Evening journal., 1900-02-27

SAMUEL sLEsINGER AS BONDS
MAN FOR ALEXANDER JAS
LOWsKY. ADJUDGED RESPONSE
BILE FOR s7s452-sPEcIAL JURY
CASES FIXED-coURT IN CHAM
BEERS SESSION.
After being out for an hour yester-
day afternoon the jury in the case of
jeremiah r. Wood vs.. Anson NJ Bangs
brought in a verdict for s54224 for the
plaintiff. This suit occupied the at
tenticn of the Superior Court for two
days, and the jury which rendered the
verdict was the second that heard the
case. The first jury did net deliberate
on the case. A postponemont was
granted In the middle of the trial be-
cause of an absent witness.
Testimony in the case of the New
York Life Insurance Company vs. Sam
uel Slesinger and Alexander Jaslowsky
was heard. The insurance company is
suing Slesinger, as bondsman. and Jas
lowsky as debtor. for S990.70, less S275.-
10, which amount was advanced to Jas
lowsky In instalments of S45 week.
William s. Hilles represented the
plaintiif, and J. Frank BAN and Walter
II. Hayes the defendants. No wit
nesses fer the defense were heard.
Both sides presented arguments to the
jury before the court adjourned last
night, and IL was charged by the court
this morning
The jury after being out about two
hours returned a verdict of S76452 for
the plaintiff.
The case Of Clara r. Ostergren VS..
Frank Carberry viii be heard this af-
ternoon
Judge j. Frank Bail asked for "a rule
to open the judgment recently secured
by White Brothers against Joseph Bel
lah. The motion was continued until
Monday.
Special jury cases have been set for
trial as follows.
March James +. Lawless. admins
traitor vs.. the Pusoy and Jones Com
pany' Richard Gear VS.. the p, w. &
p. Railroad Company.
March 5-Abram ID. Frantz vs.. Gil
rard Life Insurance A. & n. Co.; STAINS
bury j. Wiley VS.. same; Elizabeth
Webers administrators VS.. the receiv-
ers of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
March John McShane VS.. the Har-
Ian and Hollingsworth Company:
Bridget Whalen vs. the r.. w. & b.
Railroad Company.
March 9-Nathan l.. Parks admins
traitor vs.. Mccullough Iron Company:
Lewis Pfromm vs.. the p. W. & b.
Railroad Company.
March 12--Jacob Knopf vs. the p.
W. & =. Railroad Company; Thomas
NJ. Fowler VS.. w. & N. Railroad Com
pany. t.l
A special jury was drawn this morn
ing to try the damage suit for 500 600
Of Richard Gear VS.. the p. w. q b. rail-
road. The case will come up on Thurs
day. The Jurors are: Charles NJ.
Smith, Thomas n. Stayton. George w.
Gray and William Nickery. OF Whining
ton hundred; James Carpenter. Jr.. and
Edward L. Grady of Christiana:
Charles PASCAL. Thomas r. Day and
William T. Johnson, Brandywine: John
Nivin, Hervey Walker; Alfred W.
Walker Frank w. Whiteman, John W.
Dennison, Mill Greek; William f. Grif-
nth, Ira G.. Mclaughlin, Samuel Nor
rison, A. G. Weber of White Clay
Creek; David w. Elkinton, New Castle;
Caleb N. Price, Pencader; Charles JEFF
lferson, Red Lion; Robert Whittock and
Merritt n. Willitts, ST. Georges; and
George N. ID. Hart, Appoquinimink.
Horace Greeley Knowles represents
the plaintiff, and Andrew C. Gray the
defendant
The court was in session in chambers
for a large portion Of the morning. The
ldfffprpnt divorce cases were undar com
sideration. The Smith VS.. Smith case
occupied considerable Of the attention
Of the judges.