Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-03-01
TWO PLAINTIFFS WIN.
j. n, wood and New York Life secure YER
diets IN superior Court.

Court yesterday week in vefdioe
for the defendant. Boulder Claimed .
| balance of s4.s3. 76 under chattel mort
gage, but Petit claimed set-ohs'
| Boulden was represented py a. D.
Cooper. and Petit by Peter L. Coopei'
Jr. n.
In the replevp suit Of Levi Taylor,
Sr.. VS.. Paul Gillis, ct al, Judgment
| for costs TO the plaintiff was gwen. ,
| Thursday morning the case OF Jonn q;
Ellison 4 Sons VS.. Wi liam j. Maxweil
| Was nut on trial. This case formerly
| resuIted in a disagreement of the Jury.
The plaintiffs are represented by L. T..
Wales and Francis Il. Hohecker; Mr.
Maxwell's attorney is Judge ); FRANK
Ball. 1t is the effort OF the plaintlhs
to show that Mr.. Maxwell was partner
in the firm of Thomas Stuart " 20. OF
PHILADELPHIA, and to secure from Nun
about Al, 600 which that firm owed the
plaintiffs.
Alfred A. Smith testified to the sigma
ture of J. b. Ellison & Sons on con-
tract with Dun & Go, A. b. Lane |
testified that he applied to Dun 4 GO.
for Stuart Il Co.'S rating. Frank ..
Williams swore that Maxwell told INN
he was a member Of the firm OF stuart
& Co. L. Z. Brooks, manager OF Dun
& Co.. testified that while ne was IN
} the Philadelphia office OF that COM
pany he sent to Wilmington for state
/ ment from Mr.. Maxwell.
! The case of John B. Ellison d Sons
! vs., William j. Maxwell went to the
e iurv in Superior Court Friday morning
shortly before noon. The jury found
is for the defendant. At Thursday after
noon's session Judge Ball, for the de-
PENDANT, moved for nou.suit, which
I was denied. The plaintiffs seek TO
recover about sl,000, which they claim
Thomas Stuart & Co. owed them, ana
they ailege that Mr.. Maxwell was
member OF the firm. Mr.. Maxwell
denies that he was q partner. and says
10 that he advanced about 81, 600 to stuart,
! who gave him Judgment Iotes and
- life insurance policy AZ security. Ches
8 ter NJ, Stuart, Minnie E. Streigle and
Thomas Stuart testified that Maxwell
was a creditor of the firm. Mr.. Stuart
A said that he STUART alone owed the
amount CT the claim.
. Friday morning L. E. Wales and +. Il.
Huffecker, for the plaintiffs, aud Judge
8 Ball for the defendant, addressed the
s jury. Judge Pennewiil delivered the
he charge.
'r. The Jury returned about II 20 o'clock
IN and gave verdict for the defendant.
on Mr.. Hoffecker gave notice OF motor
MT for a new trial. Judge Ball and MS
tie client, Mr.. Maxwell, were more thar
on pleased by the verdict.
nj The second trial OF the case OF Jere
he miah r. Wood, ct al, VS.. Anson NJ
lily Bangs was begun at Friday morning
is session of the court. Woods sod Bang
re- piece Of properly and claims tina
Y. $500 of tho s.. 060 first agreed upon ma
lso not been paid.
he Superior Court Saturday continue
the trial of the case of Sidney i. Wood
ct al. VS.. Arson NJ. Bangs, for 500
claimed as due for land purchased,
Yesterday afternoons session the ceui
Re- refused the application OF Anthem
AIDE Higgins, for the defence, for nonsuiI
In the case of Sullivan vs.. Suliiva
aft petition for rule TO set aside
ned sheriff's sale was withdrawn by L.
'ity Handy, and the rule was dismissed. i,
ore In the case of Thomas F. Bayard
18th executors VS.. Giffin, rule for writ
ken possession was made absolute.
bill The case of Hoffman We, Wiiminete
lion City Railway Co was continued unit
ons next term.
rent Settlement and discontinuance we
snts made in the case of Hicks VS.. Brand
tho wine Granite Co.
bic The jury in the case OF Frantz
heir Girard Trust Co. is to report March Of
in The following special jury panel
ling been selected for the case of Jac'
i'm Knopf VS., the Philadelphia, Wilmin
II to ton & Baltimore Railroad Go. W
minetou hundred, Alfred B. Moor
next frederick G. Mammele, Joseph Hi
John 4. Montgomery, George p. g
land. James NJ. Bryan; Brandywir
William F. johnson: Christiana, Char
NJ. Groome, William j. Armstror
sntai Edward Woodward: Mill Creek Ben.
!, min Gregg, Lewis Derrickson, Heary
VS.. Walker White Clay Greek, Joseph
ring Caleb, William II. Steel, Rufus Stewa
fates Eencader, Caleb n. Price; Red Liz
ereo Charles jefferson, James Craig;
\, !, ne Georges, William Janvier; ApEoqui
JIerk mink, Edward Graves, George Wiggl
~. Alonzo S. Whittock; Biaekbird, Jan
ealt- Beth.
any In Superior Court Monday morn
ineht Jury was drawn to try the case
oven John C. Stuckert, garnishee, defend
since below, appellant, VS.. John u. Nels
cont plaintiff below, respondent. John
ihove Rodney represented Stuckert, Wa
cd 70 Willis, Nelson. Nelson sought
etore attach goods of Maggie NJ. Jamisol
aiEi. alleged to be in Stuckert's han
W y. Stuckert replied that he had no go
~, at belonging to her. The effort of Mel
Monday was TO show that Stuckert
a. have property OF Mrs. Jamison's.
L. G. The court granted nonsuit, on
tract. motion of Johr IA. Rodney, the gro
aused being that it had not been shown
was money in Stuckert's hands Belongs
,nited Mrs. Jamison.
,nmed 4 jury was drawn to try the cas-
,ireet. the New York Life Insurance Co.
was Samuel Sesinger and Alexander
Istrict Iowski, William s. Hilles appearing
dley's the plaintiff and j. Frank Ball
lding, Walter H. Hayes, for the defenda
The Jaslowski was an agent for the in
Irame. ance company and Slesinger was
remen bondsman. Mr.. lIilies, in his open
,r fire, said that the company agreed to
" that Jaslowski $40 week, which am,
walk he was to return out of commiss
which he received as agent, and il
commissions were insufficient to
tine amount. he was to pay the
'ngress amount back Just the same. Mr.. II
have said that Jaslowski received 500
troops and paid back 1915. 10, leaving a
War, ance for which the company now
travel of S715.G0.
$500 The following special panel has
lrai. ~ selected for the case of James f.
~ lhe Jess administrator vs.. Pusey Il
NAYS Co, for $50. 600 damages for the
ary ISL of Lawless, who was killed by CT
le oec- Wilmington hundred, William Nicl
mt. RrandyWine Thomas r. Day Wi