Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-05-25
Mr.. HANDY ADMITTED TO PRACTICE.
inc Former Congressman Is Now an Attor-
nsy-olivet Trustees Confess judgment


The Former Congressman Is Now an Attor-
nsy-olivet Trustees Confess Judgment
TO Rev. 4. K. Montgomery.
Former Congressman Levin Irving
Handy was admitted to practice at the
bar OF New Castle county upon motion
OF Col. Benjamin Nields In the Su-
perior Court Monday. Mr.. Handy
received congratulations Of members
OF the bar.
The trustees Of Olivet PRESBYTERIAN
in favor Of the Rev. T. +. Mont
gomery, former pastor of the church,
IN the sum of S3i0.i5, with stay Of
execution for 30 days. The claim was
for salary, with interest.
In the roplevin case of Vincent o.
Hill vs.. James CHM, ct AL, the plain
till claiming SOS and the defendant,
S2i, % verdict of 81 for the plaintiff
was given.
William S. IIilles. attorney for the
defendant In the case of the Iron Belt
Mercantile Co., VS.. Thomas McCorkle,
applied Tuesday for continuance
because of the absence of material wit
nesses. Mr.. McCorkle told the court
that he did not know until two weeks
ago that the trial was set for this
term. He had three witnesses absent
from the jurisdiction. In an effort to
secure them, he had sent Mr.. Hiles to
Alabama. hut Mr.. Hiles was unable
to induce them to come. He desired to
prove by them fraudulent representa-
tions. II. H. Ward and @. l.. Ward,
for the plaintiff, resisted the applica-
ton, but the court granted a continu-
ance with q peremptory rule for trial.
Upon the application of Andrew @.
Gray, continuance was granted in
the case of Jacob Knopf vs.. the p, w.
& y. Railroad Co.
The second case of Vincent o. Hill
VS.. James CHM, for damages growing
out of the detention of horses which
had strayed from Hills to CHM S
place was begun Monday afternoon but
came to close Tuesday morning. e.
r. Cochran, Jr., for the defendant,
moved an amendment to his plea, which
the court granted. The amendment
consisted in crediting Mrs. CHM rather
than Mr.. CHM with the ownership of
the farm. Upon motion of Thomas
Davis, for tho plaintiff, continuance
of the case was granted, after juror
had been drawn, with costs Of this term
upon the defendant.
In the divorce case of John M. Val
leau VS.. Kate Valleau, r. r. Cochran,
Jr., commissioner, was allowed until
next term to file his return.
Superior Court continued in session
about an hour yesterday morning and
then adjourned until O'Clock. The
following entries were made:
Johanna s. Stoeckle Vs. George W.
Gray, State of Delaware use of John
Bailey vs.. PIERCE Gould, ct al, Sallie
Earnest VS.. William j. McClary,
settled; Ahrens VS.. Republican Print
ing and Publishing Co., in course OF
settlement; Walter Q. Mcintyre vs..
William G. Guthrie, judgment for
plaintiff, amount to be ascertained by
counsel; r. @. Fairlamb & Sons VS..
Elizabeth Hendricks. judgment to be
granted the plaintiff, amount to be-
ascertained by the parliamentary
Samuel and Josephine Lane vs. Letitia
w. Smith. replevin suit, judgment for
defendant; Burris vs.. Porter, appeal
case, discontinuance, settlement agreed
upon; New York Life Insurance Co.
VS.. Samuel Slesinger and Alexander
Joslowsky Frank b. Henderson, Abbie
II. Baker, Alice E. Henderson, infants,
vs.. the Wilmington d New Castle
Electric Railway Co., continued.
The case of Frank H. Thomas, ct al. /,
vs.. the Pennsylvania Railroad Co., was
continued until the September term.
Similar action was takon in the case
of Sidney II. Wood VS.. Arson M.
Bangs. In the latter case, the defence
had q narrow escape from being re-
| CURED to go to trial 1t was to have
been tried today, but Former Senator
Anthony Higgins, representing the de.
PENDANT, appeared in court and asked
leave to file an amendment to his plea.
The court seemed to look somewhat
askance at him, it being SO late to
make such an application; but Mr.,
Higgins drew attention to the size Of
the amendment, about 10 pages, and
remarked that the length of it signified
his diligence in the matter. Tho con
tinuance was granted with costs of the
term upon the defendant.