The sun., 1900-05-15
MAY COURT TERM OPENS.
The New Grand Jury Was Sworn
With Peter A. HOrty as
Foreman.
The Civil List of Cases Was Gone
over Yesterday and Many Cases
Marked For Trial--SpeciaI
Juries Asked For i'm
Some Cases.

Juries Asked For in
Some Cases.
The May term of Court OF General Ses
slons opened at u O'clock yeste rday.
Associate Justice Ignatius q, Grubb is
presiding iii the absence of Chief Justice
CHARLES b. Lore, who is at Chicago at
tending the Methodist Episcopal Gen.
eral Conference. TIE other Judges on
the bench are ASS ciate Juttices James
Pennewell, of Dover and William I'll.
Boyce, of Georgetown.
The new grand jury was polled and
sworn IN. Peter A. horty of this CITY
was elected foreman and Frank B. Wat
klns OF st. Georges secretary OF the iurv.
Henry Cleaver OF st. Georges and Joseph
Grimes OF New Castle were excused from
serving on the grand jury.
lhe grand Jurors are as follows: Will
mington, John Pyle, Patrick Neary.
Peter A.. Horty and John S. Miller:
Brandywide, Isaiah D. Mouseley and
John L. Clark, Sr.; Christiana, Charles
Mcdonald, James II. Polk; Mill Creek
Z: Frank McVaugh, John L. Talley;
White Clay Creek, G. Frank Mcvaugh,
John L: Talley; New Castle, Joseph lie.
fevre; Pencader, Joseph O'Rourke, Will
liam E. Smith; Red Lion, James A. Null
ligan, Jr., William X. Price; St. Georges,
Frank B. Watkins; Appoquinimink'
George W. Vandyke, William III. Money:
Blackbird, John A. Lstta, William
Rawley. 'i@1
The applicants for liquor licenses ap-
peared before Clerk of the Peace Jeffer.
son B. Foard and made affidavit to their
The total number of license applica-
tions to this term is III. All but two OF
the affidavits were taken at the MORN
ing's session.
The civil list for the May term, which
opens next Monday, was gone over at
:. 30 o'clock in the afternoon.
The following cases were marked for
trial by special iury:-Jamas F. Lawless'
VS.. Pusey 4 Jones Com
pany; August Max Hoffman,, ct al. We.
the Wilmington City Railway Company;
Elizabeth Wilbers' administrator VS.
receivers OF the B. & O. Railroad Com |
pany; James !. Ray, etc., VS.. Diamond
state Steel Company; James Nj. Bryan
vs.. wilmington City Railway Company;
indiana Wilson VS.. the p. w. Il B.
kallroad Company; Thomas Dodson VS.
'he p, W, 4 B. Railroad Company;
Mary 4. Spencer VS.. p, w. & B. Rail.
'oad Company; Bernard Campbell VS..
he r., ". Y B. Railroad Company;
PANEL Cahilfs administrator vs. the
Iessup y Moore Paper Company.
The following were marked fer trial by
he regular jury: Daniel G. Spruance VI.
Martin Myerdrick; John NJ. Harper x
%; vs.: Charles Baird's administrator,
ohm M. Harper & Co., VS.. Tadman <
hickman; Joseph Evans, d. b. a., VS..
jhrls. f. Boner, p. b. r.; Alexander
maxwell VS.. Charles De Valinger; Brid-
ct Conner VS.. w. & n. R R. Co.; John
:; Smith vs.. Commercial Fire Insurance;
.braham Segil vs. John H. Outten;
Jarrett d Barr vs.. John McFarlane;
tephen Q. Singleton, Jr., p. b. a., vs..
'homas Pagan, d. b. r.; Magdalena
,ker, executrix, etc., VS.. Ella M. Floyd;
Jnlon American Methodist Episcopal
'hurch, d. b. a., Va. Pennel L. Webster,
b. r.; Schwartz & Schagrin, a. b. a.,
p. Jennie Gray. D. b. r.; Annie v.
.upert vs.. P, W. & B. r. r. Co.; John
eonard, ct al, vs. johnson Forge
ompany; Bernard ]. McVev vs..
eter j. Ford; Nicholas Grusenmyer j
9. Joseph Jackson Pierce and Charles !
reen, constable; Grand Royal Ex- |
'utlve Council, No. 9, vs. Whining i
m Savings Fund Society, George G. L
'eldin vs.. Mayor and Council of Will :
llngton and B. & P. r. r. Co.; Walter
Walker vs.. Frank f Smith; Pusey & c
ones Company vs. Arthur P. Dodge; l. !:
reston Thomas vs.. Sarah Ann johnson; I
alph G. Lapton & Co. vs. David W. i.
ughes; John Doe, d., Salie A. May, ct
:, vs. Richard Doe, etc.; Phoebe D.
ct al, d. b. a., vs. Mary
oberts Black, p. b. r.; Big Bed Slate ,
uarry Co. VS.. Frank A. Mitchell; n
gorge s. Mays, ex., d. b. a., VS.. Samuel
Forbes, p. b, r.; Hughes Bros. &
angs, a. b. a., VS.. school district No. .. b
randywine hundred, p. b. r.; Guar 81
ltee Friendly Fund, ETC., d. b. a., vs.. e.
a Henderson,, P. b. r.. Adelaide CT
hrens vs. Patrick Mclaughlin; Joseph
este VS.. Patrick Mclaughlin; Ida h
reenwood vs.. Wilmington City Railway a
,mpany. tC
The case of Hiram NJ. Thomas VS.. ic
and Trunk Railway Company was re- p
rted settled. C;
The following cases were discontinued: 81
hn ii. Underwood ct al, VS.. Receivers M
the B. & Q. r. R. Co.; William j. &C
own vs.. Elsmere and Wilmington
lilway Company. in
Quite number OF cases were passed. te
~ following were continued: Joseph III
McMullen vs.. Henry I'll. McMullen; &C
dham Work, a. b. a., VS.. Dennis F. IN
ary, p. b. r., 3. I. Warner vs. Sarah re
England; William Baxter vs. Herbert pc
hIte; John T. Mclaughlin, d. b. a., To
Farmers National Bank of Oxford, n,
:, p. D. r.; William Wiedzsinowski's al
minietrstor vs. w. &. N. r. r. Co.; .
exander Lamb vs.. Alfred HOWELL go go
nIamin M. West, d. b. a., vs. Hester 60 60
thwell, p. b. r. bo
Inc cases OF Carl W. Schwartz, d. b tn tn
We; Christian Weingarten, p. b. r., Nm Nm
4 p, w. & B r. R. Co., d. b. a.. W. US
rridan Masop "A h NAV, rof..7s err