The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-03
AFTERNOON
OF COURT.

| OF COURT'
| The first jury trial in Superior
Court was put on yesterday afternoon
and will continue for several days.
1t is an action brought by the VII.
mington and Northern Railroad
Company, to recover SIS, 900 from
William b. Clerk, for hauling coal
and other freights for the George II.
Mccall, Company Of which he was
president, and had personally guar.
anteed that the bills should be paid.
| Levi c. Bird, Andrew L. Sanborn
and Charles NJ. Curtis represent the
Railroad Company and Colonel Ben.
jamin Nieds and John p. Nields are
counsel for Mr.. Clerk.
Nr. Bird in his opening address To
the jury SAID the action was brought
by the railroad company to recover
for certain Indebtedness of tho George
Ii. Mccall Company for coal and
ireights, amounting to about $l5, ,00C
the payment of which be claimed had
been guaranteed by Mr. Clerk. A
part OF the Indebtedness was repre-.
sentcd by four notes, amounting in
principal and interest to $l3, S7a.33,
each OF which notes was separately
| guaranteed by Mr.. Clerk.
| The balance Of the claim was an
! open book account
Mr.. Bird stated that when the
Railroad Company in 1897 had reason
to believe that the Mccall Company
was on the verge Of insolvency, itin-
formed the Mccall Company that No
! more coal and other freights would
he delivered over the railroad unless
payment of the freIgh ht charges was
guaranteed. Accordingly Mr.. Clerk
gave the four notes, each accompa.
MED by guarantee that he would
be personally responsible for their
payment
Mr.. Bird then offered the notes,
and the guarantees signed by Mr..
Clerk in evidence, They were prov
ed and marked as exhibits in the
case.
a. &. McCausland, superintendent
OF the railroad company. was called
to the stand and testified that the
guarantees attached to the note
were all made and signed in his
presence by Mr.. Clerk, that the guar.
antees were accepted in good faith
by The railroad company and that
notice Of the acceptance was at onfS
given TO Mr.. Clerk. The giving OF
the notes and the acceptance thereof
and notice to Mr.. Clerk OF their acs
ceptance, occurred at one and tLt
same time
- A letter written 10y William b.
Clerk, dated February 1897, and ad.
dressed to A. G.. McCausland, was al.
so proved and introduced in evidence
1t read as follows: you are also
aware that have from time to time
guaranteed the payment OF the Nc.
Call Company notes TO the W, Il N.
II. Il. Company and other accounts,
making the judgments this day en-
tered against the Mccall Company.
Wanted Hep ~
Three experienced counter hands
at Columbia Tea Company, Chester,
Pa
a coIored boy at drug store, Eighth
and Poplar streets
An experienced white cook at No.
90S Washington street.
A girl 10 do house no washing.
Apply at the Every Evening Office.
Stein yarn bobbin winders at tho
Delaware Cotton Company.
Two or three good 4.loom weavers
by l.. &. Cambria, superintendent
OF Mills at Mllington, Md.
A girl for housework at No. COS
Franklin street.
A young man about 20 with some
knowledge Of machinery to work for
MI laundry, No. jl3 Shipley street.
White 9!rl wants position to do
at No. 2lG Pine street.
A special meeting Of the Union Repub'
lican First district Committee will bs
cid this evening at the heAdqua' ters,
Faith aud Shipley streets, when res0lu-
tions will be adopted on the death OF
Charles II. kittngcr. N
The board of directors Of the sunday
Breakfast Mission, No. III Shipley
street will hold thare mon bly business
meeting tonight a: =, u o'clock Tho
" omen of the mission vi meet Thursday
ut fhe Mission to sew. Their trends arc
invited to cume and help
The quarterly meeting OF the McAit
Mi .sioa will be hGid in West Presbyterian
Church this afternoon at . o clock.
A Meeting OF the Unitei Circles Of
Kings Daughters viii be held at NO. 100
West Eighth street on Wednesday, De-
u mbcr 1 at 30 clock.
Past Captain Wilmer X. Hahn was
,lec ui to install the new officers aud
Installation wall take lllce January d.
Tho Rov. llerry Forester OF Mexico
will make An address N It, Andrews
church to-day
Haryestsrs' Mission, at Front and
lusu-on streets viii hold special services
his evening"
A largo American flag now flies from
.Eo smoko,iack as the works OF the
Pullman Palace Car Company.
The regular monthly meeting OF thl
,arl u Trade will be hold on Thurs'
,veung AZ Oclocl.
On sunday afternoon at the Y. NJ. q.
A the Rev. J. {, johnson ofPhiadelphia
viii deliver an Addres, en- Jit!od wooden
Mem
Sunday School Teachers Meeting