Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-12-20
CORONER'S BOND LIABLE.
Judgment for ssst Secured in Reple

Judgment for ssa4 Secured in Replevin
Case-Question of City's Right to Tax Bed
of Railroad-Three Divorces.
|. Just as he 10 about to retire from office,
the official bond Of Coroner Alfred d.
Vandever Is made liable for 1924 on account
Of repleyin proceedings IN the Superior
Court William Jenks Fell as trustee of
the franklin Fell estate repevined from
Sheriff Taylor. farming imp ements aud
household goods and put the writ In the
hands OF the coroner to serve. The coroner
failed to take bond before executing the
writ; then made the levy ana at the trial
Fell lost the suit. This Is an action BY the
parties whose goods were improperly taken
against the coroner. and as. he had taken
no security he was held liable under his
bond ut Tuesday afternoons session of
court.
The action was brought by William
Brown, represented BY John Fl. Rodney,
who secured Judgment for want OF appear
ance.
Mrs Vandever's bondsmen who are liable
for the 1924 are w. Scott Vernon and Will
liam L. Hawkins. Il Is said that Mr..
HPwkins has as sub-security, the Fidelity
and Deposit Go. Of Maryland.
peculiar coincidence was that while
Judgment was being obtained on Coroner
Vandever's bond, Coroner-elect james l..
Frick was having his bond approved by the
court. The amount of the bond is 81, COO and
the hondsmen are James A. Wilson and Ira
g. Mclaughlin.
The court yesterday handed down DEGREES of
divorce In these cases Iva Garter vs.. Will
liam E. Carter. Mary P. Whitaker vs..
George p. Whitaker and Sallie Fl. Hitch VS..
Samuel b. Hitch.
The special jury case of John Robert
Grimes ys. the Philadelphia, Wilmington
q Baltimore Railroad Co. was continued
until next term on the ground of the alb
eence Of material witness for the de-
PENDANT. iS5
Continuance until next term was granted
in the case of Parke's administrator vs. the
Mccullough Iron Co. 1t must be tIied
then.
: Discontinuance was entered in the case of
Indiana Wilson vs.. the p, W. 81 B. rail-
road.
The case of John j. Clark vs. the Dia-
mond State Steel Co. was continued until
January I'd.
John Biggs and Robert @. Hartman fled
an arnicable action and cnse stated to try
before the court in banc, the right of the
city Of Wilmington TO levy tar on the
roud bed Of the r., W. 4 B. railroad. Mr..
Biggs represents the railroad, and MIR.
verdict for the defendant was given in
the Superior Court Tuesday in the case of
N. B. Dunforth ys. the Rev. Paul Isen-
schmid ann Emil Hartel, trading as Hertei
d 10. The claim was book account for
$2s5. IL, aud the important question IN the
case was whether Mr.. Isenschmid was con-
nected with the firm.
The work OF the general jury being con-
cluded, 1t was discharged from any further
attendance. At tho suggestion of Judge
Grub, Chief Justice Lore wished the Jurors
a merry Christmas, and added, land don't
drink any WHISKY. 1t Is bad stuff and
often causes trouble.
Then Judge Spruance spoke to the chief
justice In an undertone, whereupon the
Chief Justice again addressing the jury,
said: This Is not said In courtly sense,
1t is not the unanimous charge of the court. :"
The remarks put the jurymen and court
officials into good humor.