allow him to unload it.
Harry c. Fell, who sometimes drove the
bakery wagon, Said he took bread to the
almshouse, and Mr. Mccoy refused to al
low him to unload 1t. When ha tried to
get into the yard Mrs. Mccoy, addressing
her husband said: "Davs hit him with a
BRICK She referred to the drlvsr of the
wagon When he was not allowed to I'M
load the bead in the wagon ho threw it
over the fence, and Mr.. McCoy threw it
outside again. Tho bread was thrown
several times, and then the witness went
away and leftit. He had frequently serv-
ed the same bread and cate it himself. He
considered it good bread Charles kckere
who baked the bread, said it was mode Of
the bost material. Out of tho same batch
bread was served to the almshouse, aud TO
MI laylors other customers. The plain
tiff here closed
In opening Nj Cochran said his clients
would pay Mr. Taylor $50 for the bread he
| had delivered. The bread, he said he would
prove was soggy, black AMI sour, and not
fit to cat.
! The first witness for the defense was
John W. Lawson, secretary OF the board.
Iio ties Tiled to the contracg being awarded,
ant said the b jarl gave Superintendent
Mccoy power to cancel the contract and
award the contract to some one els, if Mr..
! lnylor's bread was not mp to the standard
| Complaints, lie said had been made about
tho bread. Mr.. Lawson tsstit Vi to writ
Ing the minutes Of that meeting o. the
board. He said he took notes of the pro-
/ ceedings and hfterw,r wro.e ont the
minutes in full, when no returned to his
| home in this city.
In oross-examina'ion Mr.. England
asked him tho condition of his recollection
on tho night he testified to writing the
minutes. Mr.. Cochran objected, and Mr..
England explained thai on account of the
convlyiality ut the meeting, he wanted to
know whether Mr. Llwson's recol lection
| was clear.
Mr.. Cochran raised another objection,
out ~ W lis OEeErulei!, anu AlF. Lawson SAID
his recollection was clear about the pro-
ceedings Of the meeting.
Theodore +. Armstrong mcmber Of
the board, said Mr.. Taylor knew worry well
the conditions of the contract Thomas
! Weldin, Conrad Keller and \. b Cuibcrt
testified to the same UfuCt.
Superintendent Mccoy said tie bread
WAS not fit to eat aud hat COmpluints
wore continually coming to hIm, several
'imc+ he sent word to Mr.. Taylor that the
bread must be better.
y. p. Fe'ris, IN attonlant at the aims
tlufN, aud patrigb Collins. tho cngin, err
tc-tihcd 10 hrnrins complaints alb ut tho
bread The latter said it was no cooked
enough.
II rrbu.tL Mr.. England called Horny
MHlpr, who hushal fifty yrav4 experience
a5 baker In testify AS an cxpor, comc,rn.
'aR breal. Mr. Cochran objected urd ht
court sustained hi, objection !. IT,
Thomas testified he had received come Of
tho bread scnt TO the ulmshousc aud 1t
considered it good